Northwest Territories News
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.Youth in custody after Inuvik school ‘social media threat’ lockdown
Inuvik's East Three schools are to reopen on Thursday afternoon after a lockdown on the opening morning of the academic year. One youth is in custody.
The post Youth in custody after Inuvik school ‘social media threat’ lockdown first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: Thursday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis
Thursday updates as Yellowknife's re-entry plan was postponed and NWT evacuees faced increased financial pressures amid a continuing wildfire crisis.
The post As it happened: Thursday updates on the NWT’s wildfire crisis first appeared on Cabin Radio.Evacuations have some residents questioning their NWT future
It's a difficult topic to confront: what if some people decide enough is enough? We spoke with NWT residents who aren't sure they want to come back.
The post Evacuations have some residents questioning their NWT future first appeared on Cabin Radio.For some evacuees, a personal financial crisis unfolds
"My God, what do I do?" As wildfires strip the NWT government of tens of millions of dollars, some evacuees face a fast-approaching crisis of their own.
The post For some evacuees, a personal financial crisis unfolds first appeared on Cabin Radio.@yellowknifememes, an instant hit for many evacuees, is suspended
An Instagram account that achieved immediate success celebrating the absurdities of evacuee life – sometimes at the expense of public figures – was suspended.
The post @yellowknifememes, an instant hit for many evacuees, is suspended first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT abandons Fort Smith ‘two payment’ promise
The NWT government has walked back an earlier pledge that Fort Smith residents would receive two separate travel payments over their back-to-back evacuations.
The post GNWT abandons Fort Smith ‘two payment’ promise first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT ‘pauses’ Yellowknife re-entry over highway risk
The NWT government says it is placing the reopening of Yellowknife on hold because of wildfire risk along the territory's highways in the coming days.
The post GNWT ‘pauses’ Yellowknife re-entry over highway risk first appeared on Cabin Radio.The mystery of the GNWT’s evacuee travel fund ‘financial assistance’ checkbox
A checkbox on the GNWT's evacuee travel funding form confused some people trying to claim – an issue made worse when the box's wording completely changed.
The post The mystery of the GNWT’s evacuee travel fund ‘financial assistance’ checkbox first appeared on Cabin Radio.Booked a scheduled flight to evacuate? No supports coming, GNWT says
"We recognize there will be gaps." The GNWT said nobody who bought their own flight to evacuate Yellowknife will get compensation for that.
The post Booked a scheduled flight to evacuate? No supports coming, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP warn they’ll turn away ‘group of 50 vehicles’ planning NWT return
Police in the NWT say they will repel a group of "as many as 50 vehicles" said to be planning a return home en masse from Alberta to Yellowknife.
The post RCMP warn they’ll turn away ‘group of 50 vehicles’ planning NWT return first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fighting Fort Smith fire ‘like Groundhog Day,’ says fire chief
Fort Smith’s fire chief described the challenges posed by an out-of-control fire that isn't moving much – and set out what must happen before people can return.
The post Fighting Fort Smith fire ‘like Groundhog Day,’ says fire chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.As it happened: NWT postpones Yellowknife’s reopening on Wednesday
Live updates continue as Yellowknife evacuees await more details about coming home, while crews in Hay River and Fort Smith battle nearby wildfires.
The post As it happened: NWT postpones Yellowknife’s reopening on Wednesday first appeared on Cabin Radio.