Principal Investigator:Miller, Matthew Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4565.
The objective of this project is to conduct Aquatic Effects Monitoring. This will include three parts:
1) Riparian Habitat and Fish Usage Assessment. This is a study to monitor the trends and fluctuations of the aquatic environment along the riparian zones within the Taltson River from Nonacho Lake to Twin Gorges ...
Principal Investigator:Miller, Charles E Licensed Year(s):
2019
20182017 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4499.
This airborne field campaign will link studies conducted on the ground with data collected through satellite remote sensing, enabling a deeper understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of these ecosystems, and how people within and beyond this region are responding to change. The ABoVE airborne campaigns can p...
Principal Investigator:Holyoke, Paul Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
Human beings are storytellers. Understanding complex challenges through narrative builds empathy. Stories also trigger the imagination for future possibility. The research team think that providing places for storytelling and places for reading the stories of others might trigger more thinking and discussing dying and death.
In this research, the team will build on a study of, Reflection Rooms,...
Principal Investigator:Seguin, Rose Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
The objectives of this research is to develop a holistic framework that identifies the challenges to northern agricultural development from an environmental, technical and sociopolitical standpoint. This study will target the following research questions:
1.Which agricultural production systems are most commonly used in northern Canada?
2.What are the primary factors affecting the diffusion rate...
Principal Investigator:Huot, Yannick Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
The objective of this project is to evaluate and compare complex and abundant lake ecosystems. This will be addressed through answering these 4 core questions:
1. Where, by how much and why Canadian lakes have changed during the last centuries?
2. How do taxonomic, molecular and biochemical features of planktonic, benthic and microbial communities change with lake alteration and which ones can...
Principal Investigator:Abiven, Samuel Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
The objective is to measure the age and stock of organic carbon derived from wildfires (fire-derived carbon) in the Mackenzie River region, and examine long- and short-term processes controlling the size and distribution of fire-derived carbon stocks in soils.
The research team will measure fire-derived carbon stocks in soils and determine its age (radiocarbon dating) at four different location...
Principal Investigator:Cueva, Katie Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
This project aims to learn about the scope of work, strengths, and areas for improvement of the Community Health Worker (CHW) and Community Health Representative (CHR) programs in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
All CHWs and CHRs employed in March-April, 2019 will be invited to participate in interviews, as well as all CHR and CHW managers. Where possible, interviews will be conducted in pe...
Principal Investigator:Ruttan, Lia Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
The request for a research project to explore the experience, knowledge and methods of former Aboriginal forest firefighters, came from within the community - the community of identity as firefighters within the overall Aboriginal community in Ft. Smith, NT. This project is completing its second year after receiving an original research license and ethics review in February of 2017. It has progres...
Principal Investigator:Janus, Magdalena Licensed Year(s):
2019
2018 Summary:
Annually collected Early Development Instrument (EDI) data provides information to guide decision-making, monitor trends and measure the impacts of changes to programs and services provided for children in the early years. The five domains of early childhood development measured by the EDI are predictive of school outcomes, including academic achievement, and so the data is also used by schools an...
Principal Investigator:Speers, Kimberly Licensed Year(s):
2018
Summary:
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) was established August 1, 2016 and was an amalgamation of six previously separate regional Health and Social Services (HSS) authorities. The NTHSSA is responsible for the design and delivery of territorial HSS planning across the Northwest Territories. It is responsible for delivering HSS in all communities across the NWT with...