The department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) has confirmed one case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), otherwise known as bird flu, in a raven in the Northwest Territories (NWT), with one additional suspected case.
The department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) has confirmed one case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), otherwise known as bird flu, in a raven in the Northwest Territories (NWT), with one additional suspected case.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the first NWT Climate Change Risks and Opportunities Assessment, called "Informing Our Resilience to a Changing Climate in
Premier R.J. Simpson is announcing changes to the senior management team of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).
Two forestry students from the Northwest Territories are the first recipients of the Adam Yeadon Memorial Scholarship, which offers financial support to northern students pursuing an education in forestry or wildfire management.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is introducing updates to its ATLAS interactive web map viewer to improve access to current information about the availability of land in the Northwest Territories.
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of Northwest Territory Métis Nation and the Government of the Northwest Territories
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Mr. Speaker, as we reflect on the 2024 wildfire season, we are reminded of the challenges we faced, including those we have lost protecting the Northwest Territories.
Climate change is a serious threat to our territory’s economic, environmental, social, and cultural health, with the NWT experiencing rapid warming at up to four times the global rate and an increase in extreme weather events.