Northwest Territories News
Serena Ryder and Lemon Bucket Orkestra returning to Folk
Folk on the Rocks 2023 will be headlined by Serena Ryder, organizers announced on Friday, while Lemon Bucket Orkestra will also play this year's festival.
The post Serena Ryder and Lemon Bucket Orkestra returning to Folk first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Nothing serious’ in NWT’s arts strategy, artists tell MLAs
Some NWT artists say a strategy designed to improve the sector misses the mark and is a licence for the territorial government to preserve the status quo.
The post ‘Nothing serious’ in NWT’s arts strategy, artists tell MLAs first appeared on Cabin Radio.Most MLAs don’t want their 7% pay hike. But what should replace it?
Some NWT MLAs want to turn down an automatic 6.8-percent pay increase in favour of a smaller one. Others oppose that plan and have suggestions of their own.
The post Most MLAs don’t want their 7% pay hike. But what should replace it? first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLAs pass motion calling on NWT to introduce rent cap
MLAs passed a motion requesting that the GNWT institute a rent cap, though it isn't binding. "I wanted to get the dialogue started," Katrina Nokleby said.
The post MLAs pass motion calling on NWT to introduce rent cap first appeared on Cabin Radio.Replacing the Frank Channel Bridge will now cost extra $20M
Ottawa and the GNWT say "inflation and market escalations" mean replacing the Frank Channel Bridge will cost an extra $20 million and take till at least 2026.
The post Replacing the Frank Channel Bridge will now cost extra $20M first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two weeks of free swims following Inuvik pool reopening
To "reward the patience" of Inuvik residents, swimming at the town's pool will be free for two weeks once it reopens after a three-year closure.
The post Two weeks of free swims following Inuvik pool reopening first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inflation means NWT will scale back chipsealing work
Fewer kilometres of NWT highway will be chipsealed this construction season because of inflation's effect on costs, the minister responsible says.
The post Inflation means NWT will scale back chipsealing work first appeared on Cabin Radio.College asks Fort Smith: Why don’t students want to come here?
Students "don't want to come to Fort Smith," Aurora College's president told town leaders. Glenda Vardy Dell also discussed why she is based in Yellowknife.
The post College asks Fort Smith: Why don’t students want to come here? first appeared on Cabin Radio.On stage, Ukrainian dancers find ‘a way to celebrate, a way to heal’
Yellowknife's Aurora Ukrainian Dancers hold their yearly recital at NACC this weekend. This time it's also a fundraiser for Ukraine war relief.
The post On stage, Ukrainian dancers find ‘a way to celebrate, a way to heal’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.CREation community grants seek Indigenous youth-led projects
A national Indigenous organization hopes to fund projects that "create impactful community change" through Indigenous youth. Applications are open.
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The NWT's health authority says there will no longer be a gap in availability of Covid-19 vaccine for young children following a change in Health Canada guidance.
The post NWT issues update on Covid-19 vaccine for young children first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT and Alberta ministers to meet on Thursday over tailings spill
The NWT and Alberta environment ministers will meet on Thursday as the territory seeks answers over how a massive spill and ongoing tailings leak were reported.
The post NWT and Alberta ministers to meet on Thursday over tailings spill first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT MLAs will discuss introducing a rent cap
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby is bringing forward a motion calling for a limit to the rent increase any NWT tenant can face in a year.
The post NWT MLAs will discuss introducing a rent cap first appeared on Cabin Radio.Delayed school renos threaten ‘ripple effect’ in Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk's MLA says delays to renovation work at the community's school risk depriving students and residents of the space they need.
The post Delayed school renos threaten ‘ripple effect’ in Tuktoyaktuk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Housing NWT creates new time window, single form for repair programs
Housing NWT is introducing a new, limited application window for some programs and a single form to cover them. The agency said it was streamlining the process.
The post Housing NWT creates new time window, single form for repair programs first appeared on Cabin Radio.BC duo look to ‘build community’ in first NWT performances
Letters & Text, a musical duo from British Columbia, are in the NWT this week for their first performances as a pair outside Vancouver.
The post BC duo look to ‘build community’ in first NWT performances first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT seeks law change to join BC in pursuing opioid companies
A new piece of NWT legislation is designed to allow the territory to join BC-led legal action against companies that make prescription opioids.
The post NWT seeks law change to join BC in pursuing opioid companies first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik’s pool now set to reopen in mid-March, town says
Inuvik's pool is now set to reopen around March 18, ending a three-year closure brought on by Covid-19 and prolonged by difficulties carrying out an overhaul.
The post Inuvik’s pool now set to reopen in mid-March, town says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police urge witnesses to speak out over August murder in YK
RCMP set out "concerning" NWT handgun data as officers urged witnesses to a murder in Yellowknife last August, who haven't yet cooperated, to start talking.
The post Police urge witnesses to speak out over August murder in YK first appeared on Cabin Radio.Boreal fire emissions surged in 2021, study says
Boreal forest fires released more CO2 in 2021 than any other year since 2000, a study found. Researchers are watching closely for signs of longer-term change.
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