
Tamara Merritt
Associate Producer
Tamara Merritt is a reporter with CBC North in Yellowknife. She has previously worked in Toronto and Ottawa. You can reach her at tamara.merritt@cbc.ca.
Latest from Tamara Merritt

Owner of lodge on N.W.T.'s Watta Lake worries about fire burning 4 kms away
N.W.T. Fire has said that high winds and dry conditions have caused a wildfire to grow significantly in recent days and that it could reach properties on N.W.T.'s Watta Lake within days.
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'Joyful and beautiful': N.W.T. students celebrate graduations
In Tulita, people celebrated a monumental year as 12 students stood on stage wearing white caps and flowing gowns. This year apparently marks the second-largest graduating class in the history of Chief Albert Wright School and the largest graduating class in the entire Sahtu region.
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Larga Kitikmeot applies to build new 75-room medical travel lodge in Yellowknife
Larga Kitikmeot currently has a 28-room medical lodge on Franklin Ave., but president Casey Adlem said the facility no longer has enough room for the amount of clients they are receiving. This has prompted them to look at a new, larger building as a solution.
Canada -North |

Community support most important factor in N.W.T. addiction recovery, recent study says
A recent study surveyed 439 respondents to determine barriers people living in the Northwest Territories face when accessing addiction recovery services.
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Tulı́t'a, N.W.T., to get new office and cultural centre to serve community and tourists
Parks Canada has announced new funding for an office and cultural centre in Tulı́t'a, N.W.T., to better support staff in connecting residents and visitors with the land.
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