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Record gold prices rouse interest in NWT deposits Prices reached $2,000 US per ounce for the first time ever earlier this month 1257+:(677(55,725,(6 ENR looks into struck black bear Volume 75 Issue 16 MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 $.95 (plus GST) Overdue Delta fun Lawrence Norbert photo Fort Good Hope elders Thomas Manuel and John Cochilli play Molly and Me at the Saturday evening outdoor talent show during the Tsiigehtchic Canoe Daze festival over the Aug. 8 weekend. Artist's Unlimited Curling beaded internet bonspiels mask coming to cancelled selected communities for exhibit Publication mail Contract #40012157 "The land provides us with so much and in reciprocity we must give back." 7 71605 00200 2 –Columnist Catherine Lafferty reflects on the bounty, and beauty, of our Northern landscape, page 11. 2 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, August 17, 2020 feature news NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, August 17, 2020 3 Did we get it wrong? News/North is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mistakes and run corrections. If you spot an error in News/North, call (867) 873-4031 and ask to speak to an editor, or email editorial@ nnsl.com. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. BIRTHDAY WISHES NEWS Long-time Hay River resident Peter Briefs Osted turned 80 NWT government launches years of age on tourism recovery fund Aug. 13, and his The Department of Industry, Tourism and wife, Marge Osted, Investment (ITI) announced that it is partner- is inviting the com- ing with the federal government to launch a munity to help wish funding program for tourism operators affect- him a happy birth- ed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Tourism operators can now apply for a por- day. tion of the one-time $1.5 million Growth and Paul Bickford/NNSL photo Recovery by Investing in Tourism fund. The cost of the fund is being evenly split by the GNWT and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor). Each operator can apply to any of the three funding streams, including up to $75,000 for new product development and innovation, up to $10,000 for marketing and promotion and up to $5,000 for operations and maintenance costs. Applications are available at local ITI Motorist worries erratic driver regional offices. – Brett McGarry NWT employment rates rise after months of record lows on Highway 3 targets women Following months of record low employ- ment rates, statistics show 500 more people found work in the NWT in July. Employment rates rose across all territor- ies and provinces nationally with the highest recorded numbers in the Yukon, at 66.3 per cent, NWT, 62.2 per cent, and Saskatchewan, 60.3 per cent. Combined, it boosted the national employ- ment rate to 56.2 per cent, according to the NWT Bureau of Statistics. In spite of the almost two per cent monthly increase, the territory's employment rate is still down more than seven per cent from where it stood this time last year. The demographic with the largest increase in employment rate was Indigenous males liv- ing outside of Yellowknife. Labour force increases were concentrated primarily in service industries such as infor- mation, culture and recreation, as well as in transportation and warehousing, as opposed to goods producing industries that saw little change between June and July. "These changes suggest an increase in economic activities following the relaxation of constraints introduced to contain the corona- virus pandemic," the Bureau of Statistics said in a news release. – Natalie Pressman NNSL file photo RCMP encourages boater safety A truck drives down Highway 1 in a file photo. Reports of "erratic driving" on Highway 3 surfaced last week. after three search and rescues RCMP are reminding the public to stay safe on the water after carrying out three sep- 'We're not going to be driving at night anymore' arate search and rescue operations last week. by Natalie Pressman report the incident to the police, but when she weirdo out there trying to scare people but, In two cases, boaters failed to show up on Northern News Services saw another Facebook post about a similar like I said, I wouldn't be stopping." time to an event in Fort Reliance. The third NWT situation between Behchoko and Yellowknife, RCMP spokesperson Marie York-Condon case involved an overdue boat set to arrive in At least two NWT drivers say they encoun- she decided another call would add weight to confirmed the police did receive a call on Yellowknife from Lutsel K'e. All parties have tered an erratic motorist late at night on the severity of the situation and put pressure Aug. 10 about "erratic driving" on the evening since been located and no one was injured, Highway 3. on the authorities to look into it. of Aug. 4. though none of the parties had emergency One woman, who asked to not be named, She suspects the man is targeting women. She said there's no indication of a pattern communication devices. said that she was driving from Yellowknife to "He must have thought I was by myself," and that "as there was no description of the The RCMP encourages boaters to carry a Fort Simpson last Thursday with her partner she said, explaining that her partner was vehicle, RCMP were unable to follow up." satellite phone or radio with them while out on when they passed a truck sitting on the side of initially asleep on the passenger side with his "In general, RCMP recommend people the water, in addition to navigation equipment the road with its headlights on. seat all the way back. practise safe driving habits. As with any travel like a GPS, compass, or radar. They suggest She said as they passed she saw a man with "I don't know what he wanted. Maybe he in our remote territory, a person should be checking weather conditions ahead of time as long black hair standing on the passenger side was trying to kidnap me." prepared, advise family or friends of depar- well as ensuring boats are in working order of the vehicle on the other side of the road. When she called the police, they said they ture, destination, and estimated arrival. Carry before departure. As they drove passed, they saw the truck turn would check the highway cameras. She identi- supplies with you in case of unexpected motor The RCMP suggests telling family or around to follow them. fied the vehicle as a black SUV. or vehicle problems," York-Condon said. friends about travel plans including a list of She said even as they drove fast down the Linda Croft, who works at the Big River Croft too reminds drivers that there is an who is on board, a description of what the highway "he was flying after us." He followed Service Centre outside of Fort Providence, emergency line on the Deh Cho bridge, that boat looks like, and intended departure and them for about 20 to 30 minutes, she said, said she wasn't working over the weekend so Big River is open until 11 p.m. and that there's arrival times. until they eventually lost him around the inter- she didn't see anything, but she has been hear- a phone at the front desk of the Snowshoe Inn Anyone needing help should call 9-1-1 or section of highways 1 and 3. ing about the incident and the Facebook posts at Fort Providence. She recommends trying to the Yellowknife RCMP at 669-1111. "I felt sick to my stomach," she said. "We're have been circulating. get into town as quickly as possible. – Natalie Pressman not going to be driving at night anymore." "It almost seems like they want them to "Find the nearest populated spot and get She said she was initially too scared to stop," she said. "I'm hoping it's just some help," she said. 4 NEWS/NORTH NWT, Monday, August 17, 2020 news Face it, that mask is art Eliza Firth's 'Delta Rose' to be part of touring exhibit by Eric Bowling second about the extent of Northern News Services this." Inuvik Called the Delta Rose, the An Inuvik-based Métis mask is made from moose artist's decorative mask will hide and took several months be on display at art museums from concept to creation. The around the country after being beads of the ear adornments selected out of 79 entries in an are carefully selected to rep- online contest. resent all peoples of the world Eliza Firth said she came and the roses themselves are across a Facebook group called for people awaiting the end of Eliza Firth holds "Breathe" which calls on art- the pandemic – "waiting to see her Delta Rose ists to express themselves by the colours," as she put it. mask which will beading masks. She decided to As for how she came up be a part of the put one together and submit it with the concept, Firth said Canada-wide and it was an instant hit. she let the idea grow organ- "It was just a 'wow' kind ically as she was trying to 'Breathe' exhib- of feeling," she said. "I got keep occupied during the lock ition this fall, selected from all these artists down. starting in Banff. across Canada." "I just put it together and Firth's mask One of 45 entries selected drew some half-roses," she was one of 45 by eight judges, the mask will said. "My creation was differ- selected out of now go on tour across Canada, ent every day.

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