It’s funny how many incarnations the Recreation Centre ice surface can take on. First this year it was lobsterfest, then a dance. But it was the graduating class of 2011 that added a little bit of extra sparkle to the décor. Along with the purple gauze hanging from the ceiling, the Diamond Jenness Secondary School [...]
Erosion on a section of Highway 2 between Hay River and Enterprise will be addressed sometime this summer, Northwest Territories Minister of Transportation Michael McLeod said last week. Under questioning from Hay River South MLA Jane Groenewegen on Feb. 9 in the legislative assembly, McLeod said the erosion near that portion of the highway has [...]
The Minister of Finance has presented a $1.34-billion 2011-12 budget to the legislative assembly, which includes $16.9 million in new spending. Michael Miltenberger made his budget address during Thursday afternoon’s assembly sitting, the last to be presented to the 16th Legislative Assembly. Miltenberger said that there are no new taxes in this budget, but property [...]
In a historic decision, the National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the Mackenzie Gas Project, stating that it believes the $16.2 billion project to be in the public good. “We find that the North and Canada would be better off with the project,” the NEB wrote in its report. “These economic, environmental and social objectives [...]
Frustrated with what they see as a lack of communication between Hay River Town Council and its citizens, a number of local residents have decided to take matters into their own hands. Approximately 35 people were in attendance at the Hay River Community Hall on Dec. 15 at a meeting designed to lay the groundwork [...]
Sylvia Boyer, Irma Miron, Alice Cambridge, and John Carroll of Hay River were honoured at the first annual Education Hall of Fame Ceremony, as Northwest Territories educators that made a difference and strong impact in the lives of children. Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, recognized each of the 15 individuals in the [...]
