Great Northern Arts Festival organizers looking ahead after $90K funding request turned down
A major arts festival in Inuvik has been slowly coming back over the last few years, but organizers of the Great Northern Arts Festival (GNAF) are facing another hurdle, after two funding requests to the Canada Council for the Arts were turned down.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/great-northern-arts-festival-funding-shortfall-9.7180227?cmp=rss

Department of National Defence town hall brings out hundreds in Inuvik
Hundreds of Inuvik residents showed up at the Midnight Sun complex Tuesday to grill the Department of National Defence on new spending.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dnd-town-hall-inuvik-9.7173431?cmp=rss

N.W.T. education leaders meet to talk funding following Inuvik teacher layoffs
While the Northwest Territories education minister meets with other leaders this week to discuss funding, Jordan's Principle cuts continue to hit schools across the territory, with Inuvik being the latest example.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-education-leaders-meet-to-talk-funding-following-inuvik-teacher-layoffs-9.7173258?cmp=rss

Inuvik set to lose 13 teachers next year after layoffs, union president says
Rita Mueller, president of the N.W.T. Teachers' Association told CBC the territorial government informed the teachers their jobs would likely be over at the end of this school year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/teacher-layoffs-inuvik-9.7170842?cmp=rss

RCMP seize 120 litres of liquor bound for Aklavik, N.W.T.
Police in Inuvik seized dozens of bottles of liquor packaged in a shipment heading to the Arctic hamlet, following a tip from a member of the public.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuvik-liquor-seizure-april-15-9.7168629?cmp=rss

French organization and parents call Inuvik immersion program closure a ‘major setback’
East Three Elementary School in Inuvik, N.W.T., and the Beaufort Delta Divisional Education Council informed families that they would be ending the French immersion program due to staff reductions for the 2026-27 school year and a “continued decline in enrollment in French immersion."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/french-mmersion-closure-inuvik-9.7159768?cmp=rss

Federal government, Town of Inuvik announce $10M for water, wastewater infrastructure upgrades
The town of Inuvik will see more than $10-million worth of upgrades to its water and wastewater system, to support an increased military presence in the community.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/federal-government-inuvik-water-wastewater-infrastructure-9.7147890?cmp=rss

'So much potential in the community': Inuvik youth learn to design and print clothing
The participants developed skills in making their own digital graphics and logos, and putting them on clothing like sweaters and T-shirts.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuvik-youth-design-clothing-9.7136292?cmp=rss

At 82, this Inuvialuktun translator wonders who will replace her
After three weeks on the road in Yellowknife doing Inuvialuktun translation for the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, Lillian Elias says she's tired and ready to go home to Inuvik.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/at-82-this-inuvialuktun-translator-wonders-who-will-replace-her-9.7123189?cmp=rss