Emily Blake

Yellowknife

Assistant Editor at Cabin Radio

Assistant editor @cabinradio | Based in Sǫ̀mbak'è/Yellowknife | on Bluesky @ BlakeEmily and Threads @ blakeemily90

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Articles

Yellowknifers rally in solidarity with March for Gaza

1 week ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

As people gathered outside City Hall, organizer Shannon Moore began by acknowledging that Yellowknife is located on the traditional unceded territory of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. “Land acknowledgements are moments for us to remember that the system we’re part of was built on stolen land and in a philosophy that some human lives are worth more than others.
Court rules on three NWT cabin challenges

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

In one of those cases, the court rejected the government’s request and sent the matter back to the minister of the Department of Environment and Climate Change to reconsider. In the other two cases, the court sided with the territory and ordered the cabin owners to leave. The cases stem from the NWT government’s Unauthorized Occupancy Project, a campaign to crack down on squatters with cabins on public land.
Boil water advisory issued for Tsiigehtchic

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

The Department of Health and Social Services issued the precautionary boil water advisory on Thursday afternoon due to higher than normal turbidity in the water. It said there have not been any illnesses associated with drinking water reported in the community. The advisory states that all water used for drinking, preparing food, making ice cubes and brushing teeth should be boiled. The NWT government said this is particularly important when preparing formula for infants.
NWT judge rules six-year trial delay not unreasonable

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

RCMP arrested Noel Tesfazion, now 37, outside the city’s Walmart in May 2019 and charged him with possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possessing money obtained by crime.
South Asian group criticizes ‘openly hateful’ YK Facebook content

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

In a Sunday press release, the newly formed Association of South Asians in Yellowknife, or ASAYK, condemned a recent anonymous post to a Yellowknife “rant and rave” Facebook group that called for a service “that rounds up illegal immigrants. Especially the ones from India.”The organization called the post “blatantly racist, xenophobic and deeply harmful.”“Such language has no place in Yellowknife or anywhere in Canada.
Yellowknife sets out its approach to encampments, public safety

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

Councillors discussed a resolution regarding encampments – which also addresses public use of alcohol and drugs, drug dealing, vandalism and litter in the city’s downtown – during a Monday afternoon meeting at City Hall. The resolution passed, with all councillors voting in favour, at another meeting later that evening.
Yellowknife woman joins global March to Gaza

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

Amy Lam said she plans to join people from more than 30 countries for the Global March to Gaza. The march is a self-described “civic, apolitical and independent movement” guided by “justice, human dignity and peace.” Organizers aim to reopen the Rafah crossing – the only border crossing between Egypt and Gaza – and secure a permanent humanitarian corridor. “It seemed like a meaningful global action,” Lam said of why she decided to join the march.
Trial ends for NWT man accused of sexual offences

3 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

Justin Minute, 39, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexual assault, luring a child and voyeurism in Fort Smith and Hay River between 2009 and 2020. During the four-day trial, the complainant in the case – who is now a young woman – testified that Minute had hugged her in a way that made her uncomfortable and made sexual jokes to her.
YK pop-up walk-in clinic offers measles vaccine to children

3 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

The health authority said the clinic is being offered to families with young children to ensure they’re protected against measles, mumps and rubella. The clinic will run from 9am to 1pm at the downtown Yellowknife Public Health Unit on Saturday for children aged six months to two years. The health authority said children aged from six months to under one year may be eligible for an early dose of the MMR vaccine if travelling in Canada or internationally to areas with increased measles risk.
Fort Smith parents take French education fight to court

3 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Emily Blake

The group, dubbed Parents pour l’instruction en francais de Fort Smith, alleges the territorial government has violated its Charter rights by refusing to provide French as first-language programming for group members’ children. Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees minority language educational rights to French-speaking communities outside Quebec.