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Environment, Featured, Health September 11, 2020

COVID-19 wastewater program coming to the NWT

The government says samples of sewage water may help detect the presence of COVID-19 in local communities.


The government is launching a wastewater testing program to potentially detect the presence of COVID-19 in the territories. The program will collect sewage samples from Hay River, Yellowknife, Inuvik, Fort Smith and Fort Simpson. The government says they suspect this program to cover half the population’s and 100 per cent of all…

Environment, Featured, News September 9, 2020

ECCC resumes water monitoring in Alberta, NWT

Long-term water quality monitoring, run by the federal government, has resumed at key sites in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced the development in a press release, Wednesday afternoon. In a previous email, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says the…

Community, Environment, Featured, News September 3, 2020

Marine Transportation Services getting $26M upgrade

The GNWT says there will be an added level of safety with the new barges.


The focus is “making sure we get service,” says Ray Ruben, mayor of Paulatuk. The Marine Transportation Services fleet will be getting four new double-hulled barges. GNWT says the barges will reduce costs by carrying multiple types of petroleum products and cargo to communities along the Beaufort Delta line. One…

Environment, Featured, News August 5, 2020

GNWT ‘considering all options’ if Alberta continues to not meet monitoring obligations

The Canadian Press acquired a report that indicates monitoring of the Athabasca was suspended due to COVID.


Smith’s Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie says he is “shocked” by reports the Government of Canada and Alberta have suspended certain oilsands monitoring projects. Joslyn Oosenbrug, department of Environment and Resources (ENR) spokesperson, says the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) was recently made aware of the contemplated suspension…

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Environment, Featured, News August 4, 2020

Severe rainstorm hits Hay River

"We're hoping to get it cleaned up and put a plan together to open before the summer's out," says GNWT contractor.


Louise Falls Campground is temporarily closed after the wider South Slave region experienced a severe rainstorm Monday morning. The Twin Falls Territorial Park – Lake Louise Falls Campground was the most heavily affected area, according to Garth Mackay, GNWT parks maintenance contractor, responsible for the parks in Hay River. Reports…