Mo Fahim

The GNWT announced that the Yellowknife Airport will be conducting a live security and emergency preparedness exercise on Tuesday. According to the announcement issued today, the exercise is part of routine testing that happens every two years.

Following an alleged bootlegging incident Tuktoyaktuk police reported that they have seized nearly 50 bottles of alcohol. A man who was not identified is now facing charges. Officers said that in late November they received a tip that someone had purchased what was described as a “significant” amount of alcohol.

A crowd of people gathered at a public vigil for the Day of Remembrance and Action on Dec. 6 for those who have been affected by gender-based violence. In the territory, over a hundred people gathered to remember those who have faced and continue to face gender based violence.

The GNWT announced that after a fifth YKI school tested positive for elevated lead levels on Nov. 26, schools across the territory awaiting testing or results will now be able to access alternative drinking water as a precaution.

The Status of Women Council of the NWT and YWCA NWT are holding a public vigil on the National Day of Remembrance and Action to acknowledge and remember those who have been affected by gender-based violence. Hawa Dumbuya-Sesay, Executive Director of the YWCA NWT says communities continue to be deeply impacted by intimate partner violence, femicide, and the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.