Tag: Government of Northwest Territories
Wildfire response and environmental damage persists across Canada
The 2023 wildfire season in Canada has officially and unfortunately beat previous records in terms of acres impacted. Fires are currently burning in provinces...
Rayrock mine remediation project awarded to Sanexen Environmental
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Logistec Corporation, has announced that it has been awarded the contract for the environmental remediation of the...
Bright ideas forge a new path toward renewable energy in Inuvik
A new solar project in Inuvik is helping to advance Canada's transition to a low-carbon future while increasing the amount of electricity generated from renewables, reducing pollution and...
Northern Premiers issue pan-northern leaders’ statement on climate change
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver along with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane and Indigenous leaders from across the North recently issued...
Expanded electronics recycling pilot launches in NWT
Several communities in the Northwest Territories (NWT) will now be able to recycle an expanded list of electronics. Residents in Yellowknife, N’Dilo, Dettah, Hay...
Funding for Environmental Monitoring and Research Projects in NWT
The Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program is providing $1.7 million in 2021/22 to support 28 monitoring and research projects. Funding recipients include Indigenous...
Indigenous Guardians First Nations Project Stewardship Initiatives Underway
The Indigenous Guardians Pilot recognizes the many lessons that can be learned from Indigenous partners across the country and relies on Indigenous experience and...
New Indigenous-Led Clean Energy Projects in Northwest Territories
The Government of Canada is investing in community-led clean energy projects with remote Indigenous communities to support building a low-emissions energy future, moving away...
Water Quality Monitoring Resources for NWT
The Government of Northwest Territories (NWT) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has released two new video resources to promote the NWT-wide Community-based...
Golder To Restore Inuvialuit Settlement Region for Imperial Oil
On April 1, 2020, Imperial Oil awarded Golder Associates Inc. a contract to remediate a 155-acre site near Tuktoyaktuk in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region,...