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Environment, Featured, News September 28, 2020

ENR warns of grizzly near Giant Mine site

The department of Environment and Natural Resources is warning residents of a large grizzly bear spotted near Vee Lake road. ENR is asking any residents to be cautious if walking or hiking in the area and to report any sightings to 867-873-7181. The department also shared some safety tips in…

Community, Education, Featured, News September 25, 2020

17 students get bursaries from Hotıì ts’eeda

Seventeen students, including 14 Indigenous youth, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a helping hand from Hotıì ts’eeda. Tommy Blake is one of the bursary recipients. Originally from Fort McPherson, he is studying Indigenous Social Work and has been living in Red Deer throughout the pandemic. He says being…

Featured, Health, News, Politics September 25, 2020

COVID-19 secretariat: smaller staff, more efficient, more expensive

Russell Neudorf, associate deputy minister, says it will cost $2.6 million more on top of the GNWT's current pandemic response to establish the secretariat.


The territorial government acknowledges it needs to improve its communications around COVID-19, especially regarding its proposed secretariat. Speaking with reporters Thursday morning, Russell Neudorf, the man in charge of the project, said all these questions are partly the government’s fault. “I believe this is in part because we may not…

Featured, Health, News September 25, 2020

GNWT holds survey on vaping regulations

The Government of the Northwest Territories is holding a survey to determine new regulations around vaping products. The survey is being done in an effort to reduce the number of youth whose health has been affected by vaping or smoking, a press release says. The survey is being run by…

Featured, Health, News September 24, 2020

Mandatory masks coming to YK Independent grocery stores

Customers and staff will soon be required to wear a face covering while inside all Independent grocery stores in Yellowknife. Loblaw Public Relations says the decision was made as guidelines from public health determine wearing a mask is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially…

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Community, Featured, Industry, Life Style, News, Politics September 24, 2020

Gwich’in Tribal Council supports Mi’kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia

Newly-elected Gwich’in Grand Chief Ken Smith has thrown his support behind Mi’kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia exercising their “inherent and constitutionally protected” treaty rights. In a statement on Thursday, the Gwich’in Tribal Council said it stood in solidarity with the Sipekne’katik First Nation. A conflict between Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishers…

Community, Featured, News September 24, 2020

Indigenous wellness company nominated for Business Resilience Awards

"We had to look at creative ways to deliver our programs and services," says Jean Erasmus, co-owner of Dene Wellness Warriors.


For the first time, Dene Wellness Warriors have been nominated for the Indigenous Entrepreneurship Resiliency Award and the Community Impact Award by the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce. Jean and Roy Erasmus – owners of Dene Wellness Warriors company have been in operation since 2014 and have never thought of having…