Members of the Inuvik Native Band went to the polls yesterday to elect their next Chief. Two candidates put their names forward. Robert Charlie was elected with 60 votes over Richard Ross who received 41 votes. Only 101 ballots were cast, out of the 502 eligible voters in Inuvik. Joining…
Passengers flying out of the Yellowknife Airport are being told to arrive 90 minutes before departure time instead of the usual 60 minutes due to ongoing renovations to the main baggage screening area. According to an advisory from the NWT Department of Infrastructure, which oversees all the territory’s airports, after…
A relatively small but enthusiastic group of environmentally-conscious students held an information picket on Friday in downtown Yellowknife. The youngsters set up in front of the Post Office and were encouraging passing motorists to honk their horns if they believe climate change is real. They were also pushing their message…
Starting on Monday, the 17th session of the territory’s youth parliament will take place. Nineteen high school students from across the NWT, each representing their riding, will participate in three days of meetings and briefings. In a news release, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) says the program is…
May 26th at 6:00 am. You might want to mark that on your calendar – that’s three weeks from this Sunday. That’s when the emergency department at the new Stanton Territorial Hospital will be up and running. It’s not far from the emergency department at the old Stanton, but hospital…
An Inuvik man has been sentenced to two years in jail after he pleaded guilty in a Yellowknife court to assault causing bodily harm on his then girlfriend and sexually assaulting her mother later that same night. CKLB is not identifying the man in order to protect the identities of…
Young people from communities across the NWT are converging on Yellowknife for the 21st Annual Territorial Competition and Career Expo. The opening ceremony is Thursday night at 7:00 at the Yellowknife Multiplex with the competition itself taking place Friday. The Skills Canada NWT Territorial Competition is an Olympic style event…
The barrage of public meetings on proposed laws continues next week throughout the territory. The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Standing Committee on Economic Development and the Environment will be traveling to hear from the public once again on three different bills: Bill 34, the Mineral Resources Act; Bill 36,…
A preliminary hearing which began Wednesday for a Yellowknife father and son charged with second-degree murder in the death of a city cab driver last fall has adjourned until September. Preliminary hearings are held to determine if there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. Evidence and testimony…
“(Giant Mine Oversight Board) is concerned that the project co-proponents have not fully embraced and integrated the concept of reconciliation within project operations and planning.” That line appears in the first few pages of the latest annual report released by the Giant Mine Oversight Board. “The project provides a really…