Searchers locate downed U.S. airplane
A tragic end to a six day search has prompted an investigation into the crash that killed a Colorado man in the Northwest Territories. American businessman Terry Johnson, 75, went missing on July 24 after departing from Norman Wells in a single-engine Beechcraft A36 Bonanza. He was said to be returning to the United States [...]
What’s your NWT?
If you could design the Northwest Territories of the future, what would it look like? That’s the question NWT Premier Floyd Roland posed to residents July 7 as he launched the “Creating Our Future Together” initiative in an effort to develop a common vision for the future of the territory in 20 to 30 years [...]
Unity vital to development, says Roland
Premier Floyd Roland spoke to attendees at the 10th Inuvik Petroleum Show last Wednesday, expressing that cooperation and unity of Northern leaders is required for the development of Northern resources. The show took place from June 22 – 24, and brings delegates from across Canada together to discuss the North’s petroleum potential.
NWT MP introduces bill to increase borrowing limit
Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington introduced a private member’s bill to increase the Northwest Territories borrowing limit last week in the House of Commons. Bevington’s bill, which he introduced on Thursday, would increase borrowing limit and create a formula to establish the borrowing limit each year. It would require amendments to Section 2 and and [...]
Track meet set to kick off today
This week 1,177 students from across the Northwest Territories will be meeting at the track field at Diamond Jenness for this year’s NWT Track and Field Championship. Out of all the participants, 339 will be locals, with 104 coming from Princess Alexandra, 16 from Chief Sunrise, 62 from Diamond Jenness, 76 from Harry Camsell and [...]
GNWT withdraws caribou question
The Government of the Northwest Territories announced last week that it will no longer ask the NWT Supreme Court whether or not it has the authority to regulate subsistence hunting of barren-ground caribou. Instead, GNWT officials and regional Aboriginal leaders will come to an agreement and when, and how, caribou hunting should be managed.
New electricity rates of NWT
Electricity rates will be reduced in the majority of Northwest Territories communities this fall, thanks to an electricity plan announced by the Government of the Northwest Territories on Friday. The decrease, which was announced in the GNWT’s response to both the electricity review and Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) review, will be implemented by the [...]
Feds take aim at regulatory process in NWT
Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, announced the federal government’s three-pronged plan to improve the regulatory process in the Northwest Territories during a presentation to the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce on Monday afternoon. Strahl said the government’s new Action Plan will ensure that the present regulatory regimes are more effective by removing [...]
AWG underway in Grande Prairie
“Let the Games begin,” declared Arctic Winter Games president Gerry Thick Saturday night to a roaring crowd of over 1,800 athletes from around the polar world and a packed stadium full of fans. The 2010 Arctic Winter Games have officially begun in Grande Prairie, AB. Hay River’s 36 athletes join the massive Team NWT, made [...]
GNWT launches electronic health record system
Known as the NWT HealthNet Viewer, the system is a web-based portal that will allow authorized health care professionals in the NWT “view-only” access to medical information including lab results, diagnostic imaging reports, clinical reports, patient lists and event history from health care centres across the NWT. The viewer is the first part of the interoperable Electronic Health Record (iEHR). The new system will allow health professionals to make more timely decisions as well provide better patient care.
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