Northwest Territories News
NWT’s health authority invites public to annual meeting
Amid a continued staffing crisis, the NWT's health authority invited people to attend its annual meeting in Yellowknife on September 29. You can stream it, too.
The post NWT’s health authority invites public to annual meeting first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nechalacho extraction facility in spotlight at Sask ceremony
The owner of the NWT's first rare earths mine will take part in a Saskatchewan ceremony that in part promotes the company's new extraction facility.
The post Nechalacho extraction facility in spotlight at Sask ceremony first appeared on Cabin Radio.Alty, unopposed, set to lead Yellowknife for second term
Rebecca Alty is set to be acclaimed to a second term as Yellowknife's mayor after nobody ran against her in this fall's election.
The post Alty, unopposed, set to lead Yellowknife for second term first appeared on Cabin Radio.Here are the candidates running for Yellowknife mayor and council
Meet your choices in Yellowknife's municipal election: here's the list of 16 people running for council. We'll have full interviews in the days ahead.
The post Here are the candidates running for Yellowknife mayor and council first appeared on Cabin Radio.Power outages caused Yellowknife water issue, city says
Yellowknife's water is coming from the river again after four days of drawing water from Yellowknife Bay. The city said power outages caused electronics issues.
The post Power outages caused Yellowknife water issue, city says first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Supply chain issues’ delay YK Airport parking payment plan
The supply chain crisis finally came through for Yellowknifers, causing a delay that will keep airport parking free for another month.
The post ‘Supply chain issues’ delay YK Airport parking payment plan first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith artist’s mural unveiled in Vancouver
A mural painted by Fort Smith's Melanie Jewell in Vancouver's South Main neighbourhood received its official unveiling. Watch a video of the mural being made.
The post Fort Smith artist’s mural unveiled in Vancouver first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to ‘revisit issue’ of a northern treatment centre
The NWT government says it will "convene some discussions" this fall after continued calls for a fresh attempt to run a northern addictions treatment centre.
The post NWT to ‘revisit issue’ of a northern treatment centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fearing a ‘catastrophic’ fire, Hay River shreds ginormous tire pile
For years, Hay River had an unwanted record: the NWT's largest tire stockpile. The giant fire hazard is being shredded, but the landfill remains a huge concern.
The post Fearing a ‘catastrophic’ fire, Hay River shreds ginormous tire pile first appeared on Cabin Radio.Be there and be square: gay square-dancing is coming to YK
Northern Spirit Squares, a square-dancing community dedicated to queer folk and allies, will soon hit dance floors in Yellowknife.
The post Be there and be square: gay square-dancing is coming to YK first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT opens another illegal caribou harvest investigation
The NWT government says a fresh illegal caribou harvesting investigation has been opened, less than a week after a controversial raid at a cultural camp.
The post NWT opens another illegal caribou harvest investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nine NWT communities’ infrastructure projects receive funding
Funding is coming for projects in Dettah, Fort Smith, Gamètì, Hay River, Inuvik, Kakisa, Nahanni Butte, Paulatuk and Tsiigehtchic. Here's what will be built.
The post Nine NWT communities’ infrastructure projects receive funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT communities given $20M to combat risk posed by wildfires
NWT communities will receive $20 million to build fire breaks and fund other ways of reducing wildfire risk, work some said would have otherwise taken decades.
The post NWT communities given $20M to combat risk posed by wildfires first appeared on Cabin Radio.Monitor NWT air quality by signing up for a free sensor
Small air quality monitors are being handed out for free across the Northwest Territories so residents can help fill gaps in data. Here's how to get one.
The post Monitor NWT air quality by signing up for a free sensor first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s ‘Taxidermy Cat’ is home safe and as scraggly as ever
"People say he looks like a bad taxidermy." One of Yellowknife's most, er, unique cats returned home from a three-week odyssey that only enhances his legend.
The post Yellowknife’s ‘Taxidermy Cat’ is home safe and as scraggly as ever first appeared on Cabin Radio.Footage begins to emerge showing search of cultural camp
The first video footage and photography from an NWT government search of a cultural camp earlier this week has appeared on Facebook.
The post Footage begins to emerge showing search of cultural camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is the NWT doing enough to combat an unprecedented syphilis crisis?
NWT syphilis rates are soaring and HIV is a concern, too. But rapid tests are stuck on the shelf, critics say, and the HIV-PrEP prophylactic is too hard to get.
The post Is the NWT doing enough to combat an unprecedented syphilis crisis? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Smoke warning for Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Fort Resolution
An air quality advisory was issued for Fort Smith then extended to Yellowknife and Fort Resolution after high winds fanned the flames of NWT wildfires.
The post Smoke warning for Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Fort Resolution first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik wind project costs almost double, NWT asks Ottawa for help
A wind turbine near Inuvik is now expected to cost up to $70 million, nearly twice the initial budget. The NWT has asked the federal government for more money.
The post Inuvik wind project costs almost double, NWT asks Ottawa for help first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sustained power outage hits Fort Smith, blips in other areas
Fort Smith residents lost power for much of Thursday evening with supply also disrupted in Hay River, Enterprise, Fort Resolution and Yellowknife.
The post Sustained power outage hits Fort Smith, blips in other areas first appeared on Cabin Radio.