With camping season upon us, a reminder that noise from construction on the Highway 4 realignment will affect visitors to the Fred Henne Park in Yellowknife. Construction activities closest to Fred Henne Park will occur in the spring and early summer. To ensure safety, the Prospector Trail is CLOSED to protect walkers from debris from blasting and construction activities. Please obey all warning signs and avoid construction areas.   Applications for the $5,000 Northern Aviation Scholarship program (formerly ACDP) are now being accepted. Up to 16 scholarships are available for the 2013-2014 school year. To qualify, you must be a resident of NWT and/or Nunavut for at least two continuous years, pursuing a full-time program leading to a career in northern aviation. Please click on the image for more information. Got the helmet habit? Enter to win one of three GoPro HERO3: Black Edition helmet cameras. Simply post a picture or video of yourself wearing a properly fitting helmet on Twitter using the hashtag #gotthehelmethabit. Then email commcoordinator@gov.nt.ca with the time and date of your tweet. And continue to keep yourself safe by wearing your helmet.  You must be a resident of the Northwest Territories to qualify. Names of winners will be drawn in September. image courtesy of imagerymajestic/ freedigitalphotos.net    Bridge work in the NWT on four major bridges in the NWT, including the Deh Cho Bridge and the Franks Channel Bridge, will begin this summer. Minor delays can be expected. Speed limits may be affected. Check our Travel Alerts page for more information. Persons who have lost their driving privileges as a result of an impaired driving conviction may apply for an earlier return of their licence under the new NWT Alcohol Ignition Interlock program. Click here for more information. Having trouble finding what you're looking for? Please let us know.
Buckle Up NWT! For information about Child Occupant Restraints, including links to tips on correct installation of child seats, please click here. In most parts of Canada, more than 90% of drivers and passengers wear seat belts, and drivers ensure that children are in properly fitting occupant restraints. That is not the case in many parts of the Northwest Territories. Only 38% of drivers and passengers wear their seat belts in our smaller communities. On average each year, two or three people die on NWT roads because they failed to wear occupant restraints. In fact, you are 13 times more likely to die in a collision if you're not wearing your seat belt. The Buckle Up NWT campaign promotes seat belt use in the communities and encourages NWT residents to work within their community to increase seat belt usage. The community with the highest usage of seat belts outside of Yellowknife will win $5,000 for their fire department and a community concert featuring Leela Gilday. The concert will be held in September. Funding is available for community initiatives that promote either seat belt usage or drowning prevention. For more information, please e-mail commcoordinator@gov.nt.ca.	Quick Links
Drive Smart Please click on image for a near-real time view of current highway conditions on Highway 3 at Chan Lake. Before travelling, check road and weather conditions to ensure your travel is as safe as possible. Bring along a satellite phone or SPOT locator device in case you need to call for emergency assistance. Leave your Safe Travel Plan with someone you trust to ensure you receive assistance if you are overdue. Be sure to outfit your vehicle with winter tires. All-season tires are not as effective in northern conditions for either traction or stopping distance. Ensure your vehicle is well-maintained and your tires are aligned.     Fly Smart Go to our Travel and Health page for helpful information on public health concerns for air travellers. You can also check our website for Yellowknife Airport Arrivals and Departures information. Check the Yellowknife Airport main page for more information about services provided at YZF, including information on Accommodations for travellers with special needs.   Deh Cho Bridge - A permanent link to the South The Deh Cho Bridge opened to traffic on Nov. 30, 2012. For more information, and photos of the construction, click on the image to visit the Deh Cho Bridge website (www.dehchobridge.info). A scale model of Pier 4 can be viewed at the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre in Yellowknife. A scale model of the entire bridge can be viewed at the Yellowknife Airport in the arrivals area.     Road Safety Video of the Week Tell us what you thought of our Video of the Week.