Northwest Territories News
Still no sign of Yellowknife food price increases slowing
The cost of food in Yellowknife is increasing more rapidly than ever, even as inflation more broadly continues to ease. Prices are up 13 percent year on year.
The post Still no sign of Yellowknife food price increases slowing first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT opens more illegal caribou harvesting investigations
A fresh case of illegal caribou harvesting on the winter road northeast of Yellowknife is being investigated, the NWT government says.
The post NWT opens more illegal caribou harvesting investigations first appeared on Cabin Radio.NorthWords seeks submissions for 2023 festival program
NorthWords, the NWT's annual literary festival, is seeking writers and storytellers "of all kinds and representing all genres" for this summer's program.
The post NorthWords seeks submissions for 2023 festival program first appeared on Cabin Radio.Diavik ‘taking leak seriously,’ repairs held up by weather
Diavik said workers need weather to improve before a broken pipeline responsible for a large leak can be fixed. Meanwhile, a new leak at the mine was confirmed.
The post Diavik ‘taking leak seriously,’ repairs held up by weather first appeared on Cabin Radio.Diavik took more than a month to report large spill, GNWT says
The GNWT says Diavik took more than a month to report a large wastewater spill. The spill went into a containment pond with "no release to the environment."
The post Diavik took more than a month to report large spill, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.In pictures: A weekend with Ernest Monias in Nahanni Butte
Iconic Indigenous musician Ernest Monias treated Nahanni Butte to a unique live performance at the Dehcho community's annual Spring Carnival. Take a look.
The post In pictures: A weekend with Ernest Monias in Nahanni Butte first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT and Yukon testing cold-climate heat pumps
Heat pumps could be climate-friendly heating solutions for the North – if using them proves economical and technically feasible. Two projects aim to find out.
The post NWT and Yukon testing cold-climate heat pumps first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife EV charging stations delayed until end of June
Two new Yellowknife fast-charging stations for EVs won't now open till June. Meanwhile, owner Northland Utilities hinted at the hourly fee it intends to charge.
The post Yellowknife EV charging stations delayed until end of June first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s food inspections portal lies dormant for a year
A website designed to help NWT residents monitor the cleanliness of restaurants and cafés has not been updated since March last year.
The post NWT’s food inspections portal lies dormant for a year first appeared on Cabin Radio.Former NWT priest accused of indecent assault in 1980s
Father Camille Piché, who became a fixture in Fort Simpson in the 1980s, is accused of the indecent assault of a woman in the community in 1981 or 1982.
The post Former NWT priest accused of indecent assault in 1980s first appeared on Cabin Radio.More upheaval at owner of NWT’s Nechalacho rare earths mine
Nechalacho rare earths mine owner Vital Metals is parting company with managing director John Dorward, just months after appointing him.
The post More upheaval at owner of NWT’s Nechalacho rare earths mine first appeared on Cabin Radio.City of Yellowknife sets out how some services will resume
Yellowknife City Hall, the multiplex, fieldhouse, pool, library and visitor centre will all reopen on Tuesday. The dump remains closed until further notice.
The post City of Yellowknife sets out how some services will resume first appeared on Cabin Radio.The NWT still has Canada’s highest median wage. Here’s the data.
New data suggests the median annual wage in the Northwest Territories increased by 11.7 percent from 2019 to 2021, the second-largest increase in Canada.
The post The NWT still has Canada’s highest median wage. Here’s the data. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tenant must pay $11,000 to cover damages after RCMP drug raid
A tenant must pay more than $11,000 to Hay River's housing authority to cover damage left behind after they tried to barricade a home against an RCMP drug raid.
The post Tenant must pay $11,000 to cover damages after RCMP drug raid first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT completes climbdown over Covid-19 leave
The NWT government ended a rule limiting employees to five days of Covid-19 leave per year, effectively completing a climbdown in a dispute over the measure.
The post GNWT completes climbdown over Covid-19 leave first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife paddlers snow-kayak down Bristol Pit
If snowboarding isn't your thing, maybe all you needed was a kayak. Yellowknife paddlers spent their weekend dropping down the slopes of a former gravel pit.
The post Yellowknife paddlers snow-kayak down Bristol Pit first appeared on Cabin Radio.So, you’d like to kayak the Inside Passage. This Yellowknifer did it.
A new YouTube series tracks a Yellowknifer and friend as they spend 72 days kayaking the Inside Passage from BC to Alaska. Read our interview.
The post So, you’d like to kayak the Inside Passage. This Yellowknifer did it. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Cree activist Clayton Thomas-Müller visits Yellowknife
Activist and author Clayton Thomas-Müller hosts a "community reading and conversation" at Yellowknife's Makerspace from noon on Saturday.
The post Cree activist Clayton Thomas-Müller visits Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.City and workers formally accept agreement, ending strike and lockout
City of Yellowknife workers formally ratified a new collective agreement and the deal was authorized by city council, ending a six-week strike and lockout.
The post City and workers formally accept agreement, ending strike and lockout first appeared on Cabin Radio.On St Patrick’s Day, Polar Pond Hockey offers a warm welcome
The bad news? It's kinda warm out. The good news? It's St Patrick's Day. Polar Pond Hockey begins in Hay River with a perfectly timed party.
The post On St Patrick’s Day, Polar Pond Hockey offers a warm welcome first appeared on Cabin Radio.