Opinion

It is with sadness that I am saying goodbye to the North, my job and the friends that I have made along the way.

Because of all the forest fire smoke in the air, people are talking about and monitoring the air quality. The problem is that it seems that every website you go to has a different measuring system and the more you learn about air quality the more confusing it gets.

What is happening? I don’t ever remember a summer like this.

Trust has been broken in your relationship. Whether it was caused by lying, keeping secrets, cheating, broken promises, manipulation, or even being abandoned when you needed that person the most. How do you get back to fully trusting that person and moving forward?

Ramble and Ride is coming up Aug. 4 to 6 and there will be events throughout Old Town for the entire family beginning Friday night.

Family and friends are remembering Adrian Halushka, who drowned in Frame Lake on July 19.

Wildfire affects us all — but differently.

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Day One at The Dene National Assembly

It can get mighty hot in the summer especially if you are out hiking or prospecting. So here is an old bush trick: find a stream or a lake, take your boots and socks off and stick your feet in the water. It starts by cooling your feet off but also cools your blood circulating through your feet down and this will slowly cool your whole body down. It’s a way of cooling yourself down without going swimming.