It has now been more than two months since a man was shot in Fort Simpson by a Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) wildlife officer. Still, neither the victim nor the public have any idea exactly why it happened. Dennis Nelner, 54,…
A Fort Simpson man who was shot last month by a wildlife officer with the territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) says he and his community are still owed some answers. Dennis Nelner, 54, was hit in the thigh with a slug fired from a shotgun while…
Dennis Nelner, a 54-year-old man from Fort Simpson, has confirmed for CKLB that he is the victim of a shooting by an Environment and Natural Resources officer in that Dehcho community on Friday night. Nelner was taken to Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, reportedly by Medevac. A photo of him…
RCMP are investigating after a man was shot by Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) officer in the Dehcho community of Fort Simpson. Mounties stated in a news release Saturday that it happened on Friday when the ENR officer shot at a bear that was within the town’s boundary and was…
An ex-board member of the Fort Simpson housing authority is calling out the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation for dissolving the board that oversees the community’s housing authority. The housing corp recently fired the manager of the authority, and appointed their own housing corporation employee in their place. The housing corporation…
Monday is travel day for members of the Dehcho First Nations. Youth from Wrigley, SambaaKe, Deh Gah Gotie and Liidlii Kue paddled to Fort Simpson this weekend from Fort Providence. Savvy Norwegian who works with the Liidlii Kue First Nation, this year’s host community shared this video capturing the moment…
When the Toronto Raptors play their first-ever National Basketball Association (NBA) championship series game on Thursday night, a Fort Simpson fan will be watching with a keener eye than most. William Michaud was lucky enough to attend a Raptors playoff game last week at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. He says…