Education leaders will try to keep schools open as much as possible, even if there are new cases of COVID-19 in the territory, says the territorial government. The need for continuing in-person and distanced learning is met with some technological challenges. The pandemic has highlighted gaps in telecommunications, infrastructure, capacity,…
Long Term Care (LTC) facilities have now begun allowing in-person visitors to residents. During Phase 2 of Emerging Wisely, residents will be able to have one visitor, over 18 years of age. According to a press release, LTC management and staff are now working with residents and families to choose…
The Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NTLCC) has cut the price of cannabis products by 10 per cent. The drop in price comes with the effort to end illegal cannabis sales across the territory. “We will continue to assess the operations of the Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission…
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency, but not the state of emergency. A Government of the Northwest Territories press release says it has been successful at managing the risk of COVID-19 using the Public Health Act, and has not had to use authorities under the Emergency Management Act….
For the second time, a nearly two month long boil water advisory has been lifted in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa. The advisory was put in place due to a higher than normal amount of turbidity — muddy water — as a result of the spring break-up,…
Public health officials are warning residents of the presence of a highly dangerous drug in the Northwest Territories. A lab test on an NWT resident confirmed the presence of carfentanil — one of the most toxic opioids in the world. This comes after several recent non-fatal opioid suspected overdoses, a…
A presumptive COVID-19 case at a mining site in Nunavut will not derail the two territory travel bubble. Mike Westwick, communications manager with the Department of Health and Social Services, says there doesn’t seem to be much risk of the virus spreading. “With that in-mind, we don’t have any reason…
Starting July 1, certain non-residents coming to the Northwest Territories need to pay to stay at a self-isolation centre. These include non-residents who have received an exemption from travel restrictions and do not have a pre-existing arrangement to self-isolate, a press release says. However, the Government of the Northwest Territories…
The Dene Medicine booklet includes Dene laws, medicines, safety checklists and information for preparing to be out on the land, according to a news release Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya says the knowledge included in the booklet comes from Elders across Denendeh. “Colonialism has meant that so much of our…
Three days after lifting the boil water advisory, the chief environmental health officer has reinstated it for the communities of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche Reserve, Enterprise and Kakisa. Similarly to the first advisory, this one is also due to high levels of turbidity (debris and sediment) and is “precautionary in nature.”…