ECE services returning to Nova Plaza
The Nova Plaza on 52 Street will soon return to normal operations following the relocation of services provided by the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) earlier this year.
The plaza suffered an fuel spill on Jan. 2, which forced the moving of the North Slave operations to a different location. As of April 29, those looking to access employment standards business will be able to do so at Nova Plaza beginning this coming Monday, while issues pertaining to apprenticeship and labour market programs, early learning and childcare, income assistance, and senior home heating subsidies will return to normal on May 13.
Until the return to Nova Plaza, people can get service for income assistance, employment standards and senior home heating subsidies at Lahm Ridge Tower on Franklin Avenue and apprenticeship and labour market programs, early learning and childcare issues are being dealt with at the Joe Tobie Building on 48 Street.
Legislative assembly’s mace makes the rounds
The legislative assembly’s mace is making a tour around the territory and will be heading to the Beaufort Delta area this coming week.
The symbolic sceptre honours the cultures of all 33 communities in the territory. House Speaker Shane Thompson will be providing lessons on the significance of the mace as part of the tour.
The mace will make stops in Sachs Harbour and Ulukhaktok on April 29, Ulukhaktok and Paulatuk on April 30, Tuktoyaktuk on May 1 and Inuvik on May 2.
Planned power outages upcoming
The NWT Power Corporation will be doing some work in the coming days and that means there will be power outages as a result.
Its customers in Hay River and Fort Smith have been informed that there will be several planned and unplanned outages that will happen between April 29 and May 4. The reason is that commissioning of the Taltson plant has now begun and power generation will switch from diesel to hydro and back to diesel again. The testing is being done to ensure that the transmission infrastructure is stable once hydro is fully restored.
The power corp. stated it expects all of the outages to be brief and a schedule of when the planned outages will happen will be shared via social media closer to the date. The outages are not expected to affect operations in Yellowknife.
Story time with your furry friend
The Yellowknife Public Library is giving people a chance to improve their reading with the help of some four-legged friends.
TAILS, a joint program with St. John Ambulance, is one of the library’s most popular programs and is designed for children who love dogs and want a little extra practice reading to an animal friend who won’t necessarily judge them. Sessions are 20 minutes long and take place between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays in April and May.
Registration for sessions is ongoing and have been capped at two sessions per child. You can contact the library to sign up.