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Territorial budget looms over communities
Municipal leaders in the territory are anxious about the contents of the upcoming territorial budget.
Chamber divided
The Fort Simpson Chamber of Commerce is divided on Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland's privatization plans.
Living off the land
Caribou, snowshoe rabbits and a bear were all part of a recent cultural camp experience for students in Trout Lake.
Soccer around the clock
The name of the soccer tournament in Grande Prairie says it all.
Bears are back
When Carl Lafferty sees someone going for a walk along the highway in Fort Simpson listening to music through earphones it makes him nervous.
Promoting literature
John Pass is no stranger to sharing his work in small intimate settings.
Fuel spill cleanup continues
Trout Lake's MLA is calling for stricter regulations to protect Northern bodies of water following a fuel spill.
Best of the best
Ask anyone in the fire department and they'll tell you John Ritchie is a hard worker.
Expedition preparations underway
Organizers of the annual canoe trip for Inuvialuit youth are looking for participants for the July trip.
Elder gets fit
Terrie Nokadlak is out and about and has never felt better about her health.
Unclogging the drains
You may have noticed the big puddles forming near culverts in town recently.
Talking trades
Students in Inuvik got a chance to hear about career opportunities in trades earlier this week.
And they called it puppy love
Two nine year-old entrepreneurs started a doggy day care service earlier this month.

Flooding hits Hay River
Flooding caused by the spring break-up of the Hay River caused an unknown amount of damage last week, the true extent of which is still being assessed.
Lost opportunity angers business
A Fort Providence heavy equipment contractor says poor communication and broken promises have ruined his business's chances of taking part in the preliminary stages of construction for the Deh Cho Bridge.
Diesel fuel leak at Trout Lake
Clean-up efforts are underway in Trout Lake after a broken valve on a fuel tank spilled 9,500 litres of diesel fuel.
Paulatuk digs out
Three blizzards rocked Paulatuk in late March and into April, and there has been a lot of flurries and accumulating snowfall.
Gwich'in Tribal Council elections set
Nominations are now being accepted for president and vice-president of the Gwich'in Tribal Council (GTC).
Charges laid in Hay River hit and run
A pedestrian was injured in a hit and run accident in Hay River on May 4. According to the RCMP, a car struck an adult male walking with a group of people at about 2:49 a.m.
Two fish on one hook
You've heard of killing two birds with one stone. How about catching two fish with one hook? That is what happened to Jasmine Keogak on a recent fishing trip outside of Sachs Harbour.
Colville cousins
Even in temperatures below -40 C, there's no denying winter was made for fun when you're a kid. That especially true for Colville Lake residents Glenda Kochon, 9, and Theresa Blancho, 11.
Students hunt muskoxen
Youth from Ulukhaktok travelled out on the land to harvest muskoxen recently. The trip was organized by Helen Kalvak school and community members. It was the second successful muskox hunt of the school year. The first was in the fall.
A permanent venue
The Open Sky Creative Society has done what it could in the past to provide a venue for artists to perform and display their work in the Deh Cho region.
Guns for Canada park wardens
Up to one-quarter of wardens in Canada's national parks will carry sidearms by early next year. On Friday, federal Environment Minister John Baird announced Parks Canada will arm up to 100 wardens.
Come north, commission told
A former NWT premier and aboriginal rights advocate is urging the developing Truth and Reconciliation Commission to meet with Northerners face to face.
So you want to be an ornithologist
Children in Hay River can receive an introduction to the fascinating world of birdwatching this week.
Early morning collision
An unidentified driver caused some serious damage in Inuvik early Thursday morning. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on May 8, a driver of a pickup truck drove through a power pole on Kingmingya Road behind the NorthMart store.
Con artist claims to be chief
At least two NWT businesses have been conned out of more than $1,200 by an elaborate telephone scam.
Diesel fuel leak at Trout Lake
Clean-up efforts are underway in Trout Lake after a broken valve on a fuel tank spilled 9,500 litres of diesel fuel.
TV series 'from the spirit'
Television producer Raymond Yakeleya's been living in Edmonton for years, but he still has a soft spot for his home in Tulita.
Tlicho negotiator to get honorary degree
John B. Zoe figured something was afoot when friends started asking him unusual questions, such as when he was born and how to spell his name.
Simailak joins committee investigating his conduct
Baker Lake MLA David Simailak is the newest member of the government standing committee that's investigating him as part of its greater probe of the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation (NBCC).
Union and GN reach tentative agreement
Members of the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) have reached a tentative collective agreement with the Government of Nunavut.
E-mails not improper -integrity commissioner
Two consecutive territorial integrity commissioners have found nothing amiss in a batch of correspondence involving former finance minister David Simailak.
Four years of jail for Kimmirut gunman
The man responsible for a three-day armed standoff in Kimmirut last month will spend the next four years in a southern penitentiary.
Arctic Bay students join in seal hunt
Patience may not be the first thing that jumps to mind when describing a typical Grade 8 class, but a group of Inuujaq school students proved they had it during a couple of recent seal hunting trips.
Promoting Inuit culture abroad
Two Inuit throat singers from Arviat will be featured on a British television show May 19. Lois Suluk-Locke and Marie Illungiayok are heading to London, England, to appear live on the Paul O'Grady Show.
Credit corporation moves slowly to Iqaluit
The Nunavut Business Credit Corporation (NBCC) has begun its move from Cape Dorset to Iqaluit. Some staff should be in new offices in the Parnaivak building next week, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Phillip Bhagoutie.
Residential school commission has Inuit support
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is happy with the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission so far.
Mining drives record economic growth
Economic growth in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut far outstripped that of Canada's provinces in 2007 according to Statistics Canada, thanks to a boom in the territories' mining industries.
Beloved Gjoa Haven elder dies
Gideon Qitsualik, 83, died in Yellowknife on April 24, days after he had been medevaced from Gjoa Haven.
Repulse family of seven found
A family of seven that had gone missing after embarking on a snowmobile journey from Repulse Bay to Hall Beach were found in good health near their burnt-out snowmobile on Thursday.
Busy time at Gameti General Store
After taking last summer to relax, Chief Jimmy Bruneau school graduate and Gameti resident Marvin Mantla started his life in the working world.
Passion for life, passion for hunt
Martha Kalluk has a lot on her plate. On one side the 46-year-old Resolute woman has a full family life as a wife, mother and grandmother. On the other, she is a manager for a local housing association, business owner and hunter.

