A significant increase in large truck traffic moving fuel and cargo to the Sahtu Region this winter has prompted the GNWT to caution drivers to follow safety precautions with extra vigilance. Last summer’s wildfires and low water levels along the Mackenzie River threw a monkey wrench into the Marine Transportation…
*** Caution to readers: There is a photo of the crash site at the bottom of this story. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released photos of the Northwestern Air Lease crash site on Thursday afternoon. The two photos show the extent of the damage to the BAE Jetstream…
After the successful rescue of an overdue traveller in the East Arm area this week, RCMP urge people to plan and prepare for conditions before heading out on the land. On Wednesday, RCMP were contacted and advised of an overdue traveller who had not arrived in Łutselk’e as planned. A…
A nine-millimetre handgun and 740 grams of crack cocaine were seized by RCMP during a traffic stop on Wednesday evening on the highway outside of Behchokǫ̀. Andrew Norn, 38, of Fort Resolution and 28-year-old Marilyn Beaulieu of Hay River, now each face three drug and weapons charges. “It would be…
A man suspected of causing fatal fire that claimed the life of Clara Blake in Fort McPherson last month now faces a manslaughter charge. Randall Blake, 27, was arrested and charged in connection with the December 15 blaze, stated an RCMP media release today. However, on December 20, human remains…
The NWT Coroner has confirmed four passengers and two crew died in Tuesday’s plane crash at Fort Smith, with one survivor being treated in Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife. This notice cleared up incorrect information from a source on the total number of fatalities, posted for a short time here…
An unconfirmed number of people were killed when a small aircraft crashed just outside of Fort Smith Tuesday morning. Of the passengers and crew, it’s unknown how many are from the South Slave region. The Northwestern Air Lease British Aerospace Jetstream went down just after takeoff west of Fort Smith,…
An outside review of the territory’s response to historic 2021 spring flooding in the Dehcho and South Slave has found 22 areas in need of improvement. The 2021 Flood After-Action Review Report was released today by Municipal and Community Affairs, after several delays, which stated total cost of the natural…
The Gruben family is preparing to release a set of purple lanterns into the sky this weekend in memory of Frank. Frank Gruben has been missing for nearly ten months after mysteriously going missing in Fort Smith in May of last year. This is part of letting go, says Steven…
Beginner Dene Zhatie classes kicked off in Liidlii Kue First Nation (LKFN) this week. Among a dozen students was also Chief Kele Antoine. “It was great,” he says, the room was filled with laughs, lingering smudge and a ton of supportive energy. “It’s just a really good environment to learn…