Northwest Territories News
Timber Bay conduct review hasn’t started yet, minister says
An external review examining the conduct of wildlife officers who controversially searched a cultural camp last fall has yet to begin, the GNWT says.
The post Timber Bay conduct review hasn’t started yet, minister says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife’s Taylor Major wins national Air Reserve award
A Yellowknife woman received a Royal Canadian Air Force national award recognizing "exemplary professionalism, community involvement" and other achievements.
The post Yellowknife’s Taylor Major wins national Air Reserve award first appeared on Cabin Radio.Number of Wood Buffalo fires doubles as rain helps elsewhere
Wood Buffalo National Park reported 12 confirmed fires in the park, six of them new in the past day. Rain helped to slow some fire growth in the Dehcho.
The post Number of Wood Buffalo fires doubles as rain helps elsewhere first appeared on Cabin Radio.NWT formally rejects request to host 2026 Arctic Winter Games
The NWT formally turned down a request to host the 2026 Arctic Winter Games after Yellowknife, the only real option, expressed little enthusiasm for the task.
The post NWT formally rejects request to host 2026 Arctic Winter Games first appeared on Cabin Radio.Aurora College’s board to hold first Yellowknife meeting
Aurora College's new board of governors will meet in Yellowknife for the first time on Thursday, with members of the public welcome to attend.
The post Aurora College’s board to hold first Yellowknife meeting first appeared on Cabin Radio.Where will you hit construction on NWT highways this summer?
Here's a highway-by-highway guide to construction work happening on Northwest Territories roads this summer.
The post Where will you hit construction on NWT highways this summer? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Chipewyan evacuating to Fort McMurray over wildfire
The community of Fort Chipewyan is under an evacuation order, with residents told they will be taken in stages to Fort McMurray by air over the next three days.
The post Fort Chipewyan evacuating to Fort McMurray over wildfire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Tuesday’s forecast between Norman Wells and Wrigley? Funnel clouds.
An unusual Northwest Territories weather forecast on Tuesday suggests funnel clouds could develop in the region between Norman Wells and Wrigley.
The post Tuesday’s forecast between Norman Wells and Wrigley? Funnel clouds. first appeared on Cabin Radio.Should the Tłı̨chǫ be the NWT’s sixth region?
North Slave. South Slave. Beaufort Delta. Dehcho. Sahtu. Tłı̨chǫ? The MLA for the four Tłı̨chǫ communities wants them to become their own NWT region.
The post Should the Tłı̨chǫ be the NWT’s sixth region? first appeared on Cabin Radio.When Yellowknife paddlers hit Mosquito Creek, everybody wins
Did it go to plan? Not entirely. But a whitewater race down Mosquito Creek, outside Behchokǫ̀, was still "kind-of a big thing" for the Somba K'e Paddling Club.
The post When Yellowknife paddlers hit Mosquito Creek, everybody wins first appeared on Cabin Radio.Habitat for Humanity seeks families for Yellowknife homes
"People assume they don’t qualify" for Habitat for Humanity but they may be wrong, the charity said as it searches for families to take two Yellowknife homes.
The post Habitat for Humanity seeks families for Yellowknife homes first appeared on Cabin Radio.Wekweètì woman passes away in Airport Road incident
A young woman has died after being injured "exiting a moving vehicle" on Wekweètì's Airport Road early on Saturday morning, police say.
The post Wekweètì woman passes away in Airport Road incident first appeared on Cabin Radio.KFN may have lost up to 10 public housing units to wildfire
The Kátł'odeeche First Nation, which only just created a housing action plan, faces wildfire damage or destruction involving at least 10 public housing units.
The post KFN may have lost up to 10 public housing units to wildfire first appeared on Cabin Radio.Nova Scotia, facing its own fires, recalls 20 people sent to help NWT
Nova Scotia is bringing back a crew of 20 firefighters sent to the Northwest Territories last week to help tackle the Hay River-KFN fire.
The post Nova Scotia, facing its own fires, recalls 20 people sent to help NWT first appeared on Cabin Radio.What do you expect Giant Mine to look like when remediation stops?
Experts scrutinizing Giant Mine's remediation say residents need to know what to expect when the work is done. Learn more in Cabin Radio broadcasts this week.
The post What do you expect Giant Mine to look like when remediation stops? first appeared on Cabin Radio.Despite change in baseline emissions, NWT keeps 2030 target
The NWT is trying to reduce emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels. But estimates of the 2005 levels keep changing, even now. So what's the actual target?
The post Despite change in baseline emissions, NWT keeps 2030 target first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Resolution council refuses to quit as administration looms
Fort Resolution councillors say they won't resign of their own accord and will need to be forced from office if the GNWT takes over running the hamlet.
The post Fort Resolution council refuses to quit as administration looms first appeared on Cabin Radio.Fort Smith airport issues had no impact on fire response, GNWT says
Two GNWT departments rejected an MLA's allegation that a "ridge in the runway" at Fort Smith's airfield hampered efforts to fight the Hay River-KFN wildfire.
The post Fort Smith airport issues had no impact on fire response, GNWT says first appeared on Cabin Radio.Reinforcements head to Sambaa K’e as nearby fire burns 100,000 hectares
The NWT government is sending more people to guard against a large and growing wildfire burning south of the Dehcho community of Sambaa K'e.
The post Reinforcements head to Sambaa K’e as nearby fire burns 100,000 hectares first appeared on Cabin Radio.Northern Mosaic Network to hold YK’s first Pride golf tournament
Yellowknife's first Pride golf tournament takes place in mid-June, raising money for Northern Mosaic Network and targeting people who might not normally play.
The post Northern Mosaic Network to hold YK’s first Pride golf tournament first appeared on Cabin Radio.