Principal Investigator:Stern, Gary Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5906.
Short-term goals are to determine if burbot contaminant concentrations:
• Are above or below Health Canada guidelines (i.e. <0.5 ppm mercury per gram fish). Annual data will be provided to NWT Health and Social Services for evaluation;
• Are associated with dietary indicators, i.e. stable isotope ratio data (15N, 1...
Principal Investigator:Robitaille, Andréanne Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5645.
The proposed study is a Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) project. Inspired by the Tli?cho framework, Strong Like Two People, this project aims to highlight the importance of making space for traditional knowledge and ways of being within Western, medical and scientific spaces. The overarching go...
Principal Investigator:Kokelj, Steve V Licensed Year(s):
2024
202320222021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5855.
The primary objectives of this research are
1) to develop and test new methods of characterizing permafrost and monitoring permafrost landscape change with a focus on the Beaufort Delta, central Mackenzie Valley and North Slave regions;
2) mapping sensitive permafrost terrain across NWT by integrating expert ass...
Principal Investigator:Froese, Duane G Licensed Year(s):
2024
2023 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5763.
This proposed research will build on the previous years’ studies completed in the Mackenzie River valley by researchers at the Permafrost Archives Laboratory at the University of Alberta. The objective of fieldwork being completed in 2023 are as follows: 1) An evaluation of the integrity and containment of contaminan...
Principal Investigator:Goodman, Nicole Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5900.
To provide Elections NWT with feedback regarding voter experiences with online voting and how the wildfires may have changed uptake.
The survey will be programmed and hosted using the Brock University Qualtrics platform. All persons who voted online will be sent a recruitment email inviting them to take a 5-minute...
Principal Investigator:Denning, Bryany Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5856.
This analysis will seek to provide more detailed insights into recovery supports and services in the Northwest Territories. Through secondary analysis of the data collected during the Addiction Recovery Experiences Survey, we will explore the role of social support in addiction recovery, examine whether there are de...
Principal Investigator:Smith, Sharon S Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5776.
This project continues the on-going monitoring program of the same title (Licence # 17182) Permafrost monitoring and collection of baseline terrain information in the Mackenzie Valley Corridor, NWT). This phase of the project is largely data collection. Objectives are:
• To provide baseline knowledge of permafrost ...
Principal Investigator:Skinner, Kelly Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5837.
The proposed research aims to learn from and enhance community capacity to address priorities and inform both climate change and food security action and support-structures at local, regional, and territorial scales.
This research will examine research questions related to food security and climate change across o...
Principal Investigator:Dunkin, Jessica Licensed Year(s):
2024
202320222021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5769.
The objectives of this research are: to share the stories of residential school survivors; to provide context for their experiences through related archival research; and to develop materials and resources that reflect and respect their diverse experiences of recreation while at residential school, hostels, and feder...
Principal Investigator:McMahon, Rob Licensed Year(s):
2024
2023 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5843.
Telecommunications services in remote communities of northern Canada are usually more expensive, slower, less available, less reliable, and of lower quality regarding service compared to their southern and urban counterparts. The global pandemic has further highlighted the digital divide and broadband service dispari...