Since she was a young girl, Angelina Arrowmaker knew she wanted to be a doctor to better care for her small community of Wekweéti. It all stems from the community’s lack of on-call health care providers, especially Indigenous staff. Often residents have to travel to other hubs in the North…
Four Indigenous patient advocates are coming to several communities, following a debate in the Legislative Assembly on the necessity for medical travel assistance and patient advocates on Dec. 7. They will be assigned to the communities of Inuvik, Fort Smith, Hay River, Yellowknife and will be responsible for ensuring a…
The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC) presents its first live concert series in months called Music from The Edges of Canada. The live concert series starts this Friday December 10th at 7:30pm. Music From The Edges of Canada is a national initiative that showcases 22 artists in 11 live…
Colin Adjun has passed away. Colin, known as the Fiddler of the Arctic, a beloved northern musician who loved to play his fiddle and loved to watch people jig to his music passed away at age 77. Adjun began playing the fiddle when he was just 10 years old when…
Territorial health leaders say they’re committed to making changes and improving work conditions for nurses in the obstetrics unit at Stanton Territorial Hospital. “We haven’t necessarily been able to act in all areas and on all concerns as quickly as some people would like to see,” said Kim Riles, the…
Where the Tłı̨chǫ Highway turns off from Highway 3 sits a sign flashing “Road Open”. The local road crew, all with big smiles, direct us to travel a couple minutes apart and at the speed limit of 70 km/h. The caravan of vehicles heads down the Tłı̨chǫ Highway, a two-lane…
The requirement for GNWT employees to be fully vaccinated is now in effect. With more than 6,500 government employees in the NWT, about 20 per cent have yet to show proof of vaccination – which was due Nov. 30. Staff who do not provide proof of vaccination will be required…
According to the chief public health officer, two cases of COVID-19 have been identified at Mildred Hall School on Dec. 1. Letters have been sent home to parents with children in the affected classrooms and are asked to follow the advice outlined. All staff and students, regardless of vaccination status…
If communities knew the effects of mining on caribou, they never would have supported the development. That comment came up from Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation during last week’s public hearing on Ekati’s proposed Point Lake project. The statement echoed many concerns from other Indigenous governments around the project’s effect…
The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) has filed nine charges against Diavik Diamond Mine. In a news release, WSCC says the charges relate to an incident on Nov. 16, 2020 where a “worker was injured when a slab of rock fell on the excavator machine he was operating. He…