The territorial government is preparing for a slow return to normal as changes to public health orders come into effect this week. Vaccine mandates for businesses, self-isolation requirements and gathering restrictions will end as of March 1. Residents will no longer be required to isolate after travel, including those who…
Treaty Talks completed 12 sessions of online-based learning of Treaty 11 and 8, as well as land claim agreements and the Metis agreement over the course of two months. In December, Treaty Talks was a finalist for the Arctic Inspiration Prize 2021, with the ceremony taking place in March 2022….
Two recent deaths in the territory were caused by drug overdoses, according to the NWT Coroner’s Office. Public health is now alerting residents to the possibility of tainted drugs. Health officials only said that the deaths happened in a “southern NWT community.” However, they say “illicit drugs supplies involved every…
Inuvik residents can expect a drop in their energy bill once the turbine near the community is fully operational early next year. Construction on the Inuvik Wind Project started last month with a six-kilometre access road to Highpoint, about 12 kms outside of the community. The project includes an 80-metre-high…
The labour and delivery unit at Stanton Territorial Hospital has returned to full service for NWT families after being open for emergencies only for exactly three months. Initially, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority said the unit would reopen in phases between Feb. 22 and Mar. 1. “This…
The Giant Mine Oversight Board (GMOB) has created a survey to see how much residents understand the remediation project. Questions range from understanding who is in charge of remediating Giant Mine, to what elements of the project residents are interested in, to explaining what “proper remediation” means to community members….
One person sustained “serious injuries” but is in stable condition after a crash in Hay River over the weekend. Police say the crash happened about noon on Feb. 19, when a Ford F150 truck “doing a high rate of speed” hit a smaller Ford Ranger from behind that had just…
Two dogs in Tuktoyaktuk are confirmed to have rabies, and one more is presumed positive and waiting for a confirmation test. “With rabies being found in dogs and foxes in and around Tuktoyaktuk, you are also at risk of being exposed to this fatal disease if you are bitten or…
Police have arrested two youths in relation to two break and enters at the Hungry Wolf restaurant in downtown Yellowknife. RCMP first reported a break-in at the establishment on Feb. 15. There was a second complaint of a break-in in the early morning of Feb. 16. In both incidents, the…
Police have seized more 69 bottles of alcohol, 4,600 cigarettes, more than a pound of cannabis, and nearly eight ounces of hash from a residence in Fort Providence. RCMP in the community, along with officers from Fort Simpson and Behchokǫ̀, searched the residence and found the contraband, along with other…