The Inuvialuit Development Corporation and Gwich’in Development Corporation have come together to create Delta North Alliance, a general contracting company. In a news release, the partners say the company will “pursue work in areas of common interest in the Mackenzie Delta.” Leaders mentioned the historic relationship between the Inuvialuit and…
Fort Simpson RCMP are requesting assistance from a specialized RCMP B.C. team to help recover the body of a missing operator. The operator is presumed dead after a large excavator went into standing water. The incident occurred by the Mackenzie Highway near Fort Simpson on Dec. 8. A press release says…
An organization representing Sixties Scoop survivors is calling for a deadline for processing all claims that are part of the settlement with the federal government. Kathe Legrange is the director of the 60s Scoop Legacy of Canada. In a letter sent to the class lawyers, the organization is asking for…
Nineteen Indigenous participants are in the process of becoming trained wellness counsellors. This is part of the Northern Indigenous Counsellor Training (NICT) program run by Jean and Roy Erasmus, owners of Dene Wellness Warriors, an Indigenous-run counselling service in Yellowknife. The NICT is being offered in partnership with Vancouver-based Rhodes…
One person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Hay River. A public health notice says the person was tested after returning from domestic travel. They are now isolating and doing well, according Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer. Her office identified two flights with possible exposure risk stemming from…
The NWT chief public health officer (CPHO) says the territory will be receiving thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccines within the first few months of 2021. The territory is expecting over 51,000 doses — enough to vaccinate 75 per cent of NWT residents aged 18 and older. Each person will…
RCMP are reporting a “sudden death” following an apparent excavator accident in Fort Simpson. In a news release, police say officers in the community received a call about 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. They attended the scene on the Mackenzie Highway and found an excavator had “gone into standing water…
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has removed its hydro unit from operation at Snare Falls following an oil spill. According to an NTPC news release, staff reported the spill on Dec. 10 after noticing an oil sheen in the water while doing testing. The release also hints at a leak,…
Chief Perry Bellegarde has announced he will not be seeking re-election next summer as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Chief Bellegarde made the announcement the day before this year’s AFN general assembly, which wrapped up on Dec. 9. Following the assembly, Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya told…
Five new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in Yellowknife Thursday evening, all connected to travel. Four of the cases are from a single household and one is related to international travel, a press release reads. All the individuals were self-isolating appropriately during the period wastewater surveillance revealed undetected cases of…