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Donated kayak makes debut at Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Donated kayak makes debut at Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

A kayak donation to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) was unveiled earlier this week.
Special administrator to oversee Tsiigehtchic’s transition to hamlet

Special administrator to oversee Tsiigehtchic’s transition to hamlet

A special administrator will be appointed to run Tsiigehtchic next month as it transitions from charter community to hamlet.
EDITORIAL: We need to stop letting haters call themselves ‘phobes’

EDITORIAL: We need to stop letting haters call themselves ‘phobes’

Something occurred to me while I was covering Pride this last week.
VIDEO: Tetlit Gwich’in Dancers

VIDEO: Tetlit Gwich’in Dancers

Fort McPherson’s Tetlit Gwich’in Dancers were in Inuvik June 13 to perform as part of the Arctic Development Expo. Here the demonstrate a waltz.
VIDEO: Mouth Harp Demonstration

VIDEO: Mouth Harp Demonstration

Stanislav Ksenofontov demonstrates how to play a mouth harp, a traditional musical instrument of the Sakha Sire, a region of Siberia North of Mongolia, during the Arctic Development Expo in Inuvik, N.W.T on June 14.
RCMP charge 28-year-old woman with second-degree murder following investigation in Fort Providence

RCMP charge 28-year-old woman with second-degree murder following investigation in Fort Providence

Police have now laid charges against a 28-year-old woman in connection with the death of a man in Fort Providence on Monday evening.
Saamba K’e wildfire still burning out of control as of Tuesday

Saamba K’e wildfire still burning out of control as of Tuesday

The out-of-control wildifre near Saamba K’e is showing no signs of slowing down and fire crews are doing whatever they can to try and protect the community.
Fire training conducted at the airport

Fire training conducted at the airport

The black smoke people may have seen earlier this week was the Yellowknife Airport Fire Department conducting fire training on Monday. Kaicheng Xin/NNSL photo
SIBS sells 22 modular housing units to NHC, aims to ‘change the landscape of the construction industry in Nunavut’

SIBS sells 22 modular housing units to NHC, aims to ‘change the landscape of the construction industry in Nunavut’

Sakku Innovative Building Solutions’ (SIBS) recent sale of 22 modular units to the Nunavut Housing Corporation (NHC) represents another big moment for a company that some believe could change the complexion of the construction industry in the territory.
Dredging of Great Slave Lake set to begin this summer

Dredging of Great Slave Lake set to begin this summer

It looks like the long-awaited dredging on Great Slave Lake near the mouth of the Hay River will be happening this summer. That’s according to the territory’s infrastructure minister.