At this time, Yellowknife Airport has no plans to implement screening for coronavirus because flights from overseas do not land in Yellowknife directly. Unclear if passengers will be screened for coronavirus at Yellowknife airport Agata Gutkowska is an Acting Manager, with the Public Affairs and Communications Policy, Planning and Communications…
It’s been a few stressful months for one Fort Resolution woman after her purebred Yorkie, named Angel, became severely ill. Martina Jerome, Angel’s dog mom, lives in Fort Resolution and is a self-taught NWT artist that has been sewing for more than 25 years. When Angel took ill on November…
The NWT Health Emergency Planner is planning for the potential impact of a coronavirus outbreak on the NWT health-care system. Updated: Yellowknife Airport has no plans to implement screening for coronavirus Dr. Kami Kandola is the Chief Public Health Officer for Northwest Territories. According to Dr. Kandola, the Public Health…
Edmonton police say a man with ties to Hay River and Yellowknife is wanted for murder in Edmonton. According to an Edmonton police news release, their Homicide Section is looking for Amin Yussuf, 29, who remains wanted on Canada-wide warrants in connection to the shooting death of 26-year-old Abubeker Gemechu…
The Giant Mine Remediation Project team is hoping the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board will approve its water license and land use permit for its final closure plan. The board is hosting a public hearing until Friday, January 24 to discuss the closure plan. The remediation team says the…
A second suspect, wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies in Whitehorse, has been arrested in Inuvik. Corey Robert Cardinal, 32, was arrested Tuesday with the help of Inuvik RCMP, a news release states. Police don’t say exactly where he was arrested nor any circumstances surrounding his apprehension….
The Det’on Cho construction company has signed an agreement with Australia-based Cheetah Resources to control the mining at the Nechalacho Rare Earth mining project site. Det’on Cho is a subsidiary of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. According to a news release, the agreement may be the first where all mining…
A second suspect, wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies in Whitehorse has been arrested in Inuvik. Corey Robert Cardinal, 32, was arrested with the help of Inuvik RCMP, a news release states. Police don’t say exactly where he was arrested nor any circumstances surrounding his apprehension. Cardinal…
Northwest Territories taxpayers will initially pay for four firefighters who have headed to Australia to help with the country’s devastating wildfires. But the GNWT will eventually be reimbursed for their services. That’s according to Mike Gravel, director of forest management with the Government of the Northwest Territories Dept. of Environment…
Soaring high in the sky is in David England’s blood. When not piloting his bush plane to remote locations in the Arctic, this Yellowknifer takes to the skies upside down on his snowmobile. England’s throttle pinning and fearless no hold’s barred riding style have earned him an invitation as an…