The National Chief Norman Yakeleya of the Dene Nation advises his people that he is gone to live on the land and that they should do the same to protect themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are responding to the storm that is coming,” Chief Yakeleya said. “The Dene Nation…
The federal minister of northern affairs wants to reassure residents of the Northwest Territories that they are not being forgotten by the Government of Canada during the coronavirus outbreak. There are still no confirmed cases in the NWT. Minister Dan Vandal appeared live by phone on Denendeh Sunrise—CKLB’s morning show…
Chief Wilbert Kochon of Colville Lake is helping community members with supplies to prepare them to head out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are planning to go out on the land and we are helping people in our community with gas and groceries in preparation,” Chief Kochon…
A young Yellowknife mother has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after she pleaded guilty to robbing two Yellowknife convenience stores – one at knifepoint – and assaulting two jail guards at the Fort Smith correctional centre for women. Cynthia Lafferty, 21, appeared in territorial court Friday by telephone…
The Yellowknife Ski Club is offering free trail use for the remainder of the season to residents to promote social distancing. “The trails are in peak-season condition for both skate and classic skiing,” Sara Minogue volunteer communications director said. Minogue says, the Yellowknife Ski Club has 14 km of trails,…
While it isn’t COVID-19-related, another health advisory has cropped up in Yellowknife. According to the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer, the Yellowknife SPCA held a dog with rabies from March 11 to 14. The dog, a male husky mix named Kit, was flown into Yellowknife from Cambridge Bay….
The NWT still has no confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of 4:00 p.m. today the government has performed 222 tests on NWT residents which all came back negative. This represents point five percent of the population. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola said in a press teleconference yesterday that…
Canadian North Earlier this week, Canadian North announced it is reducing the Edmonton-Yellowknife-Inuvik passenger flight to once a day and cancelling the flight once to three time a week. The notice adds smaller communities are likely to see their passenger service reduced to one flight every two days. And for…
A man has been sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a female Elder at a small house party in Fort Simpson last month and assaulting the two RCMP officers who had come to arrest him Joey Moses, 25, appeared via video in territorial court…
Folk On The Rocks is optimistic that their 40th Anniversary festival on July 17-19, will go ahead as planned in Yellowknife. The second round of musical act announcements for the festival was released today by the planning committee. Folk on the Rocks lineup announced which includes a return performance by…