.
Headlines - Thursday, May 15, 2008

Best of the best
Ask anyone in the fire department and they'll tell you John Ritchie is a hard worker.
Expedition preparations underway
Organizers of the annual canoe trip for Inuvialuit youth are looking for participants for the July trip.
Elder gets fit
Terrie Nokadlak is out and about and has never felt better about her health.
Unclogging the drains
You may have noticed the big puddles forming near culverts in town recently.
Talking trades
Students in Inuvik got a chance to hear about career opportunities in trades earlier this week.
And they called it puppy love
Two nine year-old entrepreneurs started a doggy day care service earlier this month.

Northwest Territories Power Corporation mechanic Aaron Kehoe stands beside a broken power pole that was hit by an unidentified driver early Thursday morning. Early morning collision Dez Loreen Northern News Services An unidentified driver caused some serious damage in Inuvik early Thursday morning. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on May 8, a driver of an unknown vehicle drove through a power pole on Kingmingya Road behind the NorthMart store. The vehicle then smashed into a nearby trailer used by the Inuvik Homeless Shelter. RCMP Staff Sgt. Bill Eubank confirmed the time of the incident, but wouldn't provide details, saying the investigating officers are preparing a press release on the incident. Northwest Territories Power Corporation acting director of thermal operations Axel Have said a repair crew was dispatched right away. Continued

 More Northern News