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Dehcho region education system faces ‘formal review’ by independent investigator

'This review will examine whether governance and operational responsibilities are being fulfilled by all parties,' says Education Minister Caitlin Cleveland


“Over the past several months, the Government of the Northwest Territories has heard serious concerns from parents, educators, community members, and education partners in the Dehcho.” – Education Minister Caitlin Cleveland The troubled education system in the Dehcho region will soon come under close examination by an independent investigator —…

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Harley Pierrot’s killer in Fort Good Hope gets seven years for manslaughter

Flloyd Kakfwi had earlier pleaded guilty for the stabbing, which took place during a drinking party in 2024


Floyd Kakfwi has been sentenced to seven years’ behind bars for stabbing Harley Pierrot in an alcohol-fuelled conflict in Fort Good Hope in 2024. Kakfwi, who is now 54, had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced in that Sahtu community earlier this week. Kakfwi will serve seven years,…