Grinch takes over Cabin Radio and don't feed that fox (you know which fox)
Plus a return to one of Yellowknife's worst moments
Hello! This is Ollie, Cabin Radio’s editor, in for regular newsletter correspondent Emily.
You can tell it’s me because the newsletter didn’t reach you on time. (I am quite certain Emily will be mad at me.)
This week we had the latest on the extraordinary-looking fox that is holding many Yellowknifers rapt this winter. Don’t feed it, the GNWT is imploring people, saying that doing so is making the situation worse.
This was also Challenge Cup week, the annual high school hockey contest that bestows bragging rights on either Sir John Franklin or St Pat’s students. Sir John won both games – watch our coverage on demand here or check out photos from the first-ever alumni tournament, held to celebrate the Challenge Cup’s 40th anniversary.
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Grinch takes over Cabin Radio
What we’re listening to
Stories to catch up on
1. Buffalo seeks next generation of pilots to fight wildfires
Buffalo Airways wants pilots in the North to sign up for training with new two-seater aircraft that teach them how to fight wildfires from the air.
2. Judge dismisses murder charge against Behchokǫ̀ youth
A judge acquitted a 17-year-old of murdering Dien Erasmus in 2023. The Crown said it could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the youth was responsible.
3. Acho Dene Koe First Nation looks to lift alcohol restrictions
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation is exploring whether to seek the end of Fort Liard's liquor restrictions then open a liquor store to fund addictions services.
4. Premier appoints new bosses for Housing NWT, ECC
Housing NWT will have a new president from next week and the Department of Environment and Climate Change will have a new deputy minister, the premier said.
5. Reborn Hay River club to host its first swim meet in years
More than 50 young athletes are expected to participate in a swim meet planned by the Hay River Swim Club this weekend – its first for years.
6. Brad Mapes’ AWP sells Enterprise rail terminal
An Enterprise rail terminal that has become an increasingly large part of the NWT's freight distribution network was sold to a bigger terminal operator, Cando.
7. Fort Providence importing water as Mackenzie is too low
Fort Providence, parked next to one of North America's biggest rivers, is trucking in water because river levels are too low for its own water plant to cope.
8. GNWT says it’s launching on-the-land camp on Ingraham Trail
The NWT government is starting a 10-week on-the-land camp outside Yellowknife as a "temporary solution" to help up to 30 people through the winter.
9. ‘The problem lies with the traffic, not the daycare’
The rejection of a bid to open a new Yellowknife daycare for reasons related to traffic has split opinion. Is the proposed location wrong or is the city wrong?
10. Behchokǫ̀ government rejects highway gas station proposal
Behchokǫ̀'s community government has declined an application to build a new gas station and other services next to Highway 3, people behind the project said.
Grinch takes over Cabin Radio
The Grinch stepped in as guest host of our Santa Claus parade special – and became increasingly giddy with glee as Cabin Radio struggled to find its own float. Listen to the best bits of the Grinch’s on-air performance.
You can also check out our favourite photos from the parade.
What we’re listening to
The Good Whale
I’m two and a bit episodes into this New York Times/Serial show, freshly released, which examines the various well-intentioned but imperfect attempts to give Keiko the whale some sort of freedom after he played a free whale, Willy, in a hit 1990s movie.
Giant: Murder Underground
With the release of an updated version of a book about the Giant Mine strike and explosion, co-author Lee Selleck joined our own podcast, Cabin Talks, to discuss new ground the book covers and his role in a recent CBC podcast that carefully and comprehensively documents what happened.
Breaking Ice
Norman Wells has its own podcast, Breaking Ice, produced by Josh Ferguson. With the fuel crisis that has hit the town in recent weeks, and all the many other issues affecting the Sahtu, it’s a chance to hear directly from residents.