It’s a very special week here in the NWT as NHL legends are visiting the North for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada. CKLB Radio has captured some of those special moments at the Hockeyday events, we will be adding to this on-going gallery throughout the week. Day 1 Day…
Eric Wardell’s story begins with him talking about how the world was not designed for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). “I didn’t see anything wrong with stealing,” Wardell said in the film. “I have over 80 convictions on my record.” Wardell was one of eight people to…
Several NHL players such as Darcy Tucker, Wendel Clark and Bryan Trottier will be in Yellowknife this week for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada. CKLB’s Francis Tessier-Burns will be taking part in the Media/MLA all-star game on Saturday. Here is your complete list of events for the week in Yellowknife….
Bryan Trottier, Hockey Hall of Fame legend, grew up playing hockey on a rink that was created by hacking a hole in a beaver dam. Trottier’s father descended from the Cree on his grandpa’s side and Chippewa from his grandma’s side. “Every winter Dad would plug the river, we had…
The GNWT and Tłı̨chǫ Government will help support the barren-ground caribou recovery in the NWT by culling wolves. George Mackenzie is the Grand Chief of the Tłı̨chǫ Government. “The caribou are in danger and we all need to want to do more to assist in their recovery,” Grand Chief Mackenzie…
The Yellowknife Canadian Tire in partnership with the Hockey Canada Foundation (HCF) is making the dream of playing hockey come true for 30 children in the NWT. Every season, the HCF Dreams Come True program reaches thousands of young Canadians through a variety of programs designed to get more people…
The first Community Housing Plan in Whatì has been concluded. “The Whatì Community Housing Plan is an important step in this process to strengthen the trust and relationships between communities and the Territorial government,” Alfonz Nitsiza, Chief of the Whatì Community Government said. The Community Housing Plan represents an extensive,…
Digawolf is heading to this year’s JUNO Awards, the album Yellowstone has been nominated for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year. “It’s quite an honour to be nominated,” Jesse Gon, Digawolf frontman said. “I’m in Toronto right now and it’s quite an awesome feeling.” Digawolf, who is a highly…
There was an alleged break and enter which occurred on Monday night in Yellowknife which the RCMP is investigating. According to the RCMP, at approximately 10:07 p.m., January 27th, the Yellowknife RCMP received a call for service regarding a break and enter at a building on 50th Street, Coyote’s Bistro…
Inuk Elder Qapik Attagutsiak, 99, along with other Nunavut Inuit were recently honored for their contributions as Hometown Heroes by the Government of Canada. Attagutsiak played a vital role during WWII by voluntarily gathering animal bones and carcasses, which were then shipped to southern Canada to be made into munitions,…