Northwest Territories News
NWT has ‘world’s largest tungsten deposit,’ new owner says
The company that bought a Mackenzie Mountains tungsten deposit from the GNWT last year says new estimates suggest it is the world's largest.
The post NWT has ‘world’s largest tungsten deposit,’ new owner says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aurora College launching Indigenous health careers project
Aurora College is receiving $150,000 to tackle the NWT's healthcare staffing crisis, including work to encourage more Indigenous and northern youth into the sector.
The post Aurora College launching Indigenous health careers project first appeared on Cabin Radio.École Allain St-Cyr student wins $120,000 scholarship
"It's a huge weight off your shoulders." A Yellowknife student is receiving a $120,000 scholarship to help him pursue an engineering degree.
The post École Allain St-Cyr student wins $120,000 scholarship first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lithium firm hires Eileen Marlowe as community manager
As Yellowknife's lithium summer rush unfolds, one firm announced the hiring of a Łútsël K'é Dene First Nation communications specialist to smooth the way.
The post Lithium firm hires Eileen Marlowe as community manager first appeared on Cabin Radio.Parks Canada and Alberta team up on new approach to wildfires
Parks Canada is rearranging its approach to wildfires in Wood Buffalo National Park, separating more than a dozen fires into two distinct groups.
The post Parks Canada and Alberta team up on new approach to wildfires first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s fire division to host June 24 open house
Yellowknife is opening up its fire hall for tours, fire truck rides and a range of other activities on Saturday, June 24.
The post Yellowknife’s fire division to host June 24 open house first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife RCMP ask for help locating 32-year-old
Police in Yellowknife have issued a request for the public's help locating a 32-year-old reportedly not seen for two days.
The post Yellowknife RCMP ask for help locating 32-year-old first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT shares dramatic photos of successful Sambaa K’e burn
Photos from Sambaa K'e show the dramatic nature of a controlled burn to protect the community from a nearby wildfire.
The post GNWT shares dramatic photos of successful Sambaa K’e burn first appeared on Cabin Radio.Kasteel celebrates expansion of training courses for northerners
Kasteel Construction and Coatings has launched a full slate of training courses for northerners, with the goal to build capacity across the NWT.
The post Kasteel celebrates expansion of training courses for northerners first appeared on Cabin Radio.New attempt at geothermal could be coming to Fort Liard
Geothermal energy is back on the table in Fort Liard. A decade after the last attempt failed, work on a fresh proposal is under way.
The post New attempt at geothermal could be coming to Fort Liard first appeared on Cabin Radio.Here’s everyone recognized at 2023’s Premier’s Awards
Mahalia Yakeleya Newmark, Barb Lennie, trapper training, an MMIWG action plan team and a Stem outreach group are among winners of the NWT premier's 2023 awards.
The post Here’s everyone recognized at 2023’s Premier’s Awards first appeared on Cabin Radio.Old Town Glassworks receives $25K for equipment and planning
Yellowknife's Old Town Glassworks says a $25,000 federal grant will help it to make upgrades and find ways to "work with more creative materials."
The post Old Town Glassworks receives $25K for equipment and planning first appeared on Cabin Radio.Administrator to oversee Tsiigehtchic charter-to-hamlet transition
The GNWT has told Tsiigehtchic the charter community should be managed by an external administrator as it transitions into a hamlet.
The post Administrator to oversee Tsiigehtchic charter-to-hamlet transition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Brain Tumour Walk returns to Yellowknife
Yellowknife's eighth annual Brain Tumour Walk will take place at Somba K'e Civic Plaza on Saturday at noon
The post Brain Tumour Walk returns to Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Leduc hotel to be new home of Larga Edmonton
Larga Edmonton, which offers accommodation for northerners on medical travel, is moving from central Edmonton to a bigger building in Leduc.
The post Leduc hotel to be new home of Larga Edmonton first appeared on Cabin Radio.Power corporation builds new home for inconvenient osprey
An osprey in Łútsël K'é is the proud owner of a new home after the power corporation decided its nest on a power pole posed a safety risk.
The post Power corporation builds new home for inconvenient osprey first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two candidates for chief in Deninu Kųę́ election
Incumbent Louis Balsillie will face Gordon Beaulieu for the position of Chief of the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation in an election later this month.
The post Two candidates for chief in Deninu Kųę́ election first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknives Dene lawyer becomes Ontario judge
Catherine Rhinelander, a member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, has been appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.
The post Yellowknives Dene lawyer becomes Ontario judge first appeared on Cabin Radio.No more street parking in Yellowknife Airport vicinity
There'll be no more paid street parking around Yellowknife Airport from July 15 onward, the territorial government said.
The post No more street parking in Yellowknife Airport vicinity first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police charge woman with murder of man in Fort Providence
RCMP say a 28-year-old woman has now been charged with murder over the death of a man in Fort Providence.
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