Environment

Court upholds Colville Lake’s authority in caribou management

The ruling supports Indigenous-led conservation efforts for the Bluenose West caribou herd


The Northwest Territories Court of Appeal has dismissed the territorial government’s challenge to Indigenous-led caribou harvesting and conservation plans. In a joint news release from the Colville Lake Renewable Resource Council (RRC) and the Behdzi Ahda First Nation, the court upheld the Dehla Got’įnę to steward the Bluenose West caribou…

Read More

‘We are in a dire situation right now,’ says Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek

Low water levels this year, climate change overall draining NWT's coffers; Sahtu region in pricing crisis as winter approaches


The Members of the Legislative Assembly were back in session Thursday after their summer break. And the “humanitarian crisis” in the Sahtu region, especially with cost-of-living and fuel shortages in Norman Wells, MLAs entered into and emergency debate following a motion by Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart. At the time…