Territorial Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says it’s still going to be four to six weeks before she even starts thinking of relaxing the current public health orders. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, CKLB asked Dr. Kandola to explain why residents should still respect the orders despite…
Two Yellowknife third-year Aurora College nursing students, Erica Abel and Marisa McArthur, will receive the 2020 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship of $20,000. “The Edets’seèhdzà Studentship will support two nursing students to be meaningfully involved in health and wellness research in the NWT,” Dr. John B. Zoe, Hotıì ts’eeda governing council chair said. According…
The Sahtu Youth Network (SYN) is holding a photo contest to bring youth together to talk about their feelings and how they are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The contest is an opportunity to teach important digital and media literacy skills,” said Sahtu Renewable Resources Board’s Research Coordinator , Jessie…
Eligible businesses can get between $2,500 and $100,000 to cover expenses like rent and utilities. (The full list can be found in the link to the guidelines below.) The grants are through the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency’s (CanNor) Northern Business Relief Fund. According to the fund’s guidelines, it is…
The RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit has laid several charges against an NWT youth. Police say they charged the minor on Saturday and will not be releasing their name under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The charges include: Distribution of intimate images without consent Voyeurism Extortion Assault Uttering threats Corporal…
The Northwest Territories officially has no more active cases of COVID-19. The department of health and social services’ virus webpage was last updated on Monday at 9 a.m. and showed all five people have recovered. In past news conferences, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola explained that a person…
The RCMP across the Northwest Territories is warning residents about fraud schemes related to COVID-19. According to police, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has created a list of scams people should watch for, including selling COVID-19 tests and other fake products to treat the virus. There are other cases of fraudsters…
The North’s main Internet provider says it will extend the current Internet usage relief measures for another month, pending approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The relief measures remain the same and depend on the type of service in your community. The table below was taken from a…
The Dettah ice road is now closed for the season. The territorial Department of Infrastructure made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday. It said the closure was due to the “rapidly warming weather.” While the road closed a few days later than the 20-year average of April 16, its opening…
Taiga Environmental Laboratory now has authorization from the Chief Public Health Officer to make an alcohol-based hand sanitizer for the Government of the Northwest Territories frontline workers. The government says the lab has already produced more than 1,700 litres of hand sanitizer. The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has led…