Northwest Territories News
GNWT offers up to $750 to people who drove themselves to safety
You'll get $750 from the GNWT if you drove from the NWT to a southern jurisdiction under an evacuation order, and $400 if you drove elsewhere in the NWT.
The post GNWT offers up to $750 to people who drove themselves to safety first appeared on Cabin Radio.What you need to know about online fire maps
Satellite wildfire maps are in massive demand from NWT evacuees. They can be useful, but they also have limitations. Here's a guide.
The post What you need to know about online fire maps first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We’re alone.’ Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief says community resupply has broken down
Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty says his government may need help from the south after the Yellowknife supply chain to smaller communities broke down.
The post ‘We’re alone.’ Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief says community resupply has broken down first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT health authority launches support page for evacuees
The NWT health and social service authority has launched a new page with service updates as the majority of the NWT remains evacuated.
The post NWT health authority launches support page for evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police now posted to roadblocks outside evacuated NWT communities
RCMP in the NWT say officers have now joined Department of Infrastructure staff at checkpoints near Enterprise and Yellowknife.
The post Police now posted to roadblocks outside evacuated NWT communities first appeared on Cabin Radio.How is Yellowknife planning to bring everyone home?
When the time comes, how is Yellowknife going to bring everyone back home again? We asked the mayor and city manager about the plan.
The post How is Yellowknife planning to bring everyone home? first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Wildfire bears down on Hay River from the west
Read Friday's updates as a wildfire moved toward Hay River from the west, hours after all personnel except firefighters were airlifted to safety.
The post As it happened: Wildfire bears down on Hay River from the west first appeared on Cabin Radio.CKLB connects evacuees with stories of resilience and silver linings
"If there’s something CKLB has always done and leaned into, it's communities." Here's how the NWT's Indigenous-owned radio station covered August's evacuations.
The post CKLB connects evacuees with stories of resilience and silver linings first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknifers at Northview will pay prorated rent
The North's dominant landlord said it would prorate August and September rent for Yellowknife evacuees, some already in their second week away from home.
The post Yellowknifers at Northview will pay prorated rent first appeared on Cabin Radio.Evacuation order lifted for Jean Marie River
Residents of Jean Marie River are being allowed to return home as an evacuation order for the community has been downgraded to an evacuation alert.
The post Evacuation order lifted for Jean Marie River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Here’s what’s happening with mail for evacuees
Letter mail and parcels for several communities in the NWT and Nunavut are being held in Edmonton.
The post Here’s what’s happening with mail for evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.Telecommunications down in Kakisa and Jean Marie River, again
Just a few hours after getting online again, service is once again down in Kakisa. A few other communities are also affected.
The post Telecommunications down in Kakisa and Jean Marie River, again first appeared on Cabin Radio.Salvation Army mobile kitchen feeds Yellowknife firefighters
Chicken alfredo, BBQ pork, beef tenderloin – that's the menu for firefighters protecting Yellowknife. The kitchen? A specialized Salvation Army trailer.
The post Salvation Army mobile kitchen feeds Yellowknife firefighters first appeared on Cabin Radio.Edmonton launches evacuee-only dog park
So many Northwest Territories pets now call Edmonton home that the city has built a dog park purely for evacuee animals.
The post Edmonton launches evacuee-only dog park first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Thursday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees
Live updates continue as the NWT's wildfire crisis evolves. Get everything you need to know about the fires and supports for evacuees.
The post As it happened: Thursday updates for NWT wildfire evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.Spruce Grove BBQ unites more than 250 NWT evacuees
"It was important to get the community together, just to check on each other." In Alberta, NWT evacuees are finding spaces to reconnect.
The post Spruce Grove BBQ unites more than 250 NWT evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT evacuees going home early can be prosecuted, territory says
"One is too many" at roadblocks, the GNWT said, stressing evacuees can be prosecuted for going home too soon. An official said "quite a few" people are trying.
The post NWT evacuees going home early can be prosecuted, territory says first appeared on Cabin Radio.United Way waits for Ottawa to honour matching-funds commitment
Nearly a million dollars in funding promised by Canada to United Way NWT in June hasn't shown up yet. Ottawa insists staff are fixing that "expeditiously."
The post United Way waits for Ottawa to honour matching-funds commitment first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT workers can apply for emergency leave, GNWT staff ‘encouraged to work’
If you need it as an evacuee, emergency leave is a thing in the NWT – even in the private sector (where it's usually unpaid). Here's a guide.
The post NWT workers can apply for emergency leave, GNWT staff ‘encouraged to work’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.How NWT pet owners can protect their pets in Alberta
After evacuating to Alberta, here’s how you can protect your pets from parasites less common in the NWT. We also cover what vaccines they should have.
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