Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife strike: City ‘asks union to set date’ for further talks
The City of Yellowknife said on Thursday evening it had "asked the union to set a date" for a return to negotiations as a municipal strike's second day ended.
The post Yellowknife strike: City ‘asks union to set date’ for further talks first appeared on Cabin Radio.Just because there’s a strike, doesn’t mean you can park anywhere
Parking in downtown Yellowknife? Be warned: the city's municipal enforcement officers are not on strike, so it isn't suddenly a free-for-all.
The post Just because there’s a strike, doesn’t mean you can park anywhere first appeared on Cabin Radio.Chickenpox outbreak declared in Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk is facing a chickenpox outbreak, the NWT's chief public health officer said on Thursday, listing a flight and a hockey game as exposure sites.
The post Chickenpox outbreak declared in Tuktoyaktuk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Coroner’s inquest to be held into 2021 death in Fort Smith
A coroner's inquest into the 2021 death of Marty Bouvier at Fort Smith’s men’s corrections facility will be held next week.
The post Coroner’s inquest to be held into 2021 death in Fort Smith first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT reveals proposal to replace Affirmative Action
Who gets preferred hiring status? Who is a long-term northerner? In what order should people get priority for government jobs? The GNWT has a new plan.
The post GNWT reveals proposal to replace Affirmative Action first appeared on Cabin Radio.Federally backed NWT childcare subsidy will increase on April 1
The NWT set out how its federally funded childcare subsidy will work for 2023-24: the discount parents will get and the fee increases providers will be allowed.
The post Federally backed NWT childcare subsidy will increase on April 1 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Pressure mounts for action on unfit housing in the NWT
"It's hard to believe we treat people in this manner." With a focus on Yellowknife, MLAs rounded on the NWT's housing minister over the state of some units.
The post Pressure mounts for action on unfit housing in the NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arctic Inspiration Prize’s $1M goes to Inuit mental wellness project
A mental health project spanning Inuit Nunangat won the million-dollar Arctic Inspiration Prize. Two other NWT-related projects won $550,000 between them.
The post Arctic Inspiration Prize’s $1M goes to Inuit mental wellness project first appeared on Cabin Radio.Merged GNWT departments will be called Environment and Climate Change
The NWT government on Wednesday gave a name to the new department being created in a planned April merger: the Department of Environment and Climate Change.
The post Merged GNWT departments will be called Environment and Climate Change first appeared on Cabin Radio.Releasing 2023-24 budget, GNWT says it has stabilized debt
The GNWT said it is on a stable debt footing for the first time in years as finance minister Caroline Wawzonek published the territory's latest operating budget.
The post Releasing 2023-24 budget, GNWT says it has stabilized debt first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife strike: Each side tells the other to restart talks
The City of Yellowknife and unions each told the other to take the next step in bargaining as a walkout began. Hear from picketing workers and a councillor.
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The on-again off-again winter road between Fort Smith and Fort Chipewyan reopened again on Wednesday after an earlier, brief closure related to overflow.
The post Parks Canada once again reopens Fort Chip-Fort Smith winter road first appeared on Cabin Radio.United Way urges NWT non-profits to apply to federal fund
United Way NWT is urging the territory's non-profits to "apply quickly" as it prepares to distribute $108,000 from a federal Community Services Recovery Fund.
The post United Way urges NWT non-profits to apply to federal fund first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to start rewarding employees who ‘raise red tape alert’
The Northwest Territories government is preparing a program whereby employees who flag unnecessary bureaucracy are given rewards.
The post NWT to start rewarding employees who ‘raise red tape alert’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rents go up at Yellowknife apartments plagued by heating issues
"There has to be something changed to cap these amounts." Residents of Yellowknife apartments with major heating issues now face significant rent increases.
The post Rents go up at Yellowknife apartments plagued by heating issues first appeared on Cabin Radio.Three city councillors are UNW members, complicating their role
Three Yellowknife councillors who are also UNW members said unions had sent them a "letter of intimidation" with industrial action at City Hall set to begin.
The post Three city councillors are UNW members, complicating their role first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mayor says unions ‘categorically wrong’ with lockout looming
A lockout or strike seem almost certain in Yellowknife from Wednesday onward, though the city's mayor hit back at unions' suggestion that mediation had failed.
The post Mayor says unions ‘categorically wrong’ with lockout looming first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT ‘extends timeline’ of Indigenous languages action plan
The NWT government says an Indigenous languages action plan previously expected to expire in 2022 will now run until 2025.
The post GNWT ‘extends timeline’ of Indigenous languages action plan first appeared on Cabin Radio.Even focused on coaching, Veronica McDonald dominates Arctic Sports
Veronica McDonald may now stand alone in terms of Arctic Winter Games success after another big medal haul in Wood Buffalo – but her focus is changing.
The post Even focused on coaching, Veronica McDonald dominates Arctic Sports first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s council approves funding for Aspen Apartments
Yellowknife's council unanimously approved a recommendation to spend more than $1 million in federal funding turning Aspen Apartments into public housing.
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