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Featured, News, Politics, Reconciliation January 26, 2025

First day at work for Indigenous Employment Policy is April 1

GNWT holds online information session Tuesday for employees' questions, as Affirmative Action Policy set to be replaced

A virtual town hall will be held on Tuesday, January 28th, to provide GNWT employees with an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the proposed Indigenous Employment Policy, slated to be implemented on April 1. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is taking input and comments on the…

Education, Featured, News January 24, 2025

Aurora College fails all 19 Community Learning Centres across the NWT

Indigenous communities will lose access to in-person education and jobs associated with the centres

Aurora College is closing all of its 19 Community Learning Centres located mostly in smaller communities across the NWT as of June 30. The College’s Board of Governors cited low enrolment and completion rates, for the “prohibitively expensive, outdated, and ineffective,” Community Learning Centre program, which started 25 years ago….

Featured, News, Police January 22, 2025

Inuvik RCMP seeks video footage for arson investigation

Police investigate suspicious fire and individuals seen with a gas can

Inuvik RCMP is requesting surveillance camera footage from residents to assist with an arson investigation. The incident happened at a residence on Alder Drive in the early hours of January 19. While the fire was extinguished by the time officers arrived, evidence suggests it was deliberately set. Fortunately, the home…

Community, Featured, News January 15, 2025

On-the-Land Camp for homeless residents to close in two days

All camp residents were transported back to Yellowknife on Tuesday

The GNWT has announced that the On-the-Land Camp Initiative will close in two days to focus on more long-term housing solutions. Located on the Ingraham Trail about an hour’s drive from Yellowknife, the camp was opened on November 12, 2024, to address the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness in…

Featured, News, Police January 13, 2025

3 Edmonton men charged after Hay River hostage incident

The incident is related to illicit drug trade in Hay River, say RCMP

Three men from Edmonton, AB, face charges following a hostage-taking at a residence on Pine Crescent in Hay River on January 10. Police received a report that several armed individuals had taken a victim at gunpoint into the residence early Friday morning. Officers quickly responded, setting up a perimeter around…

Community, Environment, Featured, News January 9, 2025

Court upholds Colville Lake’s authority in caribou management

The ruling supports Indigenous-led conservation efforts for the Bluenose West caribou herd

The Northwest Territories Court of Appeal has dismissed the territorial government’s challenge to Indigenous-led caribou harvesting and conservation plans. In a joint news release from the Colville Lake Renewable Resource Council (RRC) and the Behdzi Ahda First Nation, the court upheld the Dehla Got’įnę to steward the Bluenose West caribou…

Featured, News, Police January 7, 2025

Lance Beaulieu’s body found near Ingraham Trail, say police

Beaulieu was reported missing on January 4

Yellowknife RCMP confirmed that the body of Lance Beaulieu, who was reported missing four days ago, was discovered near the Ingraham Trail on Monday evening. According to a news release, a search party found the body several kilometers outside Yellowknife at around 6 p.m. on Monday. The body was later…

Environment, Featured, News, Weather January 6, 2025

Power generation struggles with frigid weather across NWT

Fort Smith's power cut for up to seven hours on Friday; NWT Power Corp pleads for conservation over weekend

“Getting a little cold in here,” was one comment made over the weekend by a resident in response to a lengthy power outage in Fort Smith, attributed to the extremely cold weather which gripped the territory. Starting Friday afternoon at 1 p.m., the blackout lasted for some NWT Power Corporation…

Featured, News, Police January 5, 2025

RCMP concerned for well-being of Lance Beaulieu

Public help requested for information on man last seen on Friday in Yellowknife

Yellowknife RCMP request assistance from the public in locating Lance Beaulieu, On Saturday, police expressed concerned for the well-being of Beaulieu, who was last seen on Friday. He was left seen wearing a dark green-and-black checkered coat, white toque, blue jeans, and brown hiking boots. Anyone with information on his…

Community, Featured, News, Politics January 5, 2025

Délı̨nę rings in 2025 with three new decrees

Water and sewer services, dogs, and fire services covered under laws formed over past year

Residents of Délı̨nę started 2025 facing with three new laws passed by the Délı ̨nę Got’ı ̨nę Government after pubic consultations last year. The new rules cover water and sewer services, dogs, and fire services and are designed to update some Délınę Charter Community Bylaws deemed dated or confusing. The…