N.W.T. leaders fear wildfires, low water will further delay needed housing units
Duplexes had been scheduled to arrive in 5 communities in March, now expected this summer Seniors in five N.W.T. communities expecting
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Author: Natalie Pressman, CBC News
‘Simmering tension,’ dysfunction at Nunavut’s health department, commissioner says
Commissioner finds privacy breach was lapse in judgment, cites concern over ‘underlying workplace dysfunction’ Nunavut’s information and privacy commissioner has
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Experts warn about potential risks of foreign investment in Arctic mining
Some representatives of the federal government and northern mining experts are issuing a warning about the risk of foreign investment
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Review board recommends wind farm at western Nunavut mine be approved
B2Gold’s proposal includes 13 wind turbines on the Back River gold mine A wind farm could be coming to a
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New Iqaluit to Montreal flight to take off this summer
A new commercial flight option is coming to Iqaluit. Chrono Aviation will begin offering direct flights between Iqaluit and Montreal
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Nunavut organization calls for more country food and more money to support school food program
Some Inuit organizations say there should be more funding and cultural consideration of country foods in a national school food
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Tourism training program aims to empower Inuit to guide on Inuit land
Cultural guide in industry warns of tour operators who tokenize Inuit A cruise expedition training program is working to bring
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MLA introduces bill to repeal N.W.T. carbon tax
If passed, bill will bring N.W.T. in line with federal carbon tax system The already heavily-debated carbon tax will again
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No plans for hospital lay-offs as COVID-era funding ends, N.W.T. health minister says
The Northwest Territories health minister says her department is not planning to lay off any staff as a result of
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Portable classrooms called ‘Band-Aid solution’ in Colville Lake, N.W.T.
The N.W.T. government is spending $3.9 million on new portable classrooms for the school in Colville Lake, but some community
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N.W.T. minister urges emergency preparedness ahead of ‘high-risk’ wildfire season
Two gov’t departments reviewing 2023 wildfire season to improve future response The N.W.T.’s Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA)
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N.W.T. MLA: review into wildfire response should consider territory’s most vulnerable
One Yellowknife MLA says an inquiry into the N.W.T. 2023 wildfire response needs to address how the territory’s most vulnerable
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‘Rugged, ragged and tough’: Yellowknife snowboard culture to be showcased in short film
Yellowknife’s own Bristol Pit will soon be hitting the screen. The former gravel-pit-turned-snowboard-hill is the subject of a short film
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Black Press seeks creditor protection, local papers’ fate uncertain
‘Support your local news outlets because you don’t want to lose them,’ former publisher says The future may be a
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N.W.T.’s access-to-information system slow and frustrating, users say
Government not living up to its promise of transparency, according to former MLA Understaffing and a lack of government transparency
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