The Dettah Ice Road is now open to traffic. Vehicles under 5,000 kilograms can now access the road, according to a Tweet by the GNWT’s Department of Infrastructure on Tuesday. The opening comes after delays related to warm weather and unfavourable ice conditions: The average opening day for the Dettah…
This season’s barge delivery to Sachs Harbour has been cancelled. The GNWT announced the cancellation of the shipment late Friday afternoon. “A culmination of bad weather and a late start to the season – due to climate change, delayed buoy placement, and flooding in both Inuvik and Hay River –…
The department of Infrastructure was fined $10,000 after contractors destroyed the nests of a threatened bird species. The fine stems from an incident where two contractors for the department were working on Highway 3 near Edzo — a nesting area for bank swallows. Bank swallows tend to nest underground in…
At this time, Yellowknife Airport has no plans to implement screening for coronavirus because flights from overseas do not land in Yellowknife directly. Unclear if passengers will be screened for coronavirus at Yellowknife airport Agata Gutkowska is an Acting Manager, with the Public Affairs and Communications Policy, Planning and Communications…