Ethan Montague

AVENS in Yellowknife has recently received a special accreditation for meeting a bar of care set by an independent national committee. While about 7,800 organizations across the country have a similar accreditation, about 55 organizations in the territory currently hold this type of accreditation. The AVENS Community for Seniors in Yellowknife received accreditation under the Qmentum Long Term Care program.

Liidlii Kue First Nation and Fort Simpson Community officials say FS015 has active in and around all subdivisions, as well as on the hills below Wildrose and near the trailer court. Another structure protection task force arrived in the community on Monday. Wildland Urban Interface crews and wildland firefighters are focussing their response on residential areas near Wildrose to extinguish active fire wildfire burning east of Hwy 1.

My word, a Canadian’s use of the English language is bedazzled with meaning, context, and historical significance. In Canada, we celebrate new Canadianisms, as they reflect our national intertwined-ness. Recently, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) released its Canadian English additions to commemorate the first of July or Canada Day.

Crews from Yellowknife’s Fire Division and RCMP are investigation an early morning fire this weekend that reportedly began in an area encampment. The Yellowknife Fire Division responded to a tent fire in a treed area behind Crestview Apartments near 5001 52 Avenue early morning on Sunday. Crews were able to respond to prevent it from spreading to the surrounding trees, brush and nearby structures. Fortunately, no injuries were reported and the fire was contained to the tents.

Waahli is bringing new music from Soap Club Volume 1, his upcoming album to the Folk On The Rocks festival this summer in Yellowknife. The artist says performing songs from the new album live is a musically transformative experience. “In the show, there's a lot of things that could change and playing with a live band as well is there's the flexibility of creating changes."