Last week kicked off the first-time youth aged 12 to 17 had the opportunity to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Canada. Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, announced that the NWT is the first jurisdiction in the country to begin vaccinating youth –A sign of hope for many…
Schools in Yellowknife, Dettah, Ndilo and Behchokǫ̀ will be able to reopen for in-person learning as early as Monday, May 17, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola told reporters during a Wednesday news conference. Kandola did say, however, that while she is lifting the order to close schools it…
The Fort Simpson Airport will be receiving $2.7 million from the Government of Canada for the rehabilitation of the airfield electrical systems, NWT Member of Parliament Michael McLeod announced in a news release Wednesday morning. This news comes as hundreds of residents of Fort Simpson have been displaced by flooding…
The office of the chief public health officer has announced 10 additional cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife. This brings the city’s total to 61 confirmed cases and six probable cases. Despite the growing number of cases, there are still no hospitalizations. According to the latest public health notice, youth make…
Fort Resolution is advising residents to be responsible for their own fire safety as the community is temporarily without a volunteer fire department. “I’ve officially resigned,” said former Fire Chief Arthur Sanderson. Five other members resigned with him, while two members remain in the department. Patrick Simon, mayor of…
Two more Yellowknife residents have tested positive to COVID-19. This brings the city’s total to 51 confirmed cases with three probable cases awaiting confirmation. The office of chief public health officer released the updated numbers in a press on Monday evening. Over 1,500 tests have been completed since May 1,…
The Town of Hay River has lifted an evacuation order for Vale Island and the West Channel. As of 5:30 p.m. on May 10, the town put out a press release on their social media stating that while watershed levels are still high, local water levels have dropped and there…
Around 700 residents from the island in Fort Simpson have been displaced from flooding. Łı́ı́dlı̨́ı̨́ Kų́ę́ First Nation Chief Gerald Antoine says the situation is “devastating.” However, he credited the actions of the emergency response team who led the evacuation. “They’ve been really been very professional,” he says, “they’ve been…
Most of Fort Resolution’s volunteer fire department resigned Sunday night due to a disagreement with the community’s SAO, says the former fire chief. Arthur Sanderson was the first to resign after what he describes as an issue around the department’s phone alert system. Deninu Kųę́ First Nation Chief Louis Balsillie,…
Jean Marie River (TthedzehK’edeli) First Nation Chief Stanley Sanguez says his community is devastated by flooding. “Everybody downtown lost everything,” Sanguez says with emphasis. The flooding started on Friday as water levels quickly rose to a height not seen since 1963. Sanguez says the community was prepared for the situation….