Northwestel says it has submitted an urgent application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for temporary relief on residential Internet usage to make it easier for people to work from home. According to a news release from Northwestel, it has proposed waiving any overage charges for customers exceeding…
With climate change affecting the ferry near Fort Simpson, Mayor Sean Whelly is calling on the territorial government to consider building a bridge over the Liard River. Whelly said the river is melting sooner in the year but that breakup is lasting longer, putting residents at risk with uncertain ice…
Housing Minister Paulie Chinna will not step in to help the Yellowknife Womens’ Society secure funding for its Arnica Inn project. A week and a half ago, the womens’ society had its funding application rejected to transform the Arnica Inn into transitional housing. According to Bree Denning, the womens’ society’s…
Janessa Elanik is humble when asked why she thinks she’s a leader in her community. “There’s not a lot of people in my family or in the communities up north who really pursue what they want to do, or their passions,” she says. “Going out and doing that, and being…
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…
When David Codzi went to school, he says he learned all about Alexander Mackenzie but never about the Dene who helped him. He says students were told, “he was a great person… mapped the Mackenzie and did all this but at the same time there were people there feeding him,…
Indian Day School class action members will need to wait a little bit longer to apply for compensation. Late last week, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Chief Paul-Émile Ottawa, the chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan, a First Nations community 250 kilometres northwest of…
Updated December 16 with additional details on Compassionate Care leave and Family Caregiver leave. Workers in the NWT will benefit from changes to leave regulations in the new year. The Government of the Northwest Territories has amended the Employment Standards Act with new and extended leave programs; those changes will kick…
A new non-profit society for Inuit in the NWT is growing in numbers and bringing traditional craft and art making to the forefront. Yellowknifemiut Inuit Kattujiqatigiit is the name of the group, which is also building an on-line presence through it’s Facebook page. “This fall is the first time we’ve…
If you were to walk into Shirley LaMalice’s class at Princess Alexandra school in Hay River, you’d be expected to greet her and your classmates in the Dene Zhati dialect. From there you’d say the date, comment on the weather and if you’re lucky that day, you may get to…