Tag: #Hay River
125 people displaced by fire at the highrise in Hay River
The 125 residents of the highrise that caught fire in Hay River on Friday will have to wait until March 20, and possibly longer, before they can return to their homes. At a March 16 information meeting for evacuees, assistant fire Marshal Travis Wright told residents that they could not be allowed back into their...
Hay River declares state of emergency over dump fire
An emergency has been declared in Hay River after a smouldering fire at the dump flared up on March 9. The Town of Hay River declared the local state of emergency at 3 p.m. on March 10. The Hay River Fire Department had been managing a subsurface fire at the landfill since March 3, before...
Brendan Green retires from competitive biathlon
Hay River’s Brendan Green has reached the final finish line in a storied 14-year career as a world-class biathlete. Green officially retired following a World Cup relay race in Canmore, Alta., on Feb. 8. It was an emotional few days as he approached his final competitive race. “This whole week, leading into this World Cup...
News Briefs: Breastfeeding conference set
A breastfeeding conference will be held from Feb. 19 to 21 by the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority. The conference will take place at the Dene Wellness & Development Centre on the Hay River Reserve. One component of the conference will be for healthcare providers working in the areas of midwifery, public health and...
Fort Simpson claims old timers’ glory
An old timers’ hockey tournament has returned to Hay River after an absence of two years. The Feb. 1 to 3 tournament was hosted by the Hay River Rusty Blades Old Timers Hockey Club. Owen Rowe, the captain of the Nahanni Inn Flyers, said the team had just nine players – including two picked up...
Swimming pool to be closed until next week
The swimming pool closed for repairs on Jan. 29 and it is expected to remain that way until sometime next week. “We had a major mechanical failure of the main pool pump,” Stephane Millette, the town’s recreation director, told The Hub on Feb. 7. “It doesn’t happen very often,” he said of the problem. “What...
Brendan Green’s legacy is guaranteed
Maybe it’s too early to talk about the legacy of Brendan Green as a world-class and Olympic biathlete. After all, he just retired late last week. However, we’ll give it a go, because we believe Green’s legacy is guaranteed in Hay River and throughout the North. What is a legacy, anyway? According to our trusty Canadian...
Soup Kitchen celebrates improvements
After a series of improvements this year, the Hay River Soup Kitchen held a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 5 to celebrate the changes and for a symbolic reopening. Chris Aitken, the president of the Soup Kitchen, said one of the main changes was the installation of a new dishwashing system earlier this year, which meant the...
Fall Fair makes successful return
The Hay River Fall Fair has made a successful return after a three-year hiatus. Jill Morse, one of the main organizers of the event, said the revival was really great. “Better than we expected,” she said. “Our entries weren’t off the charts like previous years, because it had a lull for three years.” There were...
Rallying from Prague to Siberia
Barrett Gibb has just wrapped up an adventure that most people would probably find difficult to even imagine. The former resident of Hay River and two of his friends that made up Team Grizzly Rims, completed the Mongol Rally – a 43-day, 21,000-kilometre drive from the Czech Republic to Siberia. In between, they travelled through...
Everything you need to know to run in municipal election
Heather Coakwell is ready to offer information to would-be candidates for town council or the Hay River District Education Authority (DEA). Coakwell is the returning officer for the Oct. 15 elections for both organizations. Nominations opened on Sept. 4 and will close at 3 p.m. on Sept. 17. Speaking on Sept. 6, Coakwell said there...
Appeal filed on KFN treaty settlement vote
A Sept. 5 ratification vote on what to do with a large treaty settlement for K’atlodeeche First Nation (KFN) has become the subject of an appeal. In a Sept. 6 news release, KFN’s chief and council advised that an appeal had been received concerning the results of the vote on dispersing a $28.3-million agricultural benefits...
News Briefs: Franklin searcher to describe findings
Tom Gross will give a presentation on the Franklin Expedition at the Hay River Heritage Centre on Sept. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. Gross has been searching for Franklin’s grave every summer for the past two decades, taking a quad trek from Gjoa Haven in Nunavut to a spot that he’s mapped out on the...
Hay River hockey player living his dream
A Hay River teenager has begun to live his hockey dream. Trey Beck recently signed to play Junior A hockey with a team in Alberta. “I’ve been dreaming about it since I was a little kid,” said the 16-year-old. “It finally came true.” On Aug. 30, Beck signed a one-year contract to play for the...
Hay River and Alberta inseparable
In Hay River, sometimes it seems that we’re a part of Alberta. Of course, we’re not, but it just feels like that. Hay River residents often look south to Alberta – and (sorry Yellowknife) not North to our territorial capital city – for a whole host of things. To name only a few, we often...
Inuvik track and field athlete brings home silver
Braeden Picek, 16, brought home a silver medal from last week’s track and field meet in Hay River. The Grade 11 student from East Three Secondary School said he wasn’t expecting to win anything at the event, which took place June 6 to 9. “I didn’t have any expectations because I didn’t train year-round for...
Arctic Winter Games trials held in Inuvik
Arctic Winter Games (AWG) Trials were held Thursday Jan. 18 to Saturday Jan. 20 in Inuvik. Snoeshoeing was held on the Mackenzie River, and Arctic sports such as Alaskan high kick, knuckle jump, and triple jump were held in the East Three Secondary gym. Veronica McDonald, who came first overall in the open female...
RCMP investigating suspicious death near Hay River
Police are investigating a suspicious sudden death Hay River, in the area close to Sandy Creek and a road known as the Wilderness Lodge Road on the K’atlodeeche First Nation. RCMP on Thursday responded to a report of a vehicle on the side of the road to Sandy Creek. Upon arrival, they found a deceased...