A Yellowknife resident working at Gahcho Kué diamond mine has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was tested after another worker from Yellowknife received a false positive earlier this week. As a precaution the mine tested 18 workers who traveled in with this worker. De Beers Group confirmed the case…
Dr. Kami Kandola says there is no risk of COVID-19 exposure for anyone at École St. Joseph in Yellowknife, despite a letter circulating social media claiming otherwise. The note found on Facebook appeared to show École St. Joseph letterhead and stated two after hour school program workers had come into…
A presumptive positive COVID-19 case at the Gahcho Kue mine turned out to be a false positive. Public health officials received the negative result of the second test from Stanton Territorial Laboratory late Wednesday afternoon. The news of the false positive case was announced at a press conference on Wednesday…
Steve Norn, MLA for Tu Nehdé-Wiilideh, says the territorial government’s self-isolation centres have a “darker aspect that we never really considered”. Norn said some Elders told him the centres feel “like residential school all over again”. Norn brought up the point in asking for better mental health resources for people…
The territorial government has received confirmation that an individual in Inuvik has COVID-19. “This individual… is recovery safely at home,” reads a GNWT public notice. On Friday, the government announced three presumptive cases — one in Inuvik and two in Yellowknife. The person in Inuvik drove to the community from…
Julie Green had a busy first day of session as the new minister of Health and Social Services. Regular MLAs peppered Green on several health-related topics, including the possibility of an addictions treatment centre in the NWT. Jackson Lafferty, MLA for Monfwi, cited the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action…
After months of being COVID-19 free. The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has reported three presumptive positive cases in the territories. The cases are located in Inuvik and Yellowknife. One individual travelled from Alberta to Inuvik by road and arrived Oct.10. This person has isolated immediately. The territorial government says…
Some people trying to access the NWT Help Line may have their calls go straight to voicemail. The department of Health and Social Services says it is aware of the issue and is working to rectify it. In a news release, the department says it is mainly affecting iPhone users….
Masks are becoming mandatory at airports across the Northwest Territories starting Oct. 13. “As passenger traffic continues to increase, this requirement will help keep travellers and employees safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” a press release reads. Travellers are already required to wear a mask while going through security and in order…
A new paid program will offer Tłı̨chǫ residents the opportunity to improve life skills while learning how to farm. This 12 week paid internship is being run out of Hay River’s Northern Farm Training Institute (NFTI), in partnership with the Tłı̨chǫ Government. Leona Lafferty, career development manager for the Tłı̨chǫ…