NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Singer, Claire L
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5272. The proposed research aims to measure the extent of non-native plant spread into natural areas in the NWT, assess the impact of this spread to native plant and soil communities, and assess the risk of invasion from plants in neighbouring jurisdictions. Sampling plots at increasing distances from the roadside or ri...

Principal Investigator: Derry, Alison
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5253. The long-term project objective is to determine ecological and evolutionary processes, and interactions between ecology and evolution (eco-evolutionary interactions), that are potentially limiting and/or facilitating the biological recovery of mining-impacted lakes around Yellowknife, NWT. The objective in the first y...

Principal Investigator: Schiff, Sherry L
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5150. The objective is to improve the quantitative understanding of carbon dynamics in Canadian subarctic freshwaters, with a focus on identifying the processes governing the balance between carbon sinks and carbon sources to the atmosphere. The research team will pair field-based observations with laboratory experiments...

Principal Investigator: Poelzer, Greg
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5238. Arctic cities face multiple challenges from social and economic transformations, deteriorating infrastructure, a changing environment, and pressures on their governance systems. To respond effectively, mayors, city councils, agency leaders, local citizens and residents, and other stakeholders need a clear set of indic...

Principal Investigator: Chomienne, Marie-Hélène
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5186. The specific objectives of this project are to 1) understand the urgent mental health needs of housekeeping staff in Canadian hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic by measuring their psychological health status and identifying factors that affect it, and 2) determine, based on the evidence generated and in collaborat...

Principal Investigator: Bourdages, Madelaine
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5224. The first objective of this project is to quantify microplastic concentration and composition in water, sediment, zooplankton, and air around Great Slave Lake. The second objective of this project is to examine if microplastic concentrations are greater near communities than the open water of Great Slave Lake. The thi...

Principal Investigator: Barker, Anne
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5212. The overall objective of this project is to investigate how Indigenous clothing components could be a part of harsh weather personal protective equipment (PPE), leading to increased personal safety and security in Arctic environments. There are four main tasks for the research project: 1) Four northern crafting p...

Principal Investigator: McCartney, Shelagh
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021 2020
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5202. Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) has identified the availability of adequate, affordable, and appropriate housing for their membership as a critical priority. The research team are looking towards the creation and implementation of a community-based solution. The unique climatic, geographic, and cultural factors...

Principal Investigator: Korosi, Jennifer B
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5180. This project has two objectives. Objective 1 is to identify lakes in the Yellowknife region that show evidence of ecological impairment from arsenic pollution, in order to quantify the ecological impacts of arsenic pollution on Yellowknife lakes at a regional scale and determine which lake characteristics make lakes m...

Principal Investigator: Pacholski, Laura J
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5107. The main objectives of the field work for 2022 will be to determine if the Ekati Diamond Mine is having an effect on the surrounding aquatic environment, wildlife, and air quality, and to provide baseline data for areas where mine development may occur in the future. In winter, water samples will be collected unde...