Hay River’s ongoing illegal drug problem has prompted another public health advisory, as potentially lethal mixtures including with methamphetamine are now being detected. Brown crack cocaine mixed with multiple other substances including fentanyl, norfentanyl, methamphetamine and benzodiazepine found in the town prompted today’s health advisory. Hay River has detected benzodiazepine…
Many medical costs for travellers are covered by the NWT Health Care Plan, but those still recovering in hospital will have to dig deep in their pockets to get home. Sheryl Yakeleya , MLA for Dehcho, brought up the case of a Fort Providence constituent, who had recently gone to…
The territorial government regards midwifery care as “peripheral and dispensable,” as it threatens to cut nearly $1 million from midwifery services. That’s the position of the Midwives Association of the Northwest Territories, which stated in a release today the potential $990,000 cash shortfall, currently under consideration by the Legislative Assembly,…
Health-care facilities in Yellowknife are undergoing a major procedure to create a new campus of care model that allows for co-location of services with the $350-million Stanton Territorial Hospital, which opened in May 2019. If you are used to visiting your family doctor at the Primary Care Centre downtown or…
Chef Kaitlyn White-Keyes has a dream to combine her love of food — sticky sweets are a specialty — with a facility to help those recovering from addiction in Yellowknife and area. Food brings people together, says the formally trained chef, which could also prove to be the ice-breaker needed…
“Christine is not going to be another statistic. Another Indigenous woman that doesn’t matter. Her story, her truth, her life matters, she is valued.” Billie Lennie, older sister of Christine Cardinal. An Inuvik mom, now living with disfiguring injuries after being left for dead by her intimate partner on a…
To accommodate increased demand for measles vaccinations, routine booked appointments at Yellowknife Public Health may be rescheduled and any people affected will be contacted with details. Yellowknife Public Health officials believe the surge was prompted by a recent Measles Alert issued last week by the NWT’s Chief Public Health Officer…
Following last summer’s extraordinary wildfire season, the City of Yellowknife has contracted KPMG to complete an after-action assessment to identify what went well, and what areas need improvement. The after-action assessment consists of five phases and is moving to phase 3, a series of engagement sessions to collect feedback from…
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) warns that measles has been detected in Canada and other countries and could be brought back to the NWT by spring-break travellers. Measles is one of the most transmissible and highly infectious diseases. It is spread easily through the air when an infected person…
Two years’ worth of Northwest Territories Outstanding Volunteer Awards winners were announced this week. Recipients of the NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards for 2022 are, Diane Hache, of Yellowknife, in the category of Outstanding Elder, Nicole Spencer, of Yellowknife, in the category of Outstanding Individual, and the Yellowknife Ultimate Club Board…