NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola is denouncing a resident that ignored her orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For the past week, all NWT residents returning to the territory need to spend 14 days in self-isolation in either Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik or Fort Smith. As…
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Paulie Chinna declared an NWT-wide state of emergency earlier this week. It took three days for the government to inform the public. A news release sent Friday says Chinna declared the state of emergency on Tuesday, March 24. “We’re just releasing it today…
The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that effective immediately, all City Playgrounds will be closed until further notice. In a news release, the city stated, “This action has been taken following information released by Dr. Kami Kandola, Chief Public Health Officer, GNWT, on COVID-19.” All City playgrounds…
Yellowknife RCMP say that 24-year-old Napatchie Noah has been found safe and sound. Police sent a release earlier this week asking for the public’s help in finding Noah. An RCMP news release stated, “An ongoing investigation that began on March 23, has revealed that Napatchie Noah has not been seen…
The Government of Canada announced $305 million today for the new distinctions-based Indigenous Community Support Fund, to address the immediate needs in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation communities related to COVID-19. Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services said in a government news release that “These measures are the product…
Earlier this week, more than a dozen NWT lawyers called on corrections facilities to release inmates temporarily to protect them from an outbreak while in jail. The territorial Department of Justice has since said it is “looking to use Temporary Absences to allow inmates to return to the community where…
The Government of the Northwest Territories has clarified travel restrictions for Albertans near the border. Smith’s Landing First Nation and Fort Fitzgerald residents are only allowed to enter the NWT to get gas, groceries, go to the post office or access health services. Fuel and water delivery to these communities…
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment R.J. Simpson spoke with education leaders across the territory on Tuesday to recommend keeping all schools closed until the fall. The move, according to a news release is, “due to the significant health concerns posed by COVID-19 and the importance of following direction from…
The Northern Arts Cultural Centre (NACC) launched an online fundraiser today to support performing artists in its mentorship program during the COVID-19 pandemic. NACC’s goal is to raise $16,000, or $2,000 for each of the eight artists in the program by April 8. According to a NACC news release, “All…
On Tuesday evening, Yellowknife RCMP blocked off a street due to a report of an armed and barricaded situation. A news release does not make clear what the situation was. The release says police responded to multiple complaints of a loud disturbance coming from Sunridge Place apartments on 51A Ave.,…