Hay River

Hayriver

• 2025 Property Tax Auction
  2025 PROPERTY TAX AUCTION Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 at 10:00 AM Town Hall – Council Chambers For further information, please call Town Hall at (867) 874-6522 or Email: sgallard…
• Hay River Crowned Northwest Territories’ Most Active Community
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hay River is the Northwest Territories’ Most Active Community! Hay River wins funds after residents and organizations got active throughout June during the 2…
• Year End Message from Mayor Jameson
  Dear Residents, As we bid farewell to 2024, I am filled with gratitude and pride for what we have accomplished together this year. It has been a year of growth,… The post Year End…
• Public Meeting – Drinking Water Advisory
  Public Meeting Drinking Water Advisory Notice Thursday, November 6th at 7pm in the Community Hall at the Hay River Community Centre The post Public Meeting – Drinking Water Adviso…
• Drinking Water Advisory
  Drinking Water Advisory for the Town of Hay River, Hamlet of Enterprise, Katlodeeche First Nation and Kaagee Tu First Nation Kakisa The post Drinking Water Advisory first appeared…
• Hay River Golf Course Contractor Opportunities
  The Town of Hay River, in partnership with the Hay River Golf Course, is seeking qualified contractors to complete the Hay River Golf Course Improvement Project. The following doc…
• Have Your Say: Hay River Community Economic Development Plan Survey
  The Town of Hay River is developing a Community Economic Development Plan (CEDP). This plan comes with a goal of enhancing the economic vitality, sustainability, and resilience of…
• Applications now open for Phase Two of Hay River Residential Development Grant Program
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Town of Hay River is now accepting applications for Phase Two of its Residential Development Grant Program on a first come, first served basis, aimed at……
• Application for a Land Use Permit
  COMMUNITY UPDATE The Town of Hay River is making application for a Land Use Permit as part of the process for several municipal projects over the next five years, which… The post …
• Hay River to Sell Fraser Place Lots by Auction
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Town of Hay River, as part of its ongoing plan to increase the available housing inventory, is announcing a sealed bid auction for 11 fully serviced… The…

Cabinradio

• Requests for NWT youth sports fund are more than double annual budget
  A GNWT program for youth sport events issues about $400,000 annually. This year, the territory says, the fund received applications for more than $821,000. The post Requests for N…
• Boil-water advisory lifted for Hay River and surrounding communities
  The GNWT lifted the precautionary boil-water advisory for Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa issued on May 24 because of muddy water. The post Boil-water …
• Number of Hay River children in foster care ‘has doubled since 2025’
  Hay River's health authority says the number of children in care has risen sharply over the past two years, alongside a decline in available foster placements. The post Number of …
• Why some medical travel flights south make more stops these days
  Some people heading south from Yellowknife on medical travel are being booked on flights that make multiple stops rather than flying direct. We looked into it. The post Why some m…
• GNWT expanding northern distance learning program to larger centres
  A GNWT distance learning program for high school students will soon be offered in larger centres. Here's more about what students can expect. The post GNWT expanding northern dist…
• Hay River’s lingering boil-water advisory moves closer to end
  A boil-water advisory that has lasted more than two weeks in Hay River and nearby communities is understood to be nearing an end, pending final test results. The post Hay River’s …
• MLA wants better infrastructure in Behchokǫ̀ for driving tests
  MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong is advocating for better road infrastructure in Behchokǫ̀ so residents don't have to go to Yellowknife for their driver's tests. The post MLA wants bet…
• Hay River heritage centre open for the summer
  Flooding closed Hay River's heritage centre in 2022. Now, after receiving more than half a million dollars in funding, the centre is ready to open on Wednesday. The post Hay River…
• Twin telepathy? Sisters prove inseparable at Track and Field
  Ten-year-olds Jody and Jordyn Francis achieved a rare feat at Track and Field in Hay River. Each ran precisely the same time as the other – in separate heats. The post Twin telepa…
• In pictures: Hay River’s Track and Field 2026
  Three days, hundreds of events, more than 1,000 athletes. See our favourite shots from the territorial track and field championships in Hay River. The post In pictures: Hay River’…

Cabinradio

• GNWT hopes MTS Crown corp switch will ease annual losses of millions
  The GNWT set out more detail about plans to turn its loss-making barge division into a Crown corporation, saying "financial sustainability is a key objective." The post GNWT hopes…
• Requests for NWT youth sports fund are more than double annual budget
  A GNWT program for youth sport events issues about $400,000 annually. This year, the territory says, the fund received applications for more than $821,000. The post Requests for N…
• No flood threat yet, Nahanni Butte leaders say after storm warning
  Community leaders in Nahanni Butte told us how they're monitoring levels in nearby rivers after a GNWT warning of a "rainfall event" in the region. The post No flood threat yet, N…
• White-nose syndrome, deadly to bats, reaches NWT for first time
  A disease decimating North American bat populations has reached the Northwest Territories. Previously, the NWT had been one of the last holdouts. The post White-nose syndrome, dea…
• Boil-water advisory lifted for Hay River and surrounding communities
  The GNWT lifted the precautionary boil-water advisory for Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa issued on May 24 because of muddy water. The post Boil-water …
• Number of Hay River children in foster care ‘has doubled since 2025’
  Hay River's health authority says the number of children in care has risen sharply over the past two years, alongside a decline in available foster placements. The post Number of …
• Concern in NWT about impact of Kevin O’Leary’s Alberta AI data centre
  Supporters of an AI data centre in northwestern Alberta say it will provide jobs. Critics have concerns about environmental impacts, including in the NWT. The post Concern in NWT …
• NWT school granted $30,000 from Indigo Love of Reading Foundation
  Range Lake North School won $30,000 from Indigo Love of Reading Foundation to upgrade its library resources. We asked Grade 5 students which books they want. The post NWT school g…
• Cabin Radio’s Pet Project: King needs a new home
  King loves attention and leans his whole body into you for pets. Can you resist him? Jasmine went to meet him for Cabin Radio's Pet Project at the NWT SPCA. The post Cabin Radio’s…
• Giant Mine remediation passes $1.5 billion in spending
  Work to remediate Yellowknife's toxic Giant Mine has now involved more than $1.5 billion in spending, figures released by the federal government on Monday show. The post Giant Min…

Yellowknifer

• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• Readers Write: New Governor General a great choice
  From Brian McCutcheon,
• Letter to the Editor: Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to refocus on the climate
  From: Bob Bromey, Alternatives North
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• Yellowknife churches gather across denominations for shared public concert
  Catholics, Anglicans and several others join forces to host Worship Fest 2026 at Somba K’e Civic Plaza
• Yellowknife band Sun Starved wins musical faceoff to play at Folk on the Rocks
  11 acts compete for one coveted spot at July music festival
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding
• Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
  Toronto played host to the first game on Canadian soil

Yellowknifer News

• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding
• Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
  Toronto played host to the first game on Canadian soil
• Impaired kayaker charged after alleged theft in Behchoko
  Accused 63-year-old man apparently used snow shovel to paddle around Marion Lake before capsizing
• Alberta man arrested after YK gas station robbery involving replica pistol
  Accused stole cigarettes and fled on foot, RCMP say
• Yellowknife prepares to host international caribou conference
  Decline of herds on agenda as nation-building projects lead to mounting worries among conservationists
• Monument to residential school students marks period of ‘cultural genocide’
  Yellowknifers gather for ceremony at Somba K’e Park