Public feedback on the 2030 Energy Strategy and the 2030 NWT Climate Change Strategic Framework, including the Northwest Territories (NWT) greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, has been released.
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The North is experiencing climate warming faster than anywhere in Canada, and residents, businesses and governments across the Northwest Territories (NWT) are answering this call to action.
Work is underway to complete independent reviews of the 2023 wildfire season to gain a full understanding of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) wildfire and emergency response.
The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities, c/o NWT Species at Risk Secretariat.
The current fire bans have been extended for all public and private lands in both the North Slave and the South Slave Regions.
These bans are effective through September 22 and may be extended if necessary. They apply to following communities and on the land:
North Slave:
YELLOWKNIFE (September 1, 2023)– The current fire bans have been extended for all public and private lands in both the North Slave and the South Slave Regions.
Current fire bans for all public and private lands in both the North Slave and South Slave Regions have been extended.
These bans are effective through August 18, 2023 and may be extended if necessary. They apply to following communities and on the land:
The attached is being redistributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.
Current fire bans for all public and private lands in both the North Slave and South Slave Regions have been extended.
These bans are effective through August 11, 2023 and may be extended if necessary. They apply to following communities and on the land:
The current fire ban has been extended for all public and private lands in the South Slave Region – from the west of the Slave River at Fort Smith through Fort Resolution and stretching to the east to the border with the Dehcho Region.