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Inuvik farmer Ray Solotki thought the Daisy was just a regular chick, until she found her voice

When bingo night in Inuvik went so very wrong One momentous Saturday night in February, a game of bingo led to an angry mob, demands for refunds and a big blow for Arctic Paws, the charity organizing the event (Photograph by Carmen Cheung) One of the most tense, thrilling parts of an Inuvik week comes at around 9 p.m. on Saturday, when a much-watched program on Channel 22 reaches its crescendo: a lucky-numbered ball pops out of the chute, gets called and placed on the big board, and at least one person phones into the studio announcing a full-card bingo worth a five-figure payout. Big money...

CanNor announces $1.8M for 5 N.W.T initiatives The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency announced more than $1.8 million for five initiatives in the Northwest Territories Wednesday. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 14, 2021 12:05 PM CT | Last Updated: April 14 A file photo of Inuvik, N.W.T. in the winter. CanNor announced $400,500 toward a year-round farming project in the town, one of five initiatives to receive funding in N.W.T.(Philippe Morin/CBC) The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency announced more than $1.8 million for five initiatives in the Northwest Territ...

Chickens have very defined personalities, it turns out. Whenever Ray Solotki opens the shipping container-turned-coop outside Inuvik’s Community Greenhouse, one of her 22 hens will rush over and flatten itself down, eager to be picked up.  “They’re kind of like little dogs,” says Solotki, town councillor and executive director of the greenhouse. “I’m very attached to them, but I also would eat them. That’s just the reality.”  It was also the original plan for the birds. Last year, with funding from the United Way, Solotki and her team flew up 22 chickens to the hub of the Be...