The Government of the Northwest Territories is requiring employees that work with vulnerable populations to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30. A press release says this will be for employees who provide service to vulnerable members of the public in healthcare, education and corrections sectors as well employees travelling to…
Two Yellowknife polling stations used for the federal election are identified as a public COVID exposure locations. According to the territorial government’s public exposure location website, anyone who was at the Explorer Hotel voting polls on Sept. 20 between noon and 1 p.m. should monitor their symptoms, if symptoms appear…
A “circuit breaker” lockdown is going into effect in Yellowknife as the territory grapples with the highest national per capita rate of active COVID cases. This comes as the health authority announced there is an “oxygen supply issue” at the hospital, which was discovered due to the increase in COVID…
Two more residents have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a result of COVID-19, according to the chief public health officer (CPHO). In a press release issued on Tuesday, the CPHO said there have been 11 cumulative ICU admissions since the beginning of the pandemic — that…
A second resident of the Northwest Territories has died of COVID-19, according to the chief public health officer (CPHO). A press release issued Monday evening by Dr. Kami Kandola, NWT CPHO, did not disclose any details on the deceased resident. “As Chief Public Health Officer, I wish to express my…
Fourteen more cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday, including one in Tulita. Additionally two Yellowknife high school students have tested positive, one attends École St. Patrick High School and another who attends École Sir John Franklin School. “The two cases are unrelated and the infections were not acquired at…
Nine more cases of COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, along with 12 recoveries. To date there are 117 active cases of COVID-19 in the NWT, 215 recoveries and one death. Yellowknife has the highest case count at 43 active cases and the chief public health officer said in a press…
There are now 265 active cases of COVID-19 across the Northwest Territories. Eighteen new cases were reported on Thursday, 12 of which were in Norman Wells bringing its total active case count to 41, the community was placed in a containment order for 10 days starting on Aug. 25. Behchokǫ̀…
The territorial government is reporting another 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That brings the total number of active cases in the Northwest Territories to 198. There are 86 cases in Fort Good Hope, 73 in Colville Lake, eight in Délı̨nę, 10 in Norman Wells, one in Inuvik and 20 in…
North-Wright Airways is offering a discount for anyone hoping to ship supplies, including groceries, to those in the Sahtú. From Aug. 20-30 North-Wright Airways will be offering 30 per cent off on general and priority cargo rates for shipments from Yellowknife to all Sahtú communities. The airline says it is…