An FM hearing, a Juno nomination and a bison study
Plus what we're reading and listening to
Hello readers, this is Emily, Cabin Radio’s assistant editor.
This week, Cabin Radio presented at a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission hearing in hopes of getting a commercial FM licence to broadcast in Yellowknife.
You can read our coverage on day one and day two of the hearing.
Now we wait to see what the CRTC decides.
Meanwhile, in the NWT Legislative Assembly, MLAs discussed a power outage in Fort Resolution as well as civic addresses, cleanup of a decades-old plane crash and Arctic security.
This afternoon, some MLAs launched a plan to develop an independent members’ caucus, billed by one as a bid to “save consensus government.” A regular MLA not associated with the plan has described it as bringing “elements of party politics” to the legislature. Stay tuned for more of our reporting on that.
At Yellowknife City Hall, councillors supported plans to alter the municipality’s community plan with the aim of making it easier for one private developer to build housing on land in the city’s Kam Lake neighbourhood.
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1. NWT to ease some restrictions for international nurses
NWT nursing leaders say they are working with other Canadian jurisdictions to make it easier for nurses who trained abroad to work within the territory.
2. Study suggests TB vaccine could help the North’s wood bison
"We were quite excited." A new study may open the door for ways to control bovine tuberculosis in Wood Buffalo's bison without having to kill any of them.
3. Can the NWT sell the rest of the world credits for conservation?
Some non-profits are working to start a system of nature stewardship credits in the NWT, in effect selling local conservation work to a global market.
4. Gwich’in Tribal Council split widens, CEO out of a job
Chaos at the Gwich'in Tribal Council continues. After a disputed board meeting in Edmonton, the chief executive said he was "no longer employed."
5. Canada assigns contract to build new wildfire satellites
The Canadian Space Agency will spend $72 million on a constellation of satellites to monitor active wildfires from space. The NWT relies heavily on such tech.
6. Yellowknife holds event to welcome new residents
"Newcomers are not only people in need." Yellowknifers held an event to welcome new arrivals at a time when immigration more generally is in the headlines.
7. Conservatives say they would create Iqaluit military base
The Conservatives said a military base in Iqaluit – funded by cutting foreign aid – would anchor their plan to "take back control of Canada's North" if elected.
8. What effect is the Tłı̨chǫ Highway having on Whatì and Behchokǫ̀?
A working group released its first report examining the socio-economic impacts of the new Tłı̨chǫ Highway on residents in Whatì and Behchokǫ̀.
9. Kerry Galusha says she’ll retire after 2025 Scotties
Kerry Galusha says she will retire from competitive curling this year after more than 20 Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearances for the NWT.
10. The music behind Carmen Braden’s Juno nomination
Ribs, Tudors, whores of hell, Trump and a riot – all building blocks of a Carmen Braden composition that's on an album just nominated for a Juno. Listen here.
What we’re reading (and listening to)
First Nations Are Rethinking Education in the Yukon. And It’s Working
For The Walrus, Rhiannon Russell writes about the Yukon’s First Nation School Board and its approach to education.
Feb 8: The rapidly changing Arctic, and more
On this segment from a recent episode of CBC’s Quirks and Quarks, host Bob McDonald speaks with scientists on the frontline of permafrost thaw including William Quinton, director of the Scotty Creek Research Station in the NWT.
Sechile Sedare on forming their brother-sister musical duo
Sechile Sedare, the musical duo formed by NWT siblings Leela and Jay Gilday, appeared on CBC’s Q with host Tom Power to talk about their collaboration and new single Hold On.