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Camp Connections cancelled for summer 2026 amid funding concerns
39+ min ago (396+ words) Camp Connections is an annual camp operating since 2003 that hosts hundreds of kids at a campsite along the Ingraham Trail. The camp " geared toward youth in social services, including foster care, adoption or other involvement with the child welfare system…...
NWT proposing changes to student financial assistace
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (447+ words) Proposed changes to the regulations that govern SFA include altering loan remittance for students that withdraw mid-semester, opening SFA for up to two semesters of private pilots licence training, and expanding travel benefits to spouses. "The changes to regulations are…...
MLAs to hold public hearing on updating Vital Statistics Act
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (388+ words) The NWT legislature's Social Development Committee is reviewing Bill 40, which passed second reading last month and proposes changes to the territory's Vital Statistics Act. If the bill becomes law in its current form, it would allow anyone aged 16 years or…...
YK's Muslim community gathers at new Islamic centre for Ramadan
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (680+ words) Hundreds of Muslim residents in the city have been attending the new centre for prayer during Ramadan as first reported by the CBC. The new building replaces the previous Islamic centre in Yellowknife's Old Town, which was torn down in…...
Does the NWT need a child and youth advocate?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) In the Northwest Territories, the child and family services system holds extraordinary power over children in care with no real independent oversight," said Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart in the legislature on Thursday. Similar offices exist in every other Canadian…...
Two ways to celebrate World Snow Day in Yellowknife
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (150+ words) World Snow Day was created by global skiing governing body Fis in 2012 to "reinforce an appreciation of this precious natural resource." At Yellowknife Ski Club, you can enjoy free access to the club's trails. Head to the club between 10am and…...