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MLA George Nerysoo takes leave of absence for treatment

1 day ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

Nerysoo has been the MLA for Aklavik, Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic since late 2023. He began a treatment course in BC on April 9. His leave of absence was first reported by the CBC, which said he had announced the move on Facebook after being charged with impaired driving in Fort McPherson.
How the NWT’s candidates envisage a post-diamonds economy

1 day ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

The NWT government has sent the territory’s three active diamond mines a $15-million relief package to weather a suppressed market. To that backdrop, the CBC asked the territory’s four federal election candidates to set out their vision of the NWT’s post-diamonds economic future during a live forum on Tuesday evening. Here are the answers each candidate gave, in the order they were asked.
Is the mine bailout a misguided ‘hail mary’ or a necessary jolt?

1 day ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

NWT finance minister Caroline Wawzonek has just agreed to give three diamond mines an $11-million tax break plus access to another $4 million once reserved for emissions reduction projects. In exchange, she wants those mines to stick to their plans and keep northerners employed through a crisis in the diamond sector. Diamond markets are suffering from the arrival of lab-grown diamonds as a cheaper alternative, a lack of consumer confidence in China and now global trade uncertainty.
What did we learn that’s new in the CBC’s NWT election forum?

1 day ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

Liberal candidate Rebecca Alty, NDP contender Kelvin Kotchilea and the Conservatives’ Kimberly Fairman appeared in the CBC’s Yellowknife studio. Green candidate Rainbow Eyes joined by video. Election day is less than a week away and the candidates have already done a lot of talking, plenty of interviews and one prior debate.
Dene Nation hails Pope’s ‘commitment to making amends’

2 days ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

Francis passed away after a stroke on Monday at the age of 88. Chief George Mackenzie said the Pope had shown a “commitment to addressing the historical injustices faced by Indigenous communities, particularly the legacy of the residential school system.”In 2022, Francis delivered a long-awaited apology on Canadian soil to Indigenous peoples at the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School outside Edmonton.
NWT commits millions to help prop up its diamond mines

2 days ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

In a Tuesday news release, the territorial government said “targeted relief measures” were needed because of “growing financial pressures and industry-wide uncertainty.”All three operating mines northeast of Yellowknife – Diavik, Ekati and Gahcho Kué – have seen their owners report significant losses in the past year, driven in part by suppressed diamond prices as the market for lab-grown diamonds increases.
NWT doctors back call for separate nurses’ bargaining unit

2 days ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan has drafted a private member’s bill which, if passed, would allow NWT nurses to pursue their own collective agreements. Currently, nurses are part of the same collective agreement as nearly all other unionized NWT government employees, who are represented by the Union of Northern Workers – a component of the larger Public Service Alliance of Canada, or PSAC.
Shifting snowfall and moving muskox begin YK science series

2 days ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

The Spring Speaker Series is created by Wilfrid Laurier University, the Cold Regions Research Centre and Aurora Research Institute. The opening two presentations take place at Makerspace YK from 6-7:30pm on Thursday, April 24. More will follow in May and June. Each presentation lasts for 20 minutes. The sessions are free and open to everyone, with organizers saying their goal is to “make northern science accessible and relevant.”Advertisement. Advertisement.
Yellowknife hosts thrifted fashion show this weekend

3 days ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

Rufta Tesfamichael will be one of the designers behind a thrifted fashion show taking place at Yellowknife’s École St Patrick High School on Saturday. Tesfamichael, a student at the school, is part of a group who spent early March acquiring items at a clothing swap they helped to host, and who have since been working on their designs and theme. “I’m doing a summery bohemian vibe. It’s going to be cheery and a loud, out-there vibe because it’s during a midsummer April fashion show,” she said.
City earmarks five Gitzel Street lots for new multi-family builds

3 days ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

The proposal, which is not yet finalized, will come before a council committee at lunchtime on Tuesday. Council permission is needed to rezone the city-owned lots – which have been empty for decades – from their current “parks and recreation” status to a recently created zone known as “residential intensification.”Developing the lots is a continuation of the city’s approach to filling in empty blocks in or near Yellowknife’s downtown to help ease an ongoing housing shortage.