Friday, May 15 is the crucial day to see whether the public health orders in the NWT will begin to relax. If there are still no active cases by then, it would mark two incubation periods, or 28 days, since the last confirmed case recovered. According to the territorial government’s…
A new training program will be launched in Yellowknife this September in an effort to increase the number of Indigenous counsellors in the Northwest Territories. The Northern Indigenous Counsellor Training program (NICT) was organized by a partnership between the Dene Wellness Warriors and Rhodes Wellness College, with some help from…
The community of Behchokǫ̀ has decided to temporarily ban alcohol within its borders. The ban started on Saturday, May 9 and will last until May 18. In a public notice posted to its Facebook page, the community says the ban comes after “public safety concerns caused by a significant increase…
In an effort to streamline important information on the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the territorial government has launched a new website. The website includes accurate information about how to keep safe, the rules for keeping others safe and changes to how the government delivers services. Under the Communities section of the…
In a half-hour long news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola did little more than tease an upcoming plan to ease the public health orders that have been in place for more than a month in the NWT. Dr. Kandola said the easing of those…
NWT residents in need of a haircut will need to let their locks grow a little longer. But they can take comfort in knowing hair salons and similar businesses are likely going to be among the first to open once allowed. During a news conference on Tuesday morning, Premier Caroline…
Sixties Scoop survivors will still have to wait for an unknown period of time before seeing the money they’re owed through the federal settlement. Collectiva, the administrator of the settlement, said it is putting payments on hold due to COVID-19. In a notice posted to the settlement’s official website, the…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government is providing emergency child care in Behchokǫ̀ for essential service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a news release, the Tłı̨chǫ Government says it is responding to “a critical need for emergency daycare services” in the community. The Tłı̨chǫ Government says this is not a regular…
Any NWT residents that were at the Kearl Lake oilsands site in Alberta in the past month may have been exposed to COVID-19. The territory’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola is ordering any workers that returned to the NWT from the site, including sub-contractors, must now self-isolate for…
Recycling depots are getting a financial boost to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has announced it will offer a one-time payment of $5,000 to processing centres in the NWT. There are only three processing centres eligible for the money, in Inuvik, Yellowknife and Hay…