Yellowknife RCMP has confirmed that they responded to a call for service before noon today regarding an emergency landing of a small plane near the Yellowknife Airport. Julie Plourde is the Media Relations Officer for the Northwest Territories RCMP in Yellowknife, NT. “The RCMP is assisting the Transportation Safety Board…
RCMP have identified the victim of a tragic fatal crash on Highway 3 between Yellowknife and Behchoko as a 45-year-old man from Yellowknife. His name has not been released. Mounties say it happened 45 kilometres west of Yellowknife about 2am Wednesday. Police say two pickup trucks were parked on the…
One person has been killed in a highway crash between Yellowknife and Behchoko early Wednesday morning. RCMP state in a news release that it happened at about 2:00 am on Highway 3. Mounties state that others sustained non-life threatening injuries. The name of the deceased has not been released. Police…
The winter road from Tibbitt to Contwoyto is now open to service the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine, Dominion Diamond Mine Ekati Mine and the De Beers Canada Gahcho Kue Mine. Mike Lowing, Director of Winter Road Operations, Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road Joint Venture says, “We had a soft…
One of the Northwest Territories Indigenous trucking companies is facing financial tough times. Ventures West Transport and Tli Cho Landtran Transport Limited according to several media reports have lost over 18 million dollars over the last two years. Both companies have relied heavily on fuel hauling contracts to the territories…
Motorists in the Dehcho region are happy, as the Liard River ice crossing opened to light traffic at noon today. Vehicles weighing less than 5000 kilograms can drive across the seasonal ice road. The Department of Infrastructure says the last 25 year average opening date is November 29th. Until today,…
Another ferry season has come and gone for residents in the Dehcho Region. The MV Lafferty closed for the season Sunday night and is expected to be hoisted out of the water by its crew this afternoon. The Liard River crossing connects Fort Simpson and members of the Liidllii Kue…
Due to heavy ice conditions, the Mackenzie River ferry crossing at kilometre 143, near Tsiigehtchic, is now closed for the season. The Department of Infrastructure says the Peel River ferry crossing at kilometre 74 of the Dempster highway is still open for now. However, the department says to expect delays…
G-Division RCMP confirms the collision of a white sedan and transport truck on Monday morning along NWT highway 3 killed two people. “Both occupants of the sedan, a 47-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman, were deceased upon arrival. The driver of the semi-trailer did not sustain any injury,” say police…
The Slave Geological Province Corridor project got a financial boost this week. Transport Canada is giving $30 million and the Government of the Northwest Territories is adding another $10 million for environment regulation review and planning studies. The corridor is essentially a two-lane gravel road that would run from Yellowknife…