Fort Good Hope


Fort Good Hope celebrates new Arctic Circle Drum monument

The Northwest Territories’ latest tourism attraction has been unveiled outside of Fort Good Hope. During a ceremony Monday afternoon, members of the community gathered in a ribbon cutting ceremony for one of the largest drums in Canada, if not the world. Viviane Edgi-Manuel, economic development officer for the K’ahsho Got’ine…


Seniors centre in Fort Good Hope is officially open

Fort Good Hope just got a brand new seniors centre and Elder Gabe Kochon had the honour of cutting the ribbon. Paulie Chinna, minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC), and Julie Green, minister responsible for Seniors, and MLA Caitlin Cleveland were in attendance at the opening ceremony…




Muskox on the menu in Fort Good Hope

A trailer filled with kitchen equipment in Fort Good Hope has become a makeshift meat processor, turning previously troublesome muskox into sausages and hamburger patties. Last week the department of Environment and Natural Resources was called into the community to deal with muskox near the airport. Instead of letting the…


Gabe and Sarah Kochon celebrate 70 years of marriage

The Fort Good Hope community is wishing Gabriel (Gabe) and Sarah Kochon congratulations as they celebrate 70 years of marriage. The couple renewed their vows in North Slavey at the Church of Our Lady of Good Hope with members of the community in attendance. “It was a beautiful mass,” says daughter…




Fort Good Hope gets plan to address housing needs

The K’asho Got’ı̨nę Housing Society will be building 20 new homes and repairing another 50 to improve housing in Fort Good Hope. The projects are part of a five-year strategic and housing plan recently adopted by the housing society. Last year, the NWT bureau of statistics identified Fort Good Hope…