Report claims budget cuts political, not economic
The GNWT's $135 million in proposed budget cuts are a political decision, not an economic necessity, according to an independent report released May 6.
Fuel overflow at school
A fuel tank overflowed at J.H. Sissons school late Tuesday evening, spilling fuel outside of the school and down the driveway.
Fire department urges ice caution
As the snowmobile season comes to a close, the Yellowknife Fire Department and riding experts are warning all but the most experienced riders to stay off trails and pack ice.
Giller winner returns to Yk
The writer who put Yellowknife on the literary map last year is coming back to visit the city next week.
Con artist claims to be chief
A Yellowknife business was the target of an elaborate scam attempting to con it out of money. Buffalo Airways received a call from a man claiming to be K'atlodeeche First Nation Chief Alex Sunrise from Hay River Reserve asking for money to help fly his son from Vancouver following a tragic accident in Hay River.
Squatters strategy released
The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) has approved and adopted an interim trespass enforcement strategy to deal with squatters on Commissioner's Land across the Northwest Territories.
New and improved dump design
The revised site plan for the three-cell salvaging system at Yellowknife's Solid Waste Facility was unveiled Monday, at a Municipal Services committee meeting.
Children's choir to perform first solo concert
If you're looking for somewhere to take mom for Mother's Day this weekend, Jackie Boersma and the Fireweed Children's Chorus has something in store for you.
Spring convocation an emotional event
It was a day of relief and happiness, as family members and friends celebrated with 35 Aurora College North Slave campus graduates at their convocation ceremony Saturday afternoon.
Never too young to be safe
Hard hats, steel-toed boots, safety glasses, gloves and a reflective vest: these are not items you would commonly see on a 10-year-old going out on a Saturday afternoon.
Man fined for New Year's Eve car stunt
A Yellowknife man was fined $1,350 and prohibited from driving for 15 months after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and "stunting," as well as driving without a licence.
Yellowknife's territorial poster winner
Houmisha Nunkoo, 10, will be celebrating on Parliament Hill in Ottawa this Canada Day. The Grade 4 Weledeh student is the NWT's winner of the 2008 Canada Day Poster Challenge.
A Yellowknife love story
As the old saying goes, in spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love. Especially for Peter Scott, who plastered the city with love notes this week after breaking up with his girlfriend only to regret it a few hours later.
Volunteers have rights too
Volunteers have the same rights as workers under the Human Rights Act, Therese Boullard, director of the NWT Human Rights Commission, told members of the volunteer community, Tuesday afternoon.
Homeless man charged for breaking mall ban
Joseph Poodlat, 57, pleaded not guilty last week to multiple charges of breach of probation, one breach of undertaking and one charge of uttering threats, stemming from three different incidents in March and April of 2008 in or around the Yk Centre mall.

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