Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrived in Yellowknife today to begin an official visit to the Northwest Territories, a day ahead of a visit from Germany’s president. Simon and her husband Whit Fraser were greeted by Margaret Thom, commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and they discussed youth and education in the territory. They also met with…
Flight Crew Reports Sighting of Unknown White Lights Over Yellowknife
Pilots aboard a Canadian North airline flight bound for Yellowknife couldn’t identify “two white lights” dancing in a circular pattern some 10 nautical miles northwest of the Yellowknife airport, where an air traffic controller couldn’t see the objects on radar. The ATR 42-500 charter that departed from Fort McMurray, Alberta, sighted the lights when approaching its…
Cleanup of Former Gold Mine in Northwest Territories to Cost More Than $4 Billion
Cleanup of one of the most contaminated sites in Canada is estimated to cost taxpayers more than four times what was initially expected. The Treasury Board of Canada recently approved a new $4.38-billion cost estimate for the remediation of Giant Mine, a former gold mine that operated from 1948 to 2004 within Yellowknife city limits….
Yellowknife Pub Acquitted of Breaking COVID-19 Rules
The owners of a pub in Yellowknife say they’re relieved after they learned they wouldn’t have to pay a more than $5,000 ticket for violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders. The Monkey Tree Pub was acquitted in Territorial Court of operating a dance floor on November 14, 2020, which was against requirements for restaurants…
‘Contaminated’: $1-billion Cleanup Underway at Notorious NWT Gold Mine
Just outside this northern capital, on a small hill within eyeshot of its skyline, sit 365 sea cans sealed off behind a high wire fence, the surrounding roads regularly watered to settle dust. The cans contain remains of an old roaster building from the notorious Giant Mine, its every beam and timber steeped in poison…
Fines Issued After Plane With Russian Nationals on Board Grounded in Yellowknife
Transport Canada says a plane carrying two Russian nationals that was grounded in Yellowknife last week broke airspace restrictions. It says the plane’s two pilots and the Russian who chartered the plane each have been fined $3,000, while the Geneva-based aircraft operator has been fined $15,000. Transport Canada said the plane is not Russian-owned or…
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