Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife Bay melt ‘definitely feels two to three weeks early’
Multiple vehicles have gone through the ice near Yellowknife Bay's Mosher Island. Diver Jeremy MacDonald says people need to know the spring melt is here early.
The post Yellowknife Bay melt ‘definitely feels two to three weeks early’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.We asked Vince McKay what the GNWT’s doing to better handle crises
Minister Vince McKay's department runs emergency management in the NWT. Read our interview with him about how GNWT crisis response might be better in future.
The post We asked Vince McKay what the GNWT’s doing to better handle crises first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT says bargaining with union has reached impasse
The mediator between the GNWT and UNW thinks collective bargaining talks are going nowhere, the territory said, and has asked for "best and last proposals."
The post GNWT says bargaining with union has reached impasse first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith introduces partial fire ban
Fort Smith became one of the first NWT communities to restrict fires ahead of what's expected to be a second consecutive severe summer for wildfires.
The post Fort Smith introduces partial fire ban first appeared on Cabin Radio.$8.4M announced to help Yellowknife cut housing red tape
Ottawa is giving Yellowknife $8.4 million to help housing be built faster, but the cash won't go directly toward building homes. Here's what it will do instead.
The post $8.4M announced to help Yellowknife cut housing red tape first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gwich’in look to new national park for ‘land-based economy’
The Gwich'in Tribal Council is among groups exploring the feasibility of establishing a new national park in the Peel Watershed.
The post Gwich’in look to new national park for ‘land-based economy’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT updates emergency plan ahead of 2024’s flood and fire season
The NWT released an updated emergency plan for the 2024 flood and fire season. The meat of the plan hasn't changed. Instead, the focus is making things clearer.
The post NWT updates emergency plan ahead of 2024’s flood and fire season first appeared on Cabin Radio.RCMP feel like ‘the sole option’ for many NWT mental health calls
"Sometimes, our presence escalates things." Police in the NWT say they're often the only response to mental health calls. They want that to change.
The post RCMP feel like ‘the sole option’ for many NWT mental health calls first appeared on Cabin Radio.Next time there’s a pandemic, what does your college need to know?
Aurora College overstepped in some of the demands it made of students during the Covid-19 pandemic, the NWT's privacy commissioner ruled.
The post Next time there’s a pandemic, what does your college need to know? first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT issues first breakup report of 2024 spring season
Even as many residents have one eye on wildfires, the GNWT began issuing spring breakup reports to keep communities updated about flood risk.
The post NWT issues first breakup report of 2024 spring season first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wildfire alert for northern Alberta spooks NWT residents
A radio alert for a northern Alberta wildfire reached some NWT listeners on Sunday, bringing home the rapidity with which the 2024 season is arriving.
The post Wildfire alert for northern Alberta spooks NWT residents first appeared on Cabin Radio.Man shot in early hours of Sunday, Yellowknife RCMP say
Police in Yellowknife say a man was shot on the city's 52 Street early on Sunday morning. RCMP are asking residents for video from the area of Bison Estates.
The post Man shot in early hours of Sunday, Yellowknife RCMP say first appeared on Cabin Radio.YK celebrates Sri Lankan festival by raising funds for women’s centre
Residents joined an "international culinary club" to celebrate Sinhalese and Tamil New Year – and raise money for the Yellowknife Women's Centre.
The post YK celebrates Sri Lankan festival by raising funds for women’s centre first appeared on Cabin Radio.Is it getting any easier to rely on a bike in Yellowknife?
Cyclists will briefly take over Yellowknife's main street on Monday as they advocate for better infrastructure. What's cycling here like right now?
The post Is it getting any easier to rely on a bike in Yellowknife? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hockey NWT super bingo will build on highly praised girls’ camp
Hockey NWT says it will use the proceeds of a Yellowknife super bingo in part to create the next edition of a girls' camp hailed as a huge success in February.
The post Hockey NWT super bingo will build on highly praised girls’ camp first appeared on Cabin Radio.Taltson delays mean South Slave will have spent a year on diesel
South Slave communities are still chugging along on diesel because work to refurbish a hydro dam has taken the NWT Power Corporation twice the time it expected.
The post Taltson delays mean South Slave will have spent a year on diesel first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT hires specialists to target ‘person-caused’ wildfires
It's rarely arson. But it's sometimes stupid. The GNWT is hiring people to help residents learn enough to avoid inadvertently starting wildfires.
The post NWT hires specialists to target ‘person-caused’ wildfires first appeared on Cabin Radio.These 30 people will monitor Aurora College’s quality and standards
Aurora College is gradually solving a three-body problem. As it moves toward a tricameral system, the college announced the members of a new academic council.
The post These 30 people will monitor Aurora College’s quality and standards first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gerry Kisoun will be new NWT commissioner
Gerry Kisoun is succeeding Margaret Thom as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday.
The post Gerry Kisoun will be new NWT commissioner first appeared on Cabin Radio.Construction begins on apartments, retail space in Bellanca building
Yellowknife's vacant downtown Bellanca building is being transformed into a 72-unit apartment and retail complex. The owners hope it'll open at the end of 2024.
The post Construction begins on apartments, retail space in Bellanca building first appeared on Cabin Radio.