A wildfire discovered over the weekend outside Norman Wells is believed to be human caused. The department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) says on its NWT Fire page the wildfire was discovered on Saturday, July 18 around 7 p.m., approximately eight kilometres southeast of Norman Wells. (Un message en français…
Smith’s Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie says his community has been battling Alberta on environmental practices for more than 50 years. So the fact the province suspended its environmental monitoring for oilsands companies without notifying the Northwest Territories, “is nothing new”. “We have zero benefits from the oilsands projects,…
Despite two years of “perfect conditions” for caribou, Tłı̨chǫ monitors are still seeing a low calf-to-cow ratio in the Kokètì ekwǫ (Bathurst) herd. Petter Jacobsen is the principal investigator with the Tłı̨chǫ Government’s Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoède K’è (Boots on the Ground) monitoring program. “The bulls are growing large antlers early in…
LGBTQ2S+ youth from across the North Slave can look forward to canoe trips, campfires and movie nights this summer. This will come as part of the Qmunity Camp NWT, the territory’s first LGBTQ2S+ overnight summer camp. The camp is being run in partnership by the Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife, an…
In an effort to support Tuktoyaktuk’s fight against climate change, the federal government is providing the community with $5.5 million in funding. Some of this money can go towards relocation efforts for residents whose homes are at risk from eroding shorelines caused by rising temperatures. However, Erwin Elias, mayor of…
Smith’s Landing First Nation (SLFN) invites community members and the broader Fort Smith community to participate in a survey surrounding climate change initiatives in the North. “I suspect forest fires, access to clean water and safer travel routes for the northeast will be at the top of the priority list,”…
For the second time, a nearly two month long boil water advisory has been lifted in Hay River, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa. The advisory was put in place due to a higher than normal amount of turbidity — muddy water — as a result of the spring break-up,…
According to the department of Environment and Natural Resources, over half of the wildfires currently in the NWT have been human-caused. As of today, 16 wildfires have been reported, nine of which are man-made. With a total of six active fires within the territory, affecting an area as large as…
The City of Yellowknife and Yellowknife Fire Division have issued a ban on open-air fires, effective immediately. The fire ban is now also in place for Fred Henne Territorial Park and Yellowknife River Territorial Park. “When we have 5 – 6 days of “Extreme” indices we place a fire…
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya is calling on northern and federal leaders to enforce Alberta to reinstate environmental monitoring of the oil sands. The Alberta Environment and Parks department suspended certain monitoring practices with the oil sands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Alberta Energy Regulator has received legitimate…