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Author Archives: Nancy Vail

Penelope Shaw has befriended dogs but she cannot find another place to live despite her growing needs, including coping with Parkinson’s disease and osteoarthritis. Photo courtesy of Nancy Vail

Struggling senior houseboater has nowhere else to turn

by Nancy Vail January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Penelope Shaw has to manipulate her walker from her houseboat near Jolliffe Island to the canoe ramp at the government dock when she needs to go to town.

Pressure mounts to find homes for growing number of SPCA animals

by Nancy Vail January 4, 2023January 5, 2023

Notes from the trail with Nancy Vail: Raise one for the caribou

by Nancy Vail July 21, 2021July 22, 2021

Notes from the trail: off-road vehicles wreak havoc at Prelude Lake

by Nancy Vail July 7, 2021July 16, 2021

A call for kindness: NWT MLA Steve Norn has COVID-19. Isn’t that enough?

by Nancy Vail April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

Caribou massacre: crimes against all creation

by Nancy Vail April 14, 2021

Notes from the trail: A Yelp review of an isolation stay

by Nancy Vail April 7, 2021

Notes from the trail: No ‘losers’ or ‘suckers’ on Remembrance Day

by Nancy Vail November 11, 2020

Notes from the trail: Covid-19 bureau a bizarre new GNWT priority

by Nancy Vail September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

NOTES FROM THE TRAIL: The real hidden meaning of the inukshuk

by Nancy Vail August 27, 2020August 26, 2020

Notes from the trail: GNWT must address pandemic’s effect on mental health

by Nancy Vail July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Notes from the trail: pop-up park’s removal paints a pained picture

by Nancy Vail July 24, 2020

Notes from the trail: Devolving the GNWT to the private sector

by Nancy Vail July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Notes from the trail: Cabinet credibility called into question

by Nancy Vail July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

Notes from the trail: Mining heritage displays require consultation

by Nancy Vail June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

NOTES FROM THE TRAIL: Goal was not to be hurtful

by Nancy Vail June 10, 2020October 15, 2020

Confidence vote would’ve held minister to account

by Nancy Vail June 2, 2020June 3, 2020

Notes from the trail: A thank you note to the pandemic

by Nancy Vail May 28, 2020

Notes from the trail: Take Covid complaints seriously, GNWT

by Nancy Vail May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

Notes from the trail: don’t slaughter the caribou’s future

by Nancy Vail May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Notes from the trail: Hey, public health police: we are not the enemy

by Nancy Vail April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

Notes from the trail: Homeless still out in cold after Arnica Inn announcement

by Nancy Vail April 15, 2020April 23, 2020

NOTES FROM THE TRAIL: Learning lessons during virus crisis

by Nancy Vail April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

Notes from the trail: GNWT contradicted itself with shaming of ‘Pike’ Mike Harrison

by Nancy Vail March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

Notes from the trail: Freeze on reusable cups bad deal for earth

by Nancy Vail March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

Notes from the trail: Eat plants for the planet

by Nancy Vail March 4, 2020

Notes from the trail: Back to basics on education

by Nancy Vail February 26, 2020February 25, 2020

Notes from the trail: The menace of micro-plastics

by Nancy Vail February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

NOTES FROM THE TRAIL: Publisher’s rebuttal to my column is fake news

by Nancy Vail February 3, 2020February 4, 2020

Notes from the trail: our own banana republic

by Nancy Vail January 21, 2020January 21, 2020

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