Dear CKLB listeners and readers, This open letter is to say mahsi cho to you all for the past four years. While working for CKLB, I learned more than I ever could have imagined about Denendeh, its beautiful land and its beautiful people. I had the opportunity to travel to…
The NWT’s supply of the COVID-19 vaccine for children five and under is set to expire in the coming week. Parents can still have their kids vaccinated until March 8. After that date, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) says the vaccine is expected to be unavailable…
The NWT will receive an additional $7 million annually for health care for the next 10 years. The money comes as part of a new agreement between all provinces and territories, and the federal government. While Premier Caroline Cochrane welcomed the money, she also said it is not enough to…
Rose McNeely was walking to work last Wednesday morning when she saw something dark in the road. Initially, she thought it was a garbage bag or maybe even a caribou hide. It was still dark out, so she went home to get her husband. They drove back to the spot…
Just do something, anything. That was the message to a handful of MLAs during a committee meeting on food security held Wednesday night. Presenters handed MLAs a menu of solutions: school food programs, funding for food vouchers in communities, more support for harvesters, reducing the operational costs for producers, trade…
When Wendy Stephenson was a teacher in Wekweètì 40 years ago, getting students interested in books was a challenge. “In the 70s, 80s, there weren’t a lot of materials that were relevant to kids that were living in communities,” she says. She wrote a handful of children’s books — Randy…
Melissa Sangris says her new cookbook has a few staple recipes, but with a northern twist. Sangris paired up with Barb Mercredi of Fort Smith and the pair recently published their first cookbook. Now living in Edmonton, Sangris says cooking some of the recipes she grew up with makes her…
Expecting families from Fort Smith will need to travel to Yellowknife to deliver their babies for the foreseeable future. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority recently announced the reduction of the community’s midwifery services. “This change is being put in place due to staffing levels and an inability…
A new Dene-led podcast is making mental health easier to talk about, especially in Dënësųłinë́. The show focuses on real people overcoming struggles from addiction to grief. CKLB spoke with the host and one of the first guests to appear on the show. CKLB Radio · New podcast focuses on…
Seven foot tall towers line the far wall in the cafeteria at Chief Jimmy Bruneau School in Edzo. The towers are actually hydroponic systems and are part of a new science experiment for students where they’ll get to grow their own food. Hydroponic systems are a type of gardening without…