Northwest Territories News
Housing NWT creates new time window, single form for repair programs
Housing NWT is introducing a new, limited application window for some programs and a single form to cover them. The agency said it was streamlining the process.
The post Housing NWT creates new time window, single form for repair programs first appeared on Cabin Radio.BC duo look to ‘build community’ in first NWT performances
Letters & Text, a musical duo from British Columbia, are in the NWT this week for their first performances as a pair outside Vancouver.
The post BC duo look to ‘build community’ in first NWT performances first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT seeks law change to join BC in pursuing opioid companies
A new piece of NWT legislation is designed to allow the territory to join BC-led legal action against companies that make prescription opioids.
The post NWT seeks law change to join BC in pursuing opioid companies first appeared on Cabin Radio.Inuvik’s pool now set to reopen in mid-March, town says
Inuvik's pool is now set to reopen around March 18, ending a three-year closure brought on by Covid-19 and prolonged by difficulties carrying out an overhaul.
The post Inuvik’s pool now set to reopen in mid-March, town says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Police urge witnesses to speak out over August murder in YK
RCMP set out "concerning" NWT handgun data as officers urged witnesses to a murder in Yellowknife last August, who haven't yet cooperated, to start talking.
The post Police urge witnesses to speak out over August murder in YK first appeared on Cabin Radio.Boreal fire emissions surged in 2021, study says
Boreal forest fires released more CO2 in 2021 than any other year since 2000, a study found. Researchers are watching closely for signs of longer-term change.
The post Boreal fire emissions surged in 2021, study says first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLA calls on Housing NWT to stop garnishing Elders’ pensions
Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong will introduce a motion seeking to freeze the collection of housing debt accrued by Elders and residential school survivors.
The post MLA calls on Housing NWT to stop garnishing Elders’ pensions first appeared on Cabin Radio.Meet the 13 new governors of Aurora College
Aurora College revealed its new board of governors, six years after the last board was dismissed. The board is one chunk of a new, three-part governance system.
The post Meet the 13 new governors of Aurora College first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘All infrastructure removed’ at Snap Lake by end of 2023
De Beers says its shuttered Snap Lake diamond mine is "entering the final stages of active closure" ahead of a switch to long-term monitoring.
The post ‘All infrastructure removed’ at Snap Lake by end of 2023 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa grants Tłı̨chǫ request for Slave Geological Province study
The federal government agreed to a Tłı̨chǫ request for a new assessment of the Slave Geological Province "before permanent infrastructure is built."
The post Ottawa grants Tłı̨chǫ request for Slave Geological Province study first appeared on Cabin Radio.MLA calls for new Fort Smith schools, citing residential school legacy
Fort Smith’s MLA is calling for the town’s schools and college residence – which are former residential schools or day schools – to be replaced.
The post MLA calls for new Fort Smith schools, citing residential school legacy first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Respect for mind, body and soul’ as NWT judoka return to Inuvik
Inuvik hosted a judo tournament for the first time since the pandemic, welcoming athletes from Yellowknife, Fort Providence and Fort Liard.
The post ‘Respect for mind, body and soul’ as NWT judoka return to Inuvik first appeared on Cabin Radio.The Arctic Duchess looks incredible – just don’t try boarding it (yet)
An old Coast Guard ship is being transformed into what the owner hopes will be a stunning spot for Yellowknife tourists. But there's one rather large catch.
The post The Arctic Duchess looks incredible – just don’t try boarding it (yet) first appeared on Cabin Radio.Lack of transparency angers communities affected by tailings leaks
A months-long wastewater leak and a separate, huge spill at a northern Alberta oil sands mine have unnerved communities nearby – as has Imperial Oil's approach.
The post Lack of transparency angers communities affected by tailings leaks first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Untraceable’ gun with 3D-printed parts seized in Yellowknife
A loaded handgun with 3D-printed parts was seized from a home on Yellowknife's Gitzel St, police said, alongside 240 grams of cocaine.
The post ‘Untraceable’ gun with 3D-printed parts seized in Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Details of Fort Smith’s deal with union published
Town of Fort Smith workers will receive a pay increase of three percent backdated to January 1 this year, then 2.75-percent increases in 2024 and 2025.
The post Details of Fort Smith’s deal with union published first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT responds to concern that Team NT isn’t representative
What's being done to make Team NT at major sports events more representative of the territory as a whole? We asked the NWT government.
The post GNWT responds to concern that Team NT isn’t representative first appeared on Cabin Radio.Black business group leaders visit Yellowknife
A national group for Black businesses with a mandate of "no Black-owned business gets left behind" spent time in Yellowknife last weekend.
The post Black business group leaders visit Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.Housing ministers across the country call on feds for help
Housing ministers from all 13 provinces and territories called for the federal government to increase its spending on affordable housing.
The post Housing ministers across the country call on feds for help first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT’s 2023 capital spend expected to be highest since 2016
Public and private capital spending in the Northwest Territories this year is forecast to reach its highest since 2016, the NWT Bureau of Statistics says.
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