Documents show ‘disastrous’ cyanide leaks continue at Eagle mine in Yukon
By Caitrin Pilkington Yukon government inspection reports released to the public this week reveal the scale of what transpired at the
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Environment (Canada)
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut residents return home after gasoline spill evacuation
Government says 5,000 litres of gasoline were spilled after fuel tank was overfilled Residents of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, can return to
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Arctic Guardians– Monitoring wildlife, preserving cultural values and traditions
It’s early morning in the small Arctic community of Taloyoak, Nunavut, and Abel Aqqaq, the coordinator of the local Indigenous
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Fire bans in place for Yellowknife and 4 N.W.T. parks
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Amid high temperatures and dry conditions in the N.W.T., new fire bans are going into effect
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Yukon’s Eagle mine failure comes during ‘disastrous’ salmon run
By Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News · Salmon would be very vulnerable to leaking cyanide, expert says Cyanide solution leaking at Eagle Mine
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It’s really hot in parts of the N.W.T., and it won’t stop any time soon
Heat warning issued for parts of the territory as temperatures reach 35 degrees A heat wave is rippling through parts
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Yukon minister commits to investigation into slide at Victoria Gold mine
The Yukon’s energy, mines and resources minister has committed to an investigation into what caused a heap leach failure at Victoria
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Multiple pipe breaks believed to cause sudden June spike in Yellowknife water usage
By Luke Carroll · CBC News The City of Yellowknife has fixed multiple breaks in private pipes that are believed to be
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Coast guard warning N.W.T. boaters of low water on Mackenzie River
By Dez Loreen · CBC News It’s also adjusting the routes of two of its vessels The Canadian Coast Guard is warning
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Pond Inlet pipeline problems may have begun months before large spill detected
By Samuel Wat · CBC News · 7,000 litres of diesel leaked out of a damaged pipe last month Problems with a pipeline that
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Cyanide detected in creek after Victoria Gold’s heap leach failure at Eagle gold mine
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Half the spill — 2 million tonnes — left containment, officials say The Yukon government says
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Diavik’s solar plant is running, hope it can be ‘deployed elsewhere’ when mine closes
Solar panels expected to provide a quarter of the electricity needed for the mine’s closure Rio Tinto says its 3.5-megawatt
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Heavy fuel oil ban comes into effect in the Arctic, with a big exemption
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Ships from several ship operators in the region will be exempt for another 5 years Opponents
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Mining companies decry regulatory burden at N.W.T. committee meeting
The executive chair of mining development company NorZinc Limited says the regulatory process for mining and exploration work in the
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Experts raise concerns over potential cyanide spread after Yukon mine failure
By Caitrin Pilkington Some experts are warning of potential impacts of cyanide in the territory’s waterways after a heap leach failure
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