NWT childcare opt-in deadline appears to pass without extension
The NWT's initial deadline to opt in to a new federal childcare subsidy appeared to pass on Friday without an extension that two Yellowknife MLAs had sought.
The NWT's initial deadline to opt in to a new federal childcare subsidy appeared to pass on Friday without an extension that two Yellowknife MLAs had sought.
A day home in Fort Smith that already had a two-year waitlist is to close next month as the NWT government's childcare public relations crisis escalates.
Two Yellowknife MLAs called for a last-minute extension to the deadline by which NWT childcare providers must choose whether to take new federal funding.
Canada's Supreme Court agreed to hear the NWT francophone school board's appeal regarding the territory's role in denying some children access to its schools.
The NWT's rollout of a new federal childcare subsidy is going badly wrong, some of the territory's providers say. The GNWT has fired back in blunt terms.
Dr Glenda Vardy Dell will become the new president of the NWT's Aurora College on Monday, replacing the outgoing Andy Bevan.
"Major changes have to be made here." A federal task force studying northern post-secondary education released 37 calls to action.
Logan Rudkevitch felt Google Earth did a poor job of mapping the NWT – so he made Logan Earth, which aims to show higher-res imagery and elevation. Try it out.
How will staff earn a living wage? Who'll open daycares in small communities? Who'll pay for new facilities? $10-a-day NWT childcare won't be straightforward.
The GNWT, Gahcho Kué mine and Native Women's Association announced a program to help women into skilled trades through placements at the mine.
"Every other child goes to school where their homes are." Enterprise remains the NWT's only community without a school – and changing that is taking time.
Colville Lake's school has long been unfit for purpose. The community's plan for a new school marks a break with the norm that might bring long-term benefits.