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Investments in northern infrastructure and defense announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney last week was the topic of discussion for Northwest Territories MP and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty.

The Yellowknives Dene First Nation and the Tłı̨chǫ Government announced that they are jointly advancing work on the all season road linking Grays Bay to the territory. “YKDFN and TG are jointly advancing an all-season road that would link the Northwest Territories to Nunavut and a proposed deepwater port at Grays Bay, unlocking access to critical minerals and creating long-term economic opportunities in a way that respects Indigenous rights and self-determination."

The territorial government says that some health services in the Yellowknife region will operate at reduced hours this Friday. The change in scheduled hours observes the half-day civic holiday on March 20 in recognition of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s annual Spring Carnival.

The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories will be joining more than 65 other monuments across Canada in being light up in red in honor of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24.

Ptarmicon, a Yellowknife based gaming group, is holding their annual Thawcon event on March 28, from 11am to 5pm, at the Yellowknife Curling Club.