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Paulatuk Porridge set to make splash at world porridge competition

Stephanie Yuill says the changing Northern climate has made foraging for local ingredients a challenge.


Stephanie Yuill never thought twice about her porridge, whether at home or on a camping trip. But while on a trip to the United Kingdom in 2016, she learned about the Golden Spurtle, an annual porridge-making competition with entries from across the world. (A spurtle is a wooden utensil used…


Yellowknifers should be getting some relief from wildfire smoke this evening

Much of the lingering smoke should clear this evening, according to an Environment Canada meteorologist.


As wildfires rage across the territory, smoke seemed to be stubbornly stuck above the N.W.T. capital. BreezoMeter provides real-time air quality data for locations across the world. This morning, data collected by the website showed the air quality above Yellowknife was poor enough to pose a “very high health risk”…



Wildfire update, Sept. 15 1:30 p.m.: Hay River fire will likely need to be managed until snowfall: ECC Minister

Hay River’s town council plans to meet sometime today to re-evaluate the fire risk.


As essential workers return to Hay River, the territory’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change warns residents they may need to get used to living with wildfire for the foreseeable future. That’s according to updates shared in a press conference on Thursday afternoon. “It’s very likely these fires will need…


Wildfire update, Sept. 13 6:00 p.m.: Essential workers to return to Hay River, although fire danger remains

Meanwhile, health services have not yet fully returned to Yellowknife.


Hay River’s essential workers are scheduled to return to the community starting today after the Town triggered the first phase of its re-entry plan yesterday evening. The Town announced the return of essential workers after a consultation with the Department of Environment and Climate change yesterday evening. The general public…