There have been over 750 calls to 911 in the first two weeks since the emergency number launched at the start of November. But many of those were people and companies testing if the number worked. Ashley Geraghty is the 911 program manager under the Department of Municipal and Community…
The NWT and Yukon remain Liberal red. Michael McLeod was re-elected here in the NWT with 40 per cent of the vote. It was a much smaller margin of victory in the Yukon for Larry Bagnell. According to Elections Canada’s preliminary results, Bagnell received just 72 more votes than his…
Northerners—especially youth—have more career paths than just working the mines, says James Heidema. Heidema is the Chief Operating Officer of Northwestern Air Lease (NWAL), which recently opened its Terry Harrold School of Aviation in partnership with the Pentecostal Sub-arctic Leadership Training (SaLT) College. As airlines are getting more and more…
It’s no secret many people across the territory need to travel for medical reasons. Starting in June, the Department of Health and Social Services is making changes to the Medical Travel Program, which pays a portion of the travel costs for NWT residents who need to access insured health services…
Elder Francois Paulette, ITK President Natan Obed, Former Dehcho Grand Chief Herb Norwegain and Yukon AFN Regional Chief Kluane Adamek. (Photo Courtesy of AFN YUKON Region) Indigenous voices from across the North voiced their concerns about climate change and the need for action at the Nature Summit held last week on Mohawk Territory near Montreal, […]