The promise of a new life was instilled in those who completed the 28 day program at Nats Ejee K’eh Treatment Centre last week, but the net of responsibility for healthy communities was cast wider. Last week there were several activities in schools and around the community pertaining to National Addictions Awareness Week. Hay River [...]
Drugs did something no boxer ever could to George Chuvalo – they knocked him down, but not out. Chuvalo was in Hay River last week to tell his cautionary tale of how drug addiction destroyed over half his family. Over the span of 11 years, Chuvalo lost three of his sons to drug-related deaths: his [...]
A plan by the Government of the Northwest Territories to have high-income earners pay for a portion of their supplementary health care in order to open the program to low-income earners was resoundingly denounced during a town hall meeting in Hay River on Thursday evening. A crowd of approximately 60 people, mainly seniors, voiced their [...]
The ‘Not Us’ drug campaign kicked off on March 29 at the Community Hall. Hay River residents poured into the room full of food, fun and information bringing to light the risks involved with substance abuse.
Three people, including two Hay River residents, are facing numerous charges after police conducted a search warrant on a home in Hay River’s Old Town last week.
The Town of Hay River is examining whether it can lawfully regulate what can be sold within the town limits.
