In preparing for a second wave of COVID-19, the territorial government is creating a secretariat role within the department of Health and Social Services to respond to the pandemic. The secretariat will work closely with Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, implementing, and enforcing the NWT Public Health Order. For…
Gwich’in Tribal Council election results reveal Kenny Smith will serve as grand chief and Kristine McLeod as deputy grand chief. The preliminary election results provided by chief returning officer Mary Ann Villeneuve found Smith was elected after receiving 611 of the 1,024 ballots cast. His competitor, Richard John Blake, received…
Deacon Tybring, a 13-year-old boy from Hay River has created a clothing line and a business to call his own. Inspired by the show Dragons’ Den, Tybring thought it would be a “cool idea” to create a clothing business. The North of 60 design features a wolf perched on a…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
Yellowknife RCMP is asking for the public’s help to find 26-year-old Sebastian Konana. He was last seen on Sunday, Aug. 30, in the area of 45th Street and Franklin Ave. in the early afternoon and was reported missing on Sept. 2. According to police, Konana was last seen wearing a…
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…