Cases in Hay River and K’atl’odeeche First Nation continued rising over the weekend. There are now 58 active cases in the two communities, that number was at 50 last Friday. Hay River is under a gathering restriction while K’atl’odeeche First Nation is under a containment order. These orders ban in-person…
Tulít’a residents have given Frank Andrew another term as chief following the election over the weekend. Andrew was elected with 62 votes. Below are the other results: Lorraine Doctor, 53 Twyla Etchinelle, 13 Arsene Menacho, 12 Brian Menacho, 4 The community also elected a new council, including: Dawn Widow Mary…
Residents can now get liquor delivered to their homes. The territorial government changed regulations in the Liquor Act to allow for delivery after it “has become aware of risks involving residents leaving isolation to access liquor,” says Todd Sasaki, spokesperson for the Department of Finance. Liquor stores are limited to…
For the first time in weeks, Yellowknife is reporting no new cases of COVID-19. There are 111 active cases in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ, meaning 14 people have recovered since Thursday. Restrictions officially loosened in the three communities at 5 p.m. on Friday. The entire territory, except communities under additional…
Residents from fly-in communities have heard few details on vaccine exemptions for airlines as the requirement goes into effect next week. A federal policy starting Oct. 30, will require passengers to provide proof of vaccination in order to board a plane. The federal government has said it will be allowing…
The original Treaty 11 document will be displayed at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre until Nov. 21. The document was initially scheduled to be on display from mid-September until mid-October, but this was interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak in the NWT. The new schedule includes which the pages…
Ocean McLeod, 24, is a crafter from Aklavik. She grew up surrounded by family members who sewed, and learned how to bead two years ago. She takes inspiration from the land, “I’ve been taking a lot of photos of flowers this past summer. And I like to incorporate those into…
Inspire NWT launched a program to help young people who are interested in entrepreneurship and leadership. It was delivered online for the Tłı̨chǫ cohort and in-person for the Deh Gáh Got’ı̨ę (Fort Providence) cohort, from Sept. 27 to Dec. 17. Elaine Landry, 25, is already on her way to developing…
Restrictions in Behchokǫ̀ have been extended another week as community transmission continues to occur within the community. Dr. Kami Kandola, the chief public health officer, said in a press release there is concern COVID-19 is not resolving as quickly as expected. As of 9 a.m. on Thursday there were 66…
Children in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ will be able to return to the classroom next Monday as restrictions are set to loosen by the end of the week. Health officials made the announcement on Wednesday, that restrictions in those communities will be loosening at 5 p.m. on Friday due to…