The Trailbreaker
with Loren McGinnis

Loren speaks with Nellie Cournoyea about her concerns on a declaration against Arctic drilling.

Shirley Firth-Larsson and  her twin sister Sharon broke trail for female athletes from the NWT, making it all the way to the Olympics four times.

On Tuesday, Shirley passed away after a battle with cancer.

Her twin sister, Sharon, shared some memories with the Trailbreaker.

(Photo credit: Dave Brosha)

Loren speaks with Dr. Robert Page, of the University of Alberta, about the prospects for a northern pipeline for oil sands bitumen.  The Trailbreaker also gets reaction from Fred Carmichael of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group.

Loren speaks with Dr. Robert Page, of the University of Alberta, about the prospects for a northern pipeline for oil sands bitumen.  The Trailbreaker also gets reaction from Fred Carmichael of the Aboriginal Pipeline group.

Loren talks to the CBC's Curtis Mandeville about the frustrations some residential school survivors are encountering in the Individual Assessment Process. 

Joanne Stassen spoke with two music lovers in Hay River..about their connection with an old reed organ that's in the Hay River Museum.

Special thanks to Carmen Braden for her work pulling this story together for the show.