Restricted firearm seized from Yellowknife hotel room

A youth suspect has been arrested by Hay River RCMP after police were made aware of a threatening post on social media made yesterday.

The Mackenzie Valley Environmental impact board plans to engage with key community stakeholders in the coming weeks to include Traditional Knowledge in their environmental assessment guidelines. With the guidelines first issued over 20 years ago, the change marks a new direction in how the environmental assessment process will proceed for the Mackenzie Valley region.

With nearly 200 community leaders and representatives making their way to Yellowknife, the NWT Association of Communities’ anticipate what could be their largest gathering yet as they plan their 60th Annual General Meeting. A delegation of more than 170 leaders and representatives from communities across the N.W.T. plan to meet at the Chateau Nova hotel in the city over a four day period beginning Feb. 26. The gathering has long been recognized among the largest of its nature in the territory.

The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that they will be upgrading their online eServices portal to improve security. 

Yellowknife RCMP has arrested a suspect in connection with a break-and-enter at the Chateau Nova.