While on a recent vessel patrol in Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve, Parks Canada’s staff stopped at Pikes Portage and removed nearly 60 pounds of garbage left on the beach of this iconic travel route. A full jerry can floating in the lake, 11 fuel canisters, a damaged paddle, a…
Weather conditions today and Monday are forecast to support extreme fire activity with “significant growth,” building off aggressive fire behaviour on Friday and Saturday, says NWT Fire. Residents of Kakisa, Wrigley, Deline, are watching wildfire activity a couple of dozen kilometres away, but are not at threat at present, read…
The main route between Fort Simpson and the rest of the NWT was forced to close by wildfires Saturday afternoon at the Highway 3 turnoff. Highway 1 through to the Jean Marie Access Road at Kilometre 375) remains closed until wildfire activity subsides. The Sambaa K’e access road is also…
A fire engulfed a residential house and a parked vehicle in N’Dilo early Thursday morning. The house is believed to belong to Nora Sangris. Her sister, Violet Sangris, shared the unfortunate news on Facebook, asking for donations to help the family recover. “The inspector said the house is not livable…
A Hay River home at the south end of Rowe’s Trailer Court was extensively damaged by a fire on Friday morning. The Town of Hay River advised residents to stay clear of the area in a Facebook post. “Fire crews appear to be making positive progress in containing the fire…
The Gateway Jamboree in Enterprise marks its 25th year of family fun this weekend, but another more sombre anniversary will be on minds as well. Just hours after last year’s Jamboree finished, winds pushed a raging wildfire that had been moving away from the community right towards Enterprise, and the…
A person-caused fire on a small island near Mackenzie Island on Great Slave Lake “had the potential to spread quickly,” but was snuffed out by crews over the weekend, says NWT Fire. Shannon Graf is a wildfire information officer with the territorial government. “Fire ZF043 … was quickly actioned by…
An early morning single-vehicle rollover Friday on Highway 3 has claimed the life of the lone occupant, say RCMP. The crash happened near the kilometre 290 marker between Behchokǫ̀ and Yellowknife. When RCMP and EMS arrived, they found a vehicle in the ditch off the highway on its roof, read…
The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and smiles were plentiful in Behchokǫ̀ for Tłı̨chǫ Day Celebration on Sunday. Hundreds of residents and visitors enjoyed an afternoon and evening of fun, food and festivities marking the signing of the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement in 2003. The Tłı̨chǫ Agreement is a historic…
Former Tłı̨chǫ grand chief turned Dene National chief, George Mackenzie, says he plans on taking a hard look at its “outdated” constitution as one of his top priorities in office. “We need to modernize the Dene Nation Constitution,” he says, “to fit the needs of the five regions’ political position.”…