Funding for the completion of more than 60 additional affordable housing units in Yellowknife is officially in the books. The announcement was made at City Hall Monday at a news conference attended by all levels of government, including Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Ahmed Hussen. The federal government…
Members of the Salt River First Nation (SRFN) have voted overwhelmingly to oust two councillors from their positions. On the evening of October 23, members of the SRFN gathered at Roaring Rapids Conference room to decide the future of councillors Brad Laviolette and Kendra Bourke. Many felt there was a…
The GNWT has rejected a motion endorsed by the Legislative Assembly to fast-track population growth. It was back in June of this year when Kam Lake MLA Caitlin introduced the motion that would see the NWT’s population increase by 25 per cent to more than 56,000 by 2043 – matching…
There will be six new faces on Yellowknife city council following Monday’s municipal election. Incumbent Rob Warburton garnered the most votes with 2.172 ballots followed by newcomer Cat McGurk with 2,132. Councillor Stacie Smith returns for her second term while incumbent Steve Payne has been re-elected for a third time….
Three former chiefs have put their names forward to become the next Dehcho grand chief. The candidates include: Jim Antoine, former Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́chief and NWT premier Herb Norwegian, former Dehcho First Nations chief Tim Lennie, former chief of Pehdzeh Ki First Nation CBC has reported that a fourth candidate, Ernest…
If any of these students get into politics, they’ll have at least one day of experience in office. The Legislative Assembly has announced participants in the upcoming Youth Parliament. The session brings together grade 9 and 10 students from each constituency for a week-long program, ending with a mock session…
The NWT Medical Association has several concerns around a proposed bill to expand the use of virtual health care. A summary of Bill 40 explains that the current Medical Profession Act only allows doctors registered in the NWT to offer virtual care. That can include phone calls, text messages, video…
CKLB Radio · Cannabis Business NWT Cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2018. For some First Nations in Canada, getting into the cannabis business has meant going from managing poverty to managing wealth. For other First Nations, there are few opportunities because of strict liquor and cannabis laws in…
CKLB Radio · Heavy Fuel Oil and Arctic waters Each year approximately 180 ships use the Northwest (Passage). As the Arctic warms, the Passage becomes a more viable option as shipping routes in other areas such as the Panama Canal or routes that are in war zones continue to cause…
CKLB Radio · NWT Ombud The NWT’s first Ombud’s Office opened in 2019. Colette Langlois and staff opened the Office just before the pandemic hit. Since then the office has been quietly taking complaints about administrative fairness in the territorial government departments and agencies. What is meant by administrative fairness?…