COVID-19

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Community, Featured, Health, News January 7, 2021

Yellowknife COVID testing site moves to ensure enough space

The new testing site will be located at 108 Archibald Street, across from the Folk on the Rocks location.


The COVID-19 testing site in Yellowknife has moved for the sake of space. The NWT Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) announced the move from the primary care clinic to 108 Archibald Street. The move is to ensure the testing site has adequate surge capacity and reduces the impact on…

Education, Featured, News December 15, 2020

Alternative Adult High School still accepting students in Délı̨nę

According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, only 25 per cent of Délı̨nę residents have obtained a high school diploma.


Délı̨nę’s only school is getting a new program for adults. Ehtseo Ayha School launched a pilot project turning its grammar school into a night school, after hours. The program is called the Alternative Adult High School and it started in September with a total of eight students. Kim Hagarty, Ehtseo…

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Featured, Health, News December 15, 2020

CPHO confirms positive COVID-19 case in Inuvik

Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer (CPHO), has confirmed a positive case of COVID-19 in Inuvik. According to a press release, the individual travelled internationally and is currently isolating at home and doing well. Public health says only household contacts were identified, with no further risk to the public….

Featured, Health, News October 16, 2020

CPHO reports three presumptive positive cases in the NWT

After months of being COVID-19 free. The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has reported three presumptive positive cases in the territories. The cases are located in Inuvik and Yellowknife. One individual travelled from Alberta to Inuvik by road and arrived  Oct.10. This person has isolated immediately. The territorial government says…

Environment, Featured, Health September 11, 2020

COVID-19 wastewater program coming to the NWT

The government says samples of sewage water may help detect the presence of COVID-19 in local communities.


The government is launching a wastewater testing program to potentially detect the presence of COVID-19 in the territories. The program will collect sewage samples from Hay River, Yellowknife, Inuvik, Fort Smith and Fort Simpson. The government says they suspect this program to cover half the population’s and 100 per cent of all…

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Community, Featured, Health September 9, 2020

Presumptive positive case of COVID-19 found at Diavik mine

The territorial government says there is a presumptive case of COVID-19 at Diavik Mine. The unnamed individual arrived at the Northwest Territories in a chartered flight from Ontario, as stated in a press release. Upon entry, the worker was deemed “presumptive positive” and still needs to be confirmed by a…

Community, Featured, Health, News September 4, 2020

New COVID-19 secretariat role coming to the GNWT

In preparing for a second wave of COVID-19, the territorial government is creating a secretariat role within the department of Health and Social Services to respond to the pandemic. The secretariat will work closely with Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, implementing, and enforcing the NWT Public Health Order. For…