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Researcher recommends caution with potential Dawson City land development due to possible flood risk
Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation and the Yukon Government signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint master planning process for neighboring parcels of land in Dawson City. The area, next to the Dredge Pond sub-division, has been known to flood in the past.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dawson-city-development-land-flood-risk-9.7116361?cmp=rss

Na-Cho Nyäk Dun chief, majority of councillors have resigned, First Nation says
A "governance update" dated March 3 and posted on the First Nation's website says five people including the chief have resigned from the council "in recent months," and says a byelection will be held to fill the positions.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/na-cho-nyaek-dun-chief-majority-of-councillors-have-resigned-first-nation-says-9.7116152?cmp=rss

Mackenzie Valley Highway plans move ahead but funding likely depends on extension to Inuvik
Community meetings for the Mackenzie Valley Highway wrapped up in Fort Simpson Wednesday, with one of the big questions being how an extension to Inuvik would factor into current plans.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mackenzie-valley-highway-plans-move-ahead-but-funding-likely-depends-on-extension-to-inuvik-9.7116066?cmp=rss

Low takeoff altitude, faulty landing gear contributed to 2024 Fort Smith air crash, investigators find
A report released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada about a Jan. 23, 2024, air crash that killed six of the seven people on board the plane found the pilots were focused on a landing gear problem and may not have noticed a lo...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/low-takeoff-altitude-faulty-landing-gear-contributed-to-2024-fort-smith-air-crash-investigators-find-9.7116147?cmp=rss

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand says NATO must turn its focus to the North
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand touted Canada's new commitment to defence spending and the domestic defence sector and called for a NATO policy pivot to the Arctic, at a major defence and security conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/foreign-affairs-minister-anand-says-nato-must-turn-its-focus-to-the-north-9.7115630?cmp=rss

Housing N.W.T. says it's making progress following audit recommendations
Housing N.W.T. officials answered questions from MLAS Wednesday evening in a two-hour committee meeting to provide updates on progress since the Office of the Auditor General of Canada published a damning report on the corporation last fall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/housing-n-w-t-says-it-s-making-progress-following-audit-recommendations-9.7115750?cmp=rss

Whitehorse shelter operator responds to another lawsuit alleging negligence
The Connective Support Society and Yukon government both say they're not responsible for the death of Leonard Capot-Blanc, who died at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter in 2024.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/whitehorse-emergency-shelter-capotblanc-9.7115231?cmp=rss

Yellowknife family calls for changes to medical travel policy after troubling experience
Linda Mercer England says her experience being medevaced to Edmonton last fall was made worse when her husband could not travel with her under the territory's medical travel policy. The family is calling for changes to the program.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-family-calls-for-changes-to-medical-travel-policy-after-troubling-experience-9.7111369?cmp=rss

Medical travel passengers stuck at a Nunavut airport say they were left cold with little food and water
Some passengers CBC News spoke to say they were left stranded in Cambridge Bay for nearly nine hours inside a frigid airport because of weather delays. They say the airline provided only a few bottles of water and some measly snacks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/medical-travel-passengers-nunavut-airport-food-water-9.7114365?cmp=rss

Advocacy group wants territory to withdraw appointment of Yukon Water Board chair
An advocacy group is raising concerns about the new chair of the Yukon Water Board, questioning whether her past work in the mining industry will affect her impartiality as chair of the regulator.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-water-board-chair-9.7115013?cmp=rss

Arctic Winter Games expected to cost around $9.5M
Tracey Bilsky, president of the games host society in Whitehorse, said the money is worth it if the games generate economic activity. She also says the event is about more than just money, it's about cultural pride.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-winter-games-expected-to-cost-around-9-5m-9.7115249?cmp=rss

Arctic Winter Games still needs more volunteer shifts covered, host society says
With 20 different sports and hundreds of youth athletes competing across multiple venues, the Arctic Winter Games needs a huge number of volunteers to be successful. But efforts to secure enough volunteers have hit some bumps in the road, according to the host society, including...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-winter-games-still-needs-more-volunteer-shifts-covered-host-society-says-9.7115026?cmp=rss

Analysis finds N.W.T. needs to build thousands of homes by 2044
Housing N.W.T. completed its first comprehensive assessment of housing need in the territory. Its findings show N.W.T. currently needs 1,700 homes and an additional 1,000 by 2044.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-housing-assessment-9.7114760?cmp=rss

Oil companies shun Trump administration's Alaska offshore auction
The sale was the first of six Alaska offshore oil and gas auctions ​mandated through 2032 by U.S. President ​Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which he signed into law last year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/oil-companies-shun-trump-administration-s-alaska-offshore-auction-9.7115021?cmp=rss

Elder says writing kids book about Taloyoak, Nunavut, a ‘dream come true’
An elder in Taloyoak says publishing her first book is a dream come true. Elizabeth Lyall, 72, is a co-author of a children’s book called Let’s Explore Taloyoak that was released on Tuesday.
#books #writing #Taloyoak #Nunavut
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/childrens-book-taloyoak-nunavut-9.7114547?cmp=rss

Auditor general finds major flaws in Yukon's child protection system
Canada's auditor general has found the Yukon government is failing to follow many of its own policies on child welfare, in a damning report released Wednesday.
#childprotection #governmentfailure #Yukon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/auditor-general-finds-major-flaws-in-yukon-s-child-protection-system-9.7114280?cmp=rss

Yellowknife's new aquatic centre closing for a month
A City of Yellowknife news release on Wednesday says the aquatic centre closure, from April 5 to May 2, is to "complete a comprehensive warranty inspection and related repairs."
#closure #repairs #Yellowknife
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-s-new-aquatic-centre-closing-for-a-month-9.7114481?cmp=rss

Yukon government appeals Human Rights tribunal decision on midwifery case
In January, the Yukon government was ordered to pay over $36,000 in damages – the largest amount ever awarded in the territory for general damages – to a Whitehorse woman. Now, the government is appealing the case.

#government #appeal #case #Yukon #Whitehorse
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-government-appeals-human-rights-tribunal-decision-on-midwifery-case-9.7113318?cmp=rss

Arctic Winter Games teams eager for competition, camaraderie, mission staff say
Mission staff with teams competing in the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse this month say the teams are readying uniforms, arranging travel and preparing athletes for events while eagerly anticipating the competition, the cam...
#competition #camaraderie #culturalexchange #Whitehorse
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-winter-games-teams-eager-for-competition-camaraderie-mission-staff-say-9.7113749?cmp=rss