Russia, Russia, Russia.
It’s in the news these days for reasons we’re all aware of, but there’s also the FIFA World Cup happening there right now and there are always stories from the biggest sporting spectacle going today. Who am I cheering for, you may ask? Read More
by Jackson Lafferty, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Dear editor,
Thank-you for your June 8 editorial regarding Temporary Special Measures to increase the representation of women in the NWT Legislative Assembly. Read More
Nicole Latour didn’t waste time ruffling feathers after assuming the role of chief electoral officer of the Northwest Territories. Read More
We’re always looking for sports to be successful in. Sports where we can be on equal footing with the south. Read More
Sometimes the irony in the news is almost too poetic. In one item the city is up for a five million-dollar Smart Cities prize. In the next we are told city hall is a waterlogged mess because the roof leaked during a rain storm. Read More
30 years ago
Forty military attaches from 29 different countries were in Yellowknife for a series of seminars on Canadian activity in the North. Read More
A story in Wednesday’s edition stated Niven, Range and Fiddler Lakes are safe for swimming and fishing (“New list of arsenic-impacted lakes”). While the levels of arsenic in these lakes do not pose a significant risk to people who swim or fish, other bacteria such as e.coli make them unsafe. Also, Fiddler’s Lake is the city’s sewage lagoon, not Fiddler Lake. Yellowknifer regrets the errors and any confusion they may have caused.
Starting Jan. 1, 2019, a one-third tax exemption on elected official’s salaries will be eliminated. Read More
Arsenic, arsenic, arsenic – when it comes to lakes around Yellowknife that seems to be all we hear these days. Read More
You have not noticed, of course, but we have not mentioned President Donald Trump in an editorial for a year or so. Read More
by Frank Walsh, project co-ordinator, shop steward network building project
What does it mean to be in a union? Read More
From: Marie Adams,
Yellowknife
To the editor:
Re: James O’Connor’s ‘commentary’ about being on the ‘cool’ side in terms of his personal right wing political views (“Speaking truth to power in 2018,” June 13). Read More
The following letter was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on June 7 from Ecology North and copied to premier Bob McLeod amd NWT MP Michael McLeod. It has been edited for length.
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau;
Ecology North has been around since 1971 and is actively engaged on climate issues in the North. Read More
The Aurora College Foundational Review recommends transforming the College into a polytechnic university that provides numerous degrees as well as college education and apprenticeship training. It’s about time you say? I say woohoo! Read More
Friends, as yet another Aboriginal Day comes around we are left to think about what it all means. Read More
by Jim Martin, Fort McPherson
I was sitting in the A&W having breakfast when two friends asked me if I wanted to go to check out their new traditional camp. It sounded interesting so I agreed to go with them to see what it is all about. Read More
Whether we call it National Indigenous Peoples Day or National Aboriginal Day, the founding peoples of the Northwest Territories have much to teach the world. Read More
by John Holman
The Sagittariids began at the start of the month, although here in the sub-Arctic there is no darkness for us to enjoy the celestial delights thereof. What do we get instead? Read More
It was a win 44 years in the making for the Washington Capitals and a win 13 years in the making for Alexander the Great. Read More
Canadian Men’s Health Week runs through June 17. Yeah. Read More
We’re about to embark on a grand experiment in legalizing recreational pot use with the aim of freeing up courts from prosecuting minor possession charges while fighting illicit drug sales and the violent crime associated with it. Read More
There is good news and not so good news. Seems to be a lot that that going around lately. Read More
40 years ago
Wardair’s first Dash 7 arrived in Yellowknife. Indications were that there would be considerable work available for the new machine, which was faster and carried double the payload of the Twin Otter. Read More
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – not to make light of grief but I went through all the stages Saturday. Read More
Maybe we’re missing something. Read More
I used to be left wing. Yup, really left wing. I had a teacher in Grade 7 who gave us almost daily lessons in how great the NDP under Ed Broadbent was for Canada. With the workers’ rights, universal health care, environmental protection and the usual stuff. Read More
The federal government will not put up contamination warning signs in Ndilo. Read More
On the 10th anniversary of the government of Canada’s apology for the residential school system and its legacy, I would like to share with you how I honour survivors and how I teach my daughters ages 8, 7 and 5 about reconciliation. Read More
OOLOO! OOLOO! INUIN NAMAINNAKTUT IKALUKTUTIAMI. TINGMIAN TIKINMIYUT. KIHIMI ANURAINNAKTUK NUNAKPUT. APUINNAKLU. MAHAKNIAKKUK KILAMINNUAK. INUIN SIKIITUUKTUT HULI TINGMIAKHIUKTUT. IKALUKTUTIAMI APKUTIT IMMANGNIALIKMIYUT.
OOLOO! OOLOO! Big hello from the island of smiling wind-tanned faces of Cambridge Bay.
Read More
by John Holman
We are back in the Fort Simpson Territorial Campground this summer, our third year in a row and nearly a year surviving in our intrepid, classic camper. It needs tender, loving care this year. Read More
Honestly, can we stop with all this crap about an actual monster living in Loch Ness? Read More
Are you a phubber? What the heck is that you say? Hahaha. I just read a good article on phubbing, so I say you’re a phubber if you’re guilty of phubbing, or “phone snubbing.” Read More
Last year, Aurora College was on its knees. In six years time it will be a gleaming jewel of knowledge brightening the skyline of the territory’s capital. Read More
Wednesday May 30 will surely go down in the annals of Yellowknife folk lore as the GREAT TRAFFIC JAM OF 2018. I expect in the fullness of time there will be songs, books and movies all based on the event and the chaos and confusion it caused. Read More
Samoa is a small, isolated island nation in the South Pacific Ocean with a population of 196,000 inhabitants. But the Polynesian country is a place the NWT could learn from. Read More
“… John Henderson is an irreverent, inked jester poking his penned sceptre at the powerful and letting everyone know that even in the North the emperor wears no clothes. Readers of Yellowknifer, News/North and Inuvik Drum who turn to his cartoon each week will love this book … it’s a must-have!” Read More
Before we say anything else, we have to say very clearly that we completely support the goal of more women being elected to the legislative assembly. Read More
The 3055 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC) in Naujaat has benefitted greatly by the leadership of Capt. Lloyd Francis during the past five years. Read More
by Ruth McKeown, Yellowknife
To the editor,
A very big “thank you” goes out to Carl for his kind and neighbourly help on Sat. May 26, when I locked my key in my car at the Co-op parking lot. Read More
Undoubtedly, more than a few people, ourselves included, were a little surprised by the recommendations coming out of the foundational review for Aurora College. Read More
by Norman Yakeleya
In Matthew 7-7-8 in the Holy Bible, there is verse that start off with “Ask and it will be given to you …” as it goes on, you can look it up and get the exact wording. Read More
Friends, Spring and early summer is no time for good-byes but seems we have been doing a lot of it lately. Read More
It has been a very slow spring break-up in Reliance and most mornings the temperature still hovers below zero, with things warming up a bit by noon. With the light winds, cool temps and bright sun, the snow didn’t really melt, it all just evaporated into the dry air. Read More
You’ll have noticed my byline was missing from the sports section over the past few days. I just got back from Toronto after saying goodbye to my grandfather and that’s the reason. He died on May 24. Read More
by Hughena Matheson, board member
Project Bookmark Canada
Dear editor,
Canada, well-known as land of beautiful trails, also has a trail that is a one-of-a-kind cultural innovation. Unique in the world, Canada’s literary trail consists of plaques with poems or excerpts from fiction in the exact physical locations where literary scenes are set. Read More
