Indigenous students that are having trouble accessing online classes and resources may be getting a helping hand from Dene Nation and the Mastercard Foundation. The two organizations have partnered to offer students wireless devices to give them better connectivity for their schooling. “The battle against COVID-19 has far reaching impacts…
Yellowknife RCMP responded to the call shortly after midnight on Monday. CKLB has learned the incident may have involved bear spray and happened at Rockridge Apartments on 54th Ave. In an email, police said Yellowknife firefighters and emergency services helped decontaminate the building and check on residents. There were no…
Mineral and petroleum (MPR) workers in the NWT can now enjoy the same relaxed measures of Phase 2 as the rest of the community. Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, has revoked the changes made to the Public Health Order – COVID-19 Directed at Mineral and Petroleum Industry to…
Firefighters are on the scene of a large wildfire which has been burning near Inuvik since Friday evening. Four more fires have been reported across the territory in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active fires to 18. The largest active fire is 12 kilometres south of…
After months of free transit, Yellowknifers will pay to ride the bus starting July 2. The city waived transit fees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the territory continues to relax restrictions, following the GNWT’s Emerging Wisely guidelines, fees are being reintroduced, a press release says. Going…
One building was destroyed after a structural fire in Inuvik on Friday, June 26th. The fire on Airport Lake was just under one hectare in size and has been officially declared out, said Amber Simpson, wildfire prevention coordinator at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The Inuvik Fire Department…
Open for over 40 years, École J.H. Sissons is now being demolished and later rebuilt. “It’s both an exciting and sad time. YK1 is family, it’s going to be emotional for a lot of people,” says Tina Drew, chairperson for the board of trustees for Yellowknife Education District No.1. This…
Wifi expansion and a bagged lunch program are among several initiatives made possible by the over $150,000 raised in the Together, We Are Strong campaign. The campaign organized by the Yellowknife Community Foundation and the United Way NWT was initiated to support those affected by COVID-19. The wifi expansion is…
The Rotary Club of Yellowknife is hosting a virtual Canada Day celebration where participants can win prizes. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual Canada Day festivities — including the parade — are canceled, the Rotary Club announced in a press release. So the organization is encouraging people…
Misty Ireland says the typical western world of entrepreneurship often doesn’t fit with Indigenous culture and practices — but she adds there is an exception, EntrepreNorth. EntrepreNorth is a northern entrepreneurship incubator that offers programming to empower Indigenous and community-based businesses across all three territories. “Some of the concepts in…