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.
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Fort Smith day home closes, citing frustration with GNWT
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.
GNWT asked to extend federal daycare opt-in deadline
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.
Supreme Court will hear NWT francophone school board’s appeal
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.
GNWT ‘is pushing childcare providers to breaking point’
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.
Glenda Vardy Dell promoted to Aurora College presidency
Dr Glenda Vardy Dell will become the new president of the NWT's Aurora College on Monday, replacing the outgoing Andy Bevan.
Federal post-secondary task force sets out ‘major changes’ needed
"Major changes have to be made here." A federal task force studying northern post-secondary education released 37 calls to action.
Yellowknife man creates alternative to Google Earth for northerners
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.
The gargantuan task of transforming NWT childcare
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.
NWT women-in-trades program offers placements at Gahcho Kué
The GNWT, Gahcho Kué mine and Native Women's Association announced a program to help women into skilled trades through placements at the mine.
Progress stalls on a new school for Enterprise
"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.
Needing a new school, Colville Lake breaks an old mould
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.