Released today, the independent third-party review of the unprecedented 2023 wildfire season and the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) wildfire response recommends enhancements to wildfire prevention, mitigation and response activities, many of which are already being implemented by the Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) and the wildfire management team across the Northwest Territories (NWT).

The review’s findings are organized under the following key themes:

In an exciting collaboration between the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), residents from the Tłı̨chǫ region and Yellowknives Dene First Nation participated in a NASA research flight aboard the AFRC NASA802 aircraft today.

The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.

Bears are active in the NWT. We’re reminding everyone that avoiding bear encounters starts with you.

Residents can take quick and easy steps to be bear safe this season.

Don’t invite them in!

Avoiding encounters starts with not inviting bears to your home, cabin, or community. Attractants are almost always the cause. Negative encounters are more likely when bears are in populated areas, and if bears get habituated to human food and garbage they are more likely to stay close to people and less likely to survive in the wild.

The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.

Backgrounder:

The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.

Backgrounder:

Regional fire restrictions are being extended prohibiting any open flames and other activities effective immediately. The restrictions are effective through the end of the day August 2, 2024, and may be extended if necessary.

They apply to the following communities and land between them not under federal jurisdiction:

South Slave

The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.

Backgrounder:

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To support Northwest Territories (NWT) students interested in pursuing an education in forestry or wildfire management, the first annual intake for the Adam Yeadon Memorial Scholarship is now open for applications.

Regional fire restrictions are being implemented prohibiting any open flames and other activities effective immediately. The restrictions are effective through the end of the day July 26, 2024, and may be extended if necessary.

They apply to following communities and land between them not under federal jurisdiction:

South Slave