Just because this weekend’s fourth-annual circumpolar event’s sold out, it doesn’t mean you can’t participate
Niven Phase V After years spent trying to sell three large empty lots in Niven Lake Phase V without success, the City is considering a significant price reduction as well as an increase in allowable density to make the land more appealing to developers. RedCliffe Developments, which built 16 units on a nearby lot, has
As the Bathurst Caribou herd continues its decline to perilously low levels, the GNWT and the Tłıc̨ho Government have agreed, at least in principle, to ban all hunting of the herd and to begin killing wolves that prey on the herd. Their joint three-year plan for herd management went before the Wekʼèezhìi Renewable Resources
On EDGE | ANALYSIS It’s often been said in Canadian politics that if you’re a Prime Minister or premier looking to hamstring a potential challenger to your leadership, your best bet is to make that person the finance minister, where they’re sure to become your government’s routine bearer of bad news. Former finance minister Michael
Sponsored by Coyote’s Steakhouse & Lounge In the nearly 11 years since I opened Coyote’s Steakhouse & Lounge, my family and I have been through a lot, but nothing like what happened after we closed early Sunday morning. Yesterday, I wrote on Facebook: I’m just in total shock. It was only 3 a.m. when I
By mid-March, Fort Smith will be without a newspaper for the first time in nearly 40 years, when the Northern Journal either closes down or moves to Yellowknife. “I would say we have to make a business decision to shut down in the coming weeks,” says Don Jaque, owner and managing editor of the paper which
There are no words for conservation, or hunting ban, or even for the caribou termed by the territorial government as the Bluenose East herd in the Sahtúgot’ı̨nę Dene dialect of Délı̨nę. The language does not include the concept of wildlife management, and numbers were never used as a means of keeping track of animal population
The days are getting longer and the temperatures (theoretically) getting warmer from here on in, but for anyone experiencing cabin fever, there’s still more than a few weeks left to go before winter’s over. Why not channel some of that stir-crazy spring energy into doing some winter camping? March and April are the perfect time
Mike Mitchell has a bit of swagger in his step today, having successfully raised $6,000 in less than two days for the 2nd annual Snowking International Snow Carving Competition. As principal organizer of the event, Mitchell had a dilemma. Teams from Alaska, Argentina, USA/Mexico and Canada were lined up to carve at the castle Feb.
Two months after Snap Lake ceased operations and served 434 employees with layoff notices, De Beers is considering flooding the underground diamond mine. “Flooding will allow for the care and maintenance period to be prolonged until the global markets improve and it can be re-opened by De Beers or another Qualified Operator,” according to a
RCMP are asking for public assistance locating a man who disappeared from the hospital yesterday evening. Roland Yendo, 58, was last seen leaving Stanton Territorial Hospital around 6:00 p.m.. He’s described as “as 5’8” tall, weighing 170 lbs, with “salt and pepper” hair, brown eyes, missing teeth, and is of Aboriginal descent. He was “last seen
Along with a notable drop in Bathurst caribou numbers, the Tłı̨chǫ have been noticing a stark decline in the health of the animals, which many are chalking up to the impacts of mining in the area. According to interviews with elders and hunters in Wekweètì and Behchokǫ̀, the caribou meat they are harvesting is increasingly
Future Arctic Inspiration Prize recipients could soon have access to more money and an easier application process, says selection committee chair Kyla Kakfwi-Scott. The award, founded four years ago by a private family foundation, gives money to Northern projects demonstrating substantial contributions to the gathering of Arctic knowledge that provide real-world solutions for people in
The developer that claimed upwards of $160,000 in damages against the City in December is now taking the issue to court following City Council’s refusal to award the claim. Granite Ventures, which recently finished building Granite Condos on Franklin Ave., had argued before a development appeals board consisting of City Council, that moves taken by
In celebration of Reuben and the Dark’s arrival at the top of the charts (Friday saw the band’s new single “Heart in Two” take the number one spot in the CBC’s national countdown), here’s Laurie Sarkadi’s profile of band member Shea Alain, first published September 8, 2015: Good thing Shea Alain’s dad never suggested he