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Featured, News May 25, 2021

Power temporarily restored in Behchoko` after vehicle collides with pole

Another outage is expected later Tuesday afternoon.

Power is temporarily restored in Behchoko` after a single vehicle collision led to an outage early Tuesday morning. Behchoko` Chief Clifford Daniels says the damaged pole was on the access road. Doug Prendergast, a spokesperson for the NTPC, says the pole has been removed and power restored. But there will…

Featured, News March 16, 2021

NTPC employee dies after workplace accident

A Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) employee has died following a workplace accident that took place in early March. NTPC confirmed that Michael Paul Chinna, an apprentice power systems electrician since 2018, was the employee who was injured on March 5 at the Jackfish generating facility in Yellowknife. He died…

Featured, News, Politics March 15, 2021

Cabinet concerned with power limiters bill

Cabinet has taken issue with a motion put forward to end the use of power limiters in the NWT. Jackie Jacobson, MLA for Nunakput, introduced a motion to amend Bill 23 in the Legislative Assembly last week to cut back on the use of power limiters by the Northwest Territories…

Featured, News March 8, 2021

Employee injured at NTPC facility

The incident occured Friday at the Jackfish generating facility in Yellowknife

An employee of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) has been injured at the Jackfish generating facility in Yellowknife. The unspecified accident took place on March 5th and the employee was transported to Stanton Territorial Hospital for assessment and treatment. Doug Prendergast, NTPC communications manager, stated in a news release…

Featured, News February 18, 2021

Taltson River trappers to receive compensation, but what’s next for them?

A trapper who had his Taltson River cabin flooded says the government compensation will help him, but he’s worried about the long-term effects of the flooding. Arthur Beck told CKLB in an interview at the time that trappers would need assistance from the territorial government. Last week Shane Thompson, minister…

Featured, News January 22, 2021

‘Ice right up to the windows’: Trapping cabins near Taltson River flooded, frozen

Arthur Beck says his trapping season is finished as all his trapping equipment is under several feet of ice.

A trapper from Fort Resolution was saddened to discover his cabin near the Taltson River had a solid floor of ice up to its windows. Arthur Beck, a long time hunter and trapper, says upon discovering the state of his cabin, he measured the water level to be about 12…

Featured, Industry, News December 11, 2020

Oil spill closes Snare Falls hydro

The volume of oil spilled, cost and repair timeline are all still unknown.

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has removed its hydro unit from operation at Snare Falls following an oil spill. According to an NTPC news release, staff reported the spill on Dec. 10 after noticing an oil sheen in the water while doing testing. The release also hints at a leak,…

Community, Featured, Life Style, News October 30, 2020

MLA wants to make power limiters illegal in the winter

Jackie Jacobson says the use of power limiters is “inhumane” during the winter months.

On Nov. 9, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation will start using power limiters again on residents that can’t pay their bills. The corporation made the announcement earlier this month, reversing a decision from earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. The reversal caught the attention of Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson, who represents…

Featured, News, Police May 21, 2020

NTPC website still down after ransomware attack

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation website is still offline after a ransomware attack in late April. There is no timeline for when the site will be running again, says Doug Prendergast, communications manager, in an email. “Access to services will not be restored until we have a high level of…

Featured, Life Style, News May 1, 2020

NTPC falls victim to cyberattack

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has confirmed it is a victim of a cyberattack. If residents visited NTPC’s website on Thursday afternoon, they were met by a ransomware message. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files preventing a person or company from accessing them. The attacker asks to…