After two delays, Acho Dene Koe First Nation has finally set a date for its next election. The band passed a resolution saying the election would on April 14, 2021. ADKFN leaders have repeatedly cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the cause for the election delays. Federal legislation allowed bands to…
The future of the Dene Nation is unknown. “When I became the National Chief . . . I saw the Dene Nation was fragmented,” says Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya. Ever since Yakeleya was elected chief in 2018 he says the nation was split, and communities were not working together….
The territorial government is working on an Indigenous recruitment and retention framework to try and address an ongoing lack of representation within its workforce. Indigenous staff levels have been around 30 per cent for years. Caroline Wawzonek, minister of Finance, is in charge of human resources. She announced the framework…
The NWT’s finance minister, Caroline Wawzonek, says there’s still no timeline for when residents will be able to have cell coverage when travelling Highway 3 between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀. Last Friday, Wawzonek said an initial estimate to get coverage in the area would cost $10 million. The costing estimate came…
“To seek and encourage discussions and recommendations on opportunities and challenges in relation to Aboriginal Rights negotiations and reconciliation.” That is the broad purpose of a new special committee that MLAs established on Monday. Rylund Johnson, MLA for Yellowknife North and Caucus chair, put forward the motion to establish the…
Ron Bonnetrouge, MLA for Deh Cho, says community leaders in his region are concerned they are not consulted when Dr. Kami Kandola approves exemptions for self-isolation. Under the current public health orders, all residents returning to the NWT must self-isolate for 14 days in either Yellowknife, Inuvik, Hay River or…
Steve Norn says it would be a win-win-win situation if Dettah was to provide emergency fire services for residents along the Ingraham Trail. He argues that taking over the service would help the community become more self-sufficient and it relieves both territorial government and the City of Yellowknife from that…
The NWT lost about 4,000 jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but most of those were non-residents. Caroline Wawzonek, minister of Finance, said her department expects the labour market to rebound to 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year. However, not all job sectors will…
Yesterday, CKLB published a Q&A with ousted minister Katrina Nokleby. Following an emotional end to the first interview, she agreed to return for a follow up. Prior to beginning, she told CKLB that she would not speak about details regarding threats she’d received, which is where the first conversation left…
Katrina Nokleby says she needed some time away after having her ministerial portfolios and her cabinet seat publicly stripped. The Great Slave MLA travelled to British Columbia for about a month before returning and self-isolating for two weeks. Now out of isolation, she sat down with CKLB to address some…