Northwest Territories News
Trudeau announces $20.8M for 50-unit Yellowknife housing complex
The Prime Minister used a Yellowknife trip to announce a new downtown affordable housing complex that will occupy lots the city has struggled to fill for years.
The post Trudeau announces $20.8M for 50-unit Yellowknife housing complex first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to add ultra-fast EV chargers in six more places by fall 2024
The NWT government says it is spending $4 million to help open ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers in six more locations by the fall of 2024.
The post NWT to add ultra-fast EV chargers in six more places by fall 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK Adventist church partners to offer fund for evacuees
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's disaster assistance arm launched a fund to help Yellowknife-area residents in need of post-evacuation financial help.
The post YK Adventist church partners to offer fund for evacuees first appeared on Cabin Radio.United Way sets out more detail about how $1.8M was spent
United Way NWT, the hub for many donations to help the territory's evacuees, provided more information about how help worth $1.8 million was distributed.
The post United Way sets out more detail about how $1.8M was spent first appeared on Cabin Radio.In Fort Smith, a big volleyball tournament relieves post-evac stress
Evacuation fatigue be damned. Desperate not to lose their prized volleyball tournament for the third time in four years, Fort Smith organizers are pressing on.
The post In Fort Smith, a big volleyball tournament relieves post-evac stress first appeared on Cabin Radio.What does deleting 1,000 people do to the NWT’s federal funding?
Statistics Canada recently revised the NWT's population down by about 1,000 people. Does that mean federal funding goes down, too? Here's what happens.
The post What does deleting 1,000 people do to the NWT’s federal funding? first appeared on Cabin Radio.UNW to hold fresh Hay River health strike vote as mediation fails
Union negotiators representing Hay River health workers say they'll seek a fresh strike vote after mediation with the health authority failed.
The post UNW to hold fresh Hay River health strike vote as mediation fails first appeared on Cabin Radio.Denny Rodgers says he’ll run in Inuvik Boot Lake
Denny Rodgers says he will run in the Inuvik Boot Lake district in this fall's territorial election. Incumbent Diane Archie has said she'll seek re-election.
The post Denny Rodgers says he’ll run in Inuvik Boot Lake first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT publishes fall 2023 flu and Covid-19 vaccine clinic dates
Here's where and when to get flu and Covid-19 vaccines in the Northwest Territories this fall, plus some information on the vaccines available.
The post GNWT publishes fall 2023 flu and Covid-19 vaccine clinic dates first appeared on Cabin Radio.Kelvin Redvers’ Cold Road to open Yellowknife film festival
Cold Road, a thriller from a Dene filmmaker about a woman pursued by a truck driver on a lonely highway, will open the Yellowknife International Film Festival.
The post Kelvin Redvers’ Cold Road to open Yellowknife film festival first appeared on Cabin Radio.How are your kids today: emerging, proficient or extending?
The NWT is adopting BC's school curriculum, which means using the province's way of grading students' results. For 100% or A+, read: "Extending."
The post How are your kids today: emerging, proficient or extending? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Paulie Chinna will defend Sahtu seat in November’s election
Housing minister Paulie Chinna says she will seek re-election in the Sahtu this fall, setting up a rematch with Danny McNeely, whom she defeated in 2019.
The post Paulie Chinna will defend Sahtu seat in November’s election first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT senator begins Sahtu trip as communities call for highway
NWT Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson is in the Sahtu this week at the invitation of residents demanding swift action to build an all-season highway.
The post NWT senator begins Sahtu trip as communities call for highway first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River to hold welcome-home and appreciation event
Residents of Hay River, the Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Enterprise are invited to a Thursday welcome-home gathering after the communities' recent evacuations.
The post Hay River to hold welcome-home and appreciation event first appeared on Cabin Radio.Has satellite internet like Starlink reached a tipping point in the North?
This summer's wildfires caused chaos when they took out fibre lines in the NWT. Increasingly, residents and communities are turning to low-Earth orbit internet.
The post Has satellite internet like Starlink reached a tipping point in the North? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Simpson’s bank reopens with new staff
Fort Simpson's bank kept closing, causing chaos in the community. Now, the CIBC branch has reopened with new staff and a promise of more on the way.
The post Fort Simpson’s bank reopens with new staff first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nicole Sok to run for open Range Lake seat
Nicole Sok joined Kieron Testart in publicly targeting the Range Lake seat Premier Caroline Cochrane will vacate at this fall's election.
The post Nicole Sok to run for open Range Lake seat first appeared on Cabin Radio.Prime Minister to spend Wednesday in Hay River and KFN
Justin Trudeau will spend Wednesday visiting Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation according to notes published by his office.
The post Prime Minister to spend Wednesday in Hay River and KFN first appeared on Cabin Radio.RJ Simpson confirms he’ll seek a third term in Hay River North
Education and justice minister RJ Simpson said he will seek a third term as Hay River North's MLA in this fall's territorial election.
The post RJ Simpson confirms he’ll seek a third term in Hay River North first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s 2024 budget will be delayed and ‘look terrifying’
Yellowknife's 2024 budget won't be ready till February because of the evacuation. One councillor warned residents to steel themselves for the draft's contents.
The post Yellowknife’s 2024 budget will be delayed and ‘look terrifying’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.