Harvesting

Listen: Monitoring the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road for illegal caribou harvesting

Nearly 150 caribou have been harvested illegally so far this winter.


There has been a push in recent years to educate harvesters in the traditional hunting ways. Despite this, there is illegal caribou harvesting every year. CKLB’s Francis Tessier-Burns recently had the chance to join Environment and Natural Resources officers as they monitored hunting near the Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road….


GNWT launching new programs to promote harvesting

The Government of the Northwest Territories is launching three new programs to encourage harvesting. A press release says harvesting can decrease reliance on store-bought foods, which can be expensive for residents, particularly those in remote communities. The GNWT is investing $330,000 “to support harvesters and the traditional economy” in 2020-21….