More trouble for bridge
The lone Northern sub-contractor on the Deh Cho Bridge project says the corporation in charge of the $165-million project has removed responsibilities for constructing piers from the main contractor, ATCON Construction.
Bank card fraud hits Yk
Yellowknifers should protect their pin numbers when using a debit card after at least one case of fraud occurred last week.
Talks start on homelessness facility
Initial talks have begun to develop a facility for homeless teens, much like the Bailey House for men and plans for another shelter for women.
Yk overpopulated with taxi cabs
A comparison of three Canadian cities with populations similar to Yellowknife's reveals the number of taxis in the NWT capital is exceptionally high.
Bayview Estates site unsafe - city
The city has issued notice to Bond Street Properties to put fencing back up around its Bayview Estates construction site after it was taken down earlier this year.
Local women apply to be on Mantracker TV show
Not everyone would consider being relentlessly pursued by an expert tracker over treacherous terrain, for 36 hours a good time - but Gayle Esch and Tamara Statchook would love nothing more.
Dettah band councillors elected
Noonee Sanspariel, Alfred Baillargeon, and Liza Pieper were elected to fill three Dettah Yellowknives band councillor positions in a midterm byelection on Tuesday.
High water levels create challenges
Now that the summer is here and the ice has gone (around Yellowknife at least), the waiting is over to get out on to the water.
Man forced to find his way out of Yk
A man released on conditions that he reside in Jean Marie River was given no options as to how to get there from Yellowknife.
Raven raises cash for cancer
The Raven Pub has raised more than $32,000 to fight cancer after a former owner of the bar succumbed to the disease last month.
Back from the brink
Connie Roberts had been in therapy for 30 years. Struggling through years of abuse at the hands of her husband, who is the father of her two boys, Roberts gave up on life hundreds of times. In and out of the hospital for attempting to take her own life, she just wanted the pain to end.
Schools to work on pandemic plan
The NWT now has nine confirmed cases of swine or H1N1 flu - one of which, concerning a student at a Yk1 school, has prompted the territory's eight school boards to arrange for a meeting this fall.
The parade master
Darren Benoit's work on the big event begins every April. Benoit, vice president of the Yellowknife Rotary Club, has been planning the annual Canada Day parade for four years now. He said they kick off every year in April, setting up committees and laying the foundation for the big day on July 1.
An alternative anniversary
The social justice coalition Alternatives North has been making life easier for some, and uncomfortable for others, according to a raft of speakers at the 17th anniversary get together last Friday.

Safety in and on the water
After a few days of canoeing, Joseph Antoine mastered the J-stroke.
A host's responsibility
For Jean Marie River the past week was the busiest the community has been in years.
Access and benefits negotiations with Imperial Oil stalled
Access and benefits negotiations between the Dehcho First Nation and Imperial Oil have stalled.
Near miss on the Mackenzie
A father and son had a close call when a boat trip went horribly wrong on the Mackenzie River last week.
Nahanni Park expansion official
The ratified expansion of the Nahanni National Park Reserve will mean significant changes to the way the area is managed.
Pilot puncher pleads guilty
A Fort Simpson man pleaded guilty on June 25 to a charge of interfering with a pilot during a flight from Fort Simpson to Yellowknife in November 2008.
First personal support graduates receive diplomas
Five women from the Deh Cho celebrated their completion of the personal support worker certificate at a graduation ceremony in Fort Simpson on June 12.
Group gives NWT failing grade for history
A national organization has given the NWT a failing grade on its history curriculum.
'It was like a prison cell'
Linda Eccles, the executive director of Inuvik's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says stray dogs at the municipal pound are being neglected and she won't stop until the town is charged with animal cruelty.
School's out, summer camp's in
It's the first day of summer day camp and nine-year-old Paul O'Connor's face and hair and coated in sweat. He can barely tear himself from an all-out game of dodge ball.
Teacher says goodbye after 35 years
Late Friday afternoon, a day after her Grade 3 class has been dismissed for the summer, Mary Ellen Binder was in no rush to leave her classroom.
'A' for attendance
When it comes to school, the Kaye brothers don't fool around.
Camp fire gone awry
Firefighters responded to another out-of-control camp fire near Boot Lake Park on Friday evening.

Power Corp in legal battle with union
Upper and middle management for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation can get bigger bonuses if the company exceeds the projected net income for a given year, according to its employee union.
Power customers will receive refund
In what could end the inquiry into some abnormally high power bills, Northland Utilities is dropping its plan to appeal three directives from the territory's power watchdog ordering the company to reimburse customers - even though Northland doesn't agree with the directives.
