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City supports keeping emergency dispatch services in-house

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City councillor’s support continuing to deliver emergency dispatch services through the City of Yellowknife, despite it being cheaper to privatize the service. A memorandum regarding whether the City should maintain...

First Air adding Sunday service between Yellowknife and Iqaluit

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
First Air has announced they’ll be increasing service to their route between Iqaluit and Yellowknife, with a stop in Rankin Inlet, by adding Sunday service starting May 21. The announcement was...

Tool to navigate autism across the lifespan released in NWT

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
For those living on the autism spectrum, navigating through a sometimes unaccommodating world can pose major challenges. RELATED: How toques are starting the conversation about autism in the NWT Autism Society...

New photo project tackles Yellowknife’s ‘homeless crisis’

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
Homelessness has been a long-standing issue in Yellowknife. Recently it was reported that nearly 10 per cent of the city’s population experiences homelessness at some point each year. Now, a new...

How toques are starting the conversation about Autism

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
Despite being almost the end of April, that cold weather is still holding on and we haven't escaped our winter toques just yet. The Autism Society NWT is now using...

Man charged with aggravated assault on Inuvik woman

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
A 52-year-old Whitehorse man has been charged with aggravated assault after a woman was seriously injured in Inuvik earlier this week. At around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday, Inuvik RCMP received a...

All 5 of Yellowknife’s outdoor rinks closed for the season

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
The ice roads around Yellowknife have already closed for the season, and the ice rinks are following suit. RELATED: Public transit will be free in Yellowknife for Earth Day The skating...

Public transit will be free in Yellowknife for Earth Day

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
Earth Day is this Saturday, and it’s a good time to think about reducing your carbon footprint. Experts say a good way to do this is by ditching the car...

Wood bison now a ‘threatened’ species in the territory

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In the Northwest Territories, the wood bison has now been labeled as a ‘threatened’ species on the NWT's List...

Ecology North kicks off Earth Week with a fish fry today

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
It's Earth Week in Yellowknife, and Ecology North kicked off their week of celebrating our planet with a fish...

$3.1M in joint funding announced for NWT projects

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
The GNWT announced more than $3.1 million in joint funding for four infrastructure projects across the Northwest Territories on...

This year could be Yellowknife’s last 4/20 rally: Organizer

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
With the Federal government poised to legalize marijuana, the annual 4/20 rally and march is planned for Thursday in Yellowknife...

Applications for city’s Spring Clean-Up contract close today

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
As the snow melts and we usher in spring, we’re also ushering in spring cleaning; so why not get...

Escorts now offered for all NWT expectant mothers: Minister

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
For expectant mothers in the NWT having to travel outside of their home communities to give birth, they won’t...

De Beers to move chartered flights from EDM. to Calgary

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
De Beers Canada is moving its twice-weekly charter flights for employees from Edmonton to Calgary this summer. The move was...

Memorial Hockey Challenge raises $6,500 for Disabilities Council

City of Yellowknife Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi -
The numbers are in: the tenth annual Memorial Hockey Challenge raised $6,500 for the NWT Disabilities Council this year...
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GNWT says 3 more school buildings show elevated lead in water

Northwest Territories
The territorial government says another three school sites showed elevated levels of lead in drinking water after testing earlier this month. With 32 tested school results announced to date, 26 have tested positive for elevated levels of lead in some of their drinking water fixtures.

New smoking cessation program launched at Stanton Territorial Hospital

Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has announced the launch of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation at Stanton Territorial Hospital. The program aims to help smokers get care while in hospital, and afterwards.  

YWCA doubles down on multi-use daycare and housing space near BP

Northwest Territories
YWCA NWT is in the planning phases for a new multi-purpose space that would include more than 20 family-sized affordable housing units, along with affordable daycare. Alayna Ward with the YWCA said the new facility is planned to be similar to Gotı̀¨ li KÇ«̀€ in Yellowknife, a multi-use facility with family housing units the YWCA opened in 2023. The organization wants to build the proposed multi-use facility on the lot by Boston Pizza where the daycare was planned to open this spring.

Federal investment in NWT food security announced

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Member of Parliament Rebecca Alty highlighted an investment of over $95,000 into three organizations in the NWT under the Local Food Infrastructure Fund.

Aurora College announces new Interim President

Northwest Territories
The Aurora College Board of Governors has appointed a new Interim President while they continue their search for a candidate to fill the role full time. Dr. Nora Houlahan will be taking the position starting on May 4, with Dr. Heather McCagg-Nystrom continuing as Acting President until that time. Â