Environment Archives

Taltson hydroelectric expansion plan panned by Ecology North

Advocacy group cites 'the Trump era' in its current call to stop the massive, multi-billon dollar power project

The Alternatives North advocacy group has sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney strongly objecting to the Taltson River Hydro Expansion. The group cites excessive...

Environment3 months ago

Historic wildfire reforestation project takes root on Tłı̨chǫ lands

This summer, 1.4 million trees will be planted to accelerate natural regeneration, protect wildlife, and strengthen Tłı̨chǫ ties to the land

The Tłı̨chǫ Government hosted a ceremony on Saturday at the Behchokǫ̀ Culture Centre, to celebrate the launch of most ambitious reforestation project ever undertaken in the Northwest...

Environment4 months ago

Yellowknife locals launch petition to protect Willow Flats environment

At the time of writing, the petition has more than seventy signatures

A number of Yellowknife residents have started up a petition to voice their disagreement with a proposed residential development project from the city government, after it’s...

Environment4 months ago

Metis lawyer voices concerns over Bill C-5

Dr. Bruce McIvor calls the Bill "a real, serious threat"

As Indigenous communities across the country respond to the remarkably quick passing of Bill C-5 through the Canadian Senate, a Metis lawyer from Vancouver has shared...

Environment4 months ago

A Mi’kmaq man named Pond must tear down his family’s cabin by an NWT lake, a court has ruled

Matt Pond built told court that removing the late-’90s era cabin would cause him ‘significant and irreparable prejudice’ as he tries to join the YKDFN

A Yellowknife-born Mi’kmaq man must remove his family’s quarter-century-old cabin on public land north of Narcisse Lake, as he is not a member of an NWT...

Environment5 months ago

Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie River water levels ‘well below average,’ says report

May precipitation across the NWT was variable — Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik had average precipitation — and levels this summer will depend on rainfall in northern Alberta, B.C.

Following spring break-up, water levels and flow rates remain low across most large lakes and rivers in the Northwest Territories, says the NWT’s Department of Environment...

Culture5 months ago

NWT non-profit group offering on-the-land education trip for youths

Camp will combine traditional indigenous practices with cutting-edge monitoring in partnership with NASA and Ecology North

NWT students will soon have a unique opportunity to learn how to help protect the environment of the North, as the Protecting Our Lands Camp is...

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The cows are calving: Beverly caribou herd grows by 50K

Environment

Spring 2022 flood aftermath in Hay River like ‘wild west,’ says Premier R.J. Simpson

NWT and Nunavut renew agreement to protect shared caribou herds

Taltson hydroelectric expansion plan panned by Ecology North

Advocacy group cites 'the Trump era' in its current call to stop the massive, multi-billon dollar power project

Historic wildfire reforestation project takes root on Tłı̨chǫ lands

This summer, 1.4 million trees will be planted to accelerate natural regeneration, protect wildlife, and strengthen Tłı̨chǫ ties to the land

Yellowknife locals launch petition to protect Willow Flats environment

At the time of writing, the petition has more than seventy signatures

Metis lawyer voices concerns over Bill C-5

Dr. Bruce McIvor calls the Bill "a real, serious threat"

A Mi’kmaq man named Pond must tear down his family’s cabin by an NWT lake, a court has ruled

Matt Pond built told court that removing the late-’90s era cabin would cause him ‘significant and irreparable prejudice’ as he tries to join the YKDFN

Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie River water levels ‘well below average,’ says report

May precipitation across the NWT was variable — Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik had average precipitation — and levels this summer will depend on rainfall in northern Alberta, B.C.

NWT non-profit group offering on-the-land education trip for youths

Camp will combine traditional indigenous practices with cutting-edge monitoring in partnership with NASA and Ecology North