Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife prepares to drop mask requirement on buses
Yellowknife is set to repeal a pandemic-related bylaw that requires bus passengers to wear masks, citing the imminent end of the NWT's public health emergency.
The post Yellowknife prepares to drop mask requirement on buses first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife parking tickets soon won’t use court system
Challenging a parking ticket in Yellowknife will likely soon mean a city-run hearing rather than a territorial court date.
The post Yellowknife parking tickets soon won’t use court system first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to give teens mental wellness ‘subscription boxes’
Teenagers can now receive free mental wellness subscription boxes from the Northwest Territories government.
The post NWT to give teens mental wellness ‘subscription boxes’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Delegations hope Pope ‘translates our stories from head to heart’
Inuit and Métis delegations on Monday held private audiences with Pope Francis at the Vatican, seeking "substantive actions led and directed" by the Pope.
The post Delegations hope Pope ‘translates our stories from head to heart’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Quest to find Hay River’s licence plate thieves continues
RCMP in Hay River published images of two people "who may have knowledge of recent thefts of NWT licence plates."
The post Quest to find Hay River’s licence plate thieves continues first appeared on Cabin Radio.How much of a mess is parking in Yellowknife’s Old Town?
Yellowknife's Old Town needs a parking revamp, not least because emergency vehicles could find access tricky, city councillors are being told.
The post How much of a mess is parking in Yellowknife’s Old Town? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Buffalo buys its first jet, a 737, to meet next-day demand
Buffalo Airways, famed for WW2-era DC-3 aircraft, has bought its first jet airliner. The company said a Boeing 737 is necessary to meet next-day freight demand.
The post Buffalo buys its first jet, a 737, to meet next-day demand first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife mockumentary Curlfriends will have June screening
Curlfriends, a Yellowknife sitcom about a beer-league curling team, will premiere this summer. Bridget Rusk described the process of creating the show.
The post Yellowknife mockumentary Curlfriends will have June screening first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife, twinned with Yakutsk no longer?
Peace out, Penticton. Ta-ta, Takefu. Yolo, Yakutsk. Yellowknife may be on the verge of dropping its global sister-city connections, calling them obsolete.
The post Yellowknife, twinned with Yakutsk no longer? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife man creates alternative to Google Earth for northerners
Logan Rudkevitch felt Google Earth did a poor job of mapping the NWT – so he made Logan Earth, which aims to show higher-res imagery and elevation. Try it out.
The post Yellowknife man creates alternative to Google Earth for northerners first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik fox positive for rabies after scrap with area dog
A fox in Inuvik has tested positive for rabies after "an altercation with a domestic dog," the town said in a news release on Friday.
The post Inuvik fox positive for rabies after scrap with area dog first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Providence to host its annual Bison Jamboree
Fort Providence announced its Bison Jamboree, the latest NWT spring carnival preparing to greet eased restrictions. Watch out for the best animal sound contest.
The post Fort Providence to host its annual Bison Jamboree first appeared on Cabin Radio.TransGlobal reaches Resolute but loses a vehicle, team says
The TransGlobal Car Expedition completed its test drive from Yellowknife to Resolute but said it had lost a vehicle on the ice while returning to Cambridge Bay.
The post TransGlobal reaches Resolute but loses a vehicle, team says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Joel Plaskett to headline Folk on the Rocks 2022
Folk on the Rocks revealed Joel Plaskett will be a 2022 headliner as the Yellowknife music festival made the first of three lineup announcements.
The post Joel Plaskett to headline Folk on the Rocks 2022 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Family Feud Canada seeks more northern families
Family Feud Canada is fishing for more northern contestants as the show heads toward a fourth season.
The post Family Feud Canada seeks more northern families first appeared on Cabin Radio.Her home ‘overwhelmingly unclean,’ an 82-year-old faces eviction
A Yellowknife 82-year-old can be evicted at the end of March if she does not clean up her home. At least one government agency is said to have declined to help.
The post Her home ‘overwhelmingly unclean,’ an 82-year-old faces eviction first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife resumes search for Wildcat Café operator
After a couple of uncertain years, the City of Yellowknife has resumed its quest to find an occupant for the historic Wildcat Café.
The post Yellowknife resumes search for Wildcat Café operator first appeared on Cabin Radio.The gargantuan task of transforming NWT childcare
How will staff earn a living wage? Who'll open daycares in small communities? Who'll pay for new facilities? $10-a-day NWT childcare won't be straightforward.
The post The gargantuan task of transforming NWT childcare first appeared on Cabin Radio.Housing repair backlog drives a quest for new solutions
The NWT's housing crisis isn't just about new homes. Many existing homes urgently need repairs. The level of demand is highlighting flaws and inspiring change.
The post Housing repair backlog drives a quest for new solutions first appeared on Cabin Radio.As live music returns, Music NWT looks to expand its role
There's live music across Yellowknife this weekend as the city's scene reawakens. Music NWT, meanwhile, plans more youth programs and its own awards show.
The post As live music returns, Music NWT looks to expand its role first appeared on Cabin Radio.