THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
In 1828, HBC Governor George Simpson travels up the Churchill River toward Lac Ile a la Crosse, making his way north by this route to Athabasca Lake and Peace River. This is the route that would lead him north to the Arctic Ocean, if he chose to go there. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #MackenzieRiver https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/two-canoes-seven/

Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses prepare for another uncertain barge season
The uncertainty reflects a broader shift in how Norman Wells businesses approach supply chain planning. Years of unreliable barge seasons have left some rethinking their reliance on the Mackenzie River altogether. It’s a shift with real consequences for a remote community.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/norman-wells-businesses-prepare-for-another-uncertain-barge-season-9.7193487?cmp=rss

N.W.T. gov't hopes for 'rebound' in spring water levels this year on Mackenzie River
Heavy winter snowpack to the south could potentially push the Mackenzie River closer to normal levels after years of low water, says Anna Coles, a senior hydrologist with the Government of the Northwest Territories.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/snowpack-flooding-nwt-snowmelt-9.7175494?cmp=rss

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
The Rapids of the Drowned may have kept my readers wet and cold, but there are worse rapids ahead: however, the hardy and stubborn HBC men made their way through all these dangers to the smooth river above. There were more dangers to come, however. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #NorthernBC #MackenzieRiver #NorthwestTerritories #NWT https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/liard-2/

When some people drive EVs, entire communities can benefit
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at the benefits for entire communities when some people drive EVs; find out about a winter drought in Western Canada; and learn why a northern community wants an oil company to remove artificial islands in the Mackenzie River.
#environment #EV #community #WesternCanada #MackenzieRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-evs-benefits-9.7086135?cmp=rss

'We want them gone': Imperial Oil's artificial islands at Norman Wells should be part of clean up, chief says
A community downstream from Norman Wells, N.W.T., says it wants to see Imperial Oil destroy several artificial islands the company built decades ago for oil wells on the M...
#environment #cleanup #oil #NormanWells #NWT #MackenzieRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/we-want-them-gone-artificial-islands-a-concern-for-norman-wells-clean-up-says-fort-good-hope-chief-9.7074487?cmp=rss

'We want them gone': Imperial Oil's artificial islands at Norman Wells should be part of clean up, chief says
A community downstream from Norman Wells, N.W.T., says it wants to see Imperial Oil destroy several artificial islands the company built decades ago for oil wells on the M...
#environment #cleanup #oil #NormanWells #NWT #MackenzieRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/we-want-them-gone-artificial-islands-a-concern-for-norman-wells-clean-up-says-fort-good-hope-chief-9.7074487?cmp=rss

N.W.T gov't says barge season this year could still be a possibility, despite low water levels
The latest Department of Environment and Climate Change report say water levels on the Mackenzie River and Great Slave Lake are still "well below average." 
#weather #politics #transportation #NWT #MackenzieRiver #GreatSlaveLake
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-gov-t-says-barge-season-this-year-could-still-be-a-possibility-despite-low-water-levels-1.7559477?cmp=rss

#WaterisLife #MackenzieRiver https://cabinradio.ca/199841/news/south-slave/fort-smith/what-will-filling-the-site-c-reservoir-do-to-nwt-water-levels/