The third phase of the federal government’s Rapid Housing Initiative will see 50 new homes built for Indigenous peoples across the Northwest Territories. NWT MP Michael McLeod said $19 million will go towards construction of 54 units largely in the Tłı̨chǫ region. Of the $19 million … $4.2 million…
Councillor Garett Cochrane will be Yellowknife’s next deputy mayor. Cochrane told councillors on Monday that 2023 was a “short but tumultuous year,” but that he remains a “diplomatic, calm, reliable leader” with a lot of responsibility. “Being that I’m the first gay Métis on council, who probably wouldn’t have had…
Crack cocaine and a lot of liquor – 50 bottles – were stopped by RCMP from entering the restricted alcohol community of Fort Good Hope on the weekend. An adult male had 22 grams of suspected crack cocaine on him, along with approximately $250 in cash, stated an RCMP media…
A nursing shortage at the Inuvik Regional Hospital will mean changes to how pregnancies are handled now through the weekend. From now until Sunday at midnight, only emergency labour and delivery services will be available in the Beaufort Delta. Northwest Territories Health and Social Services (NTHSSA) announced the reduction in…
After almost a year since closing its doors, the beloved N.W.T. wilderness lodge is preparing to re-open under new management. On Dec. 21, Blachford Lake Lodge was acquired by Iqaluit-based company, Arctic Kingdom Inc. “It’s big shoes to fill, and we hope we can take something that’s great and take…
For the first time ever, the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease has been identified in the Northwest Territories. That’s according to the territory’s Department of Health and Social Services on Thursday. As of yet, there are no confirmed human cases of the disease. But earlier this month, a Fort Simpson-area…
When Tanya Snow’s son Kaize was young, he asked her a profound question: “Where did I come from?” “On the spot, I didn’t know how to respond,” she says. “But I also know at that young age, kids are quite impressionable. So what you share with them, they’re going to…
Until recently, Brandon Buggins didn’t really know the other men in his community, even the ones he would casually greet out in public. Buggins was a closed book too, even when struggling with mental illness, addiction, and the pressures of fatherhood: “It’s really tough to be able to come out…
Glenn Buggins is no stranger to fire. He spent years as a firefighter, battling blazes as far away as Ontario. And fire has twice made him homeless. In 2019, Buggins, a lifelong resident of K’atl’odeeche First Nation, found himself living in a log cabin in the community. But after living…
R.J. Simpson, the MLA for Hay River North and former cabinet minister, was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories last week. We sat down with the new premier to discuss UNDRIP, relationships with Indigenous communities, his record as Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment, and other issues. Here’s that conversation,…