An early morning single-vehicle rollover Friday on Highway 3 has claimed the life of the lone occupant, say RCMP. The crash happened near the kilometre 290 marker between Behchokǫ̀ and Yellowknife. When RCMP and EMS arrived, they found a vehicle in the ditch off the highway on its roof, read…
With the MV Lafferty out of service at a key crossing in the Dehcho, the GNWT announced it will conduct what it called “essential dredging work” at the Liard River Ferry Landings between August 15 and September 18. At kilometre marker 457 on Highway 1 just southeast of Fort Simpson,…
At approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Fort Good Hope RCMP received a report of a helicopter crash near the wildfire-evacuated community of Fort Good Hope. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada stated Friday evening it will be deploying a team of investigators following the accident involving a Bell Textron Inc. B212…
With barges stranded and deliveries disrupted up and down the Mackenzie River, alternatives to shipping are lacking at present, says Minister of Finance and Infrastructure Caroline Wawzonek. The senior minister told a committee hearing on Wednesday how she has been pitched alternative cargo transportation concepts, everything from finally securing funding…
Historically low water levels on the Mackenzie River forced the territorial government to cancel its Marine Transportation Services (MTS) barges to Norman Wells and Tulita for the 2024 sailing season. Daniel McNeely is MLA for the Sahtu riding. “Right now, businesses in the Sahtu region are in a crisis situation….
Some promising news for people in the Dehcho region, as a shift in winds today will push the uncontained blaze back on itself and away from people or structures, stated an NWT Fire update. Mike Westwick is the NWT Fire spokesperson for the 873-hectare Fort Liard blaze (FS002). “Today, winds…
The City of Yellowknife is in the middle of jacking up parking meter rates for physical meters when paying with coins and digital payments made via the Passport Parking Canada App. Parking meter rates increase to $2.50 per hour at one-and and two-hour meters. Rates for nine-hour meters have increased…
A rise in air temperatures and drop in water levels means the Mackenzie Valley Highway is needed now more than ever, states the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated. Shorter seasons for winter roads and unreliable barge movements have jacked up the cost of living, with more cargo and supplies requiring expensive air…
The Dettah Ice Road will close tomorrow at 10 a.m., due to rapidly deteriorating conditions, stated the GNWT Infrastructure department today. The Department stated in a 24-hour advance notice that: “Upon the road being profiled … conditions are rapidly deteriorating due to warmer weather and run-off water in the surrounding…
The federal government says major new investments in Canada’s national defence will improve Arctic security and benefit northern residents. The policy update is called Our North, Strong and Free as the federal government is concerned over threats to Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic. That means increasing the Armed Forces presence…