Road to NWT’s diamond mines closes in the heat
The winter resupply road between Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories’ three working diamond mines has succumbed to this week’s warm weather.
Rainbow Coalition fish camp mixes tradition and education
Yellowknife’s Rainbow Coalition is running a week-long, free, educational fish camp off Joliffe Island on Yellowknife Bay.
For first time since records began, NWT hits 20C in March
The NWT broke a symbolic temperature barrier as a heatwave continued. There were warnings over ice roads and spoiled meat, and questions about climate change.
Heatwave melting NWT’s ice roads, ruining events
Extraordinarily warm temperatures across much of the NWT appear to be rapidly hastening the disintegration of key ice roads, weeks ahead of schedule.
Making a link to climate change, Snowking closes in the heat
Snowking’s Winter Festival announced it will close during the daytime “due to unseasonably warm weather.” The closure is unprecedented.
Environmental audit dives into health of NWT’s water
Auditors are travelling the NWT to hear from the public about the health of the territory’s water. Some major regulatory decisions could be examined.
