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Community, Featured, News, Politics February 13, 2023

Two candidates in race for Deline Got’ine council seat

Dora Blondin and Roy Modeste are the two candidates following the closing of the nomination period

Two candidates will compete for the vacant seat on the council of the Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government this spring. Dora Blondin and Roy Modeste are the two candidates following the closing of the nomination period, according to a document signed by Chief Electoral Officer Graeme Drew on Feb. 10. The election…

Community, Featured, News February 13, 2023

Wolves kill 3 dogs in Fort Good Hope

Rose McNeely was walking to work last Wednesday morning when she saw something dark in the road. Initially, she thought it was a garbage bag or maybe even a caribou hide. It was still dark out, so she went home to get her husband. They drove back to the spot…

Environment, Featured, Industry, News, Politics February 9, 2023

GNWT considering a zone-based approach to fuel rebates

Under this system, communities that spend more on fuel would get bigger rebates

The Government of the Northwest Territories is considering a zone-based approach to fuel price rebates. Minister of Finance Caroline Wawzonek confirmed such a system was in the works during a sitting of the Legislative Assembly on Feb. 8. The assembly is debating what to do about coming increases…

Community, Featured, Health, News February 9, 2023

Residents offer buffet of solutions to address NWT food insecurity

Just do something, anything. That was the message to a handful of MLAs during a committee meeting on food security held Wednesday night. Presenters handed MLAs a menu of solutions: school food programs, funding for food vouchers in communities, more support for harvesters, reducing the operational costs for producers, trade…

Community, Featured, Health, News February 9, 2023

Health and Social Services warns of chicken pox outbreak in Tuktoyaktuk

Symptoms of chicken pox include fever, headache, and lesions on the torso and face, then the arms and legs

The department of Health and Social Services is warning about an ongoing chicken pox outbreak in Tuktoyaktuk. Multiple people in different households have recently contracted the disease, although the department did not say exactly how many. A Jan. 22 community hockey game and a Feb. 2 Canadian North flight from…

Featured, Industry, News February 8, 2023

Finance minister tables “responsive and responsible” budget with few surprises

2023-24 budget includes no new territorial investments in housing, little in Indigenous languages

There are few surprises in the GNWT’s 2023-24 budget. Minister of Finance Caroline Wawzonek tabled the budget in the Legislative Assembly early Wednesday afternoon. For the upcoming fiscal year, GNWT is projecting $2.48 billion in revenue and $2.31 billion in expenditures. This would result in an operating surplus of $178…

Art, Community, Education, Featured, News February 7, 2023

Two teachers publish kids’ book 40 years in the making

When Wendy Stephenson was a teacher in Wekweètì 40 years ago, getting students interested in books was a challenge. “In the 70s, 80s, there weren’t a lot of materials that were relevant to kids that were living in communities,” she says. She wrote a handful of children’s books — Randy…

Community, Featured, News, Politics February 4, 2023

Eugene Hope elected chief of Acho Dene Koe First Nation

With 149 votes, Eugene Hope has been elected chief of Acho Dene Koe First Nation. James Duntra received 90 votes, while Floyd Bertrand got 75. Hope will hold the position until 2024.

Community, Events, Featured, News February 3, 2023

In photos: Arctic Winter Games Week 1

After about one week at the Arctic Winter Games, Team NT has captured 37 gold ulus and 79 medals overall. That total is good for fourth place among all teams. Listen below to CKLB’s interview with Team NT flag-bearer Kyra McDonald, and click through our gallery of the games. CKLB…

Entertainment, Featured, Life Style, News February 1, 2023

Gwich’in chef shares the importance of sober living — and beef jerky

Stephanie Baryluk started Mrs. B's Jerky while stuck at home during the pandemic

On a typical pandemic day, Stephanie Baryluk’s kitchen was bustling. That’s because Baryluk, a Gwich’in chef from Fort McPherson, chose to turn the uncertainty of the pandemic into an opportunity. Now, her home business, Mrs. B’s Jerky, puts out as many as 100 bags of dried beef, caribou and moose…