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Featured, News November 13, 2020

Dominion recalls 60 Ekati staff

The company says in a press release it is anticipating a restart.

Sixty Ekati employees will be heading back to the mine in early December in preparation for operations to potentially restart. Dominion Diamond Mines, the owner of the Ekati Diamond Mine, announced the “furloughed” employees would be returning in a press release on Friday. The release says Dominion and its lenders…

Community, Featured, News November 12, 2020

The story of Tim Cook

'Maybe I can be that guy . . . to inspire them,' says veteran Tim Cook.

Tim Cook remembers the way his mother looked at him in his army uniform. The feeling of pride and national identity veiled over him like a warm blanket. “I wanted to challenge myself, do something different . . . and see what I was capable of,” Cook says. Coming from…

Community, Featured, Health, News November 12, 2020

CPHO reports two cases of COVID-19 in NWT mines

The release said the cases pose no additional risk to the territory.

In a matter of days, the NWT has reported three cases of COVID-19 in the territory. An Alberta resident has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine, Wednesday. The individual travelled on a direct flight from the south to the mine site. According to the press release,…

Featured, News November 5, 2020

MV Lafferty Ferry towed ashore after being stuck for days

The MV Lafferty Ferry and the crew aboard have been brought back to the shore after being stranded for days on the Liard River near Fort Simpson. Greg Hanna, spokesperson for the department of Infrastructure, said in an email the ferry lost power in one engine while being repositioned to…

Community, Featured, Industry, News September 10, 2020

Unemployment rates hit historic high for August

NWT Bureau of Statistics says employment in the NWT rose by 200 workers causing unemployment to jump to 11.3 per cent.

According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate rose to a historic high in August. As a result of more people seeking employment the employment rate also increased from July to August. “These changes suggest an increase in economic activities following the relaxation of constraints introduced to contain…

Featured, Health, News September 1, 2020

Public health emergency extended for 12th time

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Sept. 15. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but a press release says, there is fear of it spreading from other areas of Canada. “As Western Canada’s rate of infection reaches levels not…

Featured, News, Police July 22, 2020

Police continue to investigate Charlene Catholique disappearance 30 years later

She was last seen at the intersection of Highway 3 and Behchokǫ̀ Access Road on July 22, 1990

Charlene Catholique has officially been missing for 30 years, but continues to be at the center of a police investigation. On July 22, 1990, 15-year-old Catholique was last seen walking on Highway 3, near Behchokǫ̀, toward Yellowknife, looking for a ride. Catholique, originally from Łutselk’e, has been featured on Canada’s…

Featured, Health, News July 15, 2020

NWT residents can now register for organ and tissue donation

With over 600 applicants in Alberta still awaiting a transplant, Alberta is asking the NWT for help. Northwest Territories residents can now voluntarily join the Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry to increase the number of donors and improve the chances of a match for those waiting. The Government of…

Featured, Industry, News June 29, 2020

Covid-19 protocols relax for mineral and petroleum industry

Mineral and petroleum (MPR) workers in the NWT can now enjoy the same relaxed measures of Phase 2 as the rest of the community. Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, has revoked the changes made to the Public Health Order – COVID-19 Directed at Mineral and Petroleum Industry to…

Featured, News, Politics December 3, 2019

Cochrane building bridges at Council of the Federation

Political leaders from across Canada are getting their first chance to meet NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane this week. She attended her first Council of the Federation meeting on Monday in Toronto. She says the North is on the minds of Canada’s premiers and made the priority list. “I was quite…