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Slave River at Fort Smith Enhanced Monitoring Interim Results - Response to Incidents at Kearl Lake Oil Sands Mine Site – June 2023

  • Document scientifique en anglais seulement
Publication date: 
August 2023
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning, Contaminants, Monitoring, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
File
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Derivation of Remediation Soil Quality Guidelines for Arsenic for Yellowknife and Inuvik.

  • Document technique en anglais seulement
Publication date: 
August 2023
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Monitoring, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
File
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The NWT State of the Environment (NWT SOE Report) provides information on topics relevant to the environment.

  • Un résumé est disponible en français dans ce document
Publication date: 
June 2022
Resource Category: 
Wildlife and nature, Water Monitoring and Stewardship, Waste Reduction and Recycling, Research and data, Monitoring, Contaminants, Conservation planning, Climate change, Education and outreach, Fire, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Harvesting: Hunting, Gathering, Trapping, Fishing, Forest resources, Air quality
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Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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Help us collect fish samples! The Government of the Northwest Territories, in partnership with the Government of Canada, is studying the extent of contamination in the environment from former mining operations around Yellowknife. 

Aidez-nous à recueillir des échantillons de poissons! Le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, en collaboration avec le gouvernement du Canada, réalise des études pour déterminer l’étendue de la contamination laissée par les activités minières à proximité de Yellowknife.

 

Publication date: 
June 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Harvesting: Hunting, Gathering, Trapping, Fishing, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
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The Oil and Gas RECLAIM Model has been developed to assist the GNWT, the Land and/or Water Boards, and other stakeholders (typically proponents) to estimate closure and reclamation costs at oil and gas exploration and production-sites in the Northwest Territories (NWT). This User Manual includes descriptions of:

  • Considerations for closure cost estimates in northern settings (Section 2);
  • How different parties may approach the cost estimate for a given site (Section 3); and
  • The RECLAIM Model and guidance on how to use it (Section 4 and 5).
Publication date: 
November 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
File
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The Mining RECLAIM Model has been developed to assist the GNWT, the Land and/or Water Boards, and other stakeholders (typically proponents) to estimate closure and reclamation costs at mines and advanced mineral explorations projects in the Northwest Territories (NWT). This User Manual includes descriptions of:

  • Considerations for closure cost estimates in northern settings (Section 2);
  • How different parties may approach the cost estimate for a given site (Section 3); and
  • The RECLAIM Model and guidance on how to use it (Section 4 and 5).
Publication date: 
November 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
File
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Questions and Answers - Arsenic Monitoring in the Yellowknife Area

Publication date: 
July 2017
Resource Category: 
Air quality, Contaminants, Monitoring, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
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Fact sheet about legacy arsenic monitoring in the Yellowknife area.

Publication date: 
May 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Monitoring, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
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State of the Knowledge of the Slave River and Slave River Delta
A Component of the Vulnerability Assessment of the Slave River and Delta
Final Report: April 2016
Prepared for the Slave River and Delta Partnership
Jennifer Dagg
The Pembina Institute
With input and updates by:

Publication date: 
January 2016
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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Vulnerability Assessment of the Slave River and Delta
Summary report for the Community Workshop convened in Fort Smith, January 24–26, 2012
Prepared for the Slave River and Delta Partnership
Final Report: April 2016
Prepared by Jennifer Dagg
The Pembina Institute
With input from the GNWT

Publication date: 
January 2012
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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organochlorine pesticides fact sheet

Publication date: 
March 2010
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

West Kitikmeot Slave Study: Northern Hard Rock Mining: Effects on Riparian Zones and Passive Biological Treatment of Impacted Waters (January 2006)

Publication date: 
January 2006
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Evaporation Calculations at the Salmita-Tundra Mine Site, 1993 to 2004

Publication date: 
January 2004
Resource Category: 
Climate change, Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Drilling Mud Sumps in the Mackenzie Delta Region Construction, Abandonment and Past Performance 2002

Publication date: 
January 2002
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Annual Report to the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society: Investigation of Aquatic Impacts of On-Ice Exploratory Diamond Drilling:
May 15, 2000
Submitted by Anne Wilson

Publication date: 
May 2000
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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Annual Report to the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society: Investigation of Aquatic Impacts of On-Ice Exploratory Diamond Drilling:
May 15, 1999
Submitted by Anne Wilson

Publication date: 
May 1999
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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Annual Report to the West Kitikmeot Slave Study: Investigation of Aquatic Impacts of On-Ice Exploratory Diamond Drilling: Data Report for the Water Quality Component
May 19, 1998
Submitted by Anne Wilson

Publication date: 
May 1998
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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Report to the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society: Investigation of Aquatic Impacts of On-Ice Exploratory Diamond Drilling Preliminary Data Report
(Anne Wilson - Aug. 24, 1997)

Publication date: 
August 1997
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Research and data, Water Monitoring and Stewardship
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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healthy fish healthy ecosystems

Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Water Monitoring and Stewardship, Wildlife and nature
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File

Fish Monitoring Form (pdf/89.24 KB)
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fish monitoring form

Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Water Monitoring and Stewardship, Wildlife and nature
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File

Fish Monitoring Form (pdf/89.24 KB)

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