Not allowed to run
Rebecca Plotner, 21, came back home from university because she wanted to make a difference in her community. Plotner had been studying biochemistry at the University of Northern British Columbia and after two-and-a-half years of school, she was planning to take a year or two off and live in Prince George, B.C.
Leaving a mark
One Old Town resident is furious after vandals left a spray-painted graduation message on the side of her home. Black spray paint reads "Grad '09" with a heart shape and the letter H.
Yellowknife businesses honoured
Yellowknife's only co-operative grocery store and a long-time employee of First Air were the winners at the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce 63rd annual awards banquet, held on Friday at the Explorer Hotel.
Looking beyond Yellowknife
Patrick Doyle has been elected president of the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce at a gloomy time for the city, and he's casting his net beyond Yellowknife.
A chop off the old block
Linda Bockus has cut hair in just about every nook and cranny of Yellowknife since she arrived in town in 1971. She has worked at The Fashionette - now called Vixen Hair Den. For a period she operated out of a second floor room above the Gold Range Hotel. She even went mobile at one point, going from house to house - but that got old.
Voices told 16 year old to harm people: report
A 16 year old boy will undergo psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial in Yellowknife on a number of serious offences.
Child groper charged with library sex assault
A sexual predator who was recently released from jail for a sexual assault on a child at a local store last year has been charged for the inappropriate touching of a child at the library last month.
Student chases dream to Toronto
One of the things Jordan Konek remembers about his first year at Humber College in Toronto was finding a way to explain to his grandparents exactly what he was doing there. Theatre production doesn't easily translate into Inuktitut.
Fundraising rises above expectations
A barbecue and cake celebration was held by Aven Manor to wrap up a fundraising effort for the Dementia Centre and thank contributors whose combined generosity amounted to $810,000 - far past the target amount of $550,000.
A glitzy night for the Golden Girls
Eight women have spent seven weeks competing in the Golden Girls Queen Pageant to raise the most money for their chosen charity, in order to be crowned Yk 75's Homecoming Queen.
NWT gets failing grade for its history curriculum
A national organization has given the NWT a failing grade on its history curriculum, but the NWT Department of Education thinks the group could stand to hit the books itself.
Bears to be counted without tranquilizers
Researchers are working on a method of tracking polar bears that doesn't require tranquilization, according to Queen's University researcher Dr. Peter de Groot.
Crowd of 300 enjoys Aboriginal Day in Rankin
Despite high winds and a chill in the air, Rankin residents came out in droves to celebrate National Aboriginal Day on June 21. Events included activities at both the Co-op store and the arena.
Freight company business of the year
Whale Cove resident Stanley Adjuk received the Business of the Year Award from the Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce in March for successfully operating his freight hauling business in the community.
Hunters in the classroom
The managers of Hunters and Trappers Organizations from around Nunavut attended their annual training workshop in Rankin Inlet from June 18 to 23.
New program graduates first class
The first graduates of the College Foundations program held their graduation ceremony at Arctic College in Rankin Inlet on June 25. Lori Anne Tulugak, Jimmy Naulalik, Susie Wiebe, Pamela Pinchaud, Denise Malliki and Bobby Hicks all completed the eight-month program.

Mercury levels high in Mackenzie River
Much of the mercury affecting marine life in the Arctic Ocean comes from the Mackenzie River, researchers have found.
Pilot puncher pleads guilty
A Fort Simpson man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to a charge of interfering with a pilot during a flight from Fort Simpson to Yellowknife in November 2008.
Mackenzie pipeline timing 'uncertain'
When the Mackenzie Gas Project will begin producing natural gas - originally thought to be 2014 - is now "uncertain" due to regulatory delays, said Pius Rolheiser, spokesperson for Imperial Oil, adding that the project timeline will be revisited after the release of the Joint Review Panel's report.
Aklavik residents to vote on alcohol restrictions
The hamlet of Aklavik is working to enforce alcohol restrictions in the community as early as this fall. A nine-member committee responsible for deciding on the restrictions met June 24 and drew up a plebiscite that will be forwarded to the minister of finance before it goes to a public vote.
Feds shut down campground extension
The territorial government has been ordered to stop construction of a third loop at the Reid Lake campground after the federal government found out the work was being done without a land use permit.
No jail time in girl's death
A teenager avoided jail time after he was sentenced for dangerous driving causing death during a tense and emotional court proceeding in Fort Smith.
Preteen girl cuffed, arrested
A Hay River woman has filed a complaint against the RCMP after her 11-year-old daughter was arrested, handcuffed and held in a police cell in Fort Resolution.
Bridge designs reviewed
The Deh Cho Bridge Corporation and its engineering team are doing design work following a review of the Mackenzie River bridge's design plans.
