Resources

Summer of Smoke

Born out of the devastating 2014 NWT wildfire season, this project involved a research study and short film, both looking into the health effects of the fire season.

Yellowknife Sustainable Event Checklist

The how-to checklist to running a sustainable, zero-waste, bottled water-free, energy conscious event in Yellowknife.

Composting in Remote Northern Camps

A resource developed for camp managers to explore the options, benefits, and barriers to composting at remote worksites in Northern Canada.

Northern Soil Recipes

Recipe cards designed to help NWT residents make their own soil out of locally available ingredients. Four recipes cover different regions and soil qualities of the NWT.

A Guide to Building Sustainable Garden Soil in the NWT

A detailed guide to building healthy soil in the NWT, including a breakdown of local sources of soil-building organics and easy steps for assessing soil content.

NWT School Gardens – Curriculum for Grade 3

This book is based on the highly successful Growing Together at Weledeh program, and is intended to help schools start up their own, similar programs.

Managing Hazardous Waste in Your Community

A 38 minute instructional film, intended to help NWT communities deal with stockpiles of hazardous waste and develop a community hazardous waste management plan.

Bottled Water in the NWT

Ecology North launched a study into the amount of bottled water consumed in the NWT in 2014-2015. The research methods, approach, and results are reported in this background document.

Trout Lake Water Quality Sampling 2015-2016

This document presents the results of a sampling program aimed at learning more about how abandoned wells in the Sambaa K'e watershed may be impacting surrounding water quality.

Carbon Pricing in the NWT

Two documents, published in 2016 and 2017, outline carbon pricing recommendations for the NWT. These were created to aid decision makers and inform the public on carbon pricing.