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Skills Canada NWT held their annual Territorial Competition this past Friday in Yellowknife at the Summit Air hangar.

The Tłı̨chǫ Government has announced that it will receive $1.2 million in funding for Child Welfare Capacity Building.

The Northwest Territories department of Infrastructure has issued a 24-hour Closure Caution at km 12 of the Nahanni Butte Winter Road. According to the message posted today on social media and the Drive NWT website, the road could “close sooner with little to no notice.”

Danielle Dacanay with the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s Language Division says while new federal funding will help expand the quantity, quality and diversity of broadcasting programs, what’s needed is more robust permanent funding. “In [language] revitalisation there exists pools of permanent funding for English language education in Canada and there exist pools of permanent funding for French language education in Canada, but [not for] Indigenous language education

Inuvik RCMP has seized over 120 litres of illicit alcohol following a tip from a member of the public.  

The Department of National Defence will be presenting information to the public on proposed infrastructure investments beginning the week of April 20. The department is scheduled to present at a committee meeting at city hall on Monday followed by in-person meetings in Inuvik and Yellowknife.

Seven updated art programs, including two newly created ones, are now open for applications through the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Folk On The Rocks has announced the performers for this year’s Main Stage Showdown.

Testing results show another school in the territory with elevated levels of lead in water. Since comprehensive testing of schools across the N.W.T. began this fall, 31 school sites out of 38 announced to date have tested positive for elevated levels of lead. Two officials from the department of Infrastructure said the N.W.T. plans to look at testing more public buildings including health care centres and hospitals once school testing is completed.