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Almost two years ago I covered a story where Town Council initially denied a request from EGT-Northwind to cut the price of dumping 250 truckloads of steel from the Tuk Island rehabilitation project, then after hearing concerns from the employees of EGT-Northwind, reversed the decision and allowed the company to deposit the waste at $500 a load, half the usual price.

Reconciliation must come with justice, says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout on the topic of Orange Shirt Day.

In an interview with Yellowknifer, Garett Cochrane proposes a different approach to electing candidates in the future.

Work on extending the Mike Zubko Airport runway in Inuvik by 3,000 feet has resumed after a deal was struck between the Gwich’in Development Corporation, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and the GNWT.

John Fredericks discusses his campaign to join city council and the reason for his unexpected departure as chief of the Yellowknife Fire Division (YKFD).

New councillors sworn in

The Resolute Bay RCMP responded to a fire at the Resolute Bay Observatory on the morning of September 27. The Observatory is located approximately 6.5 kilometres northeast of the community.

A case of avian flu has been confirmed in a herring gull found in Yellowknife’s Niven Lake neighbourhood, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

The GNWT will have blood samples from NWT residents analyzed for antibodies against the Covid-19 virus, the government announced Wednesday morning.

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