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Featured, News, Politics July 17, 2020

Feds investment aims to support contact tracing, health care

The $19 billion in funding will go towards provinces and territories

An increase in testing and improved personal protective equipment procurement are some of the objectives of a federal investment. The federal government is providing $19 billion in funding to assist provinces and territories navigate the next six to eight months of reopening. The funding under the Safe Restart Agreement will…

Community, Featured, News, Politics July 17, 2020

Petition launched to ensure travelers follow quarantine

Seven tickets issued to people breaking protocol

Linda Croft says she finds herself kicking travelers out of Fort Providence several times a week. “I figure if no one else is going to do it, I’ll do it,” she says with a laugh. Croft, an employee with the Big River Service Centre, launched a petition demanding the Government…

Environment, Featured, News July 15, 2020

SLFN Chief upset by suspended oilsand monitoring

'We have zero benefits from the oilsands projects, but we get 100 per cent of the environmental issues'

Smith’s Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie says his community has been battling Alberta on environmental practices for more than 50 years. So the fact the province suspended its environmental monitoring for oilsands companies without notifying the Northwest Territories, “is nothing new”. “We have zero benefits from the oilsands projects,…

Featured, Health, News July 15, 2020

Two presumptive COVID cases at Nunavut mine site

Travel bubble with NWT won't be affected

Nunavut is reporting two presumptive COVID-19 cases at the Mary River Mine on Wednesday morning. A press release says there is no evidence of transmission within the mine site and the travel bubble between the NWT and Nunavut will not be affected. “The individuals and their contacts are asymptomatic and were…

Education, Featured, News July 14, 2020

Students impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for Hotıì ts’eeda bursary

Hotıì ts’eeda is providing up to $100,000 in bursaries for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ełets’àts’eedıı — translated to “support each other” in Tłı̨cho — bursary is intended to assist students undertaking studies that further Hotıì ts’eeda’s mandate of fostering research and training in health and wellness. Priority…

Featured, Health, Industry, News July 14, 2020

Long term care homes now allow for one ‘essential’ visitor

Long Term Care (LTC) facilities have now begun allowing in-person visitors to residents. During Phase 2 of Emerging Wisely, residents will be able to have one visitor, over 18 years of age. According to a press release, LTC management and staff are now working with residents and families to choose…

Community, Featured, Health, News July 7, 2020

Public health emergency extended, state of emergency ended

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency, but not the state of emergency. A Government of the Northwest Territories press release says it has been successful at managing the risk of COVID-19 using the Public Health Act, and has not had to use authorities under the Emergency Management Act….

Featured, Health, News July 2, 2020

Carfentanil found in NWT, public health warns

Public health officials are warning residents of the presence of a highly dangerous drug in the Northwest Territories. A lab test on an NWT resident confirmed the presence of carfentanil — one of the most toxic opioids in the world. This comes after several recent non-fatal opioid suspected overdoses, a…

Featured, Health, News July 2, 2020

Presumptive COVID case in Nunavut won’t affect travel bubble

A presumptive COVID-19 case at a mining site in Nunavut will not derail the two territory travel bubble. Mike Westwick, communications manager with the Department of Health and Social Services, says there doesn’t seem to be much risk of the virus spreading. “With that in-mind, we don’t have any reason…

Featured, Health June 30, 2020

Certain non-residents now required to pay for stay at self-isolation centres

Starting July 1, certain non-residents coming to the Northwest Territories need to pay to stay at a self-isolation centre. These include non-residents who have received an exemption from travel restrictions and do not have a pre-existing arrangement to self-isolate, a press release says. However, the Government of the Northwest Territories…