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Ottawa needs to step in and invest in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø internet

Ottawa needs to step in and invest in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø internet

Access to an inexpensive, dependable and fast Internet connection is a basic right for all Canadians
Tales from the dump: Everything grows in Kentucky

Tales from the dump: Everything grows in Kentucky

As luck, or perhaps as the fickle finger of fate would have it, a massive supply of disposable flowerpots arrived in Yellowknife, just in time for the summer planting frenzy. All you have to do is go to the KFC and pick up a few. They come in a variety of sizes, small, medium, and large. If you don’t like chicken, don’t despair. They can also be found in your local dumpster or abandoned beside the road and in ditches. Just give them a quick rinse or wash and they are good to use.
Book review: square off with a Van Camp classic

Book review: square off with a Van Camp classic

Moccasin Square Gardens is the most recent collection of short stories by famed Dogrib author Richard Van Camp. Clashing Van Camp’s brand of karmic comedy, memorable one-liners, and intimate connection to the North, Moccasin Square Gardens delivered what I had come to expect and so much more.
Mountain view: The Other Rasputin!

Mountain view: The Other Rasputin!

Friends, here is another of the chapters from my upcoming book, now in edits.
Notes from the trail: How can we ‘bee’ the light?

Notes from the trail: How can we ‘bee’ the light?

We were trying to catch a queen bee which slipped into a local cafe on Sunday while we were enjoying cold drinks. Cup in hand and hoping for a quick rescue, we approached the bee carefully when it landed on the window behind a group of regulars. One of the men came to help with a napkin and we assumed he was going to attempt a brave catch and release.
Hub editorial: Elks no longer at your service

Hub editorial: Elks no longer at your service

With the looming closure of the Elks, Hay River has scored a hat trick when it comes to losing service clubs.
Erasmus: NIC Counselling students almost half done

Erasmus: NIC Counselling students almost half done

Great news – 18 of the 19 students who started the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Indigenous Counselling (NIC) program in September have now completed over two semesters of their six-semester program. Yippee, yahoo, hooray!
Editorial: What we need is fans in the stands

Editorial: What we need is fans in the stands

Waist-deep in individual exemptions and approvals, public health officials aren’t even talking about phase three of the GNWT’s pandemic recovery plan, Emerging Wisely, anymore.
Editorial: Flood of good will brings comfort following Deh Cho devastation

Editorial: Flood of good will brings comfort following Deh Cho devastation

Eye roll? Warm fuzzy? In one ear and out the other?
Tales from the dump: Hagar’s horrible return

Tales from the dump: Hagar’s horrible return

It was what the Icelanders would call “Window Weather.â€