Épisodes

  • January 19, 2022: Status of the Staffing Crisis

    January 19, 2022: Status of the Staffing Crisis
    Jan 19 2022
    The Union of Northern Workers is becoming increasingly vocal in its criticism of the territorial government, as the NWT's healthcare staffing crisis shows little sign of ending. We hear from the new union president, Gayla Thunstrom, and the NWT's health minister, Julie Green. McKenna Hadley-Burke hosts.
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    23 min
  • January 18, 2022: Musher Crossing Upgrades

    January 18, 2022: Musher Crossing Upgrades
    Jan 18 2022
    More than nine million dollars in repairs and upgrades have been allocated for residents living in Yellowknife's Borealis Housing Cooperative. Also on the show, the City of Yellowknife is promising action to improve safety at a crossing where a musher was hit by a truck last month. McKenna Hadley-Burke hosts.
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    11 min
  • January 17, 2022: The Maple Leaf Project

    January 17, 2022: The Maple Leaf Project
    Jan 17 2022
    Gold Terra, a company trying to restart gold mining around Yellowknife, is considering reopening the Robertson mine shaft if its project eventually goes ahead. Also on the show, a country-wide collaborative project is looking to celebrate the cultural diversity of Canada — through art. McKenna Hadley-Burke hosts.
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    15 min
  • January 14, 2022: Frances Stewart

    January 14, 2022: Frances Stewart
    Jan 14 2022
    The new Canada Research Chair in northern wildlife biology discusses her role, ambitions, and the evolving tools of the job. Plus Mary Rose Sundberg explains why she decided to run for MLA in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh. Ollie Williams hosts.
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    21 min
  • January 13, 2022: Downburst

    January 13, 2022: Downburst
    Jan 13 2022
    The head of the Northern Tornadoes Project describes a rare weather phenomenon that obliterated trees across a 60-kilometre stretch of the Dehcho last summer, plus the NWT's medical director assesses the current strain on the territory's healthcare system. Ollie Williams hosts.
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    13 min
  • January 12, 2022: Is Tourism Over?

    January 12, 2022: Is Tourism Over?
    Jan 12 2022
    Is tourism over? The Mayor of Fort Smith thinks so. Also on the show, Ollie Williams brings us the latest on Covid-19 figures in the territory as the NWT reaches more than a thousand active cases. McKenna Hadley-Burke hosts.
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    16 min
  • January 11, 2022: Gladue Reports

    January 11, 2022: Gladue Reports
    Jan 11 2022
    The overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada’s jails is a longstanding issue that has only intensified in recent years. Reporter Emily Blake speaks about the NWT’s approach — and how legal experts believe things could be improved. Also on the show, Richard Edjericon speaks about his intention to become Tu Nehdé-Wiilideh’s next MLA. McKenna Hadley-Burke hosts.
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    15 min
  • January 10, 2022: Remembering Milo Martin

    January 10, 2022: Remembering Milo Martin
    Jan 10 2022
    Eighteen-year-old Milo Martin from Yellowknife is being remembered as an extrovert who touched the lives of many people. Also on the show, Ernest Betsina, the former Chief of Ndilǫ, speaks about his decision to run in the forthcoming Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh by-election, and a fundraiser for a Yellowknife firefighter being treated for a rare form of cancer surpasses $40,000. McKenna Hadley-Burke hosts.
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    17 min