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City of Yellowknife considers hiking rates for residents on trucked water service
Yellowknife city councillors are weighing whether residents who rely on trucked water and sewer service should pay more, to help cover the actual cost of those services.
Utilities board decision on NTPC rate application a win for N.W.T. communities, says Fort Smith mayor
The mayor of Fort Smith, N.W.T., is applauding a recent decision by the territory's public utilities board to deny part of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation's (NTPC) request to increase rates.
N.W.T. utilities board cuts NTPC salary increase, rejects some costs in rate application decision
In NTPC’s application, various efforts were included to raise electricity rates. Several of those expense requests were denied or scaled back, including salary increases and costs tied to Taltson hydro plant upgrades being delayed.
Yellowknife encampment residents say they feel more supported after moving to new spot
A downtown Yellowknife tent encampment has moved about a kilometre northwest, near the territory's museum, and people staying there say the transition went smoothly.
As AI tools become more accessible, the N.W.T. gov't works to develop policy on their use
The N.W.T. government is working to develop a policy for its use of artificial intelligence tools, with some initial guidelines expected at the end of this month.
Researchers look at how N.W.T.'s Giant Mine closure plan can consider climate change
Yellowknife residents had a chance this week to learn more about a research project that's looking at how a changing climate could affect the management and remediation of legacy mine projects, like Giant Mine.
Report outlines ways to improve N.W.T.'s health-care system for Indigenous patients
A new report on health care in the N.W.T. lays out a number of ways to improve the system for Indigenous patients, by addressing systemic racism as well as underrepresentation in senior leadership positions, among other things.
Yellowknife long-term care home seeking gov't reimbursement for 2023 evacuation costs
AVENS long-term care home says the Government of the Northwest Territories should pay $400,000 of outstanding costs from the 2023 wildfire evacuation, but the territory says those costs don't meet its standards for reimbursement.
Impacts of Jordan's Principle funding cuts already evident in N.W.T. community
At the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, an MLA described the impacts of Jordan's Principle funding cuts already beginning felt in Łutsël Kʼé. Earlier this year, the federal government announced sweeping changes to the program.
N.W.T. minister heading to Ottawa next week to follow up on nominee program changes
At the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, MLAs asked for more information about redesigning the N.W.T.’s nominee program on behalf of people anticipating 2026 applications.