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…
The designs for a series of murals planned for Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah were unveiled in a virtual event Thursday evening. The murals were designed by 21 artists, 16 from the Northwest Territories. Myrna Pokiak, an Inuvialuit artist, was one of them. She had the opportunity to participate alongside her…
Approximately 100 years ago a wildfire left Dettah smoldering, giving it the name which translates to “bunt point.” “We don’t want history to repeat itself,” says Ndilǫ Chief Ernest Betsina. In order to ensure this, the Yellowknife Dene First Nation (YKDFN) and the City of Yellowknife partnered to launch a…
Dettah Yellowknives Dene First Nation Chief Edward Sangris says a resident recovered the body of a deceased boater found on Great Slave Lake last Thursday. Previous reports stated the RCMP contributed to the recovery of the body, something Sangris says is incorrect. A community search was launched to find James…
The Dettah ice road is now closed for the season. The territorial Department of Infrastructure made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday. It said the closure was due to the “rapidly warming weather.” While the road closed a few days later than the 20-year average of April 16, its opening…
The Giant Mine Remediation Project team is hoping the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board will approve its water license and land use permit for its final closure plan. The board is hosting a public hearing until Friday, January 24 to discuss the closure plan. The remediation team says the…
Members of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation have given Chief Edward Sangris a fourth mandate as chief. According to preliminary results from returning officer Lynda Commerford, Sangris received the most check marks on the ballot for chief of Dettah with 133 votes, a post he has held since 2007. Former…
Members of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation are getting ready to head to the polls this summer. Four candidates are vying for Chief in Dettah. Former Lands and Environment Manager Rachel Crappeau is the lone female candidate, along with longtime Councillor Bobby Drygeese. Former Ndilo Chief Fred Sangris is also…
Mounties in Yellowknife are suspending the active search for three missing snowmobilers after a deceased person was observed in a large area of open water. Police left out the information about the body when they held a news conference Friday evening. RCMP stated in a news release issued Saturday that…
There is still no sign of three snowmobilers who have not been heard from since late Monday night. RCMP say Sam Boucher, 65, Cammy Boucher, 23, and a man who hasn’t been identified, left Dettah on a single snowmobile towing two toboggans and were headed for Lutsel K’e. Sam Boucher…