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Inside Fort Simpson’s housing crisis: Dozens living in homes without basic amenities

Mayor Sean Whelly says this was already an issue before the flooding, now it has been made worse.


Nestled behind trees and long grass are shacks and unfinished structures with no power or plumbing that house dozens of Fort Simpson residents. This was the situation pre-flooding, an issue that has only gotten worse since. In mid-July CKLB got a tour of around 10 homes that lack basic amenities…


Man found deceased in Behchokǫ̀

A deceased 56-year-old man was found in an abandoned vehicle in Behchokǫ̀. The RCMP said in a press release police attended the scene at around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday. The coroner is completing an investigation but there is no evidence of criminality at this time, the release says.


One case of COVID-19 confirmed in Yellowknife

A Yellowknife resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to health officials. The individual recently returned from travel outside of the NWT. A public health notice says they are isolating and doing well. “The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer would like to remind the public that we expect…





Dene Nation proposes housing solution with modular homes

The Dene Nation has proposed a quicker, cheaper solution to the NWT housing crisis. Earlier this week, it held a ribbon cutting ceremony in K’atlo’dechee First Nation for a one-berdroom show home built by Eagle Building Solutions. The unit, known as the Jenna model, is just over 500 square feet…



Indigenous inclusion at Nechalacho Rare Earth Mine

“Living in a world where you're mixed between modern and traditional, this mine site brings that inclusivity that connection, and it encourages that there's a lot more to just mining. There's the people aspect, there's the environment aspect, there's the land...there's a lot more that can be learned from this mine than just jobs.” says Lena Black.


The Yellowknives Dene First Nation plays a big part in the Nechalacho Rare Earth Mine on July 21, 2021 as seen on the grounds of the mine as they cut the rope to the opening of one of the mine’s operating machines, the sensor-based ore sorter. The ore sorter is…