West Channel artist Phillip Harris, better known as ‘Dutch’, has died. Harris’ body was found on May 4, but the date of his death is as yet unknown. The case is under investigation by the RCMP and the NWT Coroner’s Office, but neither suspects foul play. Cathy Menard, the chief coroner of the NWT, [...]
Representatives from a variety of Hay River and territorial businesses were on hand at Diamond Jenness Secondary School for its Occupations and Trades Fair on May 1. The companies and organizations included Poison Graphics, NWT Centennial Library, Avalon Rare Metals, Kingland Ford, Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC), and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The fair [...]
This is the fifth and final in a series of retrospective articles on the 50th anniversary of the Town of Hay River, which was incorporated in 1963. Imagine waking up in your bed, stretching vigorously and going downstairs for breakfast. With a warm bowl of porridge in hand, you look out the window to [...]
Two out of the three Hay River participants at the 15th annual Territorial Skills Competition have returned with medals. Dalton Atwell, Zackary Bonnetrouge and Colton Glaicar were in Yellowknife on April 16 to take part in the event, which featured 66 registered competitors and student demonstrators from across the NWT competing in 17 different [...]
A diplomatic cable sent from the American embassy in Ottawa to then U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in September of 1976 reveals serious concerns with lax security screenings at northern Canadian airports, such as in Hay River. It even goes as far as saying the possibility of a terrorist act is high. [...]
Hay River’s Jeff Ashby has bested participants from Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg to win $20,000 in Kraft’s Hockey Goes On nationwide contest. The tireless volunteer and a few dozen of his supporters congregated at the Doug Wieterman Hall on April 3 as the grand prize winners were announced on The Sports Network (TSN) during [...]
Town of Hay River officials are exploring various renovation options for the Don Stewart Recreation Centre, which is on its last legs. The issue was discussed at length during a Hay River council meeting on March 25. Lyle Hannan, the town’s director of recreation and community services, proposed a few options for the 45-year-old [...]
A documentary film three years in the making on the late Kole Crook still needs more footage and funding to complete, according to one of its producers. Keith MacNeill of Yellowknife, whose production company Dry Cold Media is making the film, said he is about one-third of the way through shooting. MacNeill has obtained [...]
Kerry Buhler had many reasons for started her own pet grooming business, but the best two reasons are named Bobo and Cuddles. Cuddles came to Buhler from Wrigley looking like a grey, shaggy, twisted rope floor mop in desperate need to be rid of the extreme matting that was sticking out in all directions [...]
Students from Diamond Jenness Secondary School got a chance to see where their recycled items were going last week. Each year, Grade 8 classes gather recyclables for processing and also take part in a telephone directory recycling challenge by Northwestel. Depending on how many books are collected, the school receives cash back. On March 5, [...]
