New Dene council elected in Łutselk’e

The City of Yellowknife will be partnering with the Nordic Embassies of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland to host Resilience in the Arctic. This half-day long seminar will focus on strengthening the social, economic, and security resiliencies across arctic communities.

Climate change scientists say water levels remain low across the territory and predict above average precipitation expected in the coming months. Environment researchers anticipate that southern regions will see colder than average temperatures, while northern parts of the territory will experience the opposite effect.

Yellowknife RCMP are investigating two break and enters that allegedly occurred this month at Avens Manor in which a number of guitars that were being used by residents for their music program were stolen along with food. Police say the incidents, which occurred on Jan. 12 and Jan. 5., remain under investigation and no arrests have been made as yet. Investigators believe the two incidents are related and may have been committed by the same person or persons.

Ecology North is inviting everyone to their Stories of the Land event this World Snow Day, Sunday the 18th from 1-3 pm. Join Chief Fred Sangris at Frame Lake for stories and reflections, followed by a short walk around the nearby trail, and warming up around the fire with hot drinks and bannock. 

The community of Wrigley is currently under a boil water advisory following what officials say was a “critical mechanical failure” in the water treatment system. "What we understand from talking to the treatment plant operator and then the community government, there seems to be some kind of mechanical, failure happening to the extent that the community is not able to do the proper filtration for the path of water from the treatment system. So they are bypassing the treatment system