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YWCA children, youth programs to temporary close

YWCA children, youth programs to temporary close

The YWCA NWT is temporarily closing its children and youth programs on Tuesday, June 22 as it moves to its new location at the old Mine Rescue Building on 49 Avenue.
Geotechnical work on proposed YK pool to run from June 18 to 25

Geotechnical work on proposed YK pool to run from June 18 to 25

Geotechnical work on the proposed site for the planned aquatic centre is being carried out by the City of Yellowknife, June 18.
Latest temporary homeless shelter on hold due to appeal

Latest temporary homeless shelter on hold due to appeal

An appeal was filed this week against an approved development permit for the territorial government to use Aspen Apartments on 51 Street as a temporary shelter.
Hay River’s Poison Graphics makes major improvements

Hay River’s Poison Graphics makes major improvements

Hay River’s Poison Graphics is undergoing a significant upgrade of equipment and an expansion of its working space.
All residential schools need to be searched. Now.

All residential schools need to be searched. Now.

This weekend we saw an amazing outpouring of kindness, empathy and camaraderie in Inuvik as people gathered for a Memorial Walk for children who did not make it out of the Residential School system alive.
Advance payments now available for flood striken communities

Advance payments now available for flood striken communities

Flooding victims seeking financial assistance for emergency disaster relief are now eligible to receive half of the money up front.
Invasive species introduced NWT to protected area

Invasive species introduced NWT to protected area

Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve, a protected area on the east arm of Great Slave Lake will have six invasive species removed this summer after they were accidentally introduced by an Environment Canada team doing work on a nearby weather station.
Ottawa provides loan for Cheetah to purchase high-tech ore sorter

Ottawa provides loan for Cheetah to purchase high-tech ore sorter

Cheetah Resources, the private company mining rare earths minerals at the Nechalacho project southeast of Yellowknife, is receiving a $1.26 million, interest-free loan from the federal government to purchase its high-tech ore sorter.
Legal action mounts against MLA Steve Norn

Legal action mounts against MLA Steve Norn

Legal counsel for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn has prepared its own case in response to complaint allegations he faces.
Biden’s freeze on lease sales in sacred caribou calving grounds melted by Louisiana judge

Biden’s freeze on lease sales in sacred caribou calving grounds melted by Louisiana judge

Trump-appointed judge grants injunction on executive order preventing lease sales on federal land