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NNSL Opinion Stories
This piece has taken me longer to write than most I can remember and I struggled for a good long time wondering if I did write it, how would it be received by folks I’ve lived with in Rankin Inlet for almost 20 years and people I know across the Kivalliq.
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The city woke yesterday morning to the sight of busloads of homeless people being rounded up to be taken to their new home at Bristol Pit.
Read MoreIt was back in June when I discovered that there was a certified meditation studio in the town of Alliance Alberta where we really hoped to move when our property in Reliance NWT finally sold. I connected with the therapist on Facebook, and made hopeful plans to begin classes after Thanksgiving. Finally this morning, after a very crazy few months, was my first class.
Read Moreby John Holman
On this day, Sept. 10, 1982, we did not have today’s temperature of 2 C, but 18.2 C. Ten years before that, in 1972, the mercury dipped to -16.7 C. One thing is for sure, in Fort Simpson we have snow by Halloween, which makes the celebration somewhat wickedly hilarious. Why? The kids have to take off their winter jackets so that those treating them can see their costumes, for the most part.
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Friends, I was gladdened to feast mine eyes upon the beaming visage of Dene film-maker and writer, Raymond Yakeleya, arms suitably akimbo, proudly hoisting his recent The Tree by the Woodpile: and Other Dene Spirit of Nature Tales, stories collected from his grandmother, Elizabeth Yakeleya and elder Harriet Gladue, of Tulita, Denendeh.
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In most cases, people who are going out on the land will do a quick check of the wind direction and the temperature. They get their supplies and fuel, notify someone where they are going, and off they go. They travel with anticipation of a good run with meat or furs to bring home. They also make sure their machines are in good running order with spare plugs, belt and maybe an extra ski just in case and all this is done for their safety and a successful trip.
Read More Oct. 1 to 7 slipped quietly past this week without the fanfare that can accompany seven-day-awareness periods such as National Fire Prevention Week, Aboriginal Awareness Week, National Youth Violence Prevention Week or National Women’s or Men’s Health Week.
Read MoreFrom: Jerald Sibbeston, mayoral candidate for the City of Yellowknife
Dear editor,
Where did the other candidates get their signs? I am proud I bought everything locally. There is a video on my Facebook page about me building them myself.
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by Walt Humphries
There are only three sleeps left until election day.
Can you feel the excitement, the anticipation and the tension in the air?
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by Aaron La Borde
Glaucoma, a condition of increased pressure within the eye is treated successfully with eye drops.
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In the hours and days following the disastrous Rockhill Apartments fire, the community pulled together for the victims who were left homeless.
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UBLUKKUT IKALUKTUTIAMIT. TARYUK HIKUYUITTUK HULI. APPITTUK NUNAKPUT PINNIKHIYUK. UMIAKYUAT AYAKTUT UKHUKYUAMIK IKPAKHANI. TAPKUAT UMIAT AKYAKPAKTUT NIKIKHANIKLU TAMAYANIKLU AKHALUTINIKLU KAILIMAIKMIYUT HIKUINAKGUK. GAVAMAKKUT IKAYUKNAHUAT TINGMIAKKUT AKYAKNAHUAT. TUKTUHIUKLIKTUT INUIN. INUIN NAMAINNAKTUT IKALUKTUTIAMI. NAMMAKPAKLUHI.
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by John Holman
Evolution, growth and progress we see every day, or as the adage goes: Change is constant.
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Hold up your hand if you want to live a longer, healthier life. I held up my hand and I’m sure most of you did too. Well good news, there appears to be several things we can do and they all make sense. Woohoo!
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So we have a new NAFTA. We’re calling it the USMCA now. I think USCAM sounds better but what do I know?
Read More One thing you can take to the bank: anytime a trade show hits a community, there is no shortage of folks who sing its praises and no shortage of folks who think it’s a waste of time and money for the same old people and companies doing the same old thing.
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So before too much snow hits the ground, some unfinished business.
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With an election campaign underway, I thought I would raise an issue, which is dear to my heart: the huge gap between how the city funds sports programs and how it funds other things like the arts, culture, history and heritage.
Read More As the sports editor for Northern News Services, I always have events I enjoy covering and they are plentiful.
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Mayoral candidate Jerald Sibbeston says he is being unfairly targeted.
Read More This week has been branded National Newspaper Week. It’s cheered on by News Media Canada, the national association serving print and digital news media members in every province and territory. That’s the outfit that also runs the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, of which Yellowknifer and its parent company Northern News Services Ltd. (NNSL) has won dozens of awards over the years.
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UBLUKKUT IKALUKTUTIAMIT. NAMAINNAKTUGUT. HILAKPUT NIGLALIKMIYUK. ILANI KINITPIAKPAKTUK KANILIGAGNAT. PIHUGIAMI HIVUGANAK. KIKILIKMIYUK TAHIKLU. KUUKGAMILU. NUNALU MAUYAINNAK. IILA HILAKPUT ALANGGNUKPIAKTUK.
Read More Violence against women is a persistent and ongoing problem.
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Our last bush plane load of people, dogs and gear said good-bye to Reliance on the east arm of Great Slave Lake in a snow storm. We arrived 3 days later at our new home in south central Alberta in a snow storm, an anomaly for Sept. 13.
Read MoreNothing warms my heart more than seeing bullies get their comeuppance stuffed good and tight right down their throat.
Read More Friends, new numbers from Statistics Canada are the reality we in the North have to wake up to.
Read More by Walt Humphries
Sometimes, when you see something at the dump, it can take a few seconds to recognize what you are seeing. You can quickly go from being startled, to surprised and then it might even tickle your old funny bone.
Read Moreby Aaron La Borde
The very first human-to-human kidney transplant was done in 1953 in Paris. The patient survived only three weeks.
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Welcome to beautiful, wintery white snowy Cambridge Bay. Winter has returned, the beautiful white snow on the land is the most beautiful sight this time of year. A lot of the lakes, the rivers, the ocean, are starting to freeze.
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by Nicole Spencer
Destination Ulukhaktok.
On the edge of the Arctic Ocean four dedicated women ventured to a remarkable land where they did their best to help local dogs and their owners.
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