Northwest Territories News
Chief Ernest Betsina is sworn in as Dettah’s leader
Ernest Betsina has begun his role as Chief of Dettah, taking over from the outgoing Edward Sangris, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation said.
The post Chief Ernest Betsina is sworn in as Dettah’s leader first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK drive home: Expect more police and Big River traffic controls
Extra RCMP vehicles will be on the highways home to Yellowknife. There'll be special measures in Fort Providence to help you get gas (or get around the line).
The post YK drive home: Expect more police and Big River traffic controls first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT wildfire evacuees, how are you coping?
Our reporter spent weeks struggling to write about the mental health effects of this wildfire season – till she realized all the effects were happening to her.
The post NWT wildfire evacuees, how are you coping? first appeared on Cabin Radio.In Tłı̨chǫ communities, YK evacuation feels like ‘total overreaction’
"We can't get any food in." Officials in Wekweètì and Gamètì described the supply breakdown with Yellowknife empty – and one queried the capital's evacuation.
The post In Tłı̨chǫ communities, YK evacuation feels like ‘total overreaction’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Fort Simpson celebrates end of summer with street festival
"With the season we're having, we thought we'd generate some community spirit." Fort Simpson took to the streets, celebrating the last long weekend of summer.
The post In pictures: Fort Simpson celebrates end of summer with street festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Sunday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis
Updates from Sunday as NWT fire crews continued to hold back fires outside Hay River and Fort Smith, and Yellowknifers planned the trip home.
The post As it happened: Sunday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis first appeared on Cabin Radio.Will my Yellowknife commercial flight go ahead? It’s hard to know.
Restarting commercial flights into and out of Yellowknife is a complex process, officials say, and pinning down a safe date to book a flight is tricky.
The post Will my Yellowknife commercial flight go ahead? It’s hard to know. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Area burned by wildfires surpasses NWT’s 2014 record
The area burned by wildfires across the Northwest Territories this year has now surpassed the record set in 2014, itself a memorably bad summer.
The post Area burned by wildfires surpasses NWT’s 2014 record first appeared on Cabin Radio.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.
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