Come share your thoughts on the carbon tax
If you want to have your say on how the N.W.T. should put a price on carbon, then show up Thursday evening at the Legislative…
Environment
Feds invest $3.8 million in clean tech projects
MP Michael McLeod announced a handful of clean technology projects in the territory that will be getting federal funding. The total dollar amount is $3.8 million dollars…
Out-of-control wildfire 40 kilometres from Yellowknife still too dangerous to put crews on the ground
An out-of-control wildfire, burning about 40 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife, is still too dangerous to put firefighting crews on the ground to battle it. That…
Fire ban issued for Hay River Territorial Park
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) has issued a fire ban in Hay River Territorial Park. It is in-line with the Town of…
Air quality advisory in effect for Thebacha Region and Yellowknife due to smoke
There is an air quality advisory in effect Monday for the Thebacha Region including Fort Smith and the Salt River Reserve as well as Yellowknife….
City of Yellowknife implements open air burning ban due to hot dry conditions
The City of Yellowknife has implemented a mandatory open air burning ban. The ban, which includes the use of approved fire pits within the city,…
Out of control wildfire burning about 45 kilometres from Yellowknife
A wildfire has Yellowknife’s attention and beyond after photos were posted to social media Thursday showing a huge, drifting plume of smoke that was quite…
Activists call on CBC to organize federal climate debate
Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen says Canadians “deserve” to know how the aspiring prime ministers will approach the climate emergency. Gagnon-van Leeuwen is an organizer with Our…
Committee asking residents to write in with carbon tax questions and concerns
For a place that doesn’t even have a carbon tax yet, the Premier has made a lot of noise about the issue. Again last week,…
Wetland map to help Akaitcho land planning
As the Akaitcho Process marches on, negotiators were given another tool to help in land use planning. Ducks Unlimited Canada presented a 77-million acre map…