Principal Investigator:Singer, Claire L Licensed Year(s):
2024
20232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5732.
In the context of the above (see Rationale), our overarching goal is to complete a territory-wide Indigenous knowledge study to determine what we know about berries, describe any changes that are being seen in berries, identify potential causes of these changes, and outline what further information needs to be collec...
Principal Investigator:Strauss, Justin Vincent Licensed Year(s):
2024
20232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5717.
This proposal aims to investigate three of the most intriguing questions of the Neoproterozoic Era (1000-541 million years ago, Ma) by performing a field-based examination of sedimentary rocks in the Mackenzie Mountains of Northwest Territories.
These questions include: 1) what are the stratigraphic expressions a...
Principal Investigator:Mamet, Steven D Licensed Year(s):
2023
2022202120202019 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5659.
The objectives of this research project are to determine: 1) the status of permafrost landforms; 2) the circumstances surrounding long-term recovery after abandonment of the CANOL No. 1 project, including oil spills and gravel pits; 3) the status of treeline.
Sampling and testing will consist of: 1) permafrost: th...
Principal Investigator:Ponsford, Ian Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5693.
The objective of this research project is to collect baseline data related to the water quality and fish habitat in Dale Creek. The research team intends to accomplish this goal through monitoring and sampling of the water at the watercourse crossing at Dale Creek.
A stream survey, including stream width/depth mea...
Principal Investigator:Gibson, Ryan Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5683.
The study aims to fill in a literature gap describing government land policy, legislation and regulations in the Northwest Territories historically, and further aims to answer the following questions:
- What has been the impact of government land legislation, regulation and policy on housing in the NWT?
- How has g...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2023
20212020 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5696.
This main objective of this research project is to gain a better understanding of whether or not contaminant levels are changing in fish (lake trout and cisco) in Great Bear Lake. The research team is particularly interested in observing mercury presence. This study complements ongoing fish population studies being c...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2023
2022201720152014201320122011201020092008200720062005 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5669.
This research study is continuing to investigate whether contaminant (mercury, other metals, persistent organic contaminants) levels are changing in fish in the Northwest Territories with a focus on Great Slave Lake, which the research team has been studying since the early 1990s. The team plans to arrange collection...
Principal Investigator:Comte, Jerome Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5646.
This project proposes to evaluate responses of aquatic ecosystems to permafrost thaw, lake drying, and wildfire, as well as their cumulative impacts. The researchers will characterize lake chemistry and biological diversity (microbes and invertebrates) in water (current environmental change) and in sediments (histori...
Principal Investigator:Coad, Abigale Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5662.
The purpose of this research is to work with Housing Northwest Territories (HNWT/ Housing NWT) to identify and reduce institutional barriers to self-determination of housing, and to workshop, in partnership with K’asho Got’ine Housing Society (KGHS) and Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN), a northern housing model...
Principal Investigator:Froese, Duane G Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5160.
The research team will use airborne geophysics (helicopter-based surveys) flying the central Mackenzie Valley corridor along the existing winter road to map permafrost across different landforms and terrain types. The objectives of this study are to: 1) Fly multiple lines of airborne electromagnetic geophysical data ...