NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Heeney, Phyllis L.
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: Under the supervision of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Government of the NWT, the researcher will identify quantities, types and locations of hazardous waste generation storage and disposal in the NWT as well as set up useable guidelines for the treatment, collection, storage and disposal of wastes in the Territories....

Principal Investigator: Waterway, Marcia J.
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher and her team will sample approximately twenty different species of sedges in a range of wetlands between Edmonton and Yellowknife. They will find out the range of conditions in which each species grows best and will determine whether broad tolerance results from inherited variability or from the ability of individuals of each species to tolerate different conditions....

Principal Investigator: Swann, Mavis
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: At the request of Arctic College and the Territorial Department of Health descriptive data will be collected from students, program staff and supervisors to conduct an evaluation of the CHR training program....

Principal Investigator: Srivastava, Sarita
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher will interview individuals and groups within community groups in order to learn about their history and accomplishments as well as the obstacles they have faced....

Principal Investigator: Aiken, Susan
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher will test some very standard agriculture seeds that have been developed in Alberta to determine whether they will grow in test plots in Iqaluit and Lake Harbour. She will also identify areas across the NWT which may be suitable as long term climatic change monitoring sites....

Principal Investigator: Yazdanmehr, Susan
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: A survey of teachers, education administrators, community health and social service personnel, selected personnel in the Territorial departments of Education, Health and Social Services will be conducted. The information is to be used to develop further implementation strategies for comprehensive school health in the N.W.T....

Principal Investigator: Destounis, Bonnie
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The researcher will complete the final stages of the her two year project using data previously collected by questionnaire....

Principal Investigator: Lux, Patricia
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher will conduct a literature search and statistical analysis on information available on attitudes toward abortion. Medical personnel and some community leaders will be interviewed to gain insight into the acceptance of abortion in the north. The researcher will not be contacting or surveying the public....

Principal Investigator: Morris, John B.
Licensed Year(s): 1990 1989
Summary: A radio signal will be transmitted from Yellowknife, to Los Banos, CA, U.S.A. at three selected periods throughout the year. The signal reflects from the ionosphere, and in doing so, experiences distortion. The severity of the distortion must be evaluated at different times of the day as well as different times of the year. This information will predict the utility of high frequency antennas up to...

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher will carry out a needs assessment. Interviews will be conducted with 30 employers, organizations and trades women. A small sample of men working in trades will also be interviewed....