Northwest Territories News
Lead tests: YCS schools to use bottled water after minister’s offer
Yellowknife Catholic Schools will switch to bottled water while awaiting tests for lead after the NWT government said it would cover the cost.
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Power regulator the Public Utilities Board has approved plans to amalgamate the various Naka Power companies in the NWT.
The post Amalgamation of Naka Power companies approved by regulator first appeared on Cabin Radio.Two candidates for Deh Gáh Got’ı̨ę First Nation chief
Michael Vandell and Ron Bonnetrouge are the two candidates in this month's election for chief of the Deh Gáh Got'ı̨ę First Nation.
The post Two candidates for Deh Gáh Got’ı̨ę First Nation chief first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife RCMP arrest three people in stolen vehicle incidents
Yellowknife RCMP say they arrested three people and have laid charges in two separate incidents involving vehicles which had been reported stolen.
The post Yellowknife RCMP arrest three people in stolen vehicle incidents first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuktoyaktuk RCMP seize 31.5 litres of illicit alcohol
RCMP in Tuktoyaktuk say they have charged one man and seized 3.5 litres of illicit alcohol after searching a home in the community.
The post Tuktoyaktuk RCMP seize 31.5 litres of illicit alcohol first appeared on Cabin Radio.Security exercise planned at Yellowknife Airport
Don't be alarmed if you see security and emergency personnel at Yellowknife's airport on Tuesday. A security exercise will be taking place.
The post Security exercise planned at Yellowknife Airport first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT jobs data shows months-long decline deepening
Even before the diamond mines close, the NWT's latest economic numbers show signs of real weakness. People are dropping out of the labour force.
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Are your municipal tax dollars well spent maintaining the historic Wildcat Café, or should it be sold? City council looks set to explore that question.
The post Should the city let someone else have Yellowknife’s Wildcat Café? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife Airport’s washrooms are getting an upgrade
Yellowknife Airport travellers will get some relief in the near future. The airport is hiring contractors to design expanded and upgraded washrooms.
The post Yellowknife Airport’s washrooms are getting an upgrade first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wekweètì school lead results in, Hay River schools tested this week
Wekweètì's school appears to need only minor work after tests of its water for lead, while some of the South Slave's schools are set to be tested this week.
The post Wekweètì school lead results in, Hay River schools tested this week first appeared on Cabin Radio.Ottawa wants feedback on its role in emergency management
What would you tell the federal government about its role when disasters happen – and in preparing for them beforehand? Ottawa says it wants feedback.
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Yellowknife-based PlanIt North is introducing a $2,000 scholarship to encourage northern students into the field of community planning.
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Sure, it's below -30C, but it's still a mighty pretty city when the lights go on. See City Hall and the NWT legislature switch on their lights for the season.
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Scarlett Anderson, the lead singer of Yellowknife punk rock and metal band R.A.S.K.L, wants to provide youth in the city an opportunity to perform live.
The post Yellowknife teen organizing youth talent show first appeared on Cabin Radio.Arctic Winter Games moves, at least temporarily, to every three years
The Arctic Winter Games, usually held every two years since its inception in 1970, will abandon that practice and move to three-year gaps between editions.
The post Arctic Winter Games moves, at least temporarily, to every three years first appeared on Cabin Radio.Diavik signs ‘closure agreement’ with North Slave Métis Alliance
The NWT's Diavik diamond mine signed an agreement with the North Slave Métis Alliance that covers issues like jobs and financial support as the mine closes.
The post Diavik signs ‘closure agreement’ with North Slave Métis Alliance first appeared on Cabin Radio.GNWT to pay for any school to bring in water as lead crisis grows
As school after school fails tests for lead in the water, with dozens still to be checked, the GNWT said it'll pay for schools to switch supply as a precaution.
The post GNWT to pay for any school to bring in water as lead crisis grows first appeared on Cabin Radio.Mildred Hall School becomes fifth in NWT with unsafe lead in water
Another Yellowknife school has failed water tests over unsafe lead levels. Five of the first six schools to be tested territory-wide have now reported issues.
The post Mildred Hall School becomes fifth in NWT with unsafe lead in water first appeared on Cabin Radio.How NWT Tourism will use a new source of money to promote Yellowknife
Yellowknife now taxes each stay in a local hotel room or Airbnb. Where does that money go? NWT Tourism set out how it's spending the cash to promote the city.
The post How NWT Tourism will use a new source of money to promote Yellowknife first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT nursing students think these topics need more attention
"We have to advocate for issues that tend to be overlooked." Ambulances, alopecia and inmates are among topics the North's nursing students want to highlight.
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