Olympic judoka Passoa Jr. to host workshops

The City of Yellowknife has announced that the Water and Sewer Division will be doing repairs Knutsen Avenue tomorrow, January 13th.

The NWT’s Human Rights Commission says recent data suggests nearly 90 per cent of Indigenous people and 78 per cent of newcomers living in the territory have experienced discrimination.  The country-wide rate is also significant, with about 46 per cent of Indigenous people and 48 per cent of newcomers reporting experiences of being discriminated against in daily interactions, from workplaces to restaurants and even in using public transportation.

Behdzi Ahda' First Nation and the GNWT have signed a workplan for the Colville Lake School build project, working together to build a new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school in the community. 

The Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation is ending its one-on-one healing services after 8 years of operations, to focus on rebuilding their long-term healing initiatives in the north.  

The women’s shelter in Yellowknife continues to see their emergency beds hit maximum capacity most nights, even as the transitional shelter has begun to accept clients now living at the new facility located on Old Airport Road. And even as the men’s emergency shelter is seeing the opposite trend, with many choosing to sleep outdoors or hidden in unseen areas of the city.