Northwest Territories News
Fort Smith artist’s mural unveiled in Vancouver
A mural painted by Fort Smith's Melanie Jewell in Vancouver's South Main neighbourhood received its official unveiling. Watch a video of the mural being made.
The post Fort Smith artist’s mural unveiled in Vancouver first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to ‘revisit issue’ of a northern treatment centre
The NWT government says it will "convene some discussions" this fall after continued calls for a fresh attempt to run a northern addictions treatment centre.
The post NWT to ‘revisit issue’ of a northern treatment centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fearing a ‘catastrophic’ fire, Hay River shreds ginormous tire pile
For years, Hay River had an unwanted record: the NWT's largest tire stockpile. The giant fire hazard is being shredded, but the landfill remains a huge concern.
The post Fearing a ‘catastrophic’ fire, Hay River shreds ginormous tire pile first appeared on Cabin Radio.Be there and be square: gay square-dancing is coming to YK
Northern Spirit Squares, a square-dancing community dedicated to queer folk and allies, will soon hit dance floors in Yellowknife.
The post Be there and be square: gay square-dancing is coming to YK first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT opens another illegal caribou harvest investigation
The NWT government says a fresh illegal caribou harvesting investigation has been opened, less than a week after a controversial raid at a cultural camp.
The post NWT opens another illegal caribou harvest investigation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nine NWT communities’ infrastructure projects receive funding
Funding is coming for projects in Dettah, Fort Smith, Gamètì, Hay River, Inuvik, Kakisa, Nahanni Butte, Paulatuk and Tsiigehtchic. Here's what will be built.
The post Nine NWT communities’ infrastructure projects receive funding first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT communities given $20M to combat risk posed by wildfires
NWT communities will receive $20 million to build fire breaks and fund other ways of reducing wildfire risk, work some said would have otherwise taken decades.
The post NWT communities given $20M to combat risk posed by wildfires first appeared on Cabin Radio.Monitor NWT air quality by signing up for a free sensor
Small air quality monitors are being handed out for free across the Northwest Territories so residents can help fill gaps in data. Here's how to get one.
The post Monitor NWT air quality by signing up for a free sensor first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s ‘Taxidermy Cat’ is home safe and as scraggly as ever
"People say he looks like a bad taxidermy." One of Yellowknife's most, er, unique cats returned home from a three-week odyssey that only enhances his legend.
The post Yellowknife’s ‘Taxidermy Cat’ is home safe and as scraggly as ever first appeared on Cabin Radio.Footage begins to emerge showing search of cultural camp
The first video footage and photography from an NWT government search of a cultural camp earlier this week has appeared on Facebook.
The post Footage begins to emerge showing search of cultural camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is the NWT doing enough to combat an unprecedented syphilis crisis?
NWT syphilis rates are soaring and HIV is a concern, too. But rapid tests are stuck on the shelf, critics say, and the HIV-PrEP prophylactic is too hard to get.
The post Is the NWT doing enough to combat an unprecedented syphilis crisis? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Smoke warning for Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Fort Resolution
An air quality advisory was issued for Fort Smith then extended to Yellowknife and Fort Resolution after high winds fanned the flames of NWT wildfires.
The post Smoke warning for Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Fort Resolution first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik wind project costs almost double, NWT asks Ottawa for help
A wind turbine near Inuvik is now expected to cost up to $70 million, nearly twice the initial budget. The NWT has asked the federal government for more money.
The post Inuvik wind project costs almost double, NWT asks Ottawa for help first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sustained power outage hits Fort Smith, blips in other areas
Fort Smith residents lost power for much of Thursday evening with supply also disrupted in Hay River, Enterprise, Fort Resolution and Yellowknife.
The post Sustained power outage hits Fort Smith, blips in other areas first appeared on Cabin Radio.Vehicle fire at Yellowknife’s sand pits
Smoke from a burning vehicle at Yellowknife's sand pits could be seen to the west of the city on Thursday.
The post Vehicle fire at Yellowknife’s sand pits first appeared on Cabin Radio.Dispute erupts between Łútsël K’é and GNWT over raid of culture camp
The Łútsël K'é Dene First Nation says wildlife officers carried out an "aggressive and disrespectful" raid of a cultural camp. The GNWT defended the search.
The post Dispute erupts between Łútsël K’é and GNWT over raid of culture camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two arrested over Fort Simpson cocaine seizure, RCMP say
Police in Fort Simpson say charges are pending against two people after cocaine was seized during a vehicle stop at the village's ferry crossing.
The post Two arrested over Fort Simpson cocaine seizure, RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.April Martel declared narrow victor in KFN chief by-election
April Martel will remain Chief of the Kátł’odeeche First Nation. She won a by-election by four votes following a dispute over the First Nation's election rules.
The post April Martel declared narrow victor in KFN chief by-election first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT won’t take holiday for Queen, but some First Nations will
The Tłı̨chǫ and Yellowknives Dene said they will observe a holiday for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, even as the Northwest Territories declined to do so.
The post NWT won’t take holiday for Queen, but some First Nations will first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ekati hires company to build underwater diamond crawler
Underwater crawlers, a technology once thought wildly expensive, are becoming a reality at the NWT's Ekati mine. The first one is due to arrive late next year.
The post Ekati hires company to build underwater diamond crawler first appeared on Cabin Radio.