Opinion

The Great Bear by David A. Robertson is the sequel to The Barren Grounds, a magical middle-grade story that spirits its readers from Winnipeg to Askí, a wintery parallel world full of talking animals, giants, and adventure.

So the latest venture of how we have one last chance to save the world is about to get underway in Glasgow, Scotland as COP26 kicks off on Oct. 31.

We’ve kinda been on pause because of Covid-19, but strokes did not go on pause. Eschia, take it easy eh!

“Water, water everywhere, and nary a drop to drink”

A lot of us don’t like being told what to do. Some are even less receptive to advice when they’re behind the wheel.

More than a year ago, we found ourselves facing still unfamiliar routines: health restrictions limiting in-person gatherings. Many across Canada, and the globe, must turn to the virtual world, it is a necessity. We all depend on the internet for connectivity at work, school, and home, this has become the safest (and in many circumstances) the only option during the pandemic. But for the North?

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

Those council people and others from the business community who voted against a new temporary shelter where the Aurora tourist company used to be did not necessarily vote against the location, they voted for themselves.

From October 15 through 17, delegates from all over the NWT will gather online for the 18th UNW Triennial Convention. The UNW Convention is the “supreme governing body” of our union.

By now you’ve heard that 4 of 7 Yellowknife city councillors shot down the GNWT’s application to use the Aurora Village building as a temporary day shelter for unhoused people. Totally uncool; winter is fast approaching.