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Tłı̨chǫ Government, ENR say more training needed to meet proposed wolf reduction targets

If reduction targets are not met by traditional harvesters, then ENR will continue to hire a helicopter and marksman to cull wolves from the air.


Tłı̨chǫ and territorial government officials attribute the low wolf harvest numbers to difficulty accessing the animals over the past winter. With those low numbers, the department of Environment and Natural Resources hired a helicopter and marksman this spring to shoot wolves from the air to try and meet reduction goals….


Masks to be mandatory at health facilities

Masks or face coverings will soon be required in all health facilities and offices across the territory. The NWT health and social service authorities (HSS) began implementing a mandatory face covering policy for employees and the public at certain facilities on Monday, a press release says. The HSS aims to…


‘We need a new approach’: YK women call on men to hold themselves accountable

A meeting for men is being held to discuss the call to action on Sept. 10 at the NUP.


A group of Yellowknife women are launching a campaign, calling on men to end gender-based violence. In a passionate Facebook post, Yellowknife resident Nancy MacNeill wrote about the normalized inappropriate behavior regularly demonstrated by a number of men in the city. MacNeill, who refers to herself as a concerned citizen,…


Yellowknife man sentenced 4.5 years for robbing Circle K twice

Joanasie Qumuaqtuq has just over three years left after time served.


A Yellowknife man who robbed the same convenience store twice has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years of prison time. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her verdict for 21-year-old Joanasie Qumuaqtuq, Thursday afternoon at the Yellowknife courthouse. Qumuaqtuq previously pleaded guilty to the offences in January. He was also sentenced for…


Marine Transportation Services getting $26M upgrade

The GNWT says there will be an added level of safety with the new barges.


The focus is “making sure we get service,” says Ray Ruben, mayor of Paulatuk. The Marine Transportation Services fleet will be getting four new double-hulled barges. GNWT says the barges will reduce costs by carrying multiple types of petroleum products and cargo to communities along the Beaufort Delta line. One…



Here’s how you can have your say on proposed polytechnic’s programs

NWT residents can now have their say on programs offered at the proposed polytechnic university. The territorial government has released a discussion paper, grouping classes into four areas of study. Skilled trades and technology — for example: carpenter, electrician, heavy equipment training Mineral resources and environmental management — underground miner…




South Slave under boil water advisory

A boil water advisory is in effect in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa, and the K’atl’Odeeche Reserve. The advisory is a result of higher than normal turbidity — muddy water, according to a press release issued Wednesday morning. The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, Enterprise,…