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Community, Environment, Featured, News August 19, 2023

Wildfire update, Aug. 19: Overnight rain makes for “status quo” day in Yellowknife

Difficult conditions are on the way for the N.W.T. capital.

Some light rain overnight made for a “status quo” wildfire day in the Yellowknife region on Saturday, with the nearest fire remaining about 15 km from the NWT capital. On Saturday evening, the GNWT hosted a press conference on the state of the wildfire situation that included Premier Caroline Cochrane,…

Community, Environment, Featured, News August 9, 2023

Kakisa under evacuation alert due to wildfire

Residents should be prepared to leave on short notice.

Last updated Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 11:30 a.m. The community of Kakisa is now under evacuation alert due to a wildfire that “overwhelmed” firefighting efforts, according to the GNWT. The alert was issued on the evening of Aug. 8. Residents are asked to be prepared to leave at a moment’s…

Community, Environment, Featured, News, Weather June 16, 2023

These researchers were helping the N.W.T.’s small communities. Then the fires came

'[I'm] concerned and worried about a place and people that I've really grown to care about,' says one PhD candidate

For Carla Johnston, Sambaa K’e has a special place in her heart. Johnston, a PhD candidate with the Balsillie School of International Affairs, has been working with communities in the territory since 2019. Her work focuses on integrating Indigenous knowledge and practices in the design of local and global food…

NWT MP Michael McLeod. (CKLB file photo)

Featured, News May 6, 2021

Kakisa to build park for gatherings, ceremonies

Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation in Kakisa received federal funding to construct an outdoor area for ceremonies and gatherings. “One of our dreams, here in the community is to have a center like that,” said Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation Chief Lloyd Chicot at a virtual press conference. “We also go on…

Community, Environment, Featured, Health July 7, 2020

Boil water advisory lifted again in South Slave

For the second time, a nearly two month long boil water advisory has been lifted in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa. The advisory was put in place due to a higher than normal amount of turbidity — muddy water — as a result of the spring break-up,…

Community, Featured, Health, News June 19, 2020

South Slave under boil water advisory again

Three days after lifting the boil water advisory, the chief environmental health officer has reinstated it for the communities of Hay River, K’atl’odeeche Reserve, Enterprise and Kakisa. Similarly to the first advisory, this one is also due to high levels of turbidity (debris and sediment) and is “precautionary in nature.”…