Northwest Territories News
Hay River proposes 0% tax increase but new waste levy for residents
Hay River's draft 2025 budget freezes residential property taxes while introducing a waste processing levy that'll cost most people $18 a month.
The post Hay River proposes 0% tax increase but new waste levy for residents first appeared on Cabin Radio.YWCA Canada apologizes to Indigenous communities
YWCA Canada formally apologized for its role in the operation of residential schools and Indian hospitals, releasing a report on its connection to them.
The post YWCA Canada apologizes to Indigenous communities first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dene Nation opposes scrapping of health leadership council
The Dene Nation expressed "grave concerns" over replacement of a healthcare leadership council with an administrator. The NWT health minister defended the move.
The post Dene Nation opposes scrapping of health leadership council first appeared on Cabin Radio.Senate report a ‘wake-up call’ to the North’s infrastructure needs
"The consequences of not acting are going to be catastrophic." One senator described their shock as a report lay bare the North's transportation challenges.
The post Senate report a ‘wake-up call’ to the North’s infrastructure needs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River finally has cab service again
Northstar Taxi is on the road with two cabs in Hay River, providing a service that had been missing for months. The company phone is ringing off the hook.
The post Hay River finally has cab service again first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘We need more space for coffee and to chat with Elders’
"Everybody used to come here, talk and find out the news." Inside a doomed Yellowknife fast food restaurant, customers explained why it became an institution.
The post ‘We need more space for coffee and to chat with Elders’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Here’s the latest on when Yellowknife’s new aquatic centre opens
Yellowknife's $70M aquatic centre was originally due to have opened by now. We asked City Hall for an updated rough estimate of when the centre will open.
The post Here’s the latest on when Yellowknife’s new aquatic centre opens first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ice fishing derby to be held in memory of Greg Pratt
This weekend, Yellowknife's firefighters' association will host an ice fishing tournament in memory of colleague Greg Pratt, who passed away last year.
The post Ice fishing derby to be held in memory of Greg Pratt first appeared on Cabin Radio.Businesses donate $30K to YK Salvation Army food bank
De Beers Group and some of its Gahcho Kué mine business partners collectively donated $30,000 to the Yellowknife Salvation Army's Christmas food program.
The post Businesses donate $30K to YK Salvation Army food bank first appeared on Cabin Radio.Health leadership council says it was scrapped without consultation
The health leadership council being replaced by a public administrator said the change was made without its input. Multiple MLAs, meanwhile, backed the move.
The post Health leadership council says it was scrapped without consultation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River RCMP charge two after seizing guns and drugs
Two people are facing charges after police seized drugs from a Hay River trailer court home alongside guns believed to have been stolen.
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Aurora College's president says Tin Can Hill is "still a viable option" for a new campus following an environmental assessment. But it's far from a done deal.
The post Tin Can Hill ‘still a viable option’ for campus, assessment finds first appeared on Cabin Radio.Minister removes NWT health authority’s leadership council
A leadership council that presided over the operations of the NWT's health authority is being removed and replaced by a single administrator.
The post Minister removes NWT health authority’s leadership council first appeared on Cabin Radio.Check the results of Monday’s NWT hamlet elections
Results are in from seven of the eight NWT hamlets in which residents went to the polls on Monday. Tsiigehtchic has its first mayor since becoming a hamlet.
The post Check the results of Monday’s NWT hamlet elections first appeared on Cabin Radio.Program for staff working through Christmas excludes midwives
Midwives can't access a payment of up to $2,000 that helps other NWT healthcare workers bring friends and family to visit if they work over Christmas.
The post Program for staff working through Christmas excludes midwives first appeared on Cabin Radio.Electrical company takes utility and GNWT to court over Naka name
The owner of a Yellowknife electrical services company, Naka Electric, is going to court over Northland Utilities' rebrand to Naka Power.
The post Electrical company takes utility and GNWT to court over Naka name first appeared on Cabin Radio.Chief Mackenzie calls AFN resolution ‘a huge accomplishment’
Dene National Chief George Mackenzie says "the real work" will now begin after First Nations chiefs agreed to include the NWT in a child welfare settlement.
The post Chief Mackenzie calls AFN resolution ‘a huge accomplishment’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK releases tourism strategy outlining strengths and weaknesses
"Having a strong vision is crucial for success." This is Yellowknife's new tourism vision: read the city's tourism strategy for the next four years.
The post YK releases tourism strategy outlining strengths and weaknesses first appeared on Cabin Radio.To be honest, your A&W options are now pretty complicated
Yellowknife's A&W is set to close at the end of the year. A Teen Burger will soon be 700 km away, minimum. But A&W closing is also about more than that.
The post To be honest, your A&W options are now pretty complicated first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife finalizes 6% property tax increase for 2025
A six-percent property tax increase in 2025 was approved unanimously on Monday by Yellowknife city councillors after last week's deliberations.
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