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ECCC resumes water monitoring in Alberta, NWT

Long-term water quality monitoring, run by the federal government, has resumed at key sites in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced the development in a press release, Wednesday afternoon. In a previous email, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says the…


Cheezie returns as Chief in Smith’s Landing

The ballots have been cast, and results are in. Members of the Smith’s Landing First Nation in Northern Alberta, just minutes away from Fort Smith, have elected Gerry Cheezie as their new chief. Cheezie was in leadership back in the 1970’s and 80’s when the community shared a band council…