The Northwest Territories department of Infrastructure has issued a 24-hour Closure Caution at km 12 of the Nahanni Butte Winter Road. According to the message posted today on social media and the Drive NWT website, the road could “close sooner with little to no notice.”
Danielle Dacanay with the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s Language Division says while new federal funding will help expand the quantity, quality and diversity of broadcasting programs, what’s needed is more robust permanent funding. “In [language] revitalisation there exists pools of permanent funding for English language education in Canada and there exist pools of permanent funding for French language education in Canada, but [not for] Indigenous language education
The Department of National Defence will be presenting information to the public on proposed infrastructure investments beginning the week of April 20. The department is scheduled to present at a committee meeting at city hall on Monday followed by in-person meetings in Inuvik and Yellowknife.