The Dene Nation has made some structural moves in order to embark on a new path for the future of the organization. At the recent Dene National Assembly held in Midway Lake, Gwich’in Region (Denendeh), the leaders identified the issue of Dene unity and restructuring as a priority by the…
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for the Northwest Territories says her office has received some national attention as well as some scrutiny as her office works towards making the Absentee Ballot available online in this fall’s territorial election. Nicole Latour has appeared on at least two national news programs recently…
Even with the proposed offsets, the carbon tax is going to cost residents, says Sara Brown. Brown is the CEO of the Northwest Territories Association of Communities (NWTAC), which represents all 33 communities in the territory. On Thursday evening, she presented to the Standing Committee on Government Operations during a…
After an election appeal was called, members of the Smith’s Landing First Nation in Northern Alberta are being forced to vote for a new council again. Chief Gerrry Cheezie’s election was not challenged, but he and the newly elected council agreed to follow arbitrator Don Mallon’s call to have another…
Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo has announced he will not be seeking re-election this fall. In a statement on social media, Tootoo said, “I appreciate very much the encouragement and support I have received from Nunavummiut all across the Territory over the past months. But after much consideration, I have made…
If you want to have your say on how the N.W.T. should put a price on carbon, then show up Thursday evening at the Legislative Assembly. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is hosting a public meeting for feedback on the proposed carbon tax. The meeting comes a couple of…
Order of Canada Member Arlene Hache has announced she is running for MLA in Yellowknife Centre in the Oct 1 territorial election. In her announcement she states that downtown is her home where she has worked and lived for 35 years. Hache states she is a leader with solutions of…
An ex-board member of the Fort Simpson housing authority is calling out the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation for dissolving the board that oversees the community’s housing authority. The housing corp recently fired the manager of the authority, and appointed their own housing corporation employee in their place. The housing corporation…
And then there were three. Caitlin Cleveland has announced that she intends to run for MLA in Kam Lake in this fall’s territorial election. In a Facebook post, she states that as a photographer she has spent the last 15 years connecting with northerners about what matters to us: our…
Today is the first of a two-day mediation session to try and get the federal government back to the negotiation table with the Athabasca Denesuliné. If mediation doesn’t work then Minister Carolyn Bennett, of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), will need to answer to the courts. Ron Robillard…