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Applications open for muskox tag draw
YELLOWKNIFE (April 2, 2025) – Applications for muskox tags are being accepted for the 2025-26 hunting season as of April 1, 2025. Northwest Territories’ (NWT) residents with a Resident Hunting Licence or a General Hunting Licence are able to apply for muskox tags in the Sahtu and North Slave areas. Applications can be obtained at […]
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Read MoreThe Government of Yukon enhances protection and user experience at Yukon parks with new regulation
March 28, 2025 The Government of Yukon is introducing a new Parks General Regulation under the Parks and Land Certainty Act, aimed at enhancing park management and improving the overall user experience. This modernized Regulation is designed to better protect the natural beauty, cultural and historical values of Yukon parks, while fostering a welcoming and […]
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Read MoreAlarm grows over wastage of caribou, deaths of pregnant cows – Cabin Radio
March 27, 2025 “I found six at a fresh site, and then I found four at another relatively recent site, because it wasn’t there last Saturday.” Stephen Fochuk is describing caribou fetuses. Fochuk says he is a regular visitor to the winter road between Yellowknife and the NWT’s diamond mines each winter. He photographs the […]
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Read MoreGNWT and Indigenous leaders call for respectful harvesting amid rising caribou wastage
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), alongside Indigenous governments, Indigenous organizations and wildlife co-management partners, are urging harvesters to follow respectful harvesting practices as reports of illegal caribou wastage along the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road continue to rise. So far this winter road season, at least 48 caribou have been wasted, including 22 […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada and Government of Yukon invest over $11.1M to enhance water services in Mayo and Whitehorse
This a joint news release between the Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon. The Village of Mayo and City of Whitehorse will see improvements to water service through two projects after a joint investment of more than $11.1 million from the federal and territorial governments. In the Hillcrest Subdivision area of Whitehorse, rehabilitation […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Yukon shares What We Heard report on proposed new Contaminants Regulation
March 20, 2025 The Government of Yukon is sharing a What We Heard report summarizing feedback on the proposed new Contaminants Regulation that would repeal and replace the existing Contaminated Sites Regulation and the Spills Regulation. The proposed new regulation aims to enhance environmental protection by updating standards, clarifying expectations and ensuring effective contaminated site […]
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Read MoreCelebrate Earth Hour by being energy wise!
March 19, 2025 The Government of Nunavut invites all Nunavummiut to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 22, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Earth Hour is a global movement that encourages Nunavummiut to turn off non-essential lights for one hour as a symbolic act of our commitment to care for the land and our […]
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Read MoreSahtu heading for ‘same disastrous low water,’ MLA fears – Cabin Radio
March 17, 2025 Water levels in the Northwest Territories are not recovering fast enough to prevent a second straight collapse of the summer barge resupply season, the Sahtu’s MLA believes. Barge deliveries are ordinarily crucial to small Sahtu communities that sit on the Mackenzie River. Last summer, the river’s record low level meant no barges […]
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Read MoreJoint statement from Premier Pillai, Minister Mostyn and MLA for Mount-Lorne Southern Lakes on Tagish Community Centre
March 12, 2025 Premier and Minister of Economic Development Ranj Pillai, Minister of Community Services Richard Mostyn and Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Mount-Lorne Southern Lakes John Streicker have issued the following statement: “Early on the morning of March 12, we received word that a fire had broken out at the Tagish Community […]
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Read MoreJay Macdonald: Building Resilience Together: Advancing Climate Adaptation in the NWT
March 11, 2025 Check against delivery Mr. Speaker, climate change is creating significant challenges for the Northwest Territories, impacting communities, people, ecosystems, and infrastructure. The GNWT is addressing these challenges by integrating Indigenous knowledge and fostering partnerships to build resilience and sustainability for future generations. Mr. Speaker, over the past year, we have achieved significant […]
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