Calls to support the Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s Spring Carnival received feverish support from city councillors who decided to fast track a request from the organizers. First reading will be on Monday March 25 at the Governance and Priorities committee on, then final two readings in the evening during the…
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…
Seniors living in the Dehcho and Sahtu regions can now rest easy in the evenings with their home-care worker under a new pilot program by the GNWT. NWT Health and Social Services Authority has added a few extra hours on evenings and even weekends, which are outside of the traditional…
Young athletes from across the NWT gathered in Yellowknife over the weekend for the 2024 Traditional Games Championships. In all, more than 200 youth, chaperones and parents attended the two-day games at Sir John Franklin High School playing sports such as the: One-Foot High Kick; the Two-Foot High Kick;…
The community of Behchokǫ̀ has decided to temporarily ban alcohol within its borders. The ban started on Saturday, May 9 and will last until May 18. In a public notice posted to its Facebook page, the community says the ban comes after “public safety concerns caused by a significant increase…
An educator in Fort Simpson has found moving her language lessons online a necessary and important step in ensuring her students keep up with their language education. Sharon Allen, an educator at the Líídlįį Kúę high school in Fort Simpson, said her decision to start an online page for her…
More than 300 families have benefitted from the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation’s Child First Initiative (CFI) funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the IRC now says that funding has come to an end after it provided $448,000 to local stores to support the families. The funding for CFI came from the…
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Shane Thompson, Lutsel k’e Dene First Nation Chief Darryl Marlowe and Tlicho Grand Chief George Mackenzie are calling for more responsible harvesting. ENR officers say the caribou were killed within the Mobile Bathurst Caribou Management Zone. They also found wasted meat from 12 caribou outside…