The City of Yellowknife has begun planning for reopening city programs, services and facilities. The city said in a media release its plans are in line with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GWNT) ‘Emerging Wisely’ framework. Some of the GNWT first phase reopening activities include outdoor activities like playgrounds,…
The border checkpoint set up under the current state of emergency will be moving from Enterprise to the NWT border with Alberta. According to Ivan Russell, the head of the emergency management organization, this was in response to the NWT government’s Emerging Wisely plan, which will allow for larger outdoor…
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will spend up to $6.2 million to temporarily top up wages for workers making less than $18 per hour in the NWT during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is available to all workers in the NWT that are currently earning less than $18…
Friday, May 15 is the crucial day to see whether the public health orders in the NWT will begin to relax. If there are still no active cases by then, it would mark two incubation periods, or 28 days, since the last confirmed case recovered. According to the territorial government’s…
The Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development program (SEED) is open for applicants and will prioritize proposals focused on economic recovery from COVID-19. The program is run by the department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, who said in a media release it is looking for proposals aimed at supporting employment,…
Residents in Hay River and K’atl’Odeeche Reserve should boil their drinking water for at least one minute before consuming until further notice. According to a news release sent on May 13 from the GNWT’s chief environmental health officer, “This advisory is precautionary in nature and is due to higher than…
Canadian North airline will receive over $5 million from the Government of the Northwest Territories to continue providing services during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite the loss of passenger volumes, we have continued to serve the needs of the communities to the best of our abilities for the last two months…
Residents of Yellowknife may notice City emergency vehicles with sirens howling and lights flashing on Friday, May 15, but it’s just a training exercise. The City of Yellowknife says the exercise “will involve the use of City emergency vehicles at full speed.” “The Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) will be conducting…
A new training program will be launched in Yellowknife this September in an effort to increase the number of Indigenous counsellors in the Northwest Territories. The Northern Indigenous Counsellor Training program (NICT) was organized by a partnership between the Dene Wellness Warriors and Rhodes Wellness College, with some help from…
The territorial government has awarded a second contract to continue shooting wolves from the air, this one worth $100,000. The second contract, like the first, was awarded to Great Slave Helicopters, according to Open NWT. Combined, the contracts are worth $191,000 for about three weeks of aerial removal. The latest…