Beautiful Northwest Territories images by Yuichi Takasaka

Yellowknife police report that two security guards are facing charges following an alleged assault of an elderly man. Officers say the man sustained injuries and was treated in hospital. The names of the suspects have not been made public as the changes have yet to be sworn in court, said RCMP.

Doug Prendergast with NTPC also reported that the company expects to provide an update on the schedule for a return to service of the Talston Hydro station sometime this month. Prendergast said in order for services to remain reliable and in order to reduce the environmental impacts within the electricity sector, aging infrastructure will need to be “replaced or refurbished.”

“Participating in this process was important to me, and I remain deeply committed to the wellbeing of Inuvialuit and our communities and look forward to collaborating with Erwin as he takes on this important role,” said Minister Kuptana.

The City of Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD) responded to reports of smoke coming from the roof of the Watermark Tower, located at 4503 52 Avenue, just before 1 pm on the 21st of January.  

“It's as important as elections. It's our nation's family portrait we're taking every five years. We collect demographic and socioeconomic information on the Canadian population. What makes the census unique is we have data at a very low level of geography. Every community is represented in the census. Most of the other data sources are at more aggregated levels, at higher geographic levels. It’s at the community level,” Mathieu explains.