Statistics Canada will be hiring people in all 33 communities across the Northwest Territories for the 2021 census this May. Geoff Bowlby, the director general for the census at Statistics Canada, says his department will be hiring 180 employees for the census, 39 of whom will be in Yellowknife. “We…
Melva Mantla says she spent many nights wondering how she would get her next meal and where she would sleep. But now, the 24-year-old spends her days helping people in a similar struggle. While she first visited as a client, Mantla now works at the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp. “I…
A Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) employee has died following a workplace accident that took place in early March. NTPC confirmed that Michael Paul Chinna, an apprentice power systems electrician since 2018, was the employee who was injured on March 5 at the Jackfish generating facility in Yellowknife. He died…
A transport truck knocked down streetlight in downtown Yellowknife Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at the intersection of 48th St. and Franklin Ave. at 2:30 p.m. No one was injured in the incident, and city staff alongside police and paramedics are on the scene. More to come.
Cabinet has taken issue with a motion put forward to end the use of power limiters in the NWT. Jackie Jacobson, MLA for Nunakput, introduced a motion to amend Bill 23 in the Legislative Assembly last week to cut back on the use of power limiters by the Northwest Territories…
Rocky Simpson, MLA for Hay River South, learned in the Legislative Assembly Friday that Hay River will be receiving half of the 48 long-term care beds originally slated for the community. Simpson said that residents in his riding “became excited, and not in a good way” when they learned of…
Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation Chief Darryl Marlowe is facing charges of impaired driving connected to a snowmobiling accident from earlier this year. The charges stem from an incident on Jan. 3 which resulted in Marlowe being taken to the Stanton Territorial Hospital after being injured in the accident. RCMP…
The Northwest Territories does not need as many long-term care beds as initially estimated. Julie Green, minister of Health and Social Services, said in the legislative assembly Thursday that the territory will need 169 new beds by 2034. The government originally thought 435 beds would be needed. In 2015, the…
The operators of the Tibbit to Contwoyto Winter Road are closing the road due to an anticipated winter storm. A press release says a severe storm with heavy snowfall and high winds is expected from March 13-16. The public is advised to stay off the road or leave it as…
Starting in September, the minimum wage in the Northwest Territories will increase from $13.46 to $15.20 per hour. R.J. Simpson, minister of Education, Culture and Employment, made the announcement in Thursday’s sitting of the Legislative Assembly. He said once the increase kicks in on Sept. 1, the NWT will have…