Blachford Lake Lodge ‘ceasing operations,’ listed for sale March 22, 2023 - Ollie Williams One of the NWT's best-known tourist lodges says it is shutting down. Blachford Lake Lodge said it had laid off all staff and is now for sale for $3.9 million.
Yellowknife EV charging stations delayed until end of June March 21, 2023 - Ollie Williams Two new Yellowknife fast-charging stations for EVs won't now open till June. Meanwhile, owner Northland Utilities hinted at the hourly fee it intends to charge.
City of Yellowknife sets out how some services will resume March 20, 2023 - Ollie Williams Yellowknife City Hall, the multiplex, fieldhouse, pool, library and visitor centre will all reopen on Tuesday. The dump remains closed until further notice.
Yellowknife paddlers snow-kayak down Bristol Pit March 20, 2023 - Megan Miskiman If snowboarding isn't your thing, maybe all you needed was a kayak. Yellowknife paddlers spent their weekend dropping down the slopes of a former gravel pit.
So, you’d like to kayak the Inside Passage. This Yellowknifer did it. March 18, 2023 - Megan Miskiman A new YouTube series tracks a Yellowknifer and friend as they spend 72 days kayaking the Inside Passage from BC to Alaska. Read our interview.
Cree activist Clayton Thomas-Müller visits Yellowknife March 18, 2023 - Brooklyn Connolly Activist and author Clayton Thomas-Müller hosts a "community reading and conversation" at Yellowknife's Makerspace from noon on Saturday.
City and workers formally accept agreement, ending strike and lockout March 17, 2023 - Ollie Williams City of Yellowknife workers formally ratified a new collective agreement and the deal was authorized by city council, ending a six-week strike and lockout.
Yellowknife’s fourth Javaroma opens on Saturday March 17, 2023 - Brooklyn Connolly After Covid-19 set the business "back 10 years," Javaroma's Rami Kassem says the opening of a new location on Saturday shows things are improving.
YK council votes to reallocate Reaching Home funding to GNWT March 17, 2023 - Caitrin Pilkington 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.
Ratification of city deal is now not expected until next week March 16, 2023 - Ollie Williams Ratification of a deal that would end Yellowknife's municipal strike and lockout is now highly unlikely to take place before next week, Cabin Radio understands.
Giant Mine townsite demolition begins this month March 15, 2023 - Ollie Williams Work to demolish Yellowknife's former Giant Mine townsite will begin next week and run throughout the summer and fall, a regulatory document suggests.
City confirms Yellowknife parkade fire involved vehicle March 14, 2023 - Ollie Williams A Tuesday vehicle fire inside a Yellowknife parkade resulted in no injuries or other property damage, the city says.