Northwest Territories News
NWT’s population dropped by 217 people in 2022
Newly released data suggests the Northwest Territories' population shrank by 217 people, or 0.5 percent, between January 2022 and January 2023.
The post NWT’s population dropped by 217 people in 2022 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River highrise stars in new book and exhibition
Hay River's highrise forms the centrepiece of a new book to be published in May and an exhibition that opens this week at Toronto's Pari Nadimi Gallery.
The post Hay River highrise stars in new book and exhibition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith RCMP want more help tracking drug dealers
RCMP in Fort Smith say they need more information from residents to help catch "big players" in the town's drug-dealing industry.
The post Fort Smith RCMP want more help tracking drug dealers first appeared on Cabin Radio.Blachford Lake Lodge ‘ceasing operations,’ listed for sale
One of the NWT's best-known tourist lodges says it is shutting down. Blachford Lake Lodge said it had laid off all staff and is now for sale for $3.9 million.
The post Blachford Lake Lodge ‘ceasing operations,’ listed for sale first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT Indigenous leaders call for investigation of oil sands’ impacts
Leaders of northern Indigenous peoples are calling for a "full, independent investigation" of the downstream impacts of oil sands pollution.
The post NWT Indigenous leaders call for investigation of oil sands’ impacts first appeared on Cabin Radio.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.
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