The territorial government has confirmed the departure of Joe Dragon as deputy minister of the department of Infrastructure. Dragon has been out of the position for months, reportedly following heated disagreements with Katrina Nokleby, the former infrastructure minister. In a news release, the GNWT says the departure is backdated to…
Dynamic sister duo Jolie and Raelle Wolki prepare for a shopping spree to re-design their bedroom. The Inuvik Shop Local Campaign awarded the girls a $1,000 gift card for their video submission. The young girls, aged ten and eight, created a multi-voice video highlighting what it means to shop locally….
What would you do with a buffalo in your garden? Well, 13-year-old Canan Olvera of Fort Smith might have the answer. Olvera, a student at Paul W. Kaeser, is the winner of the South Slave Divisional Education Council’s 4th Annual Children’s Storybook Contest. Olvera won with his story What Would…
Two dozen people gathered near the cemetery in Behchokǫ̀ yesterday to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Yesterday’s gathering was the first of six upcoming Tree of Honour ceremonies across the territory hosted by the Status of Women Council of the NWT. “This is not a way of…
The Northwest Territories chief public health officer (CPHO) says recently-approved rapid testing equipment may shorten the territory’s self-isolation period. This was announced in a press conference on Wednesday, hours after Health Canada approved the Abbott Diagnostics ID Now. “This is good news, not just for the Northwest Territories but all…
In addition to wearing orange shirts on Wednesday, students attending K’àlemì Dene School are learning about the effects of residential schools. Annie Casson is the program support teacher who organized the school’s Orange Shirt Day. “We’re the community school of Ndilǫ, so it’s important for the school to be recognizing…
An agreement between three post-secondary institutions is providing an opportunity for more Indigenous programming in the Northwest Territories. On Tuesday, Aurora College, Collège nordique francophone and the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning signed a memorandum of understanding — formalizing a collaborative relationship between the three schools. Kelsey Wrightson, executive…
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Oct. 10. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but a press release says, with record levels of COVID-19 transmission reported in neighbouring areas, the risk to the Northwest Territories is increased. “As the…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government has funded a special project aimed at bringing new technology to ancient stories. Paul Cressman, program development officer for the Tłı̨chǫ government says he was inspired by the pandemic and the lack of social gatherings permitted across the country. “We can’t afford to wait, we need to…
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation issued a stern warning to houseboaters intending to move into traditional territory. “We take this opportunity to specifically inform and give general notice to existing and potential house boaters with the intention to anchor on our side of the Bay that YKDFN will not tolerate…