Nominations opened on Monday, Nov. 2 for nine hamlets across the NWT: Aklavik, Enterprise, Fort McPherson, Fort Resolution, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Tulita and Ulukhaktok. According to the department of Municipal and Community Affairs’ election calendar, candidates need to submit their names by Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. The official…
RCMP says officers responded to an incident in downtown Yellowknife early Saturday morning. Police say one person was found with “significant injuries” and was later pronounced dead. CKLB has heard the victim is an Indigenous woman but will be withholding the name until confirmation from the coroner’s office. In a…
The results are in for the Pehdzeh Ki First Nation (PKFN) election, sort of. After the successful nomination of candidates, Pehdzeh Ki First Nation has a new chief and council after more than half of the candidates were disqualified. This leaves two councilor positions unaccounted for. According to an official…
On Nov. 9, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation will start using power limiters again on residents that can’t pay their bills. The corporation made the announcement earlier this month, reversing a decision from earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. The reversal caught the attention of Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson, who represents…
The only public post-secondary institution in the NWT is getting an upgrade. After a couple of years of deliberation, the territorial government has released the implementation plan to transform Aurora College into a polytechnic university. The plan outlines a series of milestones over the course of a six-year period, focused…
A mental health advocate says access to culturally appropriate resources in the Northwest Territories is an obstacle many Indigenous people face. Shania Young is an Indigenous woman, mental health advocate and registered nurse in Yellowknife. On Thursday, she delivered a webinar about mental health resources available in the NWT. Young…
A confirmed presumptive positive COVID-19 test in Inuvik marks the territory’s 10th case of the virus. Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, announced the most recent positive case in a press conference on Wednesday. The case is the cause of household transmission, Dr. Kandola said, and there…
Ron Bonnetrouge, MLA for Deh Cho, says community leaders in his region are concerned they are not consulted when Dr. Kami Kandola approves exemptions for self-isolation. Under the current public health orders, all residents returning to the NWT must self-isolate for 14 days in either Yellowknife, Inuvik, Hay River or…
Steve Norn says it would be a win-win-win situation if Dettah was to provide emergency fire services for residents along the Ingraham Trail. He argues that taking over the service would help the community become more self-sufficient and it relieves both territorial government and the City of Yellowknife from that…
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Nov. 10. The extension comes after the NWT announced several new cases of COVID-19, a press release reads. “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the…