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Greenbacks green-lit for Yellowknife frontline charities

Greenbacks green-lit for Yellowknife frontline charities

Council voted to give six agencies 16k each from the Reaching Home fund.
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Yellowknifer editorial: Nechalacho rare earths project a rare bright spot within a battered economic landscape

Yellowknifer editorial: Nechalacho rare earths project a rare bright spot within a battered economic landscape

Correction: An error appeared in the original version of this editorial. Beryllium, niobium and tantalum are rare metals. Yellowknifer regrets the mistake.
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Tim Hortons plans Orange Shirt Day-themed fundraising doughnut

Tim Hortons plans Orange Shirt Day-themed fundraising doughnut

Sept. 30 is Orange Shirt Day, when we remember residential school survivors and their families, and it also marks the first time Canada will recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday.
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Northern Nights Photo Workshop cancelled for another year

Northern Nights Photo Workshop cancelled for another year

The Northern Nights Photo Workshop, which was set to take place from Oct. 3 to Oct. 6, has been shuttered by COVID-19.
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After year of COVID complications, YWCA seeks assistance from GNWT

After year of COVID complications, YWCA seeks assistance from GNWT

YWCA NWT has released its annual report, highlighting the work that the non-profit organization has done during the COVID pandemic, and it’s seeking clarity from the GNWT.
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Letter: Yellowknife Chamber ‘frustrated’ with ‘thinly veiled ploy’ to mute opposition to new shelter location

Letter: Yellowknife Chamber ‘frustrated’ with ‘thinly veiled ploy’ to mute opposition to new shelter location

Dear Minister Green,
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Letter: City does consultation by “ambush” on new zoning bylaw

Letter: City does consultation by “ambush” on new zoning bylaw

Dear editor,
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Olympic dream for Team Galusha grows with success at Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct Entry Event

Olympic dream for Team Galusha grows with success at Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct Entry Event

And the freight train known as Team Galusha rolls on through another stop and this one had some rather lofty ramifications attached to it.
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Tales from the dump: “Save me,” it said

Tales from the dump: “Save me,” it said

A couple of weeks ago I was at the dump dropping a couple of things off. In one of the areas where I knew all the stuff there would soon be bulldozed and buried, a dump treasure was calling out to me “Save Me.”
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New accessible, inclusive playground in Somba K’e Park opens

New accessible, inclusive playground in Somba K’e Park opens

The new Jumpstart Inclusive Playground, located in Yellowknife’s Somba K’e Park, is open and already in full swing.
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