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New team set to expand and refresh 49 Ave facility

Having laid dormant for two years due to the pandemic, the YWCA NWT is once again launching its annual spring toiletry drive, which will kick off on May 6.

As the Giant Mine Remediation project gears up for summer work, some disturbances are coming that will affect nearby residents.

The Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaq Society (NDMS) is teaming up with the newly established Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE) on mapping out Nunavut’s home and family caregiving needs.

While I was covering an assignment last week, I decided to enjoy the not -30 C weather and walk to my destination. When I got there, I noticed there were two unhitched semi-trucks parked in between the professional building and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation building. Neither vehicle had a driver in them, both bore Yukon plates, and both were running unattended.

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As the territorial government’s Anti-Poverty Roundtable shines a light on housing and homelessness, the NWT’s minister responsible for housing says the solutions to these chronic problems lie in working with the smaller communities.

The City of Yellowknife is supporting small and medium-sized businesses through its new Yellowknife Business Services Grant as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted across Canada.

Targeted supports are coming to Nunavut Inuit interested in becoming doctors, announced Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated May 4, saying they have partnered up with the University of Ottawa Medical School as well as the Government of Nunavut to secure two seats for students starting in September 2023.

After years of discussions and planning, the $34-million replacement for J.H. Sissons School – Ecole Įtłʼo – is heading towards completion by late August, according to principal Graham Arts.