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These young northerners are pushing the N.W.T. to do more about climate change
Julia Gyapay, Mary Ann Sylvester, and James Thomas, three of the members of the N.W.T.'s Climate Change Youth Council, spoke to CBC about why they got involved, and what they hope the council can achieve.
N.W.T. board considers emergency licence renewal for Imperial Oil
The Sahtu Land and Water Board in the N.W.T. says it's considering renewing a water licence for Imperial Oil on an emergency basis, after the company issued a warning of all the things that were at risk if it didn't.
N.W.T. uses 20,000 tonnes of wood pellets per year. Here's why they aren't made locally
The N.W.T.'s director of energy fielded questions this week about what it would take to develop a local supply of wood pellets. The N.W.T. relies on northern Alberta for the 20,000 tonnes of pellets it uses each year.
Sahtu leaders in N.W.T. consider food banks as cost-of-living crisis continues in region
Leaders in the Sahtu region of the N.W.T. are starting to talk to Food Banks Canada and Nutrition North about setting up food banks in their communities as a way of dealing with the high cost of groceries - something made worse by cancelled barges over the last two summers.
Imperial Oil 'disappointed' after N.W.T. regulator goes ahead with environmental assessment
Imperial Oil says a regulator’s decision to carry on with an environmental assessment of its entire operation in Norman Wells is “disappointing.”
N.W.T. review board to move ahead with Imperial Oil environmental assessment
A territorial regulator has ruled that it will move forward with an environmental assessment of Imperial Oil’s entire operation in Norman Wells, N.W.T.
Electrification could strain northern power infrastructure. This study has some solutions
The purpose of a recent study out of Yukon University was to identify what challenges more electricity demand might cause in neighbourhoods within Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon, and to highlight solutions that exist beyond costly infrastructure upgrades.
N.W.T. gov't says new report is climate action tool. Not everyone sees it that way
The N.W.T. government released its first climate change risks and opportunities report this week. It bills it as a tool that all levels of government can use to help plan for the challenges ahead.
Young people and seniors alike confused by language of N.W.T.'s draft climate plan
Ecology North and Seniors for Climate held an event in Yellowknife on Thursday to collect thoughts on the territory's draft climate action plan. Confusion around its language emerged as a key concern.
City of Yellowknife doubles down on Niven daycare rejection, citing traffic and safety issues
Stephen Van Dine, Yellowknife’s city manager, said Wednesday there was “no glee being taken” in rejecting the YWCA N.W.T.’s application to turn 101 Haener Drive into a daycare with space for 32 children.