NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Hayward, April
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5823. The purpose of the baseline program field studies is to characterize existing conditions in the project vicinity and surrounding region to support project planning, permitting, and development of a proposed lithium mine. Air Quality One continuous air quality monitoring station will be installed to measure ambi...

Principal Investigator: Thériault, Julie Mireille
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5743. The objective of this proposal is to develop a next-generation method to accurately measure Arctic snowfall under a range of environmental conditions typical across the Arctic. The specific objectives are: 1) Measure key snowfall parameters using state-of-the-art instruments as required to estimate snowfall during t...

Principal Investigator: Brown, Joanna
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5626. "The objective of the study is to determine environmental conditions (in particular metal concentrations) in areas of the railbed in close proximity to major water crossings and to them to sit specific target levels defined in the HHERA. The proposed field program will focus on collecting information that is consider...

Principal Investigator: Scalia, Phil
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5670. The main objective of this research project is to assess the site and develop and cost a remedial action plan. Data gap assessment will be undertaken, wherein the research team will identify any data gaps in the previous work completed to date. The team will then prepare a sampling plan to be completed in the sum...

Principal Investigator: Mochnacz, Neil
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5657. The main objective of this research is to collect eDNA samples to determine the essential habitat requirements of Dolly Varden and to maintain the temperature monitoring network in Fish Creek. For eDNA collection, two litres of water will be collected in the stream and a portable pump will be used to filter the wat...

Principal Investigator: Kalinovich, Indra
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5312. The objective of this project is to address the data gaps at the Thompson-Lundmark Mine site. The data collected from the field program will be used to inform the future Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments in order to achieve appropriate remedial objectives for the site to satisfy the Federal Contaminated Sit...

Principal Investigator: Musetta-Lambert, Jordan
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021 2020 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5323. The purpose of this project is to establish a stream biomonitoring program along the Dempster–Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk-Corridor to understand the current environmental conditions associated with past and newly developed road infrastructure. The research team will establish a stream biomonitoring program for the Inuvik to Tu...

Principal Investigator: King, Ann
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5250. This projects aims and objectives are to examine the processes of engagement and roles of Sahtu Dene and Metis knowledge and perspectives for their traditional territory in the Norman Wells Oilfield Reclamation and Closure. The Principal Investigator (PI) will: 1) review how Indigenous peoples living in northern Canad...

Principal Investigator: Stepney, Jessica
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5051. This project will collect additional environmental and geotechnical samples to complete the remedial design. The former Stark Lake Uranium Exploration site has undergone multiple investigations over the years, and a data gap analysis has indicated that there is additional information required to complete the remedial ...

Principal Investigator: Nearing, Michelle
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5047. The objective of the study is to determine environmental conditions (in particular metal concentrations) and to compare existing conditions on and near the Rail Bed to background. The proposed field program will focus on collecting information that is considered critical for completing a human health and ecological ri...