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Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories Confirms Sahtú Communities Can Manage the Harvesting of Wildlife in Their Territory
January 20, 2025 The Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories (the “Court of Appeal”) recently released a decision that confirms that communities in the Sahtú are empowered by their modern treaty to manage the conservation and harvest of wildlife – including caribou – in their own local areas. OKT represented the Sahtú community of […]
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Researchers uncover new information about white patch in northern lights – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 15, 2025 UCalgary researchers determine the ‘structured continuum emission’ or white patch is a source of heat A discovery by researchers in Calgary is providing a better understanding of a previously unexplained white patch that occasionally emerges with the northern lights. The aurora borealis is caused by energized protons and electrons, which are sub-atomic […]
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Failure of second Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale confirms oil and gas industry knows that threatening the Refuge is bad for business
January 9, 2025 Second lease sale produces no bids but threat of a renewed push for oil and gas development in the Refuge is on the horizon with incoming Trump Administration This week the U.S. Department of Interior announced that no bids were received during the second oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal […]
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NWT Reports on Climate Action and Energy 2023-2024
January 7, 2025 The North continues to experience climate warming at a faster rate than the rest of Canada, adversely impacting our Northern ecosystems, infrastructure, and supply chains. At the same time, the Northwest Territories (NWT) is facing the combined effects of energy price volatility and a longstanding infrastructure deficit, which impact energy affordability and […]
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How warm was 2024 in the Northwest Territories? – Cabin Radio
January 6, 2025 In 2023, some Northwest Territories communities faced record heat that helped to drive the worst wildfire season the territory has seen. So how about 2024? We’ve taken figures from weather stations in four NWT communities to come up with their annual mean temperature for 2024. That involves taking all of 2024’s hourly […]
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Government of Yukon proposes new developments at Pine Lake Campground
The Government of Yukon is submitting a proposal to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) for planned developments at Pine Lake Campground. The proposed project is set to take place over a five-year period beginning in 2025 and aims to enhance the park’s infrastructure and recreational offerings for park users. Key highlights of […]
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Government of Yukon provides update on heap leach failure response at Eagle Gold Mine
On December 28, 2024, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., the court appointed Receiver for Victoria Gold Corp., issued a notification to the Government of Yukon and the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun regarding a potential leak in a newly constructed containment pond. The notification was prompted by irregularities in storage pond volumes. Regulatory and enforcement agencies have […]
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Polar Knowledge Canada announces recipient of the 2024 Northern Science Award.
From: Polar Knowledge Canada December 17 – Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Polar Knowledge Canada is proud to honour the Aklavik Hunters & Trappers Committee as the recipient of the 2024 Northern Science Award. The Aklavik Hunters & Trappers Committee has been a leader in environmental stewardship and knowledge sharing in the Canadian North for over 40 […]
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Government of Yukon continues to mitigate disease risks to the Yukon’s wild sheep and mountain goat populations
December 17, 2024 The Government of Yukon has issued a new, 10-year Control Order that will come into effect on January 1, 2025. Similar to the previous Control Order, the new Order will reduce the risk of respiratory disease spreading from domestic sheep and goats to wild populations of mountain goats and thinhorn sheep in […]
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Dawson community wildfire protection plan finalized
The safety and wellbeing of Yukoners are top priorities of the Government of Yukon. In keeping with this priority, Dawson’s new community wildfire protection plan has been finalized by working group partners at the City of Dawson, the Government of Yukon and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government. A community wildfire protection plan is a strategy for […]
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