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GNWT to present arsenic risk assessment results

CKLB will be carrying the presentation live and streaming on our Facebook page on Thursday evening.


The territorial government will be presenting the results of the Legacy Arsenic Health and Human Risk Assessment on Thursday, June 17. The project examined the risk of arsenic exposure in areas surrounding the sites of Giant and Con mine, outside of the immediate remediation zone. The research focused on traditional…





GNWT suspends Yukon travel exemption

Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, has suspended the exemption from self-isolation for travellers from the Yukon. The decision comes as an outbreak in Whitehorse continues to grow. As of Monday, there were 21 active cases of COVID-19 in the city. The territory also reported its third…




GNWT providing some immediate financial assistance to flood victims

Flood victims in the Northwest Territories will be eligible for some immediate funds to begin repairing damage.  Shane Thompson, Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) minister, and Caroline Wawzonek, territorial finance minister, announced the creation of the Emergency Disaster Assistance Advance Program (EDAAP), in a press release Monday afternoon. EDAAP allows…