Residents of Norman Wells are concerned that the territorial government didnSA国际影视传媒檛 notify them about at least one violent offender possibly present in the community. 

SA国际影视传媒淎 couple of days ago somebody was parachuted into here. We don't know if he was sent to Norman Wells for rehab or if he was on his way to another community. But he's here. He might be a violent offender but heSA国际影视传媒檚 not from Norman Wells. We don't know if he was en route to another community or this was his end destination,SA国际影视传媒� Mayor Frank Pope told SA国际影视传媒 on Friday. 

SA国际影视传媒淚f they're going to parachute people into the community the least the Department of Justice could do is communicate with (us) or with the . The were unaware of this person coming into the community.SA国际影视传媒� 

The mayor added that another offender from Fort Good Hope, Colten McNeely, convicted of manslaughter in January, might also be in the Sahtu town. 

SA国际影视传媒淗is lawyer applied for bail to send him somewhere. He might be here. (The government) should talk to us first.SA国际影视传媒� 

SA国际影视传媒 has reached out to the Department of Justice and the for comment on the issue. 

Norman WellsSA国际影视传媒� anxieties come after the GNWT announced this week that some inmates deemed low-risk would be released from prison to reduce the risk of the novel coronavirus spreading into detention facilities. 

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On the possibility that released inmates could be stranded in remote communities because of a lack of outward bound flights, a senior official with a Sahtu airline said that wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 in his purview.  

SA国际影视传媒淚 don't have any information on prisoners. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 up to the communities,SA国际影视传媒� said Kyle Newhook, operations manager with North-Wright Airlines, based in Norman Wells. 

North-Wright has suspended all passenger flights and now runs only chartered and cargo flights, Newhook said. 

As members of the Norman Wells community continue to hunker down amid the coronavirus pandemic, theySA国际影视传媒檙e still looking for answers on who could be in the town. 

SA国际影视传媒淲e're trying to find out what the Department of Justice is doing. We're picking up a lot of what we know from the rumour mill. We're in the dark,SA国际影视传媒� said Pope.