10: Bill Blair – Defending (and Building, and Repairing...) the North
Ollie asks national defence minister Bill Blair to explain the tangible differences northerners can expect from billions in promised defence spending that focuses on the North and the Arctic. Plus Con...
15 Apr 202423min
9: A Vision
All week, a new paper from a northern economist – warning of an "economic cliff" just years away when diamond mines close – has been reverberating around the NWT. Do we really not have a plan? What's ...
12 Apr 202434min
8: Why Childcare Providers are Anxious
April's government payments to NWT daycares and dayhomes – designed to help introduce $10-a-day childcare – were late. Some childcare providers say the federal and territorial governments are racing t...
6 Apr 202423min
7: He Planted a Garden and Grew
“When I got better, I realized I had nothing between the ears. There wasn’t anything there to take up the time, take up the energy.” When Trent Stokes returned to his hometown in Fort Smith, he starte...
5 Apr 202418min
6: Only Girl on the Team
Ali Kincaid describes her journey from being told to change in a Yellowknife broom closet to playing NCAA women's hockey at Cornell. Learn more about Clams n' Moose, your hosts for this interview. You...
30 Mars 202442min
5: How Yellowknife Feels About the Fires
What went wrong when Yellowknife evacuated last summer? Did some things go right? What has to change next time? Listen to some of the residents who spoke at a public meeting about how the City of Yell...
28 Mars 202419min
4: The Missing Pins
Yellowknife's Janet Pacey loves trading pins. She has thousands. Or she did, until they ended up 5,000 km away. Janet explains how this disaster happened and what she ultimately wants to do with them ...
27 Mars 202413min
Quick Hits: Yellowknife's New Museum
Ryan Silke has spent half his life working on a new museum about Yellowknife. Take a tour with him on its opening day. Recorded: March 2024. Check out the museum's website for more information.
26 Mars 20249min
