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Veteran James Eetoolook re-elected once more as Inuit org VP – Nunatsiaq News
14 December, 2018 Kitikmeot Inuit voters re-elect Stanley Anablak as association president The veteran Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. vice-president, James Eetoolook, has been re-elected to yet another term as second-in-command at Nunavut’s Inuit birthright organization. The election, held on Dec. 10, was delayed when polls in Gjoa Haven and Arctic Bay closed due to bad weather. […]
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New N.W.T. senator wants to be a voice for people of the territory – CBC
‘I was very humbled and honoured to be selected for the Senate appointment,’ says Margaret Dawn Anderson Dec 13, 2018 The new senator for the Northwest Territories says she comes prepared for the job and she’s ready to be a voice for people in the territory. “I was very humbled and honoured to be selected […]
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What now for the NWT’s kids in care and social workers? – Cabin Radio
December 13, 2018 More questions, more answers. More admonitions. More promises. More concern. A key plan to revamp and remediate the Northwest Territories’ child welfare system received its latest tire-kicking from politicians on Wednesday. Now, with all manner of clocks ticking, managers must implement more than 70 corrective measures while dozens more recommendations are probably […]
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Iqaluit city council discusses youth curfew – Nunatsiaq News
13 December, 2018 “We can’t just let children run around at 2 in the morning” Iqaluit city council is considering setting a youth curfew in response to last month’s Northmart fire and string of other suspicious fires. While one city councillor enthusiastically supports the idea of a youth curfew, another vehemently opposes it. Meanwhile, the […]
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Parks Canada shirks UN request for review of Site C dam impacts on imperilled national park – The Narwhal
UNESCO issued a stern warning that, in order to keep Wood Buffalo National Park off a list of world heritage sites in danger, Canada must take “major and timely” action on 17 recommendations, including an impact assessment of B.C.’s controversial megadam Canada will not provide the UNESCO World Heritage Committee with an assessment of the […]
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433,000 Plants in the ground after 2018 Victor Reclamation Proram – De Beers Group
11 Dec 2018 De Beers Victor Mine has completed a successful 2018 reclamation program, with more than 430,000 seedlings planted this year. Over 105,000 plants were grown on-site in a greenhouse and hydroponic seed starter “Crop Box” facility from seeds picked in the local area by Attawapiskat First Nation youth in 2017 The remaining 32 […]
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Arctic contaminants researcher wins $100K lifetime achievement award – CBC
Derek Muir named recipient of Weston Family prize for northern research Dec 12, 2018 A Canadian government scientist who has attracted attention for his research in Arctic contaminants was given a lifetime achievement award by a charitable foundation on Wednesday. Derek Muir is the recipient of the $100,000 Weston Family prize for northern research by […]
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SSi Micro partners with Rogers, says it’ll improve cell, internet service across North – CBC
Change should make cellphone coverage clearer and higher quality, says SSi December 12, 2018 A northern cell and internet provider has struck a deal with Rogers Communications that should improve service in the North. SSi Micro will use the telecom giant’s unused wireless spectrum in the territories. Spectrum is radio waves, and what SSi has licensed connects mobile phones […]
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New building opens in Aklavik, offering help for homeless – Cabin Radio
December 10, 2018 The territorial government has opened a new housing complex to help the homeless of Aklavik. The Beaufort Delta hamlet, with a population of around 650, will use the four-unit building to implement a housing-first model. “The program intends to house people first and then to focus on improving their housing sustainability by […]
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Chief executive Patrick Evans leaves Dominion Diamond – Cabin Radio
December 10, 2018 Patrick Evans, the chief executive of Dominion Diamond Mines, has left the company. Evans’ departure was first reported by Bloomberg on Monday and later confirmed by the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines. While the Toronto Star, in a report, said Evans was joining an “executive exodus” at the mining company, the […]
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