NWT barge base rates are up by a little under six percent for most cargo this summer, but a fuel surcharge introduced last year has dropped.
Sachs Harbour
A municipal election in Ulukhaktok was postponed because of bad weather in the community on Monday. Fort McPherson elected Rebecca Blake as mayor.
Cargo and fuel are on the way to Sachs Harbour via airplane after the resupply barge that usually restocks the hamlet for the year was cancelled in mid-October.
The NWT's infrastructure minister said communication must improve as she publicly apologized to Sachs Harbour for cancelling its annual barge shipment.
Eight NWT communities whose satellite lifeline will soon crash to Earth won't suffer a loss of service, the territorial government says.
Blizzard conditions with gusts of up to 80 km/h will strike Sachs Harbour and Ulukhaktok on Monday, Environment and Climate Change Canada says.
