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EDITORIAL: More MLAs the expensive but real path to change

EDITORIAL: More MLAs the expensive but real path to change

Last week we used this space to counter the idea the NWT needs political parties to break it’s so called deadlock.
Inuvik Wind Project won’t need paint to protect birds, says NTPC

Inuvik Wind Project won’t need paint to protect birds, says NTPC

Inuvik’s soon to be fully constructed Wind Turbine will not paint a blade black as a risk of collisions with avians was determined to be low.
Inuvik Pool shut down until further notice on advice of Environmental Health

Inuvik Pool shut down until further notice on advice of Environmental Health

It was good while it lasted.
Ulukhaktok man arrested for firing shots into the air

Ulukhaktok man arrested for firing shots into the air

Ulukhaktok RCMP say they’ve arrested a man for recklessly shooting off a firearm in the air.
Inuvik-born musician returning home after lifetime away

Inuvik-born musician returning home after lifetime away

A long road for Shannon O’Donovan is coming full circle this week.
Book of Hope project reaching out to all NWT Communities

Book of Hope project reaching out to all NWT Communities

An Inuvik-led project to bring hope to cancer patients is nearing completion and the organizers want the entire territory to contribute a passage.
Canada losing out on satellite business due to antiquated regulations says, space entrepreneur

Canada losing out on satellite business due to antiquated regulations says, space entrepreneur

Stone-age regulations on how satellites can operate are holding back Canada’s space economy, according to a local satellite hosting company.
Inuvik Twin Lakes MLA Lesa Semmler proud of progress on MMWIG, but says real work just beginning

Inuvik Twin Lakes MLA Lesa Semmler proud of progress on MMWIG, but says real work just beginning

Lesa Semmler has been pushing to bring working solutions to the ongoing problem of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) for almost eight years, but says the real work is only now beginning.
EDITORIAL: Political Parties are cults. They will not save the NWT.

EDITORIAL: Political Parties are cults. They will not save the NWT.

There was a recent suggestion in our flagship publication that it is time to bring party politics to the Northwest Territories.
'Its good that we were able to race both places’ says Tuktoyaktuk Beluga Jamboree race mechanic

'Its good that we were able to race both places’ says Tuktoyaktuk Beluga Jamboree race mechanic

By Karli Zschögner