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Featured, Law courts, News October 24, 2022

Chief’s daughter bails out accused Yellowknife shooter

McCauley has been released on bail and is now living in Colville Lake

The Chief of the Behdzi Ahda First Nation, Wilbert Kochon, says his community is becoming a hub for accused criminals and admits his daughter recently helped a woman charged with attempted murder to get out of jail. The accused is Hilah Rose McCauley. The former Norman Wells resident was 19…

Featured, Justice, News, Police October 24, 2022

Fort McPherson booze bust nets 102 bottles of vodka

Police say they made the seizure last Friday during a routine traffic stop on the Dempster Highway

An unidentified man is facing charges in connection with what RCMP are calling a “significant” liquor seizure near Fort McPherson. Police say they made the seizure last Friday during a routine traffic stop on the Dempster Highway, within the 25-kilometre radius of the Fort McPherson Liquor Restriction. RCMP say they…

Community, Environment, Featured, News, Weather October 21, 2022

“It was just heartbreaking”: Scotty Creek team still tallying losses from wildfire devastation

Five of the camp's nine buildings were burned to the ground in last week's fire

William Alger was one of the first people to see the devastation at Scotty Creek firsthand. “It was just heartbreaking,” says Alger, the project’s lead guardian, who has worked with the team since early 2020. He was on the scene immediately after a naturally-caused wildfire tore through the camp and…

Community, Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police October 21, 2022

Swords, guns, ammunition seized in Norman Wells raid

No charges have been laid in connection with the raid

Three swords, 16 long-barrel firearms and more than 1,300 rounds of ammo were among the weapons seized by Norman Wells RCMP this week. On Monday, Oct. 17, a raid was conducted on a home in Norman Wells with the help of a nearby detachment. In addition to the swords, long-barrel…

Community, Featured, Life Style, News October 20, 2022

Northerners are hitting the cost of living breaking point

The Salvation Army in Yellowknife says it has helped 1400 more people this year compared to 2021

Charitable organizations say many people are hitting the breaking point in the Northwest Territories in the wake of the latest cost of living numbers released by Statistics Canada. Figures show that inflation continues to climb despite the Bank of Canada’s efforts to curb it by raising interest rates. Stats reveal…

News, Politics October 20, 2022

GNWT rejects MLA’s population growth proposal

GNWT writes that it already has a population growth strategy in place

The GNWT has rejected a motion endorsed by the Legislative Assembly to fast-track population growth. It was back in June of this year when Kam Lake MLA Caitlin introduced the motion that would see the NWT’s population increase by 25 per cent to more than 56,000 by 2043 – matching…

Art, Entertainment, Featured, News October 20, 2022

Inuvialuk model wins national award

Willow Allen is a 23-year-old Inuvialuk woman from Inuvik who has travelled the world as a model. She recently had her work recognized at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. She spoke with CKLB about how her experiences as a model for high-end brands and the change she’s working towards…

Community, Featured, News October 20, 2022

‘I have nowhere else to go’: Yellowknife family stuck in bug infested public housing unit

Thanksgiving was cancelled, again, for one Yellowknife family due to uninvited critters. Diana Lockhart is one of many residents who suffer from poor adequate housing and is now faced with possible eviction if she chooses not to cooperate with the Yellowknife Housing Authority. Lockhart is a single mother, originally from…

Community, Featured, Health, News October 19, 2022

Bedbugs infest Fort Simpson public housing, again

Twenty-six units in Fort Simpson and three in Wrigley were found to have bedbugs

Residents of Fort Simpson’s public housing have once again been inflicted with an infestation of bedbugs, and the housing authority says they aren’t sure why the community is such a hotspot for the pests. In September, CKLB received a tip from an anonymous source about another series of infestations in…

Community, Featured, News October 18, 2022

B.W.A reinstated in Déline

No illnesses have been reported in the community

Residents in Déline are encouraged to boil their water for a minimum of one minute after a Boil water advisory had been reinstated in the community, just days after being lifted. The health advisory is considered precautionary and is due to high levels of turbidity (muddy water). The Chief environmental…