Northwest Territories News
Merged GNWT departments will be called Environment and Climate Change
The NWT government on Wednesday gave a name to the new department being created in a planned April merger: the Department of Environment and Climate Change.
The post Merged GNWT departments will be called Environment and Climate Change first appeared on Cabin Radio.Releasing 2023-24 budget, GNWT says it has stabilized debt
The GNWT said it is on a stable debt footing for the first time in years as finance minister Caroline Wawzonek published the territory's latest operating budget.
The post Releasing 2023-24 budget, GNWT says it has stabilized debt first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife strike: Each side tells the other to restart talks
The City of Yellowknife and unions each told the other to take the next step in bargaining as a walkout began. Hear from picketing workers and a councillor.
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The on-again off-again winter road between Fort Smith and Fort Chipewyan reopened again on Wednesday after an earlier, brief closure related to overflow.
The post Parks Canada once again reopens Fort Chip-Fort Smith winter road first appeared on Cabin Radio.United Way urges NWT non-profits to apply to federal fund
United Way NWT is urging the territory's non-profits to "apply quickly" as it prepares to distribute $108,000 from a federal Community Services Recovery Fund.
The post United Way urges NWT non-profits to apply to federal fund first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to start rewarding employees who ‘raise red tape alert’
The Northwest Territories government is preparing a program whereby employees who flag unnecessary bureaucracy are given rewards.
The post NWT to start rewarding employees who ‘raise red tape alert’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.Rents go up at Yellowknife apartments plagued by heating issues
"There has to be something changed to cap these amounts." Residents of Yellowknife apartments with major heating issues now face significant rent increases.
The post Rents go up at Yellowknife apartments plagued by heating issues first appeared on Cabin Radio.Three city councillors are UNW members, complicating their role
Three Yellowknife councillors who are also UNW members said unions had sent them a "letter of intimidation" with industrial action at City Hall set to begin.
The post Three city councillors are UNW members, complicating their role first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mayor says unions ‘categorically wrong’ with lockout looming
A lockout or strike seem almost certain in Yellowknife from Wednesday onward, though the city's mayor hit back at unions' suggestion that mediation had failed.
The post Mayor says unions ‘categorically wrong’ with lockout looming first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT ‘extends timeline’ of Indigenous languages action plan
The NWT government says an Indigenous languages action plan previously expected to expire in 2022 will now run until 2025.
The post GNWT ‘extends timeline’ of Indigenous languages action plan first appeared on Cabin Radio.Even focused on coaching, Veronica McDonald dominates Arctic Sports
Veronica McDonald may now stand alone in terms of Arctic Winter Games success after another big medal haul in Wood Buffalo – but her focus is changing.
The post Even focused on coaching, Veronica McDonald dominates Arctic Sports first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s council approves funding for Aspen Apartments
Yellowknife's council unanimously approved a recommendation to spend more than $1 million in federal funding turning Aspen Apartments into public housing.
The post Yellowknife’s council approves funding for Aspen Apartments first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT to release 2023-24 budget as legislature reconvenes
NWT finance minister Caroline Wawzonek will on Wednesday release the territory's proposed budget for 2023-24 as MLAs resume sitting at the legislature.
The post NWT to release 2023-24 budget as legislature reconvenes first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT premier and provinces, territories to meet Trudeau over healthcare
As Canada's premiers seek more federal health funding, Caroline Cochrane said the existing per-capita payment plan cannot meet the NWT's "extraordinary" needs.
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The owner of Yellowknife's Mainstreet Pizza says he has sold the business and will focus on his remaining donair outlet on Franklin Avenue.
The post Yellowknife’s Mainstreet Pizza ‘sold to new owner’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.YWCA NWT launches Welcome Home campaign to furnish units
YWCA NWT is launching a campaign to raise funds that will help furnish a 21-unit family housing building under construction in downtown Yellowknife.
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"It's a new experience and it's been really fun." The Arctic Winter Games offer some sets of siblings the rare opportunity to appear together on one team.
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The Yellowknife Music Festival will showcase the city's music students on Saturday before St Pat's alumnus Johnathan Raine performs at NACC on Sunday.
The post Young YK musicians await anniversary concert and a student’s return first appeared on Cabin Radio.Indigenous energy advisor training begins in Yellowknife
"They said we can get a job anywhere." A dozen people met for the first in-person segment of an NWT program preparing them to be energy efficiency experts.
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The City of Yellowknife says unionized workers have declared they'll strike on Wednesday. The unions say the city is preparing to lock those workers out.
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