Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife’s Barren Ground Coffee buys Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀
Two Yellowknife coffee companies will merge, preserving a downtown coffee shop that was otherwise set to permanently close this month.
The post Yellowknife’s Barren Ground Coffee buys Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Can the NWT police its way out of the drug crisis?
Many MLAs approve of millions in new spending to increase policing during the NWT drug crisis, but not everyone thinks that's an adequate response.
The post Can the NWT police its way out of the drug crisis? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Teen organizing Fort Smith’s first Frank Gruben Pride Festival
Ryker Lonehardt is organizing a free Fort Smith festival this weekend to maintain awareness of missing Frank Gruben and "have something good" for the community.
The post Teen organizing Fort Smith’s first Frank Gruben Pride Festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Five TikTokers to follow for National Indigenous History Month
Add Indigenous voices to your TikTok during National Indigenous History Month. Check out NWT TikTok star Taalrumiq's list and discover new people to follow.
The post Five TikTokers to follow for National Indigenous History Month first appeared on Cabin Radio.CanNor commits $619K to Colomac Gold solar project
Ottawa will help fund a solar farm at a mine project north of Yellowknife – a collaboration between the Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation and an exploration firm.
The post CanNor commits $619K to Colomac Gold solar project first appeared on Cabin Radio.UNW members protest proposed job cuts outside NWT legislature
Members of the Union of Northern Workers rallied outside the territorial legislature, demanding that public-sector jobs be protected in the 2024-25 budget.
The post UNW members protest proposed job cuts outside NWT legislature first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik’s swimming pool closes, again, over ‘foundation concern’
The Town of Inuvik has once again shuttered its swimming pool indefinitely, this time describing a "significant concern with the pool foundation."
The post Inuvik’s swimming pool closes, again, over ‘foundation concern’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Indigenous businesses plan to take ownership of Northwestel
In a seismic move for northern telecoms, an Indigenous-led consortium said it plans to buy dominant phone and web provider Northwestel from Bell for $1 billion.
The post Indigenous businesses plan to take ownership of Northwestel first appeared on Cabin Radio.Taste of Palestine dinner and auction raises $11K for Gaza families
"People really got into it." A Yellowknife event raised thousands for Gaza families, to the point where people even took off jewellery to auction on the night.
The post Taste of Palestine dinner and auction raises $11K for Gaza families first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘One death, we learn to deal with it. Multiple deaths was so hard.’
Drugs are killing people in NWT communities and dealers are terrifying residents. We spent time in Fort McPherson to hear from people about what's happening.
The post ‘One death, we learn to deal with it. Multiple deaths was so hard.’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.The extraordinary scale of the NWT’s shift from hydro to diesel
Yes, you read that right. NWT diesel use is ballooning as hydro dries up. In the short term, unusual factors are at work. In the long term, is this a crisis?
The post The extraordinary scale of the NWT’s shift from hydro to diesel first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cancelled barges costing Sahtu businesses millions, MLA says
Danny McNeely says Sahtu businesses face nearly $15 million in lost revenue and extra costs through barges cancelled by low water. He wants the GNWT to step in.
The post Cancelled barges costing Sahtu businesses millions, MLA says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s annual ‘Kub Kar Rally’ bridges generations
A Yellowknife parking lot hosted a day of kids' wooden car races – a tradition so old that some parents were once young racers in the event themselves.
The post Yellowknife’s annual ‘Kub Kar Rally’ bridges generations first appeared on Cabin Radio.Council wants more time to decide fate of Old Town business
A decades-old Yellowknife outdoor adventure firm is tangling with City Hall over the rules that govern what you can do with property on a quiet lakeside road.
The post Council wants more time to decide fate of Old Town business first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs call for assembly to close municipal funding gap
All 11 regular MLAs backed a motion urging the GNWT to close the gap between funding communities need and what they're given, a gap estimated at $52 million.
The post MLAs call for assembly to close municipal funding gap first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire arsenic release study is an ‘alarm bell,’ says author
When wildfires burn near Yellowknife, what does that do to arsenic? One author of a new study says more research is needed, but initial estimates surprised him.
The post Wildfire arsenic release study is an ‘alarm bell,’ says author first appeared on Cabin Radio.Chamber of commerce opposes Yellowknife land admin changes
Proposed changes to the way City Hall handles land administration will reduce public oversight and transparency, the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce says.
The post Chamber of commerce opposes Yellowknife land admin changes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Trevor Kasteel to stage mental health production in Yellowknife
After a business failure, Trevor Kasteel broke down. Now, he wants to talk, and is inviting people to a free event titled "It’s Time for Silence to Suffer."
The post Trevor Kasteel to stage mental health production in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.What is that drilling operation doing on Yellowknife’s Con Road?
Drilling equipment has appeared on a residential Yellowknife street. It's part of the reclamation work associated with the former Con gold mine.
The post What is that drilling operation doing on Yellowknife’s Con Road? first appeared on Cabin Radio.In the Boundary Creek area? Keep an eye out for a peahen on the lam
A peahen has escaped a trailer heading from Yellowknife to Alberta and is roaming the highway near Boundary Creek. There's a small reward if you find her.
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