Some community members in Délı̨nę have lost power. Cyre Yukon, Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government’s chief operating officer, posted online saying residents without power should contact a family member or herself at 445-1815 to relocate to a warm space. “The weather is extremely cold so please check on your family members,” she…
Women and children leaving domestic violence will soon have a new shelter in Hay River. The Family Support Centre (FSC) will be running the new space for survivors of domestic violence. The shelter will have 14 units and will be open to families across the North. “The new shelter in…
Police say there was an online threat directed at Łı̨́ı̨́dĺ̨ı̨́ı̨́ Kų́ę́ High School. “The threat to the school was posted to an online website and noted by school administration, who subsequently evacuated students from the facility, as a precaution,” reads a news release. RCMP said the person that made the…
Public health recently declared outbreaks in several long-term care facilities across the NWT. Hay River: Woodland Long Term Care (Jan. 28) Inuvik hospital Long Term Care Unit (Jan. 29) Inuvik Charlotte Vehus Home (Jan. 31) Norman Wells: Sahtú Dene Nechá Kǫ́ Long Term Care Facility (Jan. 31) Behchokò: Jimmy Erasmus…
Liam Gill is going to the Olympics. Gill is a member of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation and lives in Calgary. At 18-years-old, he the second-youngest member of the Canadian snowboard team. On Monday, Canada Snowboard announced Gill going to the Games as part of the halfpipe team to replace Derek…
NWT Health officials announced the possible return to normal, by ending its COVID-19 public health emergency this spring. Opening NWT borders to leisure travellers will soon be a possibility. This is all pending the territory’s COVID influx of cases over this time. “This state that we’re in is as dynamic…
Some families will soon be able to have their babies at Stanton Territorial Hospital once again. The labour and delivery unit has been closed since Dec. 10 due to staff shortages. The unit is scheduled to open again on Feb. 21, but with reduced services. Only families that already have…
A Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN) finance clerk is still fighting for her right to run for chief. After Elaine Auger was denied to run for the position of chief back in November, she appealed the decision. KFN Election Regulations state “For the position of Chief a candidate must have been…
The Government of Canada recently announced an agreement-in-principle to set aside $40 billion to address systemic issues for child welfare on reserves across the country and in the Yukon. Cindy Blackstock is the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. In 2007, along with the Assembly…
Hay River RCMP says a suspicious death that happened in the community last weekend was actually a homicide. Police now say the suspect has been arrested in Alberta. Riley Jordan Moyah, 23, will return to the NWT to begin the court process this week. On Sunday Jan. 16, officers responded…