MP Michael McLeod announced a handful of clean technology projects in the territory that will be getting federal funding. The total dollar amount is $3.8 million dollars for six projects in the NWT. The largest portion, $2 million, is going to the University of British Columbia to develop carbon sequestration technology for…
An out-of-control wildfire, burning about 40 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife, is still too dangerous to put firefighting crews on the ground to battle it. That word from personnel from the Department on Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) in a conference call with the media on Monday. Smoke from that fire,…
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) has issued a fire ban in Hay River Territorial Park. It is in-line with the Town of Hay River’s fire ban which has been in effect for more than a month now. The setting and use of fires is prohibited at this…
There is an air quality advisory in effect Monday for the Thebacha Region including Fort Smith and the Salt River Reserve as well as Yellowknife. Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility at times. Individuals may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches or shortness…
The City of Yellowknife has implemented a mandatory open air burning ban. The ban, which includes the use of approved fire pits within the city, came into effect over the noon hour on Friday. Due to very dry conditions and no indication of rain forecast throughout the weekend, Yellowknife’s Fire…
A wildfire has Yellowknife’s attention and beyond after photos were posted to social media Thursday showing a huge, drifting plume of smoke that was quite visible from any high rise building in the capital city. According to the territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources the fire, roughly towards…
Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen says Canadians “deserve” to know how the aspiring prime ministers will approach the climate emergency. Gagnon-van Leeuwen is an organizer with Our Time Yellowknife, the local chapter of the national group. Our Time is pushing for a Green New Deal, essentially a set of policies to tackle…
For a place that doesn’t even have a carbon tax yet, the Premier has made a lot of noise about the issue. Again last week, he sat shoulder to shoulder with provincial premiers fighting the federal carbon pricing plan in court. The fact there’s no carbon tax in the NWT…
As the Akaitcho Process marches on, negotiators were given another tool to help in land use planning. Ducks Unlimited Canada presented a 77-million acre map of wetlands in the Northwest Territories at the Akaitcho Annual Assembly which wrapped up in Lutsel K’e last week. According to a news release, the…
Nineteen mining exploration projects recently got a helping hand from the Government of the Northwest Territories. The GNWT announced it handed out just under $1 million through its Mining Incentive Program this year. The majority of that money, about $800,000 went to mining corporations and the rest to individual prospectors….