Insured evacuation costs, wildfire damages total $60M for Hay River wildfires
The N.W.T. government encouraged residents to use private insurance to cover evacuation costs Wildfires that displaced thousands from the N.W.T.’s
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Yellowknife
Funding requests rejected as Yellowknife prepares for ‘tight and frugal’ city budget
$1.1M for more street outreach services among requests turned down Yellowknife city council received a handful of funding requests from
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Would-be homeowner faces long odds in Yellowknife
“I’m surprised there’s not a mass exodus, honestly,” says Caleb Patrick. Sunken ceilings, loose electrical wires, and broken windows are
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‘Fiercely loyal’ fans show support for Yellowknife station fighting for FM licence
Federal court dismissed application for appeal; judicial review and new licence application ongoing After the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Prime Minister announces $20.8M for 50-unit housing complex in Yellowknife
‘It’s so needed in our city and in our territory,’ said Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was
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Trudeau visiting Yellowknife on Tuesday
PM will be in city for “private meetings” Yellowknife is getting a visit from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on
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Environmental assessment: Yellowknife polytechnic site could move out of Tin Can Hill
Concerns around the proposed site for the polytechnic university campus in Yellowknife aren’t going away. “There are real practical concerns
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MLA Katrina Nokleby to be fined $4,000 for staying in evacuation zone
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby is facing a $4,000 fine for returning and then staying in Yellowknife as an evacuation order
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Yellowknife Women’s Society calls for change after ‘chaotic’ evacuation
Open letter calls for solutions to ongoing emergency of homelessness in Yellowknife. An organization that looks after vulnerable women is
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Food bank use has more than doubled as evacuees return to Yellowknife
By Rachel Maclean · CBC News Chronic problems with food poverty in territories also outlined in new report Food bank usage has
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As bills come in for Yellowknife’s wildfire response, city needs help
City looking to hire help to deal with ‘high volume of complex invoices’ It was a massive effort, involving city
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1 week after being back, Yellowknife schools, hospital still getting back on track
By Julia Wong It has been one week since the evacuation order for Yellowknife was lifted and residents were allowed
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Yellowknife students return to school Thursday but official says bring extra food
The superintendent of the YK1 school board says YWCA after school programs will be up and running when students return
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Yellowknife airport opens to commercial flights
By Taylor Holmes · CBC News As the general public began returning to Yellowknife, its airport started taking commercial flights again Three
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Some N.W.T. evacuees consider staying put after wildfire crisis
By Robert Holden, CBC News ‘It feels like we’re in a boat that’s sinking, and all we have is cups
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