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Need for personal care items at all-time high as YWCA NWT launches toiletry drive

Need for personal care items at all-time high as YWCA NWT launches toiletry drive

Having laid dormant for two years due to the pandemic, the YWCA NWT is once again launching its annual spring toiletry drive, which will kick off on May 6.
Giant Mine cleanup will bring heavy traffic, dust this summer

Giant Mine cleanup will bring heavy traffic, dust this summer

As the Giant Mine Remediation project gears up for summer work, some disturbances are coming that will affect nearby residents.
Disabilities Society teams up with national non-profit on caregiving needs in Nunavut

Disabilities Society teams up with national non-profit on caregiving needs in Nunavut

The Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaq Society (NDMS) is teaming up with the newly established Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE) on mapping out NunavutSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s home and family caregiving needs.
EDITORIAL: Tuktoyaktuk is sinking SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” quit idling vehicles when weather is nice

EDITORIAL: Tuktoyaktuk is sinking SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” quit idling vehicles when weather is nice

While I was covering an assignment last week, I decided to enjoy the not -30 C weather and walk to my destination. When I got there, I noticed there were two unhitched semi-trucks parked in between the professional building and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation building. Neither vehicle had a driver in them, both bore Yukon plates, and both were running unattended.
Inuvik Drum Youths of the Week: Fray Dee Greenland and Julianna Kay

Inuvik Drum Youths of the Week: Fray Dee Greenland and Julianna Kay

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Housing and homelessness solutions lie in smaller communities, NWT housing minister says

Housing and homelessness solutions lie in smaller communities, NWT housing minister says

As the territorial governmentSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Anti-Poverty Roundtable shines a light on housing and homelessness, the NWTSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s minister responsible for housing says the solutions to these chronic problems lie in working with the smaller communities.
City of Yellowknife offers new $5,000 grant for businesses to aid in Covid recovery costs

City of Yellowknife offers new $5,000 grant for businesses to aid in Covid recovery costs

The City of Yellowknife is supporting small and medium-sized businesses through its new Yellowknife Business Services Grant as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted across Canada.
NTI, GN look to increase number of Inuit doctors

NTI, GN look to increase number of Inuit doctors

Targeted supports are coming to Nunavut Inuit interested in becoming doctors, announced Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated May 4, saying they have partnered up with the University of Ottawa Medical School as well as the Government of Nunavut to secure two seats for students starting in September 2023.
CONSTRUCTION: YellowknifeSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s newest school months away from completion

CONSTRUCTION: YellowknifeSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s newest school months away from completion

After years of discussions and planning, the $34-million replacement for J.H. Sissons School SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½“ Ecole Ä®tłʼo SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½“ is heading towards completion by late August, according to principal Graham Arts.
DEGREES OF SUCCESS: Arctic Bay teacher motivated to keep Inuit language and culture alive

DEGREES OF SUCCESS: Arctic Bay teacher motivated to keep Inuit language and culture alive

Morty Alooloo has been part of a resurgence of Inuit language and culture in the education system, and it comes after a childhood lessons from her dad, who endured just the opposite.