Internet, phone service disrupted across several N.W.T. communities now restored
Nine N.W.T. communities saw disruption to internet, long-distance phone and cellular service Monday due to an issue at a Northwestel satellite terminal.
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Posted: May 10, 2021 4:41 PM CT | Last Updated: May 11
A Northwestel satellite dish in Kugaaruk, Nunavut. Northwestel services in several N.W.T. communities were down Monday after an unspecified issue with one of the company s satellite terminals.(John Last/CBC)
Northwestel customers across the N.W.T.now have restored service as of 3:30 p.m. local time, says a spokesperson.
Customers were experiencing disruptions to internet services, cell phone coverage and long-distance calling as a result of an unspecified issue at one of the company s satellite terminals.
Posted: May 10, 2021 2:24 PM CT | Last Updated: May 10
The courthouse in Whitehorse. A Yukon judge has granted one of two voters intervenor status in a legal challenge over territorial election results in the Vuntut Gwitchin district. (Philippe Morin/CBC)
One of two voters at the centre of a legal challenge over territorial election results in Yukon s Vuntut Gwitchin riding has been granted limited permission to participate in the case.
Yukon Supreme Court Chief Justice Suzanne Duncan granted Christopher Schafer intervenor status on Friday, meaning he will be allowed to make some submissions in the proceedings launched by former Yukon Liberal cabinet minister Pauline Frost.
A KC-135 Stratotanker, at left, works to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress bomber while in flight. Both aircraft were stationed at Wurtsmith. Courtesy photo
OSCODA â After being closed for a year due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic, the Wurtsmith Air Museum is set for its reopening weekend on Saturday, May 15, according to organizers.
Museum Secretary Judy Shuler said the museum would be taking in small groups at 15-minute intervals for the opening weekend and that they were encouraging the public to make reservations for the museum at
wurtsmithairmuseum.net. She said that walk-in visitors to the museum may have to wait for an opening to view the exhibits, which feature the history from the beginning to the closure of the Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
Posted: May 09, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 9
The playground at the Little Blue Early Care & Learning Centre in Dawson City, one of many daycare facilities in the territory that are at maximum capacity.(Little Blue Daycare) comments
Parents in Yukon now have subsidized daycare, but in some communities there is a shortage of space.
Heather Menzies is a parent in Dawson City who is on that community s waiting list. It s great that it s been subsidized and it s an affordable place to send your child. It s just a matter of having the space to send them, she said.
We need a new building desperately. Local women cannot get back into the workforce, it s hugely problematic. Eventually the [parental leave] runs out.
Posted: May 05, 2021 2:07 PM CT | Last Updated: May 5
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation turned on its solar farm this week.(Caleb Charlie)
There will be something noticeably different in Old Crow, Yukon, in a few months. The hum of diesel engines will be gone. For the first time in 50 years there will be silence.
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation s solar farm is now generating electricity. In July, the array will be fully operational, capable of meeting the community s needs, to the degree diesel generators some of which date back to the 1970s will be powered down on sunny days.
Leaders with the First Nation say the farm will displace 190,000 litres of diesel fuel every year, or 750 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. That represents a roughly 25 per cent annual reduction in diesel fuel use.