CBC News Online - North Digest - 2015-03-13

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Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:34:54 EDT Yukon Council on Disability to close this month Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:34:54 EDT A Yukon group that's helped people with disabilities since the late 1990's is shutting its doors in Whitehorse. The Yukon Council on Disability (YCOD) says it cannot meet federal and territorial obligations to maintain its funding. Read More Snookie Catholique resigns as N.W.T. languages commissioner Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:21:15 EDT The territorial government says Catholique cited personal reasons for her resignation, which takes effect immediately. Read More Yukon government switches lawyers in Peel watershed appeal Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:40:00 EDT The Yukon government may be looking for a different way out of its legal battle over the Peel River watershed. It has replaced a top Vancouver lawyer with Torys LLP, a Toronto law firm. Read More Snap Lake mine could close if dissolved solid limit not raised: De Beers Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:46:35 EDT De Beers is asking the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board to nearly triple the highest allowable level of total dissolved solids, including mineral salts, in Snap Lake. Read More Yukon First Nations unhappy Bill S-6 passed 2nd reading Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:00:04 EDT The Coalition of Yukon First Nations say they'll have no choice but to sue the federal government if the bill to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act passes 3rd reading. Read More More Headlines Nunavut schools look at standardizing Inuktitut writing system Challenges abound in retrieving NTCL barge adrift near Russia Disability Expo helps Yukoners connect to local services 5 Northern designers to beat a racist hashtag N.W.T. premier releases list of third-party meetings No consensus at Kiggavik uranium mine hearings in Baker Lake K'atl'odeeche First Nation to sign on to N.W.T. devolution deal North West Company earns $15M profit in 4th quarter Iqaluit dogsledders on Baffin Island trip deal with dog in heat Dawson City moves to number all buildings and homes