Resources

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Annual Report of the GNWT Traditional Knowledge activities and programs done in 2015-2016.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Research and data
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Ts’ude niline Tu’eyeta (Tsoo-den-ee-len Too-yuh-ta), or Ramparts River and Wetlands, is an area of prime northern boreal forest approximately 15,000 km2 in size. It is a rich cultural area that lies west of the Mackenzie River and the community of Fort Good Hope.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Saoyú (saw-you) and ʔehdacho (eh-dah-cho) are two major peninsulas on the west side of Great Bear Lake, totaling 5,550 km2. These peninsulas form the Saoyú-ʔehdacho National Historic Site.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File

Sambaa K'e Fact Sheet (pdf/1.14 MB)

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The Sambaa K’e (salm-bah-k) Candidate Area is approximately 10,600 km2 and is situated in the south-central part of the Dehcho region.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File

Sambaa K'e Fact Sheet (pdf/1.14 MB)

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The Ka’a’gee Tu (kah-gee-too) Candidate Area is approximately 9,600 km². It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the Dehcho region and includes a large portion of the Kakisa River watershed.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Ejié Túé Ndáde (Eh-jzhe-twé-in-DA-deh), also known as Buffalo Lake, River and Trails, is an area of approximately 2,180 km² in the southeastern corner of the Dehcho region. The candidate area includes the western portion of Ejié Túé (Buffalo Lake) and Ejié Túé Dehé (Buffalo River).

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File

Edéhzhíe Fact Sheet (pdf/1.38 MB)

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The Edéhzhíe (eh-day-shae) Candidate Protected Area of 14,200 km² is located in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File

Edéhzhíe Fact Sheet (pdf/1.38 MB)

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Łue Túé Sųlái (Clue-way Two-eh Tsu-lie) is also known as the Five Fish Lakes. It includes Ezáa Łue Túe (Ekali Lake), Tł’onie Túé (Sanguez Lake), Tłįtętįį (Gargan Lake), Dechį Náʔa (Deep Lake) and Tthets’éhk’e’ (McGill Lake). The area is located in the Dehcho Region near Jean Marie River and is approximately 180 km² in size.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Thaidene Nëné area is a celebrated cultural landscape with rich wildlife populations and unique geography located at the eastern end of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. The Thaidene Nëné study area is approximately 33,690 km2.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The purpose of the Guideline for Hazardous Waste Management document is to:
• provide guidance to industrial, commercial, and institutional operators in the Northwest Territories (NWT) on the proper management of hazardous waste;
• increase awareness of the different types of hazardous waste; and
• support the tracking of hazardous waste from generation to final treatment/disposal.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Frameworks, Strategies, Guidelines
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Guideline for the Management of Waste Lead and Lead Paint is intended to:
• Provide guidance to industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) operators in the Northwest Territories (NWT) on the proper management of waste lead and lead paint;
• Increase awareness and provide a brief introduction to the different types of waste lead and lead paint; and,
• Support the tracking of hazardous waste from generation to final treatment/disposal.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Frameworks, Strategies, Guidelines
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

CIMP - Boots on the Ground video 

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
Video
Description: 

The 2016-2017 annual report of the Waste Reduction and Recovery Program

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Air quality, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources maintains a database of hazardous material spills reported in the Northwest Territories since 1971. This report briefly summarizes the data collected for spills reported in 2016.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Dinàgà Wek’èhodì (dee-na-ga wek-a-ho-dee) Candidate Area is an area of approximately 790 km2 in the northern portion of the north arm of Great Slave Lake. 

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File