The Northwest Territories is bringing a strong message to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
Our message
As a territory, we are responsible for less than 0.2% of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas emissions.
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Yellowknife –
October 29, 2021
News Releases
Yellowknife –
October 27, 2021
Public Service Announcement
There are currently higher-than-normal water levels on the Tazin and Talston Rivers – and this could impact NWT residents and land-users.
Yellowknife –
October 21, 2021
News Releases
Some NWT communities will now be able to recycle an expanded list of electronics.
Yellowknife –
October 8, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (NWT) and Canada are working together collaboratively to ensure activities are completed to minimize potential risk at the former Ptarmigan Mine site.
Backgrounder:
Yellowknife –
October 5, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories has released a report from an independent consultant with expertise in caribou modelling. The report focuses on sustainable harvest levels for boreal caribou across the southern NWT.
Yellowknife –
August 18, 2021
News Releases
A draft interim range plan for boreal caribou in the Wek’èezhı̀ı region has been released for public comment.
Yellowknife –
August 9, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories has identified three priorities for new waste management programming in the NWT.
These priorities are:
Yellowknife –
August 5, 2021
News Releases
The FireSmart® Starts in Your Backyard contest is back – this time focusing on the Ingraham Trail.
The contest is meant to encourage folks to practice FireSmart® principles to reduce their risk of wildfire damage.
Yellowknife –
August 4, 2021
News Releases
The Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program is providing $1.7 million in 2021/22 to support 28 monitoring and research projects. Funding recipients include Indigenous governments and organizations, universities and territorial and federal government departments.
Fort Simpson –
July 13, 2021
Public Service Announcement
Two cabins lost due to wildfire.
Two cabins on Little Doctor Lake outside of Fort Simpson were burned in a wildfire over the weekend.
Wildfire FS-019 was detected at Little Doctor Lake on Saturday, July 10.