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Yellowknife to waive fieldhouse track fees in 2025
Yellowknife councillors waived walking track and playground fees at the fieldhouse in 2025 and made more budget tweaks on Wednesday night. Get the latest.
The post Yellowknife to waive fieldhouse track fees in 2025 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife resident wins $1 million on Lotto scratch card
A Yellowknifer has won a million dollars on a lottery scratch card bought at the city's downtown Reddi Mart.
The post Yellowknife resident wins $1 million on Lotto scratch card first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nutrition North considers expansion to more northern communities
A federal program designed to make nutritional food more accessible to northerners is considering expanding to some "semi-isolated" communities.
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The NWT government says it will spend $445,000 a year to help the Hay River & Area Métis Local #51 run the town's homeless shelter.
The post GNWT funding will help Métis Local run Hay River shelter first appeared on Cabin Radio.Naka Power calls for simplification of NWT’s power rate system
Naka Power called for the NWT to streamline its electricity system from seven rate zones to two – and told MLAs some bigger changes could be contemplated.
The post Naka Power calls for simplification of NWT’s power rate system first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aurora College nursing students share their research
From the cultural safety of virtual care to the use of traditional healing in harm reduction, NWT nursing students presented research this week in Yellowknife.
The post Aurora College nursing students share their research first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik fire department wants residents to clear paths to hydrants
Inuvik's fire hydrants connect to its above-ground utilidor pipe network running behind most homes. In winter, firefighters say, the hydrants need a clear path.
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The City of Yellowknife says its new fleet of accessible transit vehicles, dubbed YKFlex, will enter service on Friday, completing an overhaul of city transit.
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Sahtu leaders are meeting with food bank experts and Nutrition North to look at new ways of getting affordable food into the region. We joined their discussion.
The post Inflation and barge crisis push Sahtu to look at more food banks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife factoring $629K carbon tax grant into budget
The money Yellowknife gets back from the carbon tax might help city councillors balance next year's budget. Here's the latest on cuts and additions.
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An NWT woman charged with second-degree murder has been released on bail. She is required to stay in Yellowknife among other court conditions.
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The GNWT confirmed it will send the NWT Power Corporation $12 million a year to reduce a proposed 25% rate hike to 15%, though that figure may still change.
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Fort Providence residents experienced an hours-long power outage on Tuesday evening, which utility firm Naka Power says is under investigation.
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Yellowknife's Sundog Trading Post has ramped up its culinary expertise as it begins offering an evening tapas menu. Meet the chefs behind the scenes.
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A charity supporting northern students working to become engineers and geoscientists awarded 11 new scholarships in the hope that some return to help the North.
The post Future northern engineers and geoscientists given scholarships first appeared on Cabin Radio.Environmental assessment of Imperial in Norman Wells will go ahead
An environmental assessment of Imperial Oil's Norman Wells operations, which an Indigenous body had requested but Imperial had sought to avoid, will proceed.
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Yellowknife RCMP say one person has been arrested after a "report of threats involving a firearm" in Ndılǫ on Tuesday.
The post One arrested after reported ‘threats involving firearm’ in Ndılǫ first appeared on Cabin Radio.What’s causing that smell coming from Yellowknife’s dump?
If you've passed Yellowknife's solid waste facility lately, you may have noticed an unpleasant smell – even by the standards of a dump. We asked the city about it.
The post What’s causing that smell coming from Yellowknife’s dump? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dogs, snow removal on agenda as YK council starts debating budget
From a dog pound to paving, city council began discussing what should stay and what can go from Yellowknife's 2025 budget. Some cuts were made on night one.
The post Dogs, snow removal on agenda as YK council starts debating budget first appeared on Cabin Radio.Four NWT projects win grants from 2024 Field Law fund
Four NWT organizations that applied for cash from legal firm Field Law's community fund have been chosen to split $15,000. Here are the winners.
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