The Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (NWT CIMP) is providing $2.2 million in 2024-25 to support thirty new or ongoing environmental monitoring and research projects.
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Yellowknife –
July 10, 2024
News Releases
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Yellowknife –
June 20, 2024
Public Service Announcement
Effective at 5:00 p.m. on June 20, 2024, fire restrictions in the Dehcho region are being implemented prohibiting any open flames on all public and private lands.
These restrictions are effective through July 3, 2024, and may be extended if necessary.
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Yellowknife –
May 11, 2024
Public Service Announcement
Regional fire restrictions are being implemented prohibiting any open flames and other activities effective immediately.
Backgrounder:
May 7, 2024
News Releases
The following is being redistributed on behalf of the Species At Risk Committee.
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Yellowknife –
April 29, 2024
News Releases
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.
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Yellowknife –
March 28, 2024
News Releases
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.
Yellowknife –
February 20, 2024
News Releases
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.
Yellowknife –
February 15, 2024
News Releases
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.
Yellowknife –
December 6, 2023
News Releases
The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities, c/o NWT Species at Risk Secretariat.
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Yellowknife –
September 15, 2023
Public Service Announcement
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:
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