Service medals for corrections workers
Twenty-three Northerners were awarded the Governor General of Canada's Corrections Exemplary Service Medal on Feb. 8.
It is the highest honour for corrections services professionals in Canada.
Corrections service professionals from Hay River, Yellowknife and Fort Smith received the medal at a special reception in Yellowknife.
The individuals receiving medals for 20 years or more of service at the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre were Daniel Robert Beck, Sharon Caudron, Diane Chisholm, Roy Courtoreille, Gary Quinn Groenheyde, Robert Haley, Jeffry Lamoureux, Donald Clifford Mabbitt and William John McSwain.
NWT Commissioner Margaret Thoms presented the medals.
KFN to review election code
K'atlodeeche First Nation (KFN) is about to begin a review of its election code.
The first membership meeting on the review will take place on Feb. 22, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Chief Lamalice Complex.
According to a recent KFN newsletter, the review of the election code will not be completed before the coming election in June.
The band council hopes to bring an updated election code to the community for a vote in the late summer or fall of this year.
MLA congratulates Olympian Green
Hay River North MLA R.J. Simpson congratulated Hay River's Brendan Green for making the Canadian Olympic biathlon team on Feb. 9.
"This is the third consecutive time that Mr. Green will represent Team Canada at the Winter Olympics, which opened this morning in Pyeongchang, South Korea," said Simpson, adding it cements Green's legacy as one of Canada's greatest biathletes of all time.
Green made his Olympic debut in 2010 in Vancouver and again represented Canada in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.
Walk to Tuk attracts 10 per cent of NWT
The NWT Recreation and Parks Association announced last month that Walk to Tuk will help an unprecedented number of NWT residents get active this winter.
When registration closed in mid-January, more than 4,300 people on 324 teams from 30 communities had registered.
That number represents 10 per cent of the NWT's population.
Walk to Tuk involves conceptually walking the Mackenzie River from Fort Providence to Tuktoyaktuk – a total of 1,658 km – between Jan. 2 and Feb. 28.