Gahcho Kue contractor pleads guilty in workplace death
A contractor at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine has been ordered to pay $200,000 in connection with an accident that killed one of its workers. An N.W.T. territorial court judge imposed the fine on SMS Equipment in a Yellowknife courtroom…
Amid wildfires, Yukon government takes first step to mitigate disaster at Eagle mine
The Yukon government has hired contractors to address the ongoing issues at the Eagle mine site, but says Victoria Gold remains responsible for the site. At a July 26 technical briefing, deputy minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Lauren Haney announced…
Funding cap on residential school searches ‘like a slap in the face,’ N.W.T. survivor says
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Some residential school survivors and families in the N.W.T. are criticizing a change to federal funding for searches of former residential school sites. The federal government is also facing backlash after it announced last week it…
Former student at school in Mayo, Yukon, files lawsuit alleging holds, seclusion
A former student of the J.V. Clark School in Mayo, Yukon, has filed a lawsuit alleging staff put them in unnecessary holds and would lock them in the school’s boot room for hours at a time. The lawsuit is the third…
Youth-run coffee shop in Faro, Yukon to get its own space with purchase of trailer
Faro, Yukon’s youth-run coffee shop, the Kettle Cafe, will soon have its own space. The Faro Kettle Cafe, a product of the local high school’s entrepreneurship class, has received a $75,000 grant from the territorial Community Development Fund which will go…
Yukon gov’t giving another update on Victoria Gold mine failure
North·LIVE at 10:30 YT Experts with the Yukon government plan to give a briefing Friday morning on how the territorial government is responding to the failure of the heap leach facility at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine near Mayo. This is…
Researchers urge action after study finds Yellowknife wildfires released ‘significant’ amount of arsenic
Wildfires near Yellowknife released a “significant” amount of arsenic into the air and water according to a recent study – a finding one researcher says should be treated as a “wake up call.” The study, published in Environmental Research Letters in…
Yellowknifers could soon need to pay $2,500 to appeal a development — up from $25
Experts and a resident who has gone through Yellowknife’s development appeal process in the past say a major increase to appeal fees would stifle the democratic process. On Monday, members of city council agreed at a governance and priorities committee meeting…
George Mackenzie elected next Dene National chief
George Mackenzie has been elected as the next Dene National chief. During the Dene Nation’s assembly in Dettah, Mackenzie was elected Thursday night with 136 votes. The next-closest was Gerry Cheezie with 100 votes. Mackenzie, a former Tłı̨chǫ grand chief, was…
Permit backlog leaves Whitehorse builders worrying about layoffs, decline in business
Local builders in Whitehorse say it’s taking too long to get permits from the city, and if the backlog isn’t resolved soon it could seriously impact the number of houses built in the Yukon’s capital this year. “We’re nearing on everyone getting worried…