Nahanni Inn News Today

The warming shelter in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., has increased some of its services to ensure vulnerable people are safe during the ongoing extreme cold weather.

Katrina Nokleby is looking to defend her seat against Yellowknife city councillor Stacie Arden Smith, N.W.T. government employee Kate Reid, and James Lawrance, a veteran employee of various orders of government.

Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (LKFN) has been trying to open a full-time emergency shelter for women and children in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., and surrounding communities.

The island within the community of Fort Simpson, N.W.T., had to be evacuated last May when waters from the Liard River rose to historic highs. People in the community are still living with the incident.