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Yellowknife-grown commercial cannabis hits the local market

Yellowknife-grown commercial cannabis hits the local market

Yellowknife officially has its own locally-grown strain of commercial cannabis: Gas Banana.
Fortune Minerals secures government funding for NICO project

Fortune Minerals secures government funding for NICO project

The federal and Alberta governments are providing up to $887,170 to Fortune Minerals to support metallurgical test work at the company’s NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project, 160 km northwest of Yellowknife, it was announced Tuesday.
City restaurateurs anxiously await DoorDash delivery for disaster relief funding

City restaurateurs anxiously await DoorDash delivery for disaster relief funding

A worldwide initiative to help restaurant owners impacted by natural disasters is slowly making its way to Yellowknife.
NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: Building bridges and careers through NAPEG

NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: Building bridges and careers through NAPEG

A Canada-wide initiative to increase the number of women in the underrepresented geoscience and engineer profession is gaining traction, says the president of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers (NAPEG).
West Kitikmeot Gold Corporation takes over as proponent of Grays Bay Road and Port

West Kitikmeot Gold Corporation takes over as proponent of Grays Bay Road and Port

The Nov. 22 signing means that the responsibilities and federal funds has been transfered to the WKG
Geosience Forum reaches 50 years of discovery

Geosience Forum reaches 50 years of discovery

Mining has been a primary driver of the NWT’s economy for decades.
NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: Going underwater to mine Ekati diamonds with vehicles

NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: Going underwater to mine Ekati diamonds with vehicles

With approximately 165 million carats of diamonds still underground at the former Ekati diamond mine, its new owner, Burgundy Diamonds, is looking to extend the mine’s life by implementing a never-before tried method of kimberlite extraction.
NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: Exploration projects abound in NWT and Nunavut

NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: Exploration projects abound in NWT and Nunavut

The 2023 field season was rewarding for some metal and mineral exploration companies, but the extensive wildfires in the Northwest Territories forced the postponement of other planned prospecting and drilling activities.
NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: ‘Every option needs to be put on the table’ for powering future NWT mines

NWT & NUNAVUT MINING: ‘Every option needs to be put on the table’ for powering future NWT mines

Former Yellowknife North MLA Rylund Johnson hopes there are more mines headed to the Northwest Territories, but has concerns about how those mines will be powered.
Lutsel K’e’s Frontier Lodge named 2023 Tourism Operator of the Year

Lutsel K’e’s Frontier Lodge named 2023 Tourism Operator of the Year

Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation’s Frontier Lodge has received the prestigious Tourism Operator of the Year award for 2023.