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N.W.T. in preliminary talks with firms about potential Arctic oil pipeline route
2015-07-15 19:43:19| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Northwest Territories minister in charge of resource development says there have been preliminary discussions with pipeline companies about shipping crude oil through the Arctic. David Ramsay says there's interest in a concept that the territorial government has been advocating for some time, but he adds that it's still early days.
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N.W.T. in preliminary talks with firms about potential Arctic oil pipeline route
2015-07-15 19:21:29| Energy - Topix.net
The Northwest Territories minister in charge of resource development says there have been preliminary discussions with pipeline companies about shipping crude oil through the Arctic. David Ramsay says there's interest in a concept that the territorial government has been advocating for some time, but he adds that it's still early days.
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911 service could be coming to the N.W.T.
2015-05-28 15:07:49| Agriculture - Topix.net
It won't launch overnight, if it happens at all, but basic 911 service in the Northwest Territories is economically possible and should be considered by the next government, says one department. Robert C. McLeod, minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, along with senior members of his staff, shared his recommendation with a committee of MLAs Wednesday night.
N.W.T. court upholds ruling against Bell Mobility in 911 case
2015-01-09 02:04:56| Agriculture - Topix.net
The N.W.T. Court of Appeal has upheld a 2013 ruling that found Bell Mobility liable after charging customers in the territories for 911 services not available in their communities. Since around 2004, Bell Mobility charged all customers in N.W.T., Nunavut and Yukon the same 75 cents a month for 911 service it charged its customers in the south, even though the service is available only in Whitehorse.
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'Tornadoes of fire' in NWT linked to climate change
2014-07-14 18:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Climate change is responsible for more frequent and larger forest fires, such as the ones now plaguing the Northwest Territories, says an Edmonton professor. What we are seeing in the Northwest Territories this year is an indicator of what to expect with climate change, says Mike Flannigan, a professor of Wildland Fire in the University of Albertas renewable resources department. Expect more fires, larger fires, more intense fires. This weekend, the wildfires left a 13-kilometre-long scar...
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