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Friday, August 21, 2015
Rifles and handgun stolen
Three guns were stolen from a workshop in the Lamoureux Road area sometime over the weekend according to an RCMP news release.
Police revealed the theft of the Winchester 30-30 rifle, Springfield .303 rifle and 9 mm Mauser handgun on Wednesday. Police did not state in the news release whether there is a suspect.
- Shane Magee
Input sought on Old Airport Road zoning
City council wants to hear from the public Monday evening regarding a proposed bylaw that would allow residential development along sections of Old Airport Road. The bylaw would allow homes between Byrne Road and Borden Drive. Anyone who wants to speak is asked to call the city clerk's office before noon on Monday.
- Shane Magee
Public can review Mental Health Act
A legislative assembly committee will hold a public hearing Monday afternoon to review the proposed Mental Health Act. The act was introduced this year to replace existing legislation. It adds a review board, enables community-based treatment and strengthens the ability for health-care workers to involuntarily hold patients.
The review starts at 1:30 p.m. at the assembly. The government hopes to pass the legislation prior to the Nov. 23 territorial election.
- Shane Magee
Green thumbs recognized
Winners of the annual Yellowknife Community Gardening competition were announced this week after a panel of volunteer judges visited more than 30 gardens.
Criteria included health, maintenance, design and use of space.Winners in each category are as follows: Pamela Taylor and Duncan Cooke, residential landscaping; Mary and Randy Rivers, front yard/curb appeal; Naomi Horsman, flower garden; Karen Spoelder, vegetable garden; Bertha Harman, container garden; Heather Makaro, pocket garden; Lynn and Bob Brooks, rock garden. Merlyn Williams tied Norma and Stephen Giovanetto for best greenhouse. Prizes were a gift certificate from Arctic Farmer and a Ptarmi award.
- Meagan Leonard
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Forestry steps forward
Digaa Enterprises Ltd. is inching closer to harvesting timber from Crown land near Fort Providence.
The company's woodlands division held a membership meeting for Deh Gah Got'ie and Fort Providence Metis Nation members on Aug. 12 at the community hall.
According to a public notice, the meeting was called to provide Digaa Enterprises an opportunity to make a PowerPoint presentation regarding preparations for its land use permit application, which will eventually be heard by the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board.
If successful, that application will allow Digaa Enterprises to harvest timber as per a forest management agreement signed on Oct. 24 with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Snowbird days extended
Deh Cho part-timers looking to fly south for the winter have an extra month of days they can spend out-of-territory while still being fully covered by territorial health care.
On Aug. 12, the Department of Health and Social Services announced it was decreasing the number of days residents must spend in the territory from 183 to 153.
The change comes alongside alterations to forms, such as those required to apply for the NWT health-care plan and forms to update health care information.
Arts season starts
The Northern Arts and Culture Centre's 2015/2016 season lineup includes four productions at Bompas Elementary School in Fort Simpson.
Fort Simpson is one of six locations for the performance art organization's latest season, based around the theme Reaching New Latitudes.
Shows begin on Sept. 16 with the Storytelling Festival, featuring Deneze Nakekh'o, Thelma Cheecho and Moe Clark. The festival celebrates strong indigenous women.
On Oct. 19, blues artist Guy Davis is set to play at 7:30 p.m. Davis hails from New York City and is also acclaimed for his theatre work.
Other performers are set to come as far ahead as February.
Phone service restored
Telephones went dead across the Mackenzie Delta on Aug. 13 and remained down for hours. The outage also hit northern British Columbia and the Yukon.
Later in the day, Northwestel said the disruption was caused by a critical power surge in a Northwestel facility, which has since been stabilized. Repairs were expected to take days to complete but service did return later that day.
During the outage, RCMP sent out an advisory asking residents who could not reach them by telephone to attend their local detachments in person for assistance.
Nanook participants to thank town
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces currently in Inuvik will be hosting a community day Aug. 26 at Jim Koe Park as a thank you for hosting Operation Nanook, a training exercise meant to prepare troops for Arctic conditions.
Activities will kick off at 4:30 p.m. and will feature a barbecue in the field kitchen, a combat obstacle course for children and a Griffon helicopter on the softball field. There will also be demonstrations of naval diving gear and Canadian Rangers equipment.
There is a flyby by Chinook and Griffon helicopters, as well as a Twin Otter, scheduled for 6 p.m., to be followed by a speech by the task force commander at 6:30 p.m. and a friendly field hockey game between military and community members at 6:45 p.m.
Phones service disrupted
Telephone and Internet services were disrupted for a period of time Aug. 13, causing some consternation to residents and emergency services.
An RCMP news release suggested members of the public make their way to the detachment if police could not be reached by telephone, and that officers would be standing by to respond there.
Mackenzie Mudder is a go
Tundra North Tours has announced the second annual Mackenzie Mudder Arctic adventure race is set for Aug. 22.
The race comprises a 10-kilometre canoe race, a five-kilometre run, and a mud obstacle course. There will be cash prizes for winners.
Mayor can campaign
Mayor Floyd Roland does not have to step down from his position as mayor in order to campaign as a federal election candidate for the Conservative Party, said the town's senior administrative officer.
While the matter has caused some debate for the town, Grant Hood said that from an administrative perspective, there would be no problem.
"We looked at it, and from our point of view, he's allowed to be mayor and a federal candidate at the same time," Hood said. "He is eligible for annual leave, and what he does with it is up to him, just like any other town employee."
Fundraiser for shelter
Neverlow Studios is partnering with the Inuvik Homeless Shelter once again to put on the Honey Bucket Challenge, in which teams have to carry a person a given distance in homemade honey buckets.
All proceeds from the event, to be held Oct. 3 in the parking lot of East Three School, will go to the shelter to help with day to day expenses like food, kitchen supplies, and other personal items.
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