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Community, Featured, Industry, News September 10, 2020

Unemployment rates hit historic high for August

NWT Bureau of Statistics says employment in the NWT rose by 200 workers causing unemployment to jump to 11.3 per cent.


According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate rose to a historic high in August. As a result of more people seeking employment the employment rate also increased from July to August. “These changes suggest an increase in economic activities following the relaxation of constraints introduced to contain…

Environment, Featured, News September 9, 2020

ECCC resumes water monitoring in Alberta, NWT

Long-term water quality monitoring, run by the federal government, has resumed at key sites in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced the development in a press release, Wednesday afternoon. In a previous email, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says the…

Community, News September 8, 2020

Election scheduled for Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation

The Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation will be holding a general election for the position of chief and six councilors. Any applications submitted in March will need to be resubmitted. The nominations for chief will take place up until Sept 15. The nominations for councilors will take place Oct. 6….

Featured, News, Politics September 8, 2020

Cabinet ministers discuss new portfolios

The executive council gathered at the Legislative Assembly late Tuesday morning for a press conference.


The Northwest Territories executive council officially took on new portfolios Tuesday afternoon. Premier Caroline Cochrane continues in her role as minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs as well as leading the new COVID-19 secretariat role. The COVID-19 secretariat, was established to ensure more responsibility and accountability could be dedicated to…

Featured, News, Police September 4, 2020

Yellowknife RCMP name new detachment commander

Inspector Dyson Smith is the new detachment commander for the Yellowknife RCMP. A 20-year police veteran, Smith has spent time working for the RCMP in Alberta, Nunavut, Nova Scotia, the national headquarters in Ottawa and the Northwest Territories. Smith says in a press release he hopes to continue the work…