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Tempers flare over cabin plans
Dene trappers are demanding the territorial government halt plans to add 35 more cabin leases to an area around Walsh Lake, saying increased recreational uses are hampering their traditional activities.
Council still hopeful for Northland solution
Following a tough month of rejections from both Ottawa and the territorial government, city councillors on the informal infrastructure committee are calling on Northland residents to accept a local improvement tax as the best means possible of preserving their property values and their homes.
City councillors weigh their options
Mayor Gord Van Tighem's announcement Tuesday that he will not seek re-election for a fifth term has left the field wide open for candidates but none of the current crop of city councillors has committed to step up to the plate.
Top military brass visit Rangers camp
Two of the most powerful military leaders in North America dropped in to Yellowknife this week to view the men and women on the front lines of Northern defence.
French college closed
The Northwest Territories' only French-language post-secondary school has closed its doors and cancelled its winter classes, Yellowknifer has learned.
SPCA fears tickets were stolen
The public is being warned to look out for someone selling stolen raffle tickets after a number of the tickets meant to raise money for the animal shelter the SPCA is building went missing last week.
Sex offender guilty of making threat
Anthony Griep was in court again Tuesday, this time facing a charge for threatening to rape a woman.

Young and determined
Lydia Nelner's brown hair currently reaches her waist but in a few weeks it will end just inches from her scalp.
Looking to work in the mines
The NWT Mine Training Society is rolling out a new workshop aimed at guiding people into a job in the mining sector.
Team in skirts wins bonspiel
Two teams that bounced back from losing their opening games faced off in the finals of the Fort Simpson Merchant's Mixed Bonspiel, last week.
A year of boreal caribou
A group designed to help manage boreal caribou in the Deh Cho is about to celebrate its first anniversary.
Focusing on basics
An intensive hockey clinic taught young hockey players in Fort Providence a better grasp of the fundamentals last month.
Floor hockey a big hit at Winterfest
A mining company dug up some fun in Nahanni Butte last month.
House destroyed in Gwich'in Road blaze
A fire devoured a house on Gwich'in Road Tuesday afternoon.
Breakfast program gets a boost
As the clock hand moves toward 8:25 a.m., the shuffle of feet and laughter of children echo down the hall of Sir Alexander Mackenzie School (SAMS) while students make their way to fill up on breakfast.
On the drawing board
The lack of an investment from the Aviva Community Fund will not stagnate the construction of the Children's First Centre, which is scheduled to get started this month.
Inuvik to send 18 athletes to games
The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) territorial trials have concluded and the names of Team NWT have been put forward.

City wants feds to pay for water line
The city has put the federal government on notice that it wants money to replace a key piece of drinking water infrastructure.
Mayor not running for fifth term
Mayor Gord Van Tighem made his last state of the city address Tuesday afternoon before Yellowknife's business community, announcing at the end he will not run for office again after 12 years as mayor of Yellowknife.
Company exploring near Giant Mine
Former Yellowknife geologist Regan Chernish is returning to the city to hunt for gold.
Chinese tourists emerge
Chinese tourist Cinderella Lai thought Yellowknife's famed aurora borealis was nothing special when she first went to bed Thursday night at Enodah Trout Rock Lodge.
Affordable housing project launched
Habitat for Humanity NWT is doubling down on its promise to build a home for one low-income family in 2012, announced president David Hurley on Monday.
School boards vie for tax dollars
Tax revenue for the two Yellowknife school districts has been steadily increasing for the past several years, though recent trends show that more and more property owners are choosing to support the public board.
Focus on quality of life at NWT dementia centre
It has been almost two years since the first resident moved into the Aven Cottages Territorial Dementia facility.
Students on ice
Living off the land during a Northern winter means facing extreme temperatures – something students learned first-hand last week while participating in cultural fishing camps on Great Slave Lake.
Man accused of robbing cabbie jailed for convenience store theft
A man accused of robbing a Yellowknife cabbie and attempting to rob another taxi driver the same night last December appeared in court yesterday to address a future preliminary inquiry.
An uneven playing field
The program needs an overhaul, but there's still money to be saved shopping in the south, said the owner of the last Nutrition North-registered supplier serving the Kivalliq from Winnipeg, Man.
Piping hot with learning
Eight eager students are sizzling through a camp cook program in Rankin Inlet. The 14-week course began this past October, funded by the Kivalliq Mine Training Society and delivered by Nunavut Arctic College.
Bitter puck to swallow
The community of Arviat was stunned after learning its top hockey tournament of the year had to be cancelled this past week.
Putting his stamp on the nation
Young David (Ottukia) Dechert, originally from Chesterfield Inlet, can already boast something the vast majority of Canadians never will - and he's only four years old.

