Lawyer warns of more court action over Acho Dene Koe election
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation appears to have ignored a last-ditch demand from a lawyer to schedule a new election before a deadline of 3pm on Friday.
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Fort Providence plans search for unmarked graves
The Deh Gáh Got'ı̨ę First Nation plans to search the grounds of the former Sacred Heart residential school for unmarked graves, building on work decades ago.
Acho Dene Koe applies to allow appeal of appeal committee’s annulment
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation will apply in court to “preserve the right to challenge the appeal committee's reasons” for scrapping recent election results.
No firm date for Highway 7 between NWT and BC to reopen
Highway 7 between Fort Liard and BC could reopen to traffic entering the NWT "within the next few weeks," but there are some caveats and no clear timeline.
Fort Liard to host NWT’s first community policing pilot
A three-year program in Fort Liard will test an alternative approach to community safety that has been hailed as a possible solution to colonialism in policing.
No new date so far set for Acho Dene Koe chief election
Almost a month after a declaration that the Acho Dene Koe First Nation must hold a new election for the position of chief, no new date has been determined.
$60M project will take Fort Providence and Kakisa off diesel
The federal and territorial governments will invest $60 million in connecting Fort Providence and Kakisa to the Taltson hydro system in the next two years.
LKFN election nomination period opens July 16
The nomination period for Líídlįį Kúę First Nation's August 23 election opens on Friday July 16 and runs for one month until August 16.
Cabins destroyed by wildfire at Dehcho’s Little Doctor Lake
A large wildfire some 100 km west of Fort Simpson ruined two cabins. Fort Simpson's mayor, meanwhile, worried about residents' smoke exposure from nearby fires.
Highway 1 continues to be threatened by wildfire now 1 km away
NWT Highway 1 west of Fort Simpson faced a series of temporary closures as a nearby wildfire grew to 120 hectares and moved within a kilometre of the road.
Fort Simpson Territorial Park reopens with limited capacity
Fort Simpson Territorial Park's campground will reopen on Friday with limited capacity, NWT Parks says, as restoration work continues after May’s flooding.
Wildfire putting cabins near N’Dulee Crossing at risk
An out-of-control wildfire about 65 kilometres northwest of Fort Simpson is threatening cabins in the area.