Northwest Territories News
Yellowknife Tours plans every detail of a winter trip
Even longtime Yellowknife residents might use a little help planning visits to the North by friends and family. Yellowknife Tours handles all the logistics.
The post Yellowknife Tours plans every detail of a winter trip first appeared on Cabin Radio.Carla Rae Taylor helps Yellowknife students plan mural
Dene artist Carla Rae Taylor joined a Yellowknife school this week to help students plan a mural they will paint in the new year.
The post Carla Rae Taylor helps Yellowknife students plan mural first appeared on Cabin Radio.Winter roads between Fort Smith and Fort McMurray are now open
The winter roads from Fort Smith to Fort Chipewyan and from Fort Chipewyan to Fort McMurray both opened on Friday.
The post Winter roads between Fort Smith and Fort McMurray are now open first appeared on Cabin Radio.Registration opens for NWTRPA’s 2023 Walking Challenge
The NWT Recreation and Parks Association's Walking Challenge will start again on January 2, 2023 and run until February 28. Registration just opened.
The post Registration opens for NWTRPA’s 2023 Walking Challenge first appeared on Cabin Radio.Applications open for GNWT’s $1.75M anti-poverty fund
The NWT government opened applications for an annual $1.75-million anti-poverty fund accessible to Indigenous and community governments and non-profits.
The post Applications open for GNWT’s $1.75M anti-poverty fund first appeared on Cabin Radio.Shop YK bingo winners drawn, $5,000 in prizes given out
Seven lucky residents just won gift cards to Yellowknife businesses through the #ShopYK bingo game. Take a look at the list of winners.
The post Shop YK bingo winners drawn, $5,000 in prizes given out first appeared on Cabin Radio.Almost $500K will help Ulukhaktok women’s society protect Inuit
Ulukhaktok's women's society will receive up to $490,000 in federal funding as it works on better ways to shelter Inuit women and families fleeing violence.
The post Almost $500K will help Ulukhaktok women’s society protect Inuit first appeared on Cabin Radio.Light of the Season unites northerners for festive track
Inuvik's Abe Drennan is gifting northerners a new EP this holiday season, featuring musicians and producers from across the Northwest Territories.
The post Light of the Season unites northerners for festive track first appeared on Cabin Radio.Sundog Trading Post to launch sauna rental on Yellowknife Bay
You already know Sundog Trading Post for its kicksledding tours and homemade ice cream. Now, get ready to relax in a 10-person sauna you can rent.
The post Sundog Trading Post to launch sauna rental on Yellowknife Bay first appeared on Cabin Radio.New jet cold-soaked in Yellowknife cleared to fly in Canada
An aircraft model brought to Yellowknife for cold-weather testing this year has been given its type certification, allowing it to fly commercially in Canada.
The post New jet cold-soaked in Yellowknife cleared to fly in Canada first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘Scuba Santa’ joins a Yellowknife underwater Christmas party
"It's cool to go diving while Jingle Bells plays." Underwater festive hits, submerged gift-giving and "scuba Santa" took over Yellowknife's pool for an evening.
The post ‘Scuba Santa’ joins a Yellowknife underwater Christmas party first appeared on Cabin Radio.Climb up on Trailblazers’ aurora platforms this winter
Pick up a gift card this Christmas and treat someone to a cabin on the ice outside Yellowknife with their own dedicated aurora-viewing platform.
The post Climb up on Trailblazers’ aurora platforms this winter first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT begins search for next legislature clerk
The Northwest Territories' legislature is searching for its next clerk ahead of Tim Mercer's impending retirement. Mercer has been in the role since 2003.
The post NWT begins search for next legislature clerk first appeared on Cabin Radio.Snowfall warning for Dehcho communities and Hay River
Up to 15 centimetres of heavy snow is expected across the Dehcho and toward Hay River on Thursday, Environment Canada says.
The post Snowfall warning for Dehcho communities and Hay River first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife author launches her own publishing house
After self-publishing two books, Yellowknife children’s author Lana de Bastiani is starting her own publishing house to help other northerners.
The post Yellowknife author launches her own publishing house first appeared on Cabin Radio.Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass becomes Territorial Court judge
Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass, an Indigenous lawyer with experience in Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, became the NWT's newest Territorial Court judge.
The post Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass becomes Territorial Court judge first appeared on Cabin Radio.What do you want the old Stanton building to be called?
What should Yellowknife's old Stanton be called? The GNWT is searching for a new name for the old building, which will soon reopen next to the new hospital.
The post What do you want the old Stanton building to be called? first appeared on Cabin Radio.It’s a rail yard. It might be a pellet mill. Now it’s a farm.
Four hundred acres of industrial land around a Northwest Territories rail yard will be transformed into a farm and food processing facility, two companies said.
The post It’s a rail yard. It might be a pellet mill. Now it’s a farm. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith to investigate repeated failure of ice plant
"Everyone feels the loss of the ice." A Fort Smith ice plant installed less than a decade ago keeps failing, to growing frustration in another disrupted season.
The post Fort Smith to investigate repeated failure of ice plant first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuktoyaktuk youth establish a House of Hope to help others
Tuktoyaktuk has had a rough 2022. Now there's a House of Hope: a safe space run by the hamlet's youth for other young people. Take a look inside.
The post Tuktoyaktuk youth establish a House of Hope to help others first appeared on Cabin Radio.