Michael McLeod, member of parliament for the NWT, has announced $1.8 million in funding for projects in Inuvik and Fort McPherson to create 25 full-time and part-time jobs. Five regional initiatives led by businesses, community organizations and Indigenous economic development organizations will split the pot of money. The supported projects…
A federal judge has ruled that Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADKFN) illegally postponed its election, but the federal government says it will be appealing the decision. In March 2020 when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the federal government passed legislation allowing First Nations to delay elections to avoid transmission…
The NWT On The Land Collaborative has awarded $840,000 across 48 projects that “connect NWT residents with land, culture, and community.” The upcoming projects will happen across the territory and were awarded anywhere between $3,700 to $40,000. According to a news release, projects can have several benefits such as connecting…
A pan-Northern entrepreneurial project called EntrepreNorth has highlighted a growing business run by a man from Fort Providence. EntrepreNorth is Northern-based project that works with Indigenous and community-based entrepreneurs across the three territories, said community manager Xina Cowan. “Our mission is empowering these entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses and livelihoods…
There has been a push in recent years to educate harvesters in the traditional hunting ways. Despite this, there is illegal caribou harvesting every year. CKLB’s Francis Tessier-Burns recently had the chance to join Environment and Natural Resources officers as they monitored hunting near the Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road….
Steven Ronald Theriault will be spending the next four years and three months in prison for a fatal collision that took the life of a 21-year-old mother. He was sentenced to six and a half years for the incident, but had approximately 15 months removed from his sentence for time…
Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, says an update on the easing of restrictions in the NWT may come as early as next week to be implemented by the end of April. “If we are looking to move to phase three, we would start looking towards the end of…
Yellowknife RCMP is looking for two men involved in an alleged break and enter. “A weapon was allegedly used in the event, however there were no injuries,” according to a police news release. RCMp say the event took place at a “multi-residential building” in Yellowknife on Thursday about 6 p.m….
Between March 20 and March 30, Fort McPherson RCMP arrested and charged five people with various forms of impaired driving. Three of the incidents involved snowmobiles and two incidents where in passenger vehicles. Many of those arrested registered blood alcohol levels three to four times the legal limit. Police are…
The Northern Images art store has been a staple in Yellowknife for over 40 years. Last month the shop had to close its doors, giving NWT artists something to worry about as their art moves into a different space. “It’s really, really sad for me to see [this] place shut down,”…