News & Events

Mary Adele Football and Violet Mackenzie pick last year’s Įtł'ǫ̀ (cranberries) in Wekweètìi in May. Aimee Guile/WRRB
What we know and don't know about northern jìe (berries)
June 19, 2023
The WRRB began on-the-ground research and collecting data to support a project aiming to learn more about jìe (berries) in the Northwest Territories… READ MORE »
Rhiannon Pankratz, Christina Howell, and Eric Reed gave updates to the WRRB on migratory birds during the Board meeting in Behchokǫ̀, May 24-25. Simon Whitehouse/WRRB photo
Board updated on migratory birds
June 19, 2023
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) passed motions to support ongoing efforts to help two breeds of migratory birds that are declining in… READ MORE »
WRRB staff attended the 2023 North American Caribou Workshop and Arctic Ungulate Conference in Anchorage, AK in May. WRRB photo
WRRB staff travel to Alaska for ɂekwǫ̀, ungulate event
June 19, 2023
Anchorage, AK: WRRB staff attended the 2023 North American Caribou Workshop and Arctic Ungulate Conference held in Anchorage, Alaska, May 8 to 12… READ MORE »
The WRRB will mark World Ocean's Day and Rivers to Oceans Day this week. photo sourced from Wikipedia Commons
WRRB celebrates and honours our world’s oceans
June 07, 2023
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board  (WRRB) joins the international community in celebrating World Oceans Day, June 8. In Tłı̨chǫ, the word… READ MORE »
The Blue Marble, NASA/Apollo 17
WRRB celebrates Earth Week
April 22, 2023
As an organization responsible for managing wildlife and wildlife habitat (forests, plants, and protected areas) in Wek’èezhìı, the WRRB is proud to… READ MORE »
Image credit: NBCKC Secretariat
Beyond Conservation Toolkit launched
March 16, 2023
The National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium (NBCKC) has launched a new 'toolkit' on its website aiming to improve how non-Indigenous people… READ MORE »
Past WRRB member Charlie Jeremick'ca accepts a landscape painting from WRRB acting Chair Suzanne Carrière during the December 2022 Board meeting. In the inset photo, WRRB Conservation Biologist Aimee Guile presents a painting to the late Eddie Erasmus' family members Edie Erasmus and Anna Smith.  Photos by Simon Whitehouse/WRRