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News Briefs: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Dettah ice road open to light traffic
Lake access to the community of Dettah was opened to light vehicle traffic over the weekend following last week's warning to stay off the ice road while construction was underway.
On Saturday, the road was officially opened to vehicles with a weight restriction of 4,000 kg.
Meanwhile, the Merv Herdie ferry is still servicing the highway crossing at the Mackenzie River because ice in the area is not thick enough to support a winter road crossing.
- Laura Busch
Fire alarm at the Gold Range
Dozens of patrons in the Gold Range bar and guests in the Gold Range Hotel on 50 Street in downtown Yellowknife had to evacuate temporarily on New Year's Eve after a fire alarm went off.
New Year's Eve revellers were able to return to the licensed establishment at about 10:50 p.m., said a Yellowknife firefighter at the scene. It turned out that it was a false alarm.
- Glenn Werkman
Population goes down
The population of the NWT decreased by 0.7 per cent in 2011, bringing the total population to 43,485 on Oct. 1, 2011. One year prior, the territorial population was at 43,806, according to a press release from the NWT Bureau of Statistics.
The NWT decrease followed an upswing in 2010, which saw the population grow by 0.9 per cent. Of all the provinces and territories, only the NWT has experienced a decline since 2008 - both this year and in 2009.
- Galit Rodan
Christmas tree pick up
Leftover Christmas trees are scheduled to be picked up around Yellowknife the week of Jan. 9 to 13.
Those wanting their trees to be picked up are asked to place them curbside with the rest of their garbage on the day crews will be servicing their area. Monday and Tuesday will service Frame Lake South, Range Lake North, Northland Trailer Park and the Kam Lake industrial area. On Wednesday, trees will be picked up in the Central Business District, School Draw Avenue, Forrest Drive, Taylor Road, Matonabee, Rycon Drive and Con Road. Thursday is designated pickup for Old Town, Latham Island and Niven Lake. The final day of the Christmas tree pick up, Friday, will deal with any areas missed on the previous days.
- Laura Busch
Contest winner
Arviat
Young Matthew Kidlapik Iblauk of Arviat was the proud winner of Calm Air's Ultimate Jets Experience contest this past month.
Matthew and a number of family members got to travel to Winnipeg to see an NHL game featuring the Jets.
For the complete story on Matthew's trip, please see the Jan. 11 edition of Kivalliq News.
Christmas Games
Kivalliq
Hamlets from across the Kivalliq reported great turnouts and a high level of participation for their annual Christmas Games.
In Rankin Inlet, large crowds were the norm at the vast majority of events, including both the senior men's and old timer's Toronto versus Montreal hockey games, and the Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League AllStar Game on Dec. 30.
Chopper news
Iqaluit/Nunavut
Trinity Helicopters has announced the start of fulltime operations in Iqaluit to provide faster response, better access and lower costs for helicopter services in Nunavut.
Trinity is leasing space in the Keewatin Air hanger in Iqaluit, which has allowed the company to make the transition from a support base to a fullyoperational one.
The new, full-service base in Iqaluit complements the services provided by the company out of its Yellowknife headquarters.
Trinity is now planning to begin full-time operations in Cambridge Bay by this month to support its partner, Qillaq Innovations.
Leading by example
Nunavut
Nunavut Commissioner Edna Elias is among six women training to walk from Umingmaktok to Cambridge Bay in support of cancer research this coming May.
Elias actually came up with the idea for the 250km walk, which she has named Women in Action Steps of Hope.
All monies raised by the walk will be donated to the Alberta Cancer Foundation.
Hockey stats
Rankin Inlet
Listed below are the team standings and Top 10 individual scoring leaders for the Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League for games played up to and including Dec. 31.
The standings show wins, losses, shootout losses and total points, while the scoring leaders show goals, assists and total points.
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