Eleven MLAs voted against the motion that would have seen the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) accept binding arbitration pending the mediation process with Union of Northern Workers (UNW), which began today and…
The NWT’s Minister of Health and Social Services issued a statement this afternoon, 24 hours after a dismal report from Canada’s Auditor General regarding children in care. Minister Glen Abernethy acknowledged the findings of…
The Government of the Northwest Territories wants Behchoko residents to be informed about the proposed plans to replace the Frank Channel Bridge located on HWY 3. A government issued press release says the Department…
Inuvialuit-created sealskin products will be an option for fashion-conscious Europeans combating next year’s winter weather. The GNWT announced that the European union has agreed to acknowledge the Inuvialuit as an exception to the European…
Schools across the NWT are receiving the funding required to implement junior kindergarten. Finance minister Robert C. McLeod made the announcement today during the 2017-2018 budget proposal at the legislative assembly. The GNWT is…
Last week a man from Whati named Joe Moosenose found a bald eagle with a broken wing by the lake shore near his camp. He took the bird back to his house and reached out to Environment…
The budget for the 18th legislative assembly for the Government of the Northwest Territories has been released. In the document, it shows how much each department has to work with over the next 4 years….
GNWT took on $4.5-million lease for Mactung mineral deposit By: Avery Zingel When North American Tungsten Limited (NATCL) abandoned Cantung Mine on the N.W.T. and Yukon border, it was in financial disrepair, forcing Canada…
When it opened in 1993, the Nats’ejee K’eh Treatment Centre in Hay River boasted drum dances, and traditional Dene healing for addictions. The program and its cultural values were originally designed by 42…