COVID-19: Here are some of the schedule changes to major airlines in the NWT
Canadian North Earlier this week, Canadian North announced it is reducing the Edmonton-Yellowknife-Inuvik passenger flight to once a day and cancelling the flight once to…
Health
Yellowknife closes city hall and solid waste facility due to coronavirus threat
The City of Yellowknife has shut down city hall and the solid waste facility as of today (Thursday). In a new release issued late Wednesday…
NWT health minister declares territory-wide Public Health Emergency due to coronavirus threat
The Northwest Territories minister of health and social services has now declared a territory-wide Public Health Emergency in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. There…
Facebook page ‘Caremongering YK’ set up to help people during coronavirus threat
Amidst all this chaos over coronavirus – we have seen Yellowknifers rally to help others. Local lawyer Paul Falvo noticed a Facebook site called Caremongering and…
Union of Northern Workers Office closing, staff working from home
The Union of Northern Workers Office (UNW) office is closing because of the Covid-19 pandemic and staff are being advised to work from home. Todd…
Chief public health officer says all mass gatherings of 50 people or more must be cancelled
The chief public health officer of the NWT is advising residents effective immediately they should cancel all mass gatherings which could reach over 50 people…
NWT mines introduce additional health protocols, no intentions to close amid COVID-19 concerns
All three diamond mines in the NWT have additional health protocols in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and all intend to stay open…
Dene National Chief advises his people to go out on the land in order to protect against coronavirus
The National Chief of the Dene Nation is advising his people to go out on the land to avoid exposure to coronavirus. Norman Yakeleya made…
Feds to provide $100M to help Canada’s Indigenous people deal with threat of coronavirus
The federal government has set aside $100 million for Indigenous people to help them deal with the coronavirus outbreak. That’s according to Assembly of First…
NWT Chief Public Health Officer offers fresh advice on stopping spread of coronavirus
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) of the Northwest Territories is recommending that NWT residents avoid all non-essential travel outside of the territory due to…