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Community, Environment, Featured, News, Weather May 19, 2023

Fort McPherson, Aklavik remain calm and positive amid rising waters

"At least in my lifetime, I've never encountered this type of a situation before in Fort McPherson," says the Gwich'in Grand Chief

Connor Charlie says he’s never experienced anything like this before. Over the past week, he’s watched the Peel River slowly rise around his community of…

Featured, News June 24, 2021

Aklavik mayor says flood damaged roads should be ready by fall

The mayor of Aklavik is confident the community will have its flood damaged infrastructure repaired before the fall. “It’s mainly just our roads… Got a…

Featured, News December 2, 2020

Dental visits resuming in six NWT communities

Visiting dental services that were suspended as a result of the pandemic will be returning to six communities. A press release says the chief public…

Community, Featured, News October 26, 2020

Pehdzeh Ki First Nation and Aklavik announce fall election

The Pehdzeh Ki First Nation (PKFN) is accepting nominations for the position of chief and six councillors in Wrigley. Nominations are due Oct. 29. The…

Community, Featured, News October 13, 2020

Gwich’in Elder’s son has ‘mixed feelings’ taking over father’s 25-year char monitoring legacy

These traditional skills are dying, says Fred Carmichael.

Like father, like son, or so the saying goes. Since John Carmichael’s recent retirement from the Gwich’in Renewable Resources Boards’ char monitoring program, his eldest…

Court News, Featured, Justice, News December 12, 2019

30-year-old man facing charges after ‘sexual relationship’ with minor

Updated December 12, 4:25 p.m. A previous version of this story noted the exact date the accused was to be in court. RCMP have since…

Court News, Featured, News, Police October 24, 2019

Aklavik man formally charged with aggravaterd assault after attack on man in community in early October

An Aklavik man has now been formally charged with aggravated assault after a man was attacked in that Beaufort Delta community earlier this month. According…

Featured, News, Police October 8, 2019

One man arrested after weekend assault in Aklavik

An Aklavik man had to be medevaced to Edmonton with life-threatening injuries following an assault. About 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, Aklavik RCMP responded…

Community, Environment, Featured, News August 19, 2019

At least ten problem bears put down in several NWT communities in past week

The territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is reporting that at least ten problem bears have been put down by their officers…

Community, Featured, News, Politics August 14, 2019

MLA for Mackenzie Delta wants ENR to act on bears in Aklavik – before someone is hurt or killed

The Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Mackenzie Delta wants officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) to do something about…