Caribou conservation and management meetings to be held in Colville Lake this week
The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board (SRRB) is holding a hearing or “Public Listening Session” in Colville Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to…
Environment
Smith’s Landing chief fighting to be heard on proposed Teck Frontier mine oilsands project
If the federal government approves the massive Teck Frontier oilsands project, “Our rights are being trampled,” says Smith’s Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie. He’s…
Four NWT firefighters headed Down Under to help with Australia wildfires
Four firefighting specialists from the Northwest Territories are to leave Thursday and Friday for Australia to help battle the devastating wildfires Down Under. The Government…
Yukon approves Fortymile caribou herd hunt but one local chief cries foul
The Yukon Government has approved a licensed harvest on the Fortymile caribou herd. That follows a recommendation from the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board….
One time Fort Simpson resident in Australia to help battle raging wildfires
A former Fort Simpson resident is among dozens of Canadians who have gone to Australia to help battle that country’s devastating wildfires. Tanya Letcher is…
NWT residents call on MP McLeod to endorse ‘ambitious plan’ on climate change
Residents from across the Northwest Territories have signed an open letter calling on MP Michael McLeod to push for a Green New Deal in Parliament….
Dene Nation to hire fisheries coordinator to work with feds in Arctic region
Officials from the Dene Nation are rolling up their sleeves and getting down to the fish business with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)…
In Photos: climate strikers call on MLAs to declare climate emergency
On Friday, Yellowknife students led the charge to call on MLAs to declare a climate emergency. Here’s what organizer Ella Kokelj had to say about…
After relatively mild NWT fall, Environment Canada forecasts winter to be one to two degrees warmer than average
After a relatively mild fall across the Northwest Territories, Environment Canada’s most recognizable forecaster is calling for our winter to be slightly warmer than normal….
Constructing wetlands at Snap Lake mine not needed, nor feasible: De Beers
At a public hearing this week on its water license application, De Beers said constructing wetlands at its closed Snap Lake mine site is no…