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Featured, Industry, News August 6, 2020

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation offers beneficiaries additional on-the-land funding

Applications are due August 14 at 5:00 p.m. 


The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC)  is now offering additional funding to individuals and families in the settlement region for a one-time continuation of the On the Land (OTL) program. Residents living on the land during the summer months, needing help with essential living costs such as food, cleaning supplies, and…

Featured, Health, News August 5, 2020

GNWT extends public health emergency for tenth time

Diane Thom, the minister of Health and Social Services, has once again extended the public health emergency. The territorial government says the risk remains high as there have been several outbreaks in southern Canada. It adds that about 700 new self-isolation plans are filed every week. The territory also confirmed…

Environment, Featured, News August 5, 2020

GNWT ‘considering all options’ if Alberta continues to not meet monitoring obligations

The Canadian Press acquired a report that indicates monitoring of the Athabasca was suspended due to COVID.


Smith’s Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie says he is “shocked” by reports the Government of Canada and Alberta have suspended certain oilsands monitoring projects. Joslyn Oosenbrug, department of Environment and Resources (ENR) spokesperson, says the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) was recently made aware of the contemplated suspension…

Featured, Industry, News August 4, 2020

New fund to create and improve child care centres in the territory

"Priority will go to communities with limited or non-existent early learning and child care programming," says the GNWT


A new territorial program is coming to the NWT to help non-profit organizations and Indigenous governments with infrastructure repairs and retrofits for early-learning child care centres. “Many available buildings do not meet the requirements for providing child care and renovations are often very expensive,” says the GNWT, in a press…

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Environment, Featured, News August 4, 2020

Severe rainstorm hits Hay River

"We're hoping to get it cleaned up and put a plan together to open before the summer's out," says GNWT contractor.


Louise Falls Campground is temporarily closed after the wider South Slave region experienced a severe rainstorm Monday morning. The Twin Falls Territorial Park – Lake Louise Falls Campground was the most heavily affected area, according to Garth Mackay, GNWT parks maintenance contractor, responsible for the parks in Hay River. Reports…

Featured, Health, News August 4, 2020

Health Authority to improve privacy policies after commissioner’s report

The organization received criticism from the privacy commissioner after medical documents were allegedly discovered at a landfill in Fort Simpson in 2018


The NWT health authority says it is improving privacy and document storage after a report from the privacy commissioner criticized the organization’s safeguards. The report investigated a 2018 incident where health records were allegedly recovered at the Fort Simpson landfill. “The incident in Fort Simpson has been a critical event…