Researchers look at how N.W.T.’s Giant Mine closure plan can consider climate change
By Jocelyn Shepel Climate Ready Mine project team says little is known about how climate can impact mine closure planning
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New boat launch, water treatment facility on horizon for Giant Mine site
By Jocelyn Shepel Team behind remediation project gave annual update to City of Yellowknife on Monday Team members with the
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Q&A: Lawyer tapped to study Giant Mine legacy comes with no ‘preconceived notions’
Yellowknives Dene First Nation welcomes Murray Rankin’s appointment, hopes for resolution The lawyer and former British Columbia politician recently appointed
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Federal gov’t appoints lawyer to assess impacts of Giant Mine on Indigenous
The federal government has appointed a ministerial special representative to assess the impacts of Giant Mine near Yellowknife, specifically as
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Yellowknife’s Giant Mine underground sealed off
The underground workings of Giant Mine, blasted out of the rock during more than half a century of gold mining,
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Low water in Yellowknife Bay not increasing arsenic risk says official, researcher
An official with the Giant Mine remediation project and a local researcher aren’t worried the low water in Yellowknife Bay
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N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit
What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the
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Canada, territories need to better communicate on Giant Mine cleanup, says review board
The board pointed to public concerns raised last October when strong winds caused dust to move from the site. The
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Canada’s response to petition on Giant Mine cleanup ‘falls short’ for Yellowknives Dene
The First Nation says the response fails to reflect over three months of discussions The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says
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Giant Mine contamination apology discussions underway, says Yellowknives Dene First Nation
A First Nation in the Northwest Territories is expecting to receive an apology from the federal government for the contamination of its land.
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Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims
After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just
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Northerners not ready to cash in on massive mine cleanup in Arctic Canada, report says
The $1-billion cleanup of Giant Mine will be one of the largest economic projects in Canada’s Northwest Territories (central Arctic),
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Northern Canada: Giant Mine cleanup project could be complete by 2030
The Giant Mine cleanup team says the project may be complete by 2030. The group released a timeline for the
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Arsenic contamination persists in Yellowknife lake a decade after gold mine shut: study
A tiny subarctic lake near Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories still contains high levels of arsenic years after gold
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No salvage plans for buildings after mine cleanup in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The federal team tasked with cleaning up the old Giant Mine site on the outskirts of the city of Yellowknife
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