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Martha Codner, the soul of Yellowknife’s ER, passes away
Martha Codner, who gave her life to nursing in Yellowknife and became the face of the city's emergency room for generations, has passed away at the age of 67.
The post Martha Codner, the soul of Yellowknife’s ER, passes away first appeared on Cabin Radio.What does ‘affordable housing’ mean in Yellowknife?
Yellowknife does not have its own definition of affordable housing, but the phrase keeps coming up as important decisions get made. What should it mean?
The post What does ‘affordable housing’ mean in Yellowknife? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Airport seeks engineers to probe runway issues
Yellowknife's airport will bring in geotechnical engineers to find out why its two runways appear susceptible to continued settling of the ground beneath them.
The post Yellowknife Airport seeks engineers to probe runway issues first appeared on Cabin Radio.Home Base YK to organize 2023’s Coldest Night walk
Yellowknife youth support group Home Base YK is taking over the organization of Coldest Night of the Year, a fundraising walk for action against homelessness.
The post Home Base YK to organize 2023’s Coldest Night walk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith RCMP issue appeal over October hit-and-run
Police in Fort Smith appealed for information that could help solve an October hit-and-run on a trail near the town's health centre.
The post Fort Smith RCMP issue appeal over October hit-and-run first appeared on Cabin Radio.Power corp’s bid for 10% rate increases in some areas is rejected
The power corporation will not be allowed back-to-back 10-percent rate increases it had sought in some areas of the NWT. A regulator rejected the request.
The post Power corp’s bid for 10% rate increases in some areas is rejected first appeared on Cabin Radio.Giant snowshoe creator says Fort Smith store will take his piece
Fort Smith artist Michel Labine says a store in the town will become the new home of the world's largest snowshoe after the municipality chose not to buy it.
The post Giant snowshoe creator says Fort Smith store will take his piece first appeared on Cabin Radio.Snowfall warning in place for some Sahtu communities
Heavy snow is expected in the vicinity of Norman Wells, Tulita and Fort Good Hope on Saturday, Environment Canada says.
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Watch a TSN jet boat documentary shot in Hay River nearly 40 years ago and a 10-minute video designed to sell the town to tourists in the mid-1980s.
The post Hay River YouTube channel delivers jet boat blast from the past first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man charged after hundreds of false calls to NWT RCMP
Police in Fort Smith say a man faces a charge of public mischief after placing "hundreds" of false, often silent calls to RCMP over the past year.
The post Man charged after hundreds of false calls to NWT RCMP first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs seek feedback from artists on NWT Arts Strategy
Two committees of Northwest Territories MLAs are asking for residents to send their feedback about the NWT Arts Strategy, a year and a half after its release.
The post MLAs seek feedback from artists on NWT Arts Strategy first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik runway extension will now cost $230M, Ottawa says
Work to extend Inuvik's airport runway by 3,000 feet will now cost $230 million, $80 million more than initially announced in 2019, the federal government says.
The post Inuvik runway extension will now cost $230M, Ottawa says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stolen car stopped in Behchokǫ̀ with items from YK apartments
A stolen car found in Behchokǫ̀ early on Thursday morning contained items taken from apartments in Yellowknife overnight, police say. The driver fled the scene.
The post Stolen car stopped in Behchokǫ̀ with items from YK apartments first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife schools reissue plea for people to become bus drivers
With some bus routes cancelled, Yellowknife's schools urged anyone interested in becoming a driver to apply. "All options are being investigated," they said.
The post Yellowknife schools reissue plea for people to become bus drivers first appeared on Cabin Radio.New program tries to help Hay River families cope with addiction
Hay River's health authority is introducing a program to help families affected by addiction following a reported escalation of drug activity in the town.
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"Theoretically, almost everyone would be getting back what they've paid in." The NWT's finance minister defended proposed carbon tax changes to meet federal demands.
The post NWT’s revised carbon tax ‘still better than any alternative’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s target areas for infill housing are scrutinized
Why have five Yellowknife areas been selected as priorities for more housing, and are they the right choices? Councillors and staff tackled those questions.
The post Yellowknife’s target areas for infill housing are scrutinized first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Overwhelming majority’ of voting city staff choose to strike
The unions representing City of Yellowknife workers say an "overwhelming majority" of voting unionized municipal staff have backed strike action.
The post ‘Overwhelming majority’ of voting city staff choose to strike first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik-Tuk Highway to receive $14M ‘rehabilitation’
The NWT and federal governments are spending $14 million to raise areas of Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway embankment, improving road safety and reliability.
The post Inuvik-Tuk Highway to receive $14M ‘rehabilitation’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife prices rose a historic seven percent in 2022
Yellowknife had a 2022 inflation rate of seven percent, pushing up the cost of living at a pace never previously seen in the city, newly published data shows.
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