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Alberta Energy Regulator’s testimony leaves many questions unanswered
An Alberta Energy Regulator boss apologized for lapses regarding Imperial's Kearl spills as MPs heard from the Dene National Chief and NWT environment minister.
The post Alberta Energy Regulator’s testimony leaves many questions unanswered first appeared on Cabin Radio.Governor General Mary Simon and German president head to NWT
Governor General Mary Simon will accompany Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on a tour of Yellowknife and Tuktoyaktuk this week.
The post Governor General Mary Simon and German president head to NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: NWT’s first cannabis licensed producer opens its doors
Boreal Cultivation is the NWT's first licensed cannabis producer, and the territory's first legally grown strain – Gas Banana – is on the way. Take a tour.
The post In pictures: NWT’s first cannabis licensed producer opens its doors first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sahtu’s Ten Stone lodge aims to become backcountry ski paradise
A cabin nestled in the Sahtu mountains is being upgraded into a backcountry ski destination under plans set out by owner North-Wright Airways. Check out photos.
The post Sahtu’s Ten Stone lodge aims to become backcountry ski paradise first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith asks residents for help with new housing plan
Fort Smith launched a survey to help marshal feedback on a subject of huge interest to residents: how the town's housing needs should be met.
The post Fort Smith asks residents for help with new housing plan first appeared on Cabin Radio.City says new deal with union will cost an extra $500K
The City of Yellowknife says the deal it signed to end a strike and lockout last month will cost the municipality an extra $500,000.
The post City says new deal with union will cost an extra $500K first appeared on Cabin Radio.Avens union holds strike vote as sides enter mediation
The union representing workers at Yellowknife seniors' service provider Avens has held a strike vote ahead of mediation with management.
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The Yellowknife Community Foundation is creating an Indigenous nursing education fund in memory of the late Sharon Morrison, who helped generations of nurses.
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Yellowknife's Pat Kane is releasing his first book, examining the relationship between Dene people and the Church. You can pick up a copy at an event on Sunday.
The post Pat Kane releases his first book, Here is Where We Shall Stay first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: Sir John Franklin High School’s first spring carnival
Yellowknife's École Sir John Franklin High School held its first spring carnival, celebrating traditional skills with help from Dettah residents.
The post In pictures: Sir John Franklin High School’s first spring carnival first appeared on Cabin Radio.Bertha Rabesca Zoe becomes new Tłı̨chǫ executive officer
The Tłı̨chǫ Government will have a new senior administrator on Monday, when Bertha Rabesca Zoe takes over from Laura Duncan as Tłı̨chǫ executive officer.
The post Bertha Rabesca Zoe becomes new Tłı̨chǫ executive officer first appeared on Cabin Radio.KFN and Enterprise agree to hamlet boundary adjustment
Enterprise and the Kátł’odeeche Fırst Natıon reached an agreement that would adjust the hamlet's boundaries while supporting KFN treaty rights, the two said.
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Yet another icon – of sorts – in downtown Yellowknife is on the market. The lower Centre Square Mall building is available at an asking price of $8.35 million.
The post Yellowknife’s lower Centre Square Mall placed up for sale first appeared on Cabin Radio.Early break-up season signs are positive, NWT experts say
Could 2023 bring a quieter spring break-up? "It's starting that way. We hope it'll finish that way," said one expert. Here's the latest from a GNWT briefing.
The post Early break-up season signs are positive, NWT experts say first appeared on Cabin Radio.Apologetic Imperial execs face tough questions about Kearl
Imperial Oil expressed remorse to MPs over the Kearl leaks, while the NWT's environment minister again met his Alberta colleague on the broader issue of water.
The post Apologetic Imperial execs face tough questions about Kearl first appeared on Cabin Radio.Federal minister says NWT stance on Bill C-92 is ‘wildly disappointing’
Crown-Indigenous relations minister Marc Miller strongly criticized the NWT's position in a court case that has consequences for Inuvialuit child welfare law.
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The NWT's Nechalacho mine looks set for a quiet summer. Its owner has switched to a "focus on conserving cash," saying there is no need to keep mining for now.
The post Nechalacho mine’s owner makes more changes to save money first appeared on Cabin Radio.The days of Yellowknife’s surface water lines seem numbered
Surface water lines, a feature of Yellowknife's Old Town allowing residents to move from trucked to piped water in summer, may soon be abandoned by the city.
The post The days of Yellowknife’s surface water lines seem numbered first appeared on Cabin Radio.In Yellowknife high school chess, the results aren’t always black and white
A battle of Yellowknife schools' finest chess minds ended in a shock result. More broadly, it showed chess has a place amid the city's other sporting rivalries.
The post In Yellowknife high school chess, the results aren’t always black and white first appeared on Cabin Radio.What should Yellowknife’s tourism strategy look like?
The City of Yellowknife says it's developing a new tourism strategic plan, promising a "vision for the future" as the sector recovers from the pandemic.
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