Mackenzie Valley Highway plans move ahead but funding likely depends on extension to Inuvik
Community meetings for the Mackenzie Valley Highway wrapped up in Fort Simpson Wednesday, with one of the big questions being how an extension to Inuvik would factor into current plans.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mackenzie-valley-highway-plans-move-ahead-but-funding-likely-depends-on-extension-to-inuvik-9.7116066?cmp=rss

Elevated lead levels found in school drinking water in Aklavik, Fort Simpson, and Tsiigehtchic
A Wednesday news release from the territorial government says higher levels of lead were found in fixtures at Moose Kerr School in Aklavik, Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Regional High School and ...
#health #environment #education #Aklavik #FortSimpson #Tsiigehtchic
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/elevated-lead-levels-found-in-school-drinking-water-in-aklavik-fort-simpson-and-tsiigehtchic-9.7106252?cmp=rss

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
In 1855, Chief Trader James Anderson of #FortSimpson began his long canoe journey north from #GreatSlaveLake to the Arctic Sea by way of the Great Fish Ri ver, with its 82 sets of rapids and enormous lakes. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut #NorthwestTerritories #NWT https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/james-andersons-journey/

Parents call on N.W.T. education minister to remove Fort Simpson elementary school principal
Multiple parents say the relationship with the principal at Łı̨́ı̨́dĺ̨ı̨́ı̨́ Kų́ę́ Elementary School is beyond repair. They accuse him of not doing enough to ensure the environment is inclusive, and refusing to work with the Di...
#education #school #parents #principal #FortSimpson #NWT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-simpson-parents-dea-elementary-school-principle-be-removed-1.7564885?cmp=rss

Fort Simpson 'warmer than Toronto' for days as heat wave hits southern N.W.T.
Much of the South Slave and Dehcho regions are experiencing high temperatures, as a cold winter gives way to a hot spring. 
#weather #temperature #FortSimpson #Toronto #NWT #SouthSlave
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/south-slave-heat-wave-nwt-1.7547561?cmp=rss

Snowboarder Liam Gill explores his N.W.T. roots in documentary now online
A short film about Olympic snowboarder Liam Gill and his return to his family's homeland of Fort Simpson, N.W.T., is now streaming online.
#sports #film #family #FortSimpson #NWT #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/snowboarder-liam-gill-explores-relationship-with-n-w-t-in-documentary-now-on-youtube-1.7540245?cmp=rss

Snowboarder Liam Gill explores his N.W.T. roots in documentary now online
A short film about Olympic snowboarder Liam Gill and his return to his family's homeland of Fort Simpson, N.W.T., is now streaming online.
#sports #film #family #FortSimpson #NWT #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/snowboarder-liam-gill-explores-relationship-with-n-w-t-in-documentary-now-on-youtube-1.7540245?cmp=rss

Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation offers healing through on-the-land wellness camp
A new land-based healing program offered by Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (LKFN) in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., is helping participants reconnect with nature, traditional skills, and themselves.
#healing #wellness #nature #culture #FortSimpson #NWT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/%C5%82%C4%B1-%C4%B1-dl%C4%B1-%C4%B1-k%C5%B3-%C4%99-first-nation-offers-healing-through-on-the-land-wellness-camp-1.7483119?cmp=rss

Spike in flu cases in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., prompts public health advisory
A public health advisory Thursday warned about influenza A and B in the N.W.T.'s Dehcho region, noting that 14 out of 20 confirmed cases in the territory over the past week were in the Dehcho — which, until now, had only had two cases reported th...
#health #flu #advisory #cases #FortSimpson #NWT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/spike-in-flu-cases-in-fort-simpson-n-w-t-prompts-public-health-advisory-1.7446596?cmp=rss