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News tag: NW

Northwest Territories news

Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie River water levels ‘well below average,’ says report

CKLB Radio May precipitation across the NWT was variable — Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik had average precipitation — and levels this summer will depend on rainfall in northern Alberta, B.C. […]

Public hearing starts for Diavik’s water licence, leading into mine’s upcoming closure

CBC Diavik is expected to stop producing diamonds next year, but its current water licence expires before that. It is applying for another one in order to finish production and […]

N.W.T. gov’t says it didn’t use ‘best practices’ for lead testing at schools

CBC Less than a week after parents were notified lead samples were found in two Yellowknife schools’ drinking water, the N.W.T. government is saying it did not use best practices […]

Mackenzie River remains shallow; Great Bear Lake at record low-water levels

CKLB Radio While the Peel River water level is average for this time of year, reports the GNWT’s Department of Environment and Climate Change, water levels and flow rates remain […]

Changing water supply in Canada’s north: Navigating the water shortage in the Northwest Territories

Water Canada When most people think of the Northwest Territories (NWT), they think of a land with bodies of water scattered throughout a vast, primarily open landscape. It’s what many […]

Cost of Yellowknife’s replacement water pipeline balloons again

CBC The estimated cost of replacing a key piece of infrastructure the city of Yellowknife relies on for drinking water has nearly doubled in the span of a year.   […]

N.W.T. regulator starting process that could grant Imperial Oil emergency water licence

CBC An N.W.T. regulator is moving ahead with a process that could grant Imperial Oil an emergency three-year water licence. Imperial Oil’s current water licence is set to expire in […]

Water levels starting to rise in some parts of N.W.T., but still very low

CBC Water levels are still very low in most areas of the Northwest Territories, despite an increase in precipitation this past summer.   Click here to read the story.

What will filling the Site C reservoir do to NWT water levels?

Cabin Radio A hydrologist with the territorial government, said water levels on Great Slave Lake have dropped by more than 120 cm due to climate-driven drought over the past two […]

Federal government and the Northwest Territories renew $94M investment in infrastructure

Water Canada The federal government and the Northwest Territories have announced the renewal of the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), ensuring sustained investment in critical infrastructure, including water and wastewater services. […]

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