VIDEO: Chris Stipdonk performs 200 foot-eight inch knuckle hop
A new record for the Knuckle Hop may have been set in Inuvik Jan. 25 as Fort Simpson's Chris Stipdonk made an entire lap around the East Three school Gymnasium as part of the...
Inuvik to host fifth Arctic Open Judo tournament
Inuvik will be host to the Arctic Open Judo tournament Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, bringing upwards of 50 judokai from Yellowknife and Whitehorse to the community for the first time in the tournament's...
EDITORIAL: Is a bad deal better than no deal at all?
During one of the dizzying number of government meetings I've attended in the last week, someone made a mention about how it was important to jump on opportunities and be generous when bargaining with...
VIDEO: Underwood Day performs a two-foot high kick
Underwood Day was competing in the Arctic Winter Games Trials Jan. 23-25 at East Three School in Inuvik. Here, he performs a two-foot high kick and jumps over seven feet in the air!
Deputy Premier Thom hosts open house
While the learning curve is starting to get a bit more level, Deputy Premier Diane Thom notes she's still discovering something new every day.
Wearing four separate hats on top of being the MLA for...
Aklavik man sentenced to 270 days for torching truck
An Aklavik man who pleaded guilty to arson with disregard for human life Sept. 25 was sentenced to 270 days in jail.
On Jan. 21, in Inuvik Supreme Court, Justice Andrew Mahar sentenced Brandon Cockney...
Fort McPherson cook set to go up against the nation’s finest
For as long as she can remember, Jennilee Vaneltsi always wanted to be on a cooking show.
"One of my favourite channels on my dish at home is the food network," she said. "I told...
Inuvik approves new RCMP housing plan
There were no crowds of protesters filling chambers when town council passed a re-zoning bylaw to allow for new housing for RCMP officers Jan. 15.
Councillors voted 6-0, with Coun. Kurt Wainman absent and Coun....
Whitehorse suspects arrested in Inuvik
A cross-territory manhunt has ended in Inuvik after RCMP arrested two men suspected of two armed robberies and a break and enter in Whitehorse on Jan. 18.
Whitehorse RCMP published a news release stating the...
Beaufort landfast ice melted at its earliest recorded date in history in 2019
Landfast ice, where coastal sea ice freezes to the shore, melted at the fastest rate ever recorded in 2019 and an entire month sooner than in 2017.
Research conducted by Dustin Whalen through Natural Resources...
From Afghanistan to Inuvik, Red Snow wows audiences across cultures
Inuvik's Sunrise festival was many different things for many different people, but for Mozhdah Jamalzadah one thing stood out among all else.
"This is one of the rare communities in the entire world that's matriarchal....
Team Bain aims to sweep away the competition… one last time
It's been a series of deeply emotional ends for Team Bain, who spent the lead up to the Christmas holiday in back-to-back competitions, first vying for a spot at the Arctic Winter Games and...
EDITORIAL: What a party!
Well, that was epic.
Three days of workshops, fireworks, dog sled rides, dancing, singing, movies and snow carving. All within walking distance.
And all for free.
To heck with the Calgary Stampede. This is where it's at....
EXCLUSIVE: Beaufort Delta saw earliest landfast ice breakup in history
Landfast ice in the Beaufort Delta is melting faster than any time in recorded history.
That's the conclusion of measurements taken over the year and compared to last year.
'Landfast ice' is the term used for...
EDITORIAL: Hindsight is always 2020
Wow, we made it for another lap around the sun. A journey of 4 million kilometres begins with a single moment, it seems.
I began 2019 some 3,177 km away in what increasingly feels like...
IN PHOTOS: A weekend of wonder at Inuvik’s Sunrise Festival
For three days, Inuvik was bustling with cross-cultural activity, as dancers taught their moves, sculptors taught their arts and free activities abounded from Jan. 3-5.
IN PHOTOS: Inuvik Sunrise Festival opening night
Inuvik's Sunrise festival kicked off Jan. 3 with opening ceremonies at East Three School. Three days of celebrations welcomed back the sun as residents welcomed guests from across Canada to join in the celebrations.
New children’s book teaches the basics of Gwich’in
Vành gòonlìh.
Drin gwichìl'ee gòo'àii. Sriinii'àii.
Drin gwiheezàa gòonlìh.
Translating to "It's morning. It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. It's going to be a good day," the opening lines of the new children's book Drin...
VIDEO: Theland Kicknowsway’s L.E.D. Hoop Dance
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Theland Kicknowsway performs his signature L.E.D. Hoop Dance at the Inuvik Sunrise Festival Jan. 3.
Tuktoyaktuk teens taking documentary to next level
They may have already traveled over 14,000 kilometres already, but for a team of four Tuktoyaktuk documentarians the journey is just beginning.
Nathan Kuptana, Carmen Kuptana and Eriel Lugt showed the first part of their...
Hoop Dancer shows Inuvik the rainbow at Sunrise Festival
Theland Kicknosway had already been dancing for three years when he approached his mother with a profound question.
"When he was seven years old he would always tell me, 'I hope they see what I...
Tsiigehtchic reaching out to Toronto Blue Jays for baseball field upgrades
Tsiigehtchic's aging baseball diamond is in need of a serious overhaul and is reaching out to Canada's premier team for assistance in repairing it.
Part of the Toronto Blue Jay's public outreach program, the Jays...
Inuvik Firefighters level-up over the holidays
Nine of Inuvik's bravest are engaged in some serious upgrading over the holiday season, completing the physical component of a Level 1 firefighter course over the first week of December and a written component...
Parks Canada invites Inuvik in for coffee
Residents were invited in to meet their local Parks Canada team Nov. 29 at their office on Kingmingya Road and learn all about the different conservation work Parks Canada does in the region.
From listening...
Beaufort Delta residents help researchers shed light elusive gut bacteria
Residents in the Beaufort Delta have helped scientists at the University of Alberta shed a bit of light on a mysterious stomach bacteria estimated around 2000 to have infected at least half the human...
RCMP hand out Christmas cards made by East Three Elementary students
You're never too young to learn about road safety.
Students of East Three Elementary School showed that in volumes, producing hundreds of personalized Christmas cards for drivers who passed through the RCMP's Candy Cane check...
PHOTO STORY: Christmas Coffeehouse brings out the cheer
East Three School hosted the annual Christmas Coffeehouse Dec. 18, an open stage for the community to showcase their talents, both festive and otherwise.
From choral chants to cello recitals, there was something for everyone....