Dancers and musicians from across the West congregated in Hay River this past weekend for the Biggest Fiddling and Jigging Championship North of 60. From Sept. 3 – 5 the Ben Sivertz Arena was filled with music and dancing as each competitor vied for the top prize. “It has been just great,” said local fiddler [...]
A new role has been created within Hay River’s Fire Department. Volunteer Fire Chief Ross Potter’s position has become full time. Potter took over the new role on Aug. 16, a switch that he said seemed natural. “When the opportunity came up to become full time, I was close to retirement at my other job, [...]
A Hay River man has been charged with manslaughter after an alleged altercation at a local bar. Mark Larsen, 28, has been charged in the death of 50 year-old Brent Darrell Nixon. He appeared in court on Aug. 18 in Yellowknife, where he was released on bail by Judge Robert Gorin.
A northern-based cell phone company has made a proposal to Town Council to bring their services into Hay River. During last Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Cameron Zubko, vice-president of Ice Wireless, addressed Council with a plan to incorporate Hay River into their Northern coverage. The company was created in 2005 by Zubko and [...]
Environment and Natural Resources officials said they are cautiously optimistic that the anthrax outbreak among bison in the Slave River Lowlands may be over. Ella Stinson, an ENR spokesperson, said 45 bison carcasses have been located within the eight kilometer area since the outbreak was first detected in June. Two carcasses were located recently, though [...]
The Youth Centre successfully held their first Battle of the Bands event on Saturday evening. Around 20 youth showed up for the music competition and barbecue, which was held outside of the centre from 8 p.m. until midnight. Only two bands were involved in the battle, bringing a close competition between Daniel Dahl and Clinton [...]
A former K’amba Queen contestant is facing five criminal charges after stealing a vehicle from outside a Hay River store and taking it for a joyride earlier this month. Royann Bugghins, 18, was charged after a 1999 Ford F150 truck was stolen from outside the Super A Gas Bar on July 14 at approximately 8:30 [...]
The 29th Annual Coors Slopitch Tournament is a go, after a group of volunteers stepped up at the eleventh hour to help run it, league executives announced last week. Glenn Smith, a director with the Hay River Mixed Slo Pitch League, said league officials had resigned themselves to canceling the popular tournament early last week [...]
Despite conflicting results of a pre-feasibility study, Mayor Kelly Schofield is confident that Avalon Rare Metals Inc. will relocate its hydro-metallurgical plant to the former Pine Point mine. A new release from Avalon states that “using this location offers some significant potential benefits for the Northwest Territories, however other alternatives in southern Canada remain to [...]
Hay River’s first try at an arts and music festival was a success as various events took place around town this past weekend. The weather created a road bump in the planning, as the outdoor segment of the festival had to be moved indoors, but there was a steady flow of entertainment all weekend. Acts [...]
