Following last summer’s extraordinary wildfire season, the City of Yellowknife has contracted KPMG to complete an after-action assessment to identify what went well, and what areas need improvement. The after-action assessment consists of five phases and is moving to phase 3, a series of engagement sessions to collect feedback from…
A new, online technical library on climate change and action in the Northwest Territories is now live. The NWT Climate Change Library was launched March 1 at the NWT Association of Communities Annual General Meeting in Hay River. It houses scientific information, research papers, technical reports and innovative tools from…
The Canadian Armed Forces are hosting Operation Nanook-Nunalivut March 17, 2024, in and around Resolute, Nunavut and Yellowknife, so expect to see some military vehicles and aircraft in the area. Over 300 Armed Forces members will work alongside approximately 50 members from the United States, Belgium, Germany, and France. Members…
To understand the full scope of the emergency management activities associated with the 2023 wildfire season and improve future emergency response, the Government of the Northwest Territories say it will undergo the biggest after-action review in its history. The GNWT has released a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking a third-party…
A significant increase in large truck traffic moving fuel and cargo to the Sahtu Region this winter has prompted the GNWT to caution drivers to follow safety precautions with extra vigilance. Last summer’s wildfires and low water levels along the Mackenzie River threw a monkey wrench into the Marine Transportation…
After the successful rescue of an overdue traveller in the East Arm area this week, RCMP urge people to plan and prepare for conditions before heading out on the land. On Wednesday, RCMP were contacted and advised of an overdue traveller who had not arrived in Łutselk’e as planned. A…
An outside review of the territory’s response to historic 2021 spring flooding in the Dehcho and South Slave has found 22 areas in need of improvement. The 2021 Flood After-Action Review Report was released today by Municipal and Community Affairs, after several delays, which stated total cost of the natural…
As wildfires rage across the territory, smoke seemed to be stubbornly stuck above the N.W.T. capital. BreezoMeter provides real-time air quality data for locations across the world. This morning, data collected by the website showed the air quality above Yellowknife was poor enough to pose a “very high health risk”…
After more than a month away from home, members of the general public are returning to Fort Smith today. Essential workers returned to the community last week. But today is the first day the general public has been allowed back in. An evacuation order for the town was first issued…
As essential workers return to Hay River, the territory’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change warns residents they may need to get used to living with wildfire for the foreseeable future. That’s according to updates shared in a press conference on Thursday afternoon. “It’s very likely these fires will need…