Northwest Territories News
City begins twin efforts to reinvigorate business community
Yellowknife's shop local campaign starts on Monday with double the usual prize pot. Entrepreneur workshops are also on offer in a bid to strengthen businesses.
The post City begins twin efforts to reinvigorate business community first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fund established in memory of helicopter engineer Travis Booker
Helicopter engineer Travis Booker is remembered as generous with his time and friendship. A new fund in his name will help NWT aviation students.
The post Fund established in memory of helicopter engineer Travis Booker first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Election 2023: Read our Great Slave interviews
NWT election candidates in Great Slave include James Lawrance, Kate Reid, Katrina Nokleby and Stacie Arden Smith. Read their interviews here.
The post NWT Election 2023: Read our Great Slave interviews first appeared on Cabin Radio.When will Yellowknife’s 2023 Santa Claus Parade take place?
Yellowknife published initial details for its 2023 Santa Claus Parade, which will take place to a theme of "Yellowknife strong" after the summer's wildfires.
The post When will Yellowknife’s 2023 Santa Claus Parade take place? first appeared on Cabin Radio.The feds say switch to heat pumps. Will that work in the NWT?
This week's federal carbon tax change came with a plea from Ottawa: drop heating oil and switch to heat pumps. Is that realistic yet in the North?
The post The feds say switch to heat pumps. Will that work in the NWT? first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT, Nunavut phone issues caused by BC wildfire, says Northwestel
Northwestel said disruption to landlines across the NWT and Nunavut was caused by a wildfire in northern BC. The company said the issue had been fixed.
The post NWT, Nunavut phone issues caused by BC wildfire, says Northwestel first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vital Metals agrees cash injection from China rare earths giant
Vital Metals announced new investment from rare earths giant Shenghe, a deal that makes the Chinese firm a partner in developing the NWT's Nechalacho mine.
The post Vital Metals agrees cash injection from China rare earths giant first appeared on Cabin Radio.Buffalo Airways 737 begins life in the NWT
"If you see a green, fast airplane – it's ours." Buffalo Airways' first jet aircraft in its 50-year history entered service in the NWT on Thursday.
The post Buffalo Airways 737 begins life in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT ‘looking for clarity’ over federal carbon tax changes
A "rural carve-out" for the carbon tax on home heating, announced by Justin Trudeau, may not automatically cover NWT residents. The GNWT is working to find out.
The post NWT ‘looking for clarity’ over federal carbon tax changes first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT’s website down for hours over ‘defective hardware’
The NWT government's website was inaccessible for hours on Thursday. The territory says a hardware fault was to blame.
The post GNWT’s website down for hours over ‘defective hardware’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nine charged with impaired driving after Thanksgiving traffic stops
Nine NWT residents face impaired driving charges after being pulled over during an RCMP operation that stretched across the Thanksgiving weekend, police say.
The post Nine charged with impaired driving after Thanksgiving traffic stops first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Election 2023: Read our Frame Lake interviews
NWT election candidates in Frame Lake include Deanna Cornfield, John Stanley, Julian Morse, Spencer Tracy and Stuart Wray. Read their interviews here.
The post NWT Election 2023: Read our Frame Lake interviews first appeared on Cabin Radio.NDP says it’s pushing for more NWT disaster mitigation funding
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh visited NWT communities struck by wildfires earlier this summer. We asked him how he's been trying to help those residents since.
The post NDP says it’s pushing for more NWT disaster mitigation funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Behchokǫ̀ chief says separating Edzo and Rae could improve funding
A public meeting held in Behchokǫ̀ has raised the possibility of Rae and Edzo becoming separate communities to bring in more territorial funding.
The post Behchokǫ̀ chief says separating Edzo and Rae could improve funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT will try on-the-land camps for teenagers
The NWT government is launching on-the-land camps for teenagers whose problems might previously have seen them admitted to a group home.
The post NWT will try on-the-land camps for teenagers first appeared on Cabin Radio.CN rail line to Enterprise is restored, company says
CN says its freight rail line between Enterprise and southern Canada returned to service this week after summer wildfire damage.
The post CN rail line to Enterprise is restored, company says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Łútsël K’é water trucks broken, residents ‘all out of water’
Łútsël K'é is struggling to deliver water after its water trucks broke down. Guardians are delivering river water to residents and the school is set to close.
The post Łútsël K’é water trucks broken, residents ‘all out of water’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Election 2023: Read our Yellowknife North interviews
Residents of Yellowknife North can choose between Bruce Valpy, Jon Howe or Shauna Morgan in the 2023 territorial election. Read their interviews here.
The post NWT Election 2023: Read our Yellowknife North interviews first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ulukhaktok ‘proud’ of people who rescued boats from storm
Ulukhaktok is recovering from a weekend storm reported to have destroyed some vessels and cabins. Residents teamed up to pull boats to safety.
The post Ulukhaktok ‘proud’ of people who rescued boats from storm first appeared on Cabin Radio.Diesel generator will be flown to Fort Good Hope via Hercules
Low water on the Mackenzie River meant a replacement diesel generator couldn't reach Fort Good Hope by barge. Instead, a Hercules will fly it from Whitehorse.
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