Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife area schools will restart on September 14
Yellowknife's school districts say school will restart on September 14, just over a week after the city's planned reopening following a three-week evacuation.
The post Yellowknife area schools will restart on September 14 first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT opens ‘pre-registration process’ for flights back to Yellowknife
The NWT government opened a "pre-registration" website for people needing flights back to Yellowknife when the evacuation order lifts.
The post GNWT opens ‘pre-registration process’ for flights back to Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Returning to Yellowknife: Questions and answers
Planning your return to Yellowknife? Read our comprehensive guide to questions people have asked and answers we've received.
The post Returning to Yellowknife: Questions and answers first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police report ‘altercation outside bar’ in evacuated Yellowknife
While evacuees have been more worried about looting, the only thing RCMP in Yellowknife have had to report for weeks is a fight near a bar on Friday night.
The post Police report ‘altercation outside bar’ in evacuated Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.The devastation of Enterprise and its path to recovery
One of the most extreme wildfires the NWT has ever seen all but wiped out the hamlet of Enterprise. This is the situation now and the path ahead.
The post The devastation of Enterprise and its path to recovery first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: More details about Yellowknife’s return home
Updates from a Saturday GNWT press conference about Yellowknife evacuees' return home next week, plus the continuing South Slave fires.
The post As it happened: More details about Yellowknife’s return home first appeared on Cabin Radio.Highway 7 closes between BC and Fort Liard over wildfire
The NWT government says Highway 7 between Fort Liard and the British Columbia border has closed because of a wildfire in BC.
The post Highway 7 closes between BC and Fort Liard over wildfire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Expect limited health services when Yellowknife reopens
The NWT's health authority warned Yellowknife residents to expect limited services when they return home – and up to a month for normal service to resume.
The post Expect limited health services when Yellowknife reopens first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknifers told they can return from Wednesday, September 6
Yellowknife residents can return to the evacuated city from the afternoon of Wednesday, September 6, the city announced – conditions permitting.
The post Yellowknifers told they can return from Wednesday, September 6 first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Fest to take place in Edmonton on Sunday
A benefit concert for NWT evacuees is being held at the Borden Park Bandshell in Edmonton this Sunday. Here's a peek at the lineup.
The post NWT Fest to take place in Edmonton on Sunday first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rules change for evacuee income disruption program
The GNWT changed its evacuee income disruption program so that all adults whose employment income decreased can apply. (That wasn't previously the case.)
The post Rules change for evacuee income disruption program first appeared on Cabin Radio.School won’t start for ‘at least a week’ after its safe to return
School in evacuated communities won’t start for at least a week after it’s safe for everyone to return home, the NWT’s education department said.
The post School won’t start for ‘at least a week’ after its safe to return first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vista Radio launches NWT wildfire relief fund
The conglomerate that owns FM frequencies in Yellowknife and Hay River says it is launching a fund for evacuees in partnership with the Salvation Army.
The post Vista Radio launches NWT wildfire relief fund first appeared on Cabin Radio.Highway 1 to close at 7pm on Friday over wind and fire threat
Highway 1 will close between the Alberta border and the Kakisa access road at 7pm on Friday, the NWT's Department of Infrastructure says.
The post Highway 1 to close at 7pm on Friday over wind and fire threat first appeared on Cabin Radio.How to use NWT disaster assistance funding for wildfire damage
What is the NWT government's disaster assistance policy, and when should you make a claim? Here's a quick guide.
The post How to use NWT disaster assistance funding for wildfire damage first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Come back from September 6, Yellowknife and YKDFN say
Updates from Friday as Yellowknife announced a return date for residents and fire crews worked against high winds in the South Slave.
The post As it happened: Come back from September 6, Yellowknife and YKDFN say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Healthcare staff may be asked to leave vehicles to return to Yellowknife
Remember where you parked. The NWT's health authority said some staff may be asked to leave their cars in the south and fly back to help restart services.
The post Healthcare staff may be asked to leave vehicles to return to Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith evacuation payment fiasco leaves some residents ‘pissed’
Fort Smith leaders and residents expressed disappointment as the GNWT backtracked on evacuation payment amounts, but the local MLA saw it differently.
The post Fort Smith evacuation payment fiasco leaves some residents ‘pissed’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP seize crack cocaine, handgun in Inuvik
RCMP in Inuvik have charged a man from Edmonton after they say they found crack cocaine and a hand gun during a traffic stop and search of an apartment.
The post RCMP seize crack cocaine, handgun in Inuvik first appeared on Cabin Radio.No, September 11 isn’t any NWT evacuees’ date to go home
Someone, somewhere, told some NWT evacuees they're going home on September 11. It isn't true – there's no confirmed return date for any community yet.
The post No, September 11 isn’t any NWT evacuees’ date to go home first appeared on Cabin Radio.