Whitehorse – Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) extends congratulations to the Government of Yukon for the release of a Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands, the territory’s first ever wetland policy.…
Minister Nils Clark and Minister John Streicker have announced the release of A Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands, the territory’s first ever wetlands…
Montreal – At COP15, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; the Honourable Shane Thompson, Northwest Territories Minister of Environment and Natural…
When spring arrived this past year in the town of Hay River, Northwest Territories, residents weren’t ready for what followed. River water levels reaching historic…
Whitehorse, Yukon — The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, has announced an investment of $77 million over 4 years to support the housing…
The Government of Yukon has released the second annual report on the progress made to implement Our Clean Future: A Yukon strategy for climate change,…
The governments of Yukon and the Northwest Territories have signed two Bilateral Water Management agreements. The agreements apply to the Peel and Liard River sub-basins,…
Yellowknife, NWT – The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of British Columbia are pleased to report on initiatives undertaken between 2019 and…
Iqaluit, NU – Government of Nunavut’s (GN) Acting Minister of Community and Government Services (CGS), the Honourable Joanna Quassa, has declared a State of Emergency…
Whitehorse, YT – Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Yukon University have announced a new program delivery model to enhance water and wastewater operator training and support in the…
Rankin Inlet, NU – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable David Joanasie, Minister for Community and…
Whitehorse, YT – The City of Whitehorse is investing over $5.1 million of its portion of the Canada Community-Building Fund, formerly known as the Gas…
Yellowknife – AECOM announced it has been selected by the City of Yellowknife to provide engineering services for a replacement submarine potable water supply line.…
Whitehorse, YT – Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) and researchers at Yukon University are working in collaboration to address the effects of climate change…
St. John’s, NL – There are significant knowledge gaps relating to Canada’s biodiversity in the north, including Inuit Nunangat. Traditional environmental programs have been limited due to remote, harsh…
On April 14, 2022, at the Nunavut Court of Justice, the Government of Nunavut was ordered to pay $100,000 after pleading guilty to one offence under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), in violation of…
Iqaluit, NU – The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs; the Honourable P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut; and…
The Government of Canada is investing $37,440 in the town of Hay River through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), delivered by the Federation of Canadian…
The Government of the Northwest Territories announced that it has released the next Water Strategy Action Plan, the Northwest Territories’ plan to responsibly and collaboratively…
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has announced it is donating $25,000 to True North Aid to support relief efforts in Iqaluit, where a state of emergency is…
The Government of Yukon released guidelines to help the quartz mining industry address and reduce its impacts on water in the Yukon. “It is important…
Joint funding has been announced for seven wastewater and solid waste projects across the Northwest Territories. “Ensuring that communities across the Northwest Territories have modern…
Joint funding has been announced for 15 community infrastructure projects across the Northwest Territories. Among the projects funded, upgrades to Tuktoyaktuk’s water treatment plant will…
Premier Caroline Cochrane and Paulie Chinna, minister of municipal and community affairs and minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, issued the following statement on…