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The Government of the Northwest Territories is reminding residents that dumping garbage, appliances, or construction materials on public land is harmful to the environment and to wildlife and is illegal under territorial legislation.  

A school in Behchokǫ̀ is the latest to receive test results showing elevated levels of lead in some water fixtures. So far, 28 tested school results have been announced to date, 23 have tested positive for elevated levels of lead in some of their drinking water fixtures. Robin Ferguson, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister at the Department of Infrastructure has said the GNWT plans to test more public buildings once school testing is completed.

Hay River, the Hay River Metis Nation, Kátł'odeeche and West Point First Nation are working on a climate action plan that combines local and Traditional knowledge and statistical data alongside meteorological records and forecasts.

At a public briefing today in Yellowknife, Assistant Deputy Infrastructure Minister Sam Shannon said YZF may be moving to a new location soon.

The Tłı̨chǫ government is asking Behchokǫ̀ residents to conserve water due to low water levels in the region, effective immediately.

Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Finance and Minister of Strategic Infrastructure, Energy and Supply Chains, has released a statement on the infrastructure investments in the North announced earlier this month.  

The town of Hay River is conducting a public survey on the impacts of climate change as part of their Climate Adaption Plan. The plan will focus on how climate change is affecting people in town, what actions and priorities are identified as important and will gauge how concerned people are about it.

Saskatchewan RCMP report that they are currently interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence after a 35-year-old man from Nunavut was found dead less than three hours after being taken into custody on Thursday. A team from Sask. has been deployed to Yellowknife to conduct the investigation as an independent agency.

The Giant Mine remediation project team says thermosyphons are going to be installed at the underground chambers this summer. Currently, 237,000 tons of arsenic remain stored in the chambers on site. Crews are finishing internal work inside the new water treatment plant at Giant Mine. Commissioning activities are scheduled to start later this year and full operation of the new water is scheduled to begin in 2027.