Updated Feb. 21 to reflect budget and spaces available in each community. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is launching a two-year pilot project to provide caregivers for elders, seniors and people with disabilities. The project will be in six NWT communities including: Behchoko, Dettah, Ndilo, Yellowknife, Tuktoyaktuk…
Local climate activists are patting themselves on the back after MP Michael McLeod has said he will support a motion in the House of Commons to introduce a Green New Deal. The motion proposes swift changes to cut emissions, while transitioning workers into a green economy, all while respecting the…
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has released 11 videos to help residents understand various cancers. According to a news release, the videos come from a handful of community consultations across the NWT. So far, only five of the 11 videos have been released, including “What is Cancer?”,…
Foster families in the Northwest Territories may be breathing a little easier now that they have the ear of the territory’s health and social services minister. It comes after foster parents told the territorial government earlier this month that foster children’s well being was being jeopardized by some uncaring and…
“The Project is likely to result in significant adverse impacts.” Those words are bolded in a recent report issued by the Mackenzie Valley Review Board on a proposed change to Diavik mine’s closure plan. That change would see 5 million cubic metres of processed kimberlite—the material that contains diamonds—stuffed back…
When Conrad Prince was two years old, he was sent to Germany as part of the Sixties Scoop. He also only met his sister four years ago, who, he says, didn’t know she was Ojibwe. While each survivor’s experience is unique, this loss of place and identity is common among…
At this time, Yellowknife Airport has no plans to implement screening for coronavirus because flights from overseas do not land in Yellowknife directly. Unclear if passengers will be screened for coronavirus at Yellowknife airport Agata Gutkowska is an Acting Manager, with the Public Affairs and Communications Policy, Planning and Communications…
The NWT Health Emergency Planner is planning for the potential impact of a coronavirus outbreak on the NWT health-care system. Updated: Yellowknife Airport has no plans to implement screening for coronavirus Dr. Kami Kandola is the Chief Public Health Officer for Northwest Territories. According to Dr. Kandola, the Public Health…
The Giant Mine Remediation Project team is hoping the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board will approve its water license and land use permit for its final closure plan. The board is hosting a public hearing until Friday, January 24 to discuss the closure plan. The remediation team says the…
A pediatrician who practices in the Northwest Territories as well as Alberta says the risk of contracting diseases or viruses far outweighs the risks associated with vaccines meant to prevent illnesses. Dr. Sam Wong is also the incoming president of the Canadian Pediatric Society. He says the percentage of vaccine-hesitant…