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Community, Featured, News March 1, 2023

Team NT, or Team Yellowknife? Small communities lack representation at Canada Winter Games

Athletes say lack of access to facilities and community support are barriers

For Brittany Kendo, training for badminton in her home community of Tsiigehtchic was a challenge. With a population of less than 200, there is only one small gym, and one other person who would play with her. If that wasn’t possible, she says, “I would sometimes just go there and…

Community, Featured, News March 1, 2023

More than one way to skin a squirrel: Program teaches inmates the art of trapping

CKLB Radio · More than one way to skin a squirrel: Program teaches inmates the art of trapping For the first time in over 20 years, Denver Clement had the opportunity to reconnect to his roots through a pilot trapper program at the North Slave Correctional Complex in Yellowknife. “I…

Featured, Health, News February 28, 2023

COVID-19 vaccine temporarily unavailable for kids under 5

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…

Environment, Events, Featured, Industry, News February 27, 2023

Northern growers, food lovers converge at first-ever Grow NWT conference

Northern agriculture "is happening, and it's been happening for a while," says the Territorial Agrifood Association's executive director

Agriculture in the NWT is more than just an idea: It’s already happening, even in small communities. Those were some of the messages from the first-ever Grow NWT agrifood conference in Yellowknife last week. The conference, hosted by the newly-formed Territorial Agrifood Association (TA), united growers and interested residents from…

Featured, Health, News February 17, 2023

New Indigenous Patient Advocates aim to break down barriers to care

Four new advocates aim to help patients overcome obstacles of language, culture, geography

Glenda Simon has been in the healthcare sector for 25 years, and has seen firsthand the barriers Indigenous people face accessing care. “I don’t like seeing patients struggle through the health system, it breaks my heart,” she says. Now, Simon is one of the new Indigenous Patient Advocates with the…

Featured, Health, News February 16, 2023

NWT to receive $70 million in new health care funding over 10 years

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…

Featured, News February 14, 2023

Traditional Inuit tattoos reemerge in new program

Arsaniq Deer’s life changed the day she witnessed her mother receive traditional Inuit tattoos and at that moment, she says, was filled with a new sense of purpose. “I would never forget those days, it was so special and so meaningful for me,” she says. Deer is a 23-year-old artist…

Community, Featured, News, Politics February 13, 2023

Two candidates in race for Deline Got’ine council seat

Dora Blondin and Roy Modeste are the two candidates following the closing of the nomination period

Two candidates will compete for the vacant seat on the council of the Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government this spring. Dora Blondin and Roy Modeste are the two candidates following the closing of the nomination period, according to a document signed by Chief Electoral Officer Graeme Drew on Feb. 10. The election…

Community, Featured, News February 13, 2023

Wolves kill 3 dogs in Fort Good Hope

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…

Environment, Featured, Industry, News, Politics February 9, 2023

GNWT considering a zone-based approach to fuel rebates

Under this system, communities that spend more on fuel would get bigger rebates

The Government of the Northwest Territories is considering a zone-based approach to fuel price rebates. Minister of Finance Caroline Wawzonek confirmed such a system was in the works during a sitting of the Legislative Assembly on Feb. 8. The assembly is debating what to do about coming increases…