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Featured, News July 30, 2020

Schitt’s Creek star asks for donations to Yellowknife charities

Dustin Milligan who plays Ted Mullens on the Emmy nominated show, grew up in the NWT capital

Schitt’s Creek star Dustin Milligan celebrated his 35th birthday by requesting his Twitter followers donate to several Yellowknife-based charities. “It’s my birthday, so give me some money,” he joked by video over twitter. Milligan added viewers could “thaw that dark cold icicle of a heart” by donating to the Yellowknife…

Education, Featured, News July 30, 2020

Wildfire safety workshop coming to Dettah

Not open to the public.

A two-day wildfire safety workshop will be hosted by the City of Yellowknife and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN). The event will run from Thursday, July 30th till Friday, July 31st at the Chief Drygeese Centre in Dettah. The workshop will focus on “protecting communities and their structures in…

Community, Featured, Life Style, News July 29, 2020

GNWT extends wage top up program

The program is extended to October 3.

The territorial government is extending its wage top up program to match the federal government’s CERB extension. The program allows employers to apply to increase wages to $18 an hour for staff at least 15-years old. “I am pleased with the uptake for this program, but would like to see…

Featured, News, Politics July 28, 2020

GNWT agreement gives fishers ‘ownership in their industry’

An agreement between the Government of the Northwest Territories and a fishing cooperative ensures the future Hay River fish plant will be “largely controlled by the fishermen”. This is according to the Tu Cho Fishers Cooperative, part of the NWT Fishermen’s Federation, which signed the agreement with the department of…

Featured, News, Politics July 27, 2020

Federal Green Party leadership candidates discuss the North

Candidates competing to become the federal leader of the Green Party are participating in an online town hall discussing the North. Rylund Johnson, MLA for Yellowknife North, is one of the moderators of the event which will focus on subjects affecting residents of the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. The…

Featured, Health, News July 27, 2020

Black bear put down near N.J. MacPherson School on Sunday

ENR says it isn't possible to confirm this was the same bear spotted on Saturday near Frame Lake

A black bear was put down near N.J. MacPherson School in Yellowknife on Sunday evening. The bear was first reported on Sunday at 10:30 p.m. in the Finlayson Drive and Kam Lake Road area, the department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) says in an email. The bear was found…

Featured, Health, News July 27, 2020

Stanton Territorial Hospital services disrupted

Sterilization device malfunctions have reduced capacity for surgical services at Stanton.

Stanton Territorial Hospital is experiencing some equipment malfunctions with its sterilization services. The Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) says in a press release, the malfunctions were due to wet packs — moisture left after the sterilization process. “This issue was flagged immediately and that no improperly sterilized equipment was…

Community, Featured, News July 27, 2020

Mobile barber service coming to Hay River

A new service is coming to the homes of Hay River residents suffering from quarantine hair. Randi Hunt, who worked for eight years as a hairdresser, is bringing the shears straight to the customer’s door by launching a mobile barber service. Hunt, originally from Yellowknife, normally splits her time between the…

Featured, News July 24, 2020

Chief Bonnetrouge authors new Dene children’s book alongside daughter

The book is in both Dene Zhatie and English

When Deh Gah Got’ie First Nation Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge was four years old, an Elder taught him how to set a net to catch ptarmigan. This was an important moment in his life and serves as a story which will now be passed down in the form of a children’s…

Featured, Health, News July 24, 2020

Yellowknife Geoscience Forum cancelled for first time in 48 years

The annual Yellowknife Geoscience Forum has been cancelled for the first time in 48 years. The cancellation is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines and its partner the NWT Geological Survey in a press release issued on Friday. The Geoscience Forum, known…