The Hay River RCMP Detachment will be hosting the 34th-annual Spook-A-Rama Halloween Teen Dance on Oct. 31 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Hay River Community Hall.
The RCMP is inviting youth from Grades 8-12 to join in the fun with Spook-A-Rama.
Admission is free.
In a news release, the RCMP thanked local businesses for their donations of prizes and snacks at the event.
The RCMP also noted that there will be no admission after 10 p.m.
Plus, there will be zero tolerance for alcohol or drug use during the event.
Highway to Fort Res now fully chipsealed
Highway 6 to Fort Resolution has now been fully chipsealed.
This past summer, Kilometre 28 to Kilometre 42 of the highway was rehabilitated
"This highway is now completely chipsealed, providing improved comfort and safety to travellers and residents of Fort Resolution," said Infrastructure Minister Wally Schumann is an Oct. 12 report to the Legislative Assembly on highway work this summer in the NWT.
Schumann noted that the GNWT improved more than 200 kilometres of highway this summer, including three community access roads and three bridges, at a cost of $46.4 million.
The work was funded by the GNWT and the federal government's Building Canada Plan.
Schumann said rehabilitation was completed on the Buffalo River Bridge on Highway 5.
Plus, the minister noted work began this month on the replacement of Pine Point Bridge on Highway 5.
"The project involves replacing the bridge superstructure and construction is expected to be complete by fall of 2019," he said. "Once complete, the bridge will be an open deck bridge to better meet current and projected traffic loads. During rehabilitation, traffic will be diverted to the nearby CN rail bridge."
Event to mark awareness week
The Family Support Centre is marking Family Violence Awareness Week with a number of events.
That includes an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre. The open house will feature free soup and bannock, along with door prizes.
On Oct. 26, the Family Support Centre will also present a free movie, Inside Out, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Riverview Cineplex.