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Executive Director at the Arctic Energy Alliance | Lover of dogs, ice cream, Red Sox and Celtics | Life-long Northerner | Yellowknife, NWT
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Live in or know someone from Hay River? We're offering a firewood access training course in a couple weeks, including chainsaw safety, business start-up advice and fire-smarting principles. Participants who complete the course will receive a free chainsaw and safety gear! 🔥🪵🔥🪵🔥🪵 #energysky

🇨🇦 Being a proud Albertan means being a proud Canadian, and we will NOT let her take that away from us. 🖊 Visit SeparatistSmith.ca and join the thousands of Albertans who are standing up for Canada. #abpoli #ableg

The fight we face is with President Trump, not Ottawa, and certainly not each other. Danielle Smith is dividing our country and picking fights in a moment that calls for national unity. Watch my response to the Premier's address: youtu.be/d4e8Xu5xtqU

🔌💰 Despite a push for Level 2 charging, slower, Level 1 'trickle-charging' out of a regular household outlet can be plenty enough for the average driver as long as they "have a place to park and charge overnight," says @cityofvancouver.bsky.social and experts. #EV #energytransition #affordability

Home Base Yellowknife takes over Street Outreach Yellowknife's Street Outreach program has a new operator, new phone number and now serves both youth and adults, among other changes.

"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere." Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.

I for one am pleased that we've finally broken the prime ministerial glass ceiling for Marks.

Any NWT folks have local results?

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On air now: Cabin Radio's Reasonably Calm Election Special Want all of Canada's results through a northern lens with better music than any other election special? Try a less frantic approach. cabinradio.ca/234291/news/...

Yellowknifer part of team behind new election app Who knew learning about the electoral system could be so fun? A new app based on a board game is encouraging young Canadians to be politically engaged.

You know things are getting desperate when Conservatives have to target the old white golfer demographic.

My Earth Day began in frustration when the top local headline is that the GNWT is suddenly handing back all the carbon tax money the diamond mines paid into the Large Emitters Fund, that was supposed to be used for emissions reduction and renewable energy projects in our highest-emitting sector. 1/4

Some David Ortiz stats. -In his 1st 5 seasons with the Sox he averaged 41 HR’s and 128 RBI’s. -His 485 HR’s, 1569 RBI’ and 2192 hits as a DH are MLB records. -He had 10 seasons each with 30 HR’s and 100 RBI’s. -He hit .300 or better 7 times. -He had 11 career walk-off HR’s + 2 in the playoffs.

Well I’m sold

The best way to help our campaign is to vote early! Get out this weekend and cast your ballot! 🐰

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

The GNWT has directed the Public Utilities Board to make several regulatory improvements to the territory's electricity system, including increasing the community renewable energy cap from 20% to 30% & the creation of a standardized Independent Power Producer program. #energysky

CANADIAN REPORTER: Trump's tone on Canada has shifted. He stopped talking about Canada becoming the 51st state. LEAVITT: I would reject that the president's position on Canada has shifted. Perhaps he just hasn't been asked about it. He believes Canadians would benefit from becoming the 51st state.

Conservative strategist: You need to pivot before it’s too late. CPC: Let’s bring back the creepy guy nobody liked two elections ago, but cringier.

Wow. Poilievre is parroting Trump’s threat to deport pro-Palestinian protesters. He really is the gift that keeps on giving to the Liberals.

The House of Commons needs New Democrats. Canada needs the NDP. The party has a number of strong incumbents. Let’s return them to Ottawa to stand up for health care, child care, workers’ rights and the environment.

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215... Bonne nouvelle pour le mouvement progressiste et la défense des travailleurs et des agriculteurs! #REB #polcan #NPD

Doing some spring cleaning and found a box of these golden oldies. 😂

I keep thinking about this scene from January 2021 and wondering why Americans aren't doing the same thing to all of the fascists now betraying the US Constitution and running the American government and economy into the ground.

Je choisis l'espace personnel

Capping off our student award countdown, here are our 4 mining-related student awards. Our application portal is now open until May 31st. Apply now: www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?u...

Wow. Check out Nostradamus here.

Greenland is not a failing business ripe to be scooped up by any vulture capitalists who happen by. It doesn't have a price tag; it's not a revenue-generation machine. Out of all the awfulness of the past two months, seeing framings like this from other journalists is among the most heartbreaking.