Today is voting day for the Tłı̨chǫ community government elections. Here is the full list of candidates for chief and council in Behchokǫ̀, Whatì, Gamètì and Wekweètì. CKLB spoke with the chief candidates for Behchokǫ̀, Whatì, Gamètì and Wekweètì about their policies. CKLB will publish the results once released.
CKLB reached out to each candidate for chief in the four Tłı̨chǫ communities. The same three questions were asked to each candidate and here is what they had to say. The transcription has been edited for clarity and accuracy. Gamètì Doreen Arrowmaker Q: Tell me, why are you running for…
Although it was a difficult decision, the Gamètì Handgame Committee is postponing the annual men’s tournament that was scheduled for March. Organizers say the postponement of Gamètì’s 4th Annual John D Quitte (Aawaa) Men’s Handgame Tournament comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a difficult decision but…
The winter roads serving the three remote Tłı̨chǫ communities of Whatì, Gamèti and Wekweètì will be closing tomorrow, April 10, at noon. The roads are closing a few days earlier than the historical average. The #Tłı̨chǫ winter roads to #Whatì, #Gamètì, and #Wekweètì̀ will close for the season tomorrow (Friday)…
Zoe update Feb 4/20 A man originally from the North Slave community of Gameti, who had been declared a dangerous offender after convictions for multiple sexual assaults, will get a new dangerous offender hearing. According to a NWT Court of Appeal decision released late last week, 38-year-old Bobby Zoe should…
Congratulations are going out to the tiny Tlicho community of Gameti. The community has won the ParticipACTION: Canada’s Most Active Community regional prize for the North region which included all three territories. Residents of Gameti logged a total of 110,648 minutes of tracked physical activity across 235 events. That’s pretty heady stuff for…
Folks in Gameti are getting off the couch and getting active! With less than a week to go in the Participaction Community Better Challenge , the fly-in Tlicho Community is ranked 12th in the top 20 communities from across Canada in the running for the healthy competition. $150,000 dollars is…