Government of Nunavut ends state of emergency in Kinngait

The wildfire on the KSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™atlSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™odeeche First Nation (KFN) continues to rage out of control as of Monday afternoon and crews are still doing whatever they can to try and mitigate the spread.

Residents of Tsiigehtchic have voted in favour of becoming a hamlet after a plebiscite was held May 23.

It may appear to be an insurmountable task to tackle the dire housing issues that Nunavummiut have endured for decades. But for Clarence Synard, president and CEO of NNC Investment Group, parent company to NCC Development Ltd. in Nunavut, the challenge and strong desire to help resolve those issues is what gets him up and going each morning.

In CanadaSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s far North, the doesnSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™t just dish out justice.

Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (YK1) was busy this week hosting a community hide camp for students and the community at Mildred Hall School. The final day was yesterday.

Grade 7 students from Ecole St. Joseph School went on a field trip earlier this month to Quebec City. They also spent a short time in Montreal.

Youth at Moose Kerr School in Aklavik have been taking to the air since last December as the schoolSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s gymnastics team. A group of 13 girls practice once a week, unless theySA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™re called to do a performance at a school assembly. Proud coach Sandra Summers said the girls are strong, determined and love to learn new skills.

United Way NWT has blown their $300,000 goal out of the water, having received approximately $360,000 in under a week. They have been raising funds to aid in disaster relief for Hay River and KFN evacuees since Monday, then also began funding evacuees from Fort McPherson when their community started flooding on Wednesday.

A ban on open-air fires has been put in place immediately within Norman Wells municipal boundaries and in MacKinnon Territorial Park.