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 reportedly there but it’s not entirely clear which part of Australia she’s been posted to or exactly what her role is. According to her Linkedin…
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. Our Time Yellowknife drafted the letter, which describes a Green New Deal as “an ambitious plan to tackle the climate crisis at the scale that…
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) and the Canadian Coast Guard to develop the Arctic Region According to a Dene Nation news release they’ve signed an agreement with DFO and the…
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 the gathering; she also lists some specifics she’d like to see from the Government of the Northwest Territories. Kokelj said there has been “movement” on…
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. Senior Climatologist David Phillips acknowledges that autumn technically has three more weeks left in it but says it’ll likely finish milder than usual. Phillips also…
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 longer required, nor feasible. The company initially proposed building wetlands in its water license application and final closure plan as a way to reduce nitrate…
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 one-stop shop for Canadians to find climate change information. It’s called the Canadian Centre for Climate Services, and the northern office recently opened. Brian Sieben…
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 the NWT’s newest protected area. Ts’udé Niliné Tuyeta is 10,050 square kilometres, roughly the same size as Banff national park in size. “Tuyeta, what makes…
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 all season road access to the Prairie Creek Mine in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories. In a news release issued last Thursday, the…
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 cent of respondents “strongly support” banning oil, gas and mining in calving grounds, another 12 per cent said they “somewhat” support the protections. Respondents came…