In pictures: A weekend with Ernest Monias in Nahanni Butte
Iconic Indigenous musician Ernest Monias treated Nahanni Butte to a unique live performance at the Dehcho community's annual Spring Carnival. Take a look.
Former NWT priest accused of indecent assault in 1980s
Father Camille Piché, who became a fixture in Fort Simpson in the 1980s, is accused of the indecent assault of a woman in the community in 1981 or 1982.
YK council votes to reallocate Reaching Home funding to GNWT
Yellowknife rerouted $1.3 million in federal cash at the last minute. It'll now go toward a GNWT project creating transitional housing for addictions recovery.
Ernest Monias and Johnny Landry are coming to Nahanni Butte
It may be Nahanni Butte's biggest-ever show: the legendary Ernest Monias is playing at the Dehcho community's spring carnival this weekend.
Tenants Association launches in the NWT
The Tenants Association Northwest Territories will advocate for tenants' rights and help renters navigate the legal system.
MLAs pass motion calling on NWT to introduce rent cap
MLAs passed a motion requesting that the GNWT institute a rent cap, though it isn't binding. "I wanted to get the dialogue started," Katrina Nokleby said.
NWT MLAs will discuss introducing a rent cap
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby is bringing forward a motion calling for a limit to the rent increase any NWT tenant can face in a year.
Housing NWT creates new time window, single form for repair programs
Housing NWT is introducing a new, limited application window for some programs and a single form to cover them. The agency said it was streamlining the process.
MLA calls on Housing NWT to stop garnishing Elders’ pensions
Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong will introduce a motion seeking to freeze the collection of housing debt accrued by Elders and residential school survivors.
Housing ministers across the country call on feds for help
Housing ministers from all 13 provinces and territories called for the federal government to increase its spending on affordable housing.
Guardians from across the North gather in Yellowknife
Guardians from the NWT, Nunavut and Yukon met to share experiences and discuss the future of Indigenous stewardship as efforts to connect programs grow.
Where Fort Good Hope’s housing program plans to go next
The K'asho Got'ine Housing Society, recognized for its innovative approach in Fort Good Hope, set out goals that include social programs and trades training.