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)…
Environment
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…
Federal government touts new service to make it easier for northerners to adapt to climate change
Keeping track of all the data surrounding climate change is nearly impossible. About a year ago, the federal government launched what it hopes is a…
Ts’udé Niliné Tuyeta: the Sahtu’s newest protected area of the NWT
Members of K’asho Gotine along with Representatives from the Government of the Northwest Territories gathered in Fort Good Hope Tuesday to celebrate the establishment of…
Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board issues water licences and land use permit for Prairie Creek Mine
The Vancouver-based company NorZinc has reported that the Mackenzie Valley Land & Water Board (MVLWB) has issued water licences and a land use permit for…
WWF survey shows northern residents want caribou calving grounds protected
Nine out of 10 northerners support protecting caribou calving grounds. That’s according to a poll commissioned by World Wildlife Fund-Canada. The results show 74 per…
Fort Smith paddler describes dramatic Slave River rapids rescue Monday
An experienced paddler and well-known Fort Smith resident has described for CKLB exactly how a man was rescued from the trecherous Cassette Rapids on the…
Man lucky to be alive after he falls into Slave River south of Fort Smith
A 26-year-old canoeist is fortunate to be alive after he fell into rapids on a frigid Slave River on Thanksgiving Monday, just south of Fort…