The first NWT emergency management annual report reveals uneven community preparedness and a huge sum in disaster spending since 2021. Here are five takeaways.
Environment
The City of Yellowknife switched back to drawing water from its Yellowknife River pipe after several days taking water from the bay as a backup.
Inuvik MLA Denny Rodgers says 27 days of road closures on the Dempster Highway are sending experienced truckers elsewhere, making the road more dangerous.
The NWT's annual greenhouse gas emissions are on an upward trend, not helped by vast quantities of diesel burned to offset hydro dam failures and low water.
Some NWT communities at high risk of flooding now have new maps to work from, designed to help local governments prepare for the worst. Check them out here.
The NWT Power Corporation says it'll start bringing the Taltson hydro plant back online in March. The work could mean fluctuations in downstream water levels.