Five teachers leaving McPherson
When Jaksun Grice told his students he would be leaving his job at Chief Julius School for one in Inuvik, they threatened to tamper with his truck so he wouldn't be able to drive away.
Paulatuk elder turns his life around
Peter Green looks back on what his life was like 12 years ago and thinks, "What a mess." He was bouncing between part-time jobs and a few permanent ones, losing them all because of his sour attitude and bad behaviour.
Hay River seeks tourism branding
Hay River has begun the process of creating a new tourism identity for itself. A June 18 public meeting – attended by about 30 people – discussed how to brand the community.
Working for balance
A Hay River woman has started a brand new business to offer healing and educational workshops. Audrey Berens, a social worker, has been establishing Northwind Consulting over the past several months.
No home for women yet
The city's first transitional home for women will not be in the former Kitikmeot boarding home. Lyda Fuller, executive director of the YWCA, said the city's homelessness coalition just received an architect's report on the building, which set out that even after extensive renovations to bring the building up to code and to tailor it to its planned use, the facility would not be suitable.
Keep the language spark burning
A teacher in Fort Smith has won the NWT Teachers' Association Aboriginal Education Award. Eileen Beaver, who teaches Chipewyan language and culture at Paul William Kaeser (PWK) High School, said she is honoured to have received the award for her efforts to preserve Chipewyan.
'I'll always remember that week'
Seven months of raising money translated into a seven-day trip for a group of Chief Paul Niditchie students, who returned from Ottawa June 10.
The boat Dennie built
There were few things Dennie Lennie loved more than taking time out of his busy days to go trout fishing on Yaya Lake, which bordered his beloved cabin.
Reaction to pedestrian bridge mixed
A number of hunters have expressed disappointment with the recent decision to make the proposed bridge across the Sylvia Grinnell River for pedestrians only, said Iqaluit West MLA Paul Okalik.
Coroner calls inquest into man's leap from plane
There will be a full coroner's inquest into the death of Julian Tologanak-Labrie, the 20-year-old who jumped to his death from a plane en route to Cambridge Bay, according to his family's lawyer.
13-year-old shoots at RCMP building
A 13-year-old boy from Kimmirut has pleaded guilty to firing shots from a .303 rifle at the local RCMP detachment living quarters on June 21.
Three contenders for research station
A team from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada visited Cambridge Bay, Pond Inlet and Resolute earlier this month to assess which of three Nunavut communities will be awarded the High Arctic Research Station.
Iqaluit goes green
Territorial government buildings in Iqaluit are getting refitted to save energy and water. The Government of Nunavut has hired a contractor to install energy- and water-saving systems on 39 buildings in Iqaluit.
Cambridge Bay resident told ramp must go
After two years, a final decision has been made: the ramp has to go. On June 12, the Nunavut Court of Justice decided Corey Dimitruk of Cambridge Bay could not appeal the February 2008 decision by the Development Appeal Board ordering him to take down the ramp on the front side of his house, because he waited too long to apply for the appeal.
Tim Hortons considers Iqaluit branch
There's one on every flight travelling from Yellowknife to Iqaluit: a passenger cradling a clear plastic bag containing a box of a dozen Tim Hortons doughnuts, or maybe it's a pack of 40 Timbits...
Community hall under construction
After more than 20 years without a community hall in town, residents of Arctic Bay will finally have one. "The gym is being used 24/7 by the school and in the evening by the public," said the community's administrator Joelie Qamanirq.
Resolute residents want to keep utilidor
The territorial government is planning to switch Resolute to trucked water and sewage from the utilidor system and residents aren't happy about it.
Hamlets gear up for summer camp
For kids, summer is a glorious time free of homework and full of fun. With school now out for the summer, communities across the territory are gearing up for summer camps and programs with the goal of guaranteeing a memorable summer for kids -- and a stress-free one for parents.
New grad puts his welding skills to use
A new Inuksuk High School graduate is putting the skills learned in his welding classes to use by making items for his family to use on the land.
Iqalummiut run raises funds for healthy living
What's old was new again for Iqaluit's Darrell Dunn, who won the men's competitive division of the Healthy Living Awareness Run again this year, at Sylvia Grinnell Park in Iqaluit on June 21.
Hands-on learning in Iqaluit
A new Inuksuk High School graduate is putting the skills learned in his welding classes to use by making items for his family to use on the land. Virgil Williams has built several qamutiik hitches for his family's snow machines, essential for some of the long trips his family likes to take.
Cadets close a successful season
Cadets in Repulse Bay can officially stand at ease for a while. The Repulse Bay 3055 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps brought down the curtain on a successful season this past month.