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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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NWT Brewing and Snowkings’ create collaborative brew in honour of festival

City of Yellowknife
"We're really proud to partner with NWT Brewing for the second year," said FreezeFrame, aka Bill Braden, Snowkings’ Winter Festival Society President. "It's a great collaboration that brings two Old Town icons together to celebrate one of Yellowknife's great events. We're especially excited about the custom label designed for Festival XXXI, featuring the Art Deco theme which adorns this year's castle walls and windows,” added Braden.

Another Ft Simpson school joins growing list of facilities with elevated lead

Northwest Territories
A school in Fort Simpson has tested positive for elevated lead levels in two water fixtures on site. With 25 tested school results announced to date, 21 have tested positive for elevated levels of lead in some of their drinking water fixtures.

Jennie Vandermeer joins human rights commission

Northwest Territories
Jennie Vandermeer appointment to the Human Rights Commission by the N.W.T.’s Legislative Assembly begins today. The appointment of Vandermeer came after a recommendation from the Assembly for a fifth Human Rights commissioner. Vandermeer is a Sahtúgot’ı̨nę Dene from Délı̨nę and a Dene Kedǝ́ speaker.

From K’amba Carnival to coast guard rescue, awards honour NWT’s volunteers

Northwest Territories
From K’amba Carnival organizing to fire fighting, coast guard rescue and raising funds for cancer equipment, volunteer work goes a long way across the N.W.T. Today, the territorial government recognized the hard work of individual volunteers and groups at an awards ceremony held today at the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly.

Snowkings’ Festival grand opening this Sunday

Community
The Snowkings’ XXXI Winter Festival will be holding this year’s grand opening at noon on Sunday, March 1. Experience larger than life art deco-themed architecture, ice slides, and a star-studded lineup of performers at this premier winter event.