Facility to be built near fishing spot; residents fear potential impact on environment
A group of Arviat residents wants the GN to delay the rezoning of an area in the hamlet where a new petroleum tank farm is to be built, citing concerns over its possible impact on people’s health and the environment.
Residents can drop metal off now; businesses, commercial customers can dispose of metal starting May 9
NunatuKavut Community Council member says push for renewable energy fast-tracking mining permits on Indigenous land
Total allowable harvest of 350 caribou reached, additional harvesting is violation of Nunavut Wildlife Act
Adventure guide Renée-Claude Bastien used a drone to snap this photo during the Nurrait Jeunes Karibus expedition in Ivujivik, which took place from April 14 to 19. The Nunavik-based youth program organizes several on-the-land activities for young people across the region. According to Hugo Dufresne, the organization’s general manager, this past winter was the first since before the COVID-19-pandemic that Jeunes Karibus was able to organize major on-the-land experiences. (Photo courtesy of Renée-Claude Bastien)
Ban in place until end of calving season, organization says
City says amount already there causing safety hazard for staff, visitors
Dustin Patar honoured for image he captured on the Milne Ice Shelf
Federal environment minister says his department trying to balance protection of at-risk species against sustainable harvest
$4.1M intended to support transition to renewable energy and away from fossil fuels
A week of firearms licence clinics will be held daily in Iqaluit from Feb. 5 to 9, the Department of Justice announced Friday. (File photo courtesy of Randy Qamaniq)
Tours for high school students part of new community outreach efforts for Cambridge Bay facility
Hunter, researchers say passing on of knowledge of the land is critical as effects of climate change hit
Environmental activist gives final keynote at Northern Lights conference in Ottawa
Federal minister tells Northern Lights conference teams will be created in 12 of 14 communities to promote green energy
Qikiqtaaluk Corp. subsidiary hopes microgrid can prove renewable energy is sufficient and cost-effective
A glimpse into research on one of Canada’s least understood bodies of water
Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area in Nunavut is 1 of 14 protected areas in Canada
Formulating regulations would be complicated, lengthy process, says committee president
Arctic Eider Society dedicated to Inuit-led stewardship of Belcher Islands ecosystem
Former MLA Jeannie Ugyuk, middle, cuts maktaaq in her home on Jan. 20 with Taloyoak Hunters and Trappers Association board members Elizabeth Aiyout, left, and Viola Neeveacheak. The three spent several days working on developing a sustainable harvesting plan for Taloyoak’s planned food processing centre. As Ugyuk cuts, she discusses the presence of beluga whales around the Boothia Peninsula, also known as Aviqtuuq. (Photo by Vincent L’Hérault)
Grant money allows for funding of full-time positions until 2026
Mucalic, Nastapoka and Little Whale River estuaries remain closed
Caribou Guardians Coalition supports local, regional caribou guardian programs in the North
Research based on fossils collected from Ellesmere Island in 1970s