Consultant puts kibosh on Tuk gas plan
The plans to power Tuktoyaktuk's energy needs with natural gas has hit a roadblock after a feasibility prepared by Calgary-based Brackman Energy Consulting Ltd. concluded the proposed project wouldn't be economical.
Federal meeting a 'baby step' forward
One NWT chief who attended last week's Crown-First Nation Gathering in Ottawa believes the event was a small step forward.
Seven scarlet fever cases in Yellowknife
As of late last week, there were about seven cases of scarlet fever in Yellowknife.
$615,000 to fund healthy lifestyles
Programs supporting healthy, active lifestyles received a boost in funding this year, as the Government of Northwest Territories injected $615,000 into 40 schools throughout the territory.
No lives lost on NWT roads last year
It's official, there were no highway traffic or drowning deaths in 2011 throughout the territory.
Top honour for NWT educator
If you spend 10 minutes talking to Al Karasiuk – principal of the Paul W. Kaeser School in Fort Smith – it's easy to understand why he's one of Canada's Outstanding Principals.
Cops responding to more calls
Yellowknife Mounties are concerned that reported incidents in the city are increasing toward numbers not seen since 2008.
Was it a walking fish?
A new theory has been proposed for what might have created what appear to be large ancient tracks just above Alexandra Falls, south of Enterprise.
Enterprise excited by potential wood pellet plant
It's not a sure thing yet, but it seems a proposed wood pellet manufacturing plant has a good chance of being located in Enterprise.
Digging up the pipeline
At least one community along the Enbridge pipeline is concerned about what the company might find as it starts a series of digs to inspect the infrastructure.
Preserving the skills for native invention
Lawrence Cheezie was never taught how to make traditional snowshoes – he learned by observing.
Town hall at Yk1
It was not the raucous evening the Yellowknife Catholic school district experienced at its monthly board meeting the week before, but officials with Yk Education District No. 1 say it was high time to have a town hall meeting.
Former chief's civil case may go to court soon
After more than four years, a civil suit by an ousted chief in Fort Resolution is expected to finally be heard in court this year.
Herbert Blake starts second term with Inuvik band chief
Herbert Blake was surrounded by family and supporters Tuesday night as the results rolled in from the election for chief of the Inuvik Native Band - nabbed by Blake for a second term - and for directors of the Nihtat Gwich'in Council.
Former Inuvik teacher charged with sex crimes wants French trial
A former Inuvik teacher accused of multiple offences, including sexual assault and making child pornography, appeared in territorial court by video Wednesday afternoon.
Lacing up for health
While some of us might find it challenging to walk from the house to the car in the middle of winter, 618 Northerners aren't blinking an eye at the 1,658 km they've signed up to walk.
Nunavut polar bear quota draws fire
An American conservation group is calling for trade sanctions against Canada, saying the increased polar bear harvest quota for the Western Hudson Bay population violates an international treaty and is unsustainable.
Iqaluit targets irresponsible dog owners
Iqaluit needs a solution to its loose dog problem, city council told its bylaw chief Jan. 24, blaming irresponsible dog owners for letting dogs run free.
Carrier buy-in sought for 'bold' undersea cable network
The proponent of an intercontinental undersea cable network that would bring fibre bandwidth to some Northern communities for the first time, is seeking buy-in from Canadian carriers to execute the project.
Working out the kinks
Areva Resources Ltd. is preparing its response to deficiencies listed on the submission of its draft environmental impact review statement this past month.
Twenty questions for astronauts
Students at Iqaluit's Inuksuk High School have some out-of-this-world questions they want answered, and they'll be posing them directly to astronauts on the International Space Station on Feb. 8.
Far North students to explore muskoxen
Muskoxen will be used to improve the literacy of adults in Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay through a Nunavut Arctic College pilot project starting in February.
Stepping down after 15 years
During his 15 years as the Iqaluit airport manager, John Graham met countless movie stars and heads of states, but what he said he is most proud of, as he looks toward leaving the post on Feb. 3, is the safety record he maintained during his tenure.
Service fee to be scrapped
Commercial ships resupplying communities North of 60 are set to be exempt from the marine navigation service fee starting this sealift season, as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced this month it intends to establish a permanent exemption.
Uranium review delayed
Areva Resources Canada Inc. is reviewing its draft environmental impact statement for its Kiggavik uranium project, after the Nunavut Impact Review Board found deficiencies in the 10,000 page document.
Water treatment goes green
Taloyoak's new water treatment plant features six solar panels and one windmill, a move a territorial government official says will reduce energy costs.
Nakasuk mentors hitting small screen
It takes a lot of courage for a new teacher to step in front of a class of children, or for a new reader to read aloud to classmates, so a TV show that will air next year is celebrating the Inuit mentors who make those two things a little easier.