Ndilǫ Chief Ernest Betsina says he is happy that over half the employees hired at the Nechalacho rare earths mine are Indigenous. Cheetah Resources, who are overseeing the project, issued a news release detailing the companies hiring numbers in the Northwest Territories. The Nechalacho mine is being run by the…
A 31-year-old Hay River man is facing murder charges after the death of an 18-year-old woman. An RCMP press release identified the man as James Colosimo, who is currently in custody. On Sept. 9, police were called to a Hay River home where they discovered the woman’s body. The release…
In an attempt to reduce waste and optimize space at the Solid Waste Facility, the City of Yellowknife will reintroduce a salvaging site. “We had to find a way to better compact waste and recyclables,” says Chris Vaughn, manager of sustainability and solid waste. Located within the Public Drop-Off (PDO)…
The government is launching a wastewater testing program to potentially detect the presence of COVID-19 in the territories. The program will collect sewage samples from Hay River, Yellowknife, Inuvik, Fort Smith and Fort Simpson. The government says they suspect this program to cover half the population’s and 100 per cent of all…
A presumptive COVID-19 case at the Diavik Diamond Mine was confirmed as positive Thursday afternoon. Twenty-one workers are in isolation as a result of the positive test, says a news release issued by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO). The individual who tested positive is a worker…
One person is in custody after an 18-year-old woman was found dead in a Hay River home. The woman’s body was discovered by police on Wednesday, after responding to a call around 10:49 p.m. An investigation led to the arrest of one suspect who is facing charges, the RCMP says…
According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate rose to a historic high in August. As a result of more people seeking employment the employment rate also increased from July to August. “These changes suggest an increase in economic activities following the relaxation of constraints introduced to contain…
Long-term water quality monitoring, run by the federal government, has resumed at key sites in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced the development in a press release, Wednesday afternoon. In a previous email, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says the…
A search and rescue operation near Fort McPherson ended after the discovery of a deceased 70-year-old man. The RCMP says in a press release it is saddened to confirm the body of Paul Koe — a Fort McPherson resident — was discovered in the area of Dry River and Peel…
The territorial government says there is a presumptive case of COVID-19 at Diavik Mine. The unnamed individual arrived at the Northwest Territories in a chartered flight from Ontario, as stated in a press release. Upon entry, the worker was deemed “presumptive positive” and still needs to be confirmed by a…