Northwest Territories News
Enterprise formally thanks High Level for 2023 wildfire help
Enterprise has formally recognized the Town of High Level for its work to assist the NWT hamlet during and after last year's wildfire.
The post Enterprise formally thanks High Level for 2023 wildfire help first appeared on Cabin Radio.Telecoms issues reported in various NWT communities
Northwestel says technicians are working to fix problems that seem to be affecting services in NWT communities as well as large parts of the Yukon.
The post Telecoms issues reported in various NWT communities first appeared on Cabin Radio.She picked up a hitch-hiker in Enterprise. His story was wild.
Shirley Coumont gave a ride to a man walking the highway in an NWT hamlet. He turned out to have seen more of the planet than virtually any other human alive.
The post She picked up a hitch-hiker in Enterprise. His story was wild. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Old Town clinic combines counselling, tea and a stroll
A counselling clinic opening in Yellowknife next month offers Laughing Lichen tea and hikes up to Pilots' Monument as part of the process.
The post Old Town clinic combines counselling, tea and a stroll first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife developer fined for continuing work without permit
Developer Milan Mrdjenovich's firm must pay $8,000 after work continued without a permit for more than a month. The city could have sought a much larger fine.
The post Yellowknife developer fined for continuing work without permit first appeared on Cabin Radio.Residents near encampment needed more support, MLA says
A Yellowknife MLA queried the support offered to residents living near a tent encampment as the city's mayor said officials "can't bat around options forever."
The post Residents near encampment needed more support, MLA says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Eugene Hope re-elected as Acho Dene Koe chief
Eugene Hope was re-elected as chief of the Acho Dene Koe First Nation according to preliminary results, receiving twice the votes of his nearest rival.
The post Eugene Hope re-elected as Acho Dene Koe chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.At a health town hall, patients see nuance even as they endure pain
A meeting about NWT healthcare problems brought out patients who, in general, appreciate front-line workers and understand the challenges but remain devastated.
The post At a health town hall, patients see nuance even as they endure pain first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jail program that connects fathers to kids given national recognition
A program that helps fathers incarcerated in NWT jails to record bedtime stories for their kids won a national literacy innovation award.
The post Jail program that connects fathers to kids given national recognition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nearly 60 NWT athletes head to Quebec for Canada 55+ Games
Track and field, check. Swimming, check. Scrabble and cribbage, check. A former premier on the bridge team? Check. Meet the NWT roster for the Canada 55+ Games.
The post Nearly 60 NWT athletes head to Quebec for Canada 55+ Games first appeared on Cabin Radio.Internal disputes continue as Gwich’in Annual Assembly begins
Years-long internal disagreements between Gwich'in organizations escalated as this week's annual assembly took place and an election result remained unclear.
The post Internal disputes continue as Gwich’in Annual Assembly begins first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT restrictions on physicians leave patients ‘really vulnerable’
If you're a physician working for the GNWT, you sign a code of conduct that some doctors say restricts their ability to meaningfully advocate for patients.
The post NWT restrictions on physicians leave patients ‘really vulnerable’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Blachford insolvency set to end with virtually no creditors paid
Tourists and firms who lost money to Blachford Lake Lodge are set to be left out of the final settlement after the lodge was sold in an insolvency process.
The post Blachford insolvency set to end with virtually no creditors paid first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT residents sought for ‘first national’ 2SLGBTQ+ poverty survey
York University is looking for NWT participants to take a nationwide survey regarding poverty within the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
The post NWT residents sought for ‘first national’ 2SLGBTQ+ poverty survey first appeared on Cabin Radio.Délı̨nę lifts evacuation notice as wildfire threat recedes
The Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government lifted the community's evacuation notice after NWT Fire said the threat posed by a nearby wildfire was "very low."
The post Délı̨nę lifts evacuation notice as wildfire threat recedes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Snowkings’ Winter Festival sets 2025 dates
Leaning into the fact that this will be the festival's 30th edition, organizers of Snowking XXX promised a "hardcore snow pour" as they revealed its 2025 dates.
The post Snowkings’ Winter Festival sets 2025 dates first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire damage, work stoppage: what’s the NWT’s rail situation?
Accounts differ as to how badly damaged the NWT's rail line is after recent wildfires, while a work stoppage could be imminent. Here's what we know.
The post Wildfire damage, work stoppage: what’s the NWT’s rail situation? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Watch out for fake cash, Inuvik police warn residents
See anything about this bill that looks, uh, fishy? Inuvik RCMP say bills like it are circulating in the town, adding the fakes are often "easily identified."
The post Watch out for fake cash, Inuvik police warn residents first appeared on Cabin Radio.Saving lives on the NWT border as a wildfire threatens drivers
Two NWT residents described helping terrified drivers through the flames as a wildfire engulfed a lonely stretch of highway at the Alberta border.
The post Saving lives on the NWT border as a wildfire threatens drivers first appeared on Cabin Radio.Kyikavichik says he is challenging grand chief election result
Ken Kyikavichik launched an appeal against this week's preliminary result of the Gwich'in grand chief election, alleging "false accusations" had been made.
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