Intranasal Naloxone is now available in clinics, pharmacies, health centres and hospitals in all 33 communities in the Northwest Territories. Naloxone is used to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose in emergency situations. While injectable Naloxone kits have been available since 2016. The new kits include a nasal spray….
There is an air quality advisory in effect Monday for the Thebacha Region including Fort Smith and the Salt River Reserve as well as Yellowknife. Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility at times. Individuals may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches or shortness…
Endoscopy services, which were closed as part of the move to the new Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife and further delayed in reopening do to staffing challenges, will resume immediately. According to a new release issued Thursday by the department of health and social services – Endoscopy services will resume…
As speakers mostly chose to pat themselves on the back in completing the $350-million Stanton Territorial Hospital “on time and on budget” as Minister Caroline Cochrane repeated on behalf of the premier, the staffing shortages and service interruptions went largely unmentioned. Cochrane added that the new hospital is designed to…
Canada narrowly missed having Wood Buffalo National Park added to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. According to a Canadian Press story picked up by multiple Canadian news outlets, “the park’s status could be endangered because of impacts from hydro development in British Columbia and dozens of oilsands projects…
Patients requiring endoscopy services at Yellowknife’s new Stanton Territorial Hospital are out of luck – at least for now. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is advising residents that endoscopy services, which were closed as part of the transition to the new Stanton Territorial Hospital, will continue…
Expanded Same Day Access to primary care clinic services in Yellowknife will increase the number of available appointments each week. That’s according to the territorial government’s department of Heath and Social Services. In a news release, the department states that the expanded Yellowknife Primary Care Clinic hours will take effect…
The Government of the Northwest Territories says a public health advisory due to wildfire smoke has now been lifted. The territory’s acting chief public health officer had issued the advisory on Tuesday. It was issued for Behchoko, Fort Providence, Hay River, Fort Resolution, Kakisa, Enterprise, Dettah and Yellowknife. The air…
Eight communities in the Northwest Territories are now under a public health advisory due to smoke exposure from wildfires in Alberta. The advisory was issued Monday night by the NWT’s acting chief public health officer. In a news release, it’s stated that the amount of smoke may change due to weather…
Residents of Indian Cabins, Alberta have been forced to leave the community. Mackenzie County issued a mandatory evacuation order on Monday due to a wildfire in the area. Byron Peters is the deputy chief administrative officer of Mackenzie County. He said the county spoke with residents, who said they preferred…