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In pictures: Fort Smith’s Frank Gruben Pride Festival

1 week ago | cabinradio.ca | Karli Zschogner

The weekend-long festival took place in the name and memory of Frank, an Aklavik 2SLGBTQ+ community member who went missing in Fort Smith in May 2023. “I’m here for the support of Frank,” said Fort Smith’s Taylor Tuckey. “He was the type of person who, when you met him, he was just super out there, always happy.”Tuckey said she first met Frank five years ago. “He was just a really amazing person,” she said. “I couldn’t imagine how it’d be for his family.
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.
In pictures: Yellowknife Pride Parade illuminates city’s downtown

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

Starting from Somba K’e Park, participants completed a lap of 49 Street and 50 Avenue before returning to the park for a gathering and free barbecue. Nursing student Abby and partner Kaley arrived for the parade each clutching a placard and a puppy. “We are engaged but I’m also Christian,” said Abby, “and it’s really important to me to spread the word that God loves everyone, and it doesn’t just belong to straight people and gender-norm people.
Fire 12 km from Blachford Lake now under control

2 weeks ago | cabinradio.ca | Ollie Williams

On Saturday afternoon, the territory’s wildfire agency said crews are now “cleaning up the area” of the four-hectare fire, just north of the Great Slave Lake shoreline, and ensuring no hotspots remain. Blachford Lake is east of Yellowknife. The lodge is a well-known tourist destination and the host of various retreats. The Nechalacho rare earths mine project is also in the area.