What do leaders across the N.W.T hope to see in the next federal budget?
Leaders across the N.W.T. told CBC what they hope to see included in the first federal budget since the pandemic started.
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Posted: Apr 17, 2021 9:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 17
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.(Adrian Wyld / Canadian Press)
Canada s Liberal government is set to release a highly anticipated federal budget on Monday, leaving leaders across the N.W.T. wondering how Ottawa plans to support the North as it emerges from the pandemic.
Posted: Feb 15, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 15
A house being relocated is seen behind Tuktoyaktuk s sign for the Arctic Ocean. More residents have been forced to relocate to the subdivision of Reindeer Point, roughly seven kilometres from the hamlet s main area, as erosion threatens houses on the community s coastline.(Erin Felix)
Because of coastal erosion in the community of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., new housing is being built and old housing relocated to Reindeer Point, a subdivision in the hamlet.
But services like groceries and the health clinic are located about an hour walk away, in the main part of the community.