NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Hoos, Rick
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006
Summary: The purpose of the MacTung 2006 Environmental Baseline Studies is to collect additional information regarding meteorology, hydrology, aquatic resources, vegetation, terrain and wildlife in the MacTung Project area. This baseline environmental information is required to complete the environmental assessment and regulatory applications for approval of the proposed MacTung Mine project. Overland t...

Principal Investigator: Seligman, Ben
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006
Summary: Helicopter flights will take place for site reconnaissance in the Niglintgak field area. The surveys will locate various features with GPS, photographs, and video, including land near major water courses, unique features (e.g. patterned ground), and problem areas. Re-survey of existing lease boundaries at Camp Farewell will be done. Optimal sites for infrastructure and water resources will be dete...

Principal Investigator: Pisaric, Michael FJ
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007 2006 2005
Summary: Climate change is expected to have the greatest impacts in northern regions. Permafrost degradation is a likely outcome of warming temperatures. As temperatures increase and permafrost begins to melt, there is likely to be significant impacts on aquatic communities as nutrients and contaminants accumulated in permafrost are released into lakes. This study will examine the impact of permafrost degr...

Principal Investigator: Martin, Sandy D
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The study marks a continuation of Traditional Knowledge work initiated, as part of the Mackenzie Gas Project, with the community of Fort Good Hope in 2003. Local knowledge and technical/scientific research, in combination with a synthesis of existing technical information, is being used to develop a suitable knowledge base for planning, assessment of impacts and development of environmental protec...

Principal Investigator: Biggar, Kevin
Licensed Year(s): 2006 2005
Summary: Since the 1970s, the oil and gas industry has drilled at least nineteen exploratory wells in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary. Observations at associated drilling mud-sumps have been made; however, there remains a paucity of field data describing site conditions. It is also appreciated that construction of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline will stimulate the development of Niglintgak and Tag...

Principal Investigator: Martin, Sandy D
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The Mackenzie Gas Project has sub-contracted the Fort Simpson Metis to collect and document Traditional Knowledge during the project. Local knowledge and technical/scientific research, in combination with a synthesis of existing technical information, is being used to develop a suitable knowledge base for planning, assessment of impacts and development of environmental protection plans. The Fort S...

Principal Investigator: Martin, Sandy D
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The 2006 Traditional Knowledge Studies mark a continuation of Traditional Knowledge work initiated, as part of the Mackenzie Gas Project, with Katlodeeche First Nation in 2005. Local knowledge and technical/scientific research, in combination with a synthesis of existing technical information, is being used to develop a suitable knowledge base for planning, assessment of impacts and development of...

Principal Investigator: Moore, Steve M
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The objective of the field program is to document baseline conditions within the study area to be used for a water licence and land use application towards development of a lead and zinc mine adjacent to the old Pine Point property. This includes completing Ecosystem Classification, Surface Water Quality Sampling, Fish Habitat Assessments, and a Wildlife Utilization and Diversity Study. Field s...

Principal Investigator: Buckland, Laurie L
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The objective of the study is to collect baseline fish and fish habitat information to provide an initial assessment of instream flow needs, and potential negative impacts to fish in the portion of the La Martre River affected by proposed the Nailii hydro project. Fish sampling will be conducted to be appropriate for the fish communities and life stages present. All captured fish will be enumer...

Principal Investigator: Quaife, Ron
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: This research will help address growing concerns over the use of sumps as a disposal option for drilling waste in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and is a first step in evaluating the environmental conditions at historic sump sites. The specific objectives of this research include: 1) conducting an inventory of all known specified drilling sump locations within the ISR (including location, last ...