A “not very shy” lynx attracted some attention in Yellowknife Monday. Daniel Bourke saw it near Avens seniors complex where staff called ENR.
The N.W.T.'s environment department is warning Yellowknifers to be careful while out for walks after a number of coyote sightings were reported over the weekend.
The Taltson River, below the hydro dam south of Great Slave Lake, typically sees 215 cubic meters per second. As of November 12, the water flow was recorded as 628 cubic meters per second.
Cougar sightings are rare in the North Slave region, but not unheard of. The big cat was seen at 1 p.m. crossing the highway at kilometre 49, between the Cameron Falls trailhead and Reid Lake campground.
With several days left in July, there's a chance that Yellowknife may be on track to break the monthly and summer records for precipitation.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says that although it's not typical for grizzlies to live in the Yellowknife area, there are cases in which an animal will leave its normal range.
Environment Canada has issued air quality statements for parts of the N.W.T.'s Mackenzie Delta region, including Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic.
The department of Environment and Natural Resources says fires were caused by lightning.
Not seen in at least my 15 years in Yellowknife.
The winter resupply road between Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories' three working diamond mines has succumbed to this week's warm weather.
Despite daytime closures, evening events expected to happen on schedule this week.
In Yellowknife, the territorial capital, temperatures climbed above zero over the weekend, breaking a record high on Sunday with a temperature of 3 C.
According to Environment Canada, not even halfway through September, Yellowknife has already broken cold records for three days.
A resident said his kids don't want to go swimming at that location because there are so many dead fish in the water.
The city has seen 114 millimetres of precipitation so far this June, more than the average for the entire summer.
The ice road between Detah and Yellowknife is opening Friday, a date that ties a decades-old record.
The number of vehicles reported to have gone through the ice around Yellowknife continues to rise. According to the N.W.T. Department of Environment, its spill response team has responded to three vehicles through the ice so far this year.
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