Northwest Territories News
NWT’s Fortune Minerals shrugs off filing delay
Fortune Minerals, trying to build a mine near Whatì, said a missed filing deadline was not a concern as it pursues "meaningful discussions" with a major firm.
The post NWT’s Fortune Minerals shrugs off filing delay first appeared on Cabin Radio.Northwestel is upgrading Dettah’s internet access (again)
Northwestel is beginning a second round of work to upgrade internet access in Dettah, a year after rolling out the last improvements.
The post Northwestel is upgrading Dettah’s internet access (again) first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man arrested after Fort Good Hope stabbings admits manslaughter
Thadeus McNeely, 24, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a woman in Fort Good Hope on September 20 last year. He had initially been charged with murder.
The post Man arrested after Fort Good Hope stabbings admits manslaughter first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT introduces new points system for public housing clients
Housing NWT has made changes to the points rating system the territorial housing agency uses to evaluate public housing clients.
The post GNWT introduces new points system for public housing clients first appeared on Cabin Radio.Territorial court drops requirement to wear a mask
NWT Territorial Court no longer requires that people wear masks in its courtrooms, dropping a requirement that had existed almost continuously since June 2020.
The post Territorial court drops requirement to wear a mask first appeared on Cabin Radio.Blachford owes customers $1.2M in deposits, new documents show
Blachford Lake Lodge owes customers more than a million dollars, a new list shows. Air Tindi and BDIC are also among those owed hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The post Blachford owes customers $1.2M in deposits, new documents show first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rising grocery prices strain Yellowknife food banks
In 2018, Yellowknife's Salvation Army spent $4,000 on food. Last year? $160,000. As costs go up, demand at food banks is growing – but donations are down.
The post Rising grocery prices strain Yellowknife food banks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Loss of summer sea ice in ‘Last Ice Area’ is imminent, study says
The oldest, thickest sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is on borrowed time, according to scientists comparing conditions thousands of years ago with those seen today.
The post Loss of summer sea ice in ‘Last Ice Area’ is imminent, study says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Avens and Union of Northern Workers enter conciliation
The Union of Northern Workers says it has entered conciliation with Avens, the Yellowknife-based provider of services and accommodation for seniors.
The post Avens and Union of Northern Workers enter conciliation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nechalacho mine’s owner loses yet another executive
First the chairman. Then the managing director. Now? The chief financial officer. Vital Metals, owner of the NWT's Nechalacho mine, continues to lose top staff.
The post Nechalacho mine’s owner loses yet another executive first appeared on Cabin Radio.Abe Drennan releases single Belongs To Me ahead of May EP
Inuvik musician Abe Drennan unveiled new single Belongs To Me, a "personal reflection about owning power," as he builds up to the release of an EP in May.
The post Abe Drennan releases single Belongs To Me ahead of May EP first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lands and ENR are no more, replaced by GNWT’s new ECC
The merger of two NWT government departments is complete. From now on, the Department of Environment and Climate Change – ECC, for short – is a thing.
The post Lands and ENR are no more, replaced by GNWT’s new ECC first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Burger Week 2023: 17 burgers to try, April 12-22
From April 12-22, try 17 burgers at 14 eateries, raise money for the NWT SPCA and win prizes. Meet the entrants for Yellowknife Burger Week 2023.
The post Yellowknife Burger Week 2023: 17 burgers to try, April 12-22 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Flora and the Fireweeds release debut album online
Yellowknife's Flora and the Fireweeds have released their debut seven-track album, Green Wood, through online music platform Bandcamp. Listen to tracks here.
The post Flora and the Fireweeds release debut album online first appeared on Cabin Radio.How a wrestling program took off in Ulukhaktok
At this year's Arctic Winter Games, the NWT wrestling team was all-Ulukhaktok. Here's how the community started a program.
The post How a wrestling program took off in Ulukhaktok first appeared on Cabin Radio.Warm Easter weekend forecast in many parts of NWT
Don't let your chocolate bunny melt. Temperatures could hit 10C in some parts of the NWT this Easter weekend, Environment Canada's forecast suggests.
The post Warm Easter weekend forecast in many parts of NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT accepts union grievances over bonuses and agency nurses
The NWT government will pay bonuses to more healthcare workers and renegotiate an agreement on agency nurses following the filing of union grievances.
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Yellowknife Girl Guides is experiencing such a shortage of volunteers that district commissioner Camilla Offredi fears the group may eventually have to disband.
The post Yellowknife Girl Guides in desperate need of volunteers first appeared on Cabin Radio.Makerspace YK purchases its own space with $630K in funding
Makerspace YK says it has used $558,000 in federal government cash plus a territorial contribution to buy the property it currently occupies.
The post Makerspace YK purchases its own space with $630K in funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tłı̨chǫ and Collège Nordique sign language course deal
The Tłı̨chǫ Government and Collège Nordique signed an agreement that supports the college's growing Tłı̨chǫ-language classes and adds an instructor.
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