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Yellowknife – December 7, 2018
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (December 7, 2018) – The Government of the Northwest Territories is reporting on work completed under the bilateral water management agreement signed with British Columbia.

Yellowknife – November 22, 2018
News Releases

Population surveys carried out this summer by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on the Bathurst and Bluenose-East caribou herds show caribou numbers continue to decline significantly.

Yellowknife – October 30, 2018
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – October 26, 2018
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Mr. Speaker, 2018’s fire season was well below-average for the Northwest Territories.  A total of 56 fires were reported, affecting 13,222 hectares.  In comparison, there were 249 fires and just over 860 thousand hectares burned in 2017.

September 5, 2018
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (September 5, 2018) – Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Robert C. McLeod would like to thank NWT wildland fire crews and other employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) for their efforts during this fire season.

August 10, 2018
Public Service Announcement

August 7, 2018, Yellowknife, NT – The Government of the Northwest Territories and Government of Canada are advising residents of a low health risk associated with some activities on the former Pine Point Railbed.

July 24, 2018
Public Service Announcement

YELLOWKNIFE (July 24, 2018) - The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is reminding residents and visitors to always use common sense, to be prepared and to take precautions against possible encounters when entering wildli

July 4, 2018
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (July 4, 2018) – Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Robert C. McLeod announced today that 12 new environmental monitoring and research projects are receiving funding through the Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (NWT CIMP).

June 7, 2018
Public Service Announcement

YELLOWKNIFE (June 7, 2018) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), in partnership with the Government of Canada, is inviting people fishing in the Yellowknife area to donate fish tissue samples this summer.

June 1, 2018
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Delivered on June 1, 2018

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