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City supports keeping emergency dispatch services in-house

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City councillor’s support continuing to deliver emergency dispatch services through the City of Yellowknife, despite it being cheaper to privatize the service. A memorandum regarding whether the City should maintain...

First Air adding Sunday service between Yellowknife and Iqaluit

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
First Air has announced they’ll be increasing service to their route between Iqaluit and Yellowknife, with a stop in Rankin Inlet, by adding Sunday service starting May 21. The announcement was...

Tool to navigate autism across the lifespan released in NWT

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
For those living on the autism spectrum, navigating through a sometimes unaccommodating world can pose major challenges. RELATED: How toques are starting the conversation about autism in the NWT Autism Society...

New photo project tackles Yellowknife’s ‘homeless crisis’

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
Homelessness has been a long-standing issue in Yellowknife. Recently it was reported that nearly 10 per cent of the city’s population experiences homelessness at some point each year. Now, a new...

How toques are starting the conversation about Autism

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
Despite being almost the end of April, that cold weather is still holding on and we haven't escaped our winter toques just yet. The Autism Society NWT is now using...

Man charged with aggravated assault on Inuvik woman

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
A 52-year-old Whitehorse man has been charged with aggravated assault after a woman was seriously injured in Inuvik earlier this week. At around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday, Inuvik RCMP received a...

All 5 of Yellowknife’s outdoor rinks closed for the season

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The ice roads around Yellowknife have already closed for the season, and the ice rinks are following suit. RELATED: Public transit will be free in Yellowknife for Earth Day The skating...

Public transit will be free in Yellowknife for Earth Day

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
Earth Day is this Saturday, and it’s a good time to think about reducing your carbon footprint. Experts say a good way to do this is by ditching the car...

Wood bison now a ‘threatened’ species in the territory

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In the Northwest Territories, the wood bison has now been labeled as a ‘threatened’ species on the NWT's List...

Ecology North kicks off Earth Week with a fish fry today

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
It's Earth Week in Yellowknife, and Ecology North kicked off their week of celebrating our planet with a fish...

$3.1M in joint funding announced for NWT projects

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
The GNWT announced more than $3.1 million in joint funding for four infrastructure projects across the Northwest Territories on...

This year could be Yellowknife’s last 4/20 rally: Organizer

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With the Federal government poised to legalize marijuana, the annual 4/20 rally and march is planned for Thursday in Yellowknife...

Applications for city’s Spring Clean-Up contract close today

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
As the snow melts and we usher in spring, we’re also ushering in spring cleaning; so why not get...

Escorts now offered for all NWT expectant mothers: Minister

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
For expectant mothers in the NWT having to travel outside of their home communities to give birth, they won’t...

De Beers to move chartered flights from EDM. to Calgary

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
De Beers Canada is moving its twice-weekly charter flights for employees from Edmonton to Calgary this summer. The move was...

Memorial Hockey Challenge raises $6,500 for Disabilities Council

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
The numbers are in: the tenth annual Memorial Hockey Challenge raised $6,500 for the NWT Disabilities Council this year...
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DND, GNWT hosting public town halls in Yellowknife and Inuvik

Northwest Territories
Town Hall meetings with the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are being planned for the city of Yellowknife and the town of Inuvik this month. Strategic Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek says the meetings are focused on  dual-use infrastructure defence investments, including the "modernization" of the North American Aerospace Defence Command.

Hay River RCMP arrest suspect in firearm incident

RCMP
Hay River RCMP has taken a suspect into custody following a reported firearm incident last week.

Testing shows elevated lead in water at more Fort Smith buildings

Northwest Territories
A number of municipal buildings in Fort Smith show elevated levels of lead in water, according to initial testing results announced on Friday. It is unclear how many buildings are affected but offiicals said more information would be made public in the coming days. “We would like to inform residents that recent water testing at Town facilities has found lead levels that require follow-up and action,” read a message posted by officials on the town’s site.

GNWT says 3 more school buildings show elevated lead in water

Northwest Territories
The territorial government says another three school sites showed elevated levels of lead in drinking water after testing earlier this month. With 32 tested school results announced to date, 26 have tested positive for elevated levels of lead in some of their drinking water fixtures.

New smoking cessation program launched at Stanton Territorial Hospital

Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has announced the launch of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation at Stanton Territorial Hospital. The program aims to help smokers get care while in hospital, and afterwards.