Ottawa permanently increasing the Old Age Security pension for the first time since 1973

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.

Yellowknife city council voted in favour of entering into contributionary agreement with the federal government for engineering design planning to potentially extend water and sewer infrastructure. The proposed plan would bring piped water and sewer infrastructure all the way to the Yellowknife airport, currently under trucked water service.

Organizers said the event revitalizes the community and fosters unity within Dettah and Ndilo, as well as in Yellowknife and surrounding regions. Hundreds of people from across the region attend each year to take part in traditional and northern activities.

Yellowknife’s Annual Indoor Garage Sale is being hosted at the Multiplex Arena located at 41 Kam Lake Rd on Saturday, May 2 from 8am to noon.