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Valpy: Answering the call from Michael Miltenberger on change within the GNWT

Valpy: Answering the call from Michael Miltenberger on change within the GNWT

I am responding to Michael Miltenberger’s call in Yellowknifer and News/North asking: “Who of those that want to lead can tell us where is the NWT going and how are we going to get there, because no one I know likes where we are.”
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When the Heart Says No: Second Northern Indigenous Counselling program on the way

When the Heart Says No: Second Northern Indigenous Counselling program on the way

Second chance to become a counsellor
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Medicine Stories: Examining what Article 46 means for Dene sovereignty

Medicine Stories: Examining what Article 46 means for Dene sovereignty

UNDRIP and Denendeh – Home of the People
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Tales from the dump: Surviving the snows of 2022

Tales from the dump: Surviving the snows of 2022

Now that was a proper dump of snow
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Labour Views: Why should Northerners care about the City of Yellowknife and the unions’ bargaining situation?

Labour Views: Why should Northerners care about the City of Yellowknife and the unions’ bargaining situation?

An unfair wage offer that amounts to a pay cut and other issues have driven the unionized City of Yellowknife employees into a strike position.
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Miltenberger: Where is the NWT going and how do we get there?

Miltenberger: Where is the NWT going and how do we get there?

It was nearly 10 years ago, in June 2013, that the devolution agreement with Canada was signed in Inuvik, our own territorial self-government agreement with Canada for all Northerners, decades in the making.
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NWT Chamber: The unintended consequences of Ottawa-centric policymaking

NWT Chamber: The unintended consequences of Ottawa-centric policymaking

We used to call them sin taxes.
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Northern Wildflower: Women’s rights have much further to go

Northern Wildflower: Women’s rights have much further to go

In my last semester of law school I am enrolled in a feminist law class and it’s bringing up a lot of thoughts around equality for women.
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Tales from the Dump: Praise for the snow plow heroes

Tales from the Dump: Praise for the snow plow heroes

This winter should go down in the history books as “The Year of Abundant Snow.”
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Notes from the Trail: Reducing carbon emissions is the fight of our lives

Notes from the Trail: Reducing carbon emissions is the fight of our lives

Almost all of the presenters at the recent public hearing on the federal government’s proposed carbon tax legislation complained about how it would affect them. It seemed so unfair.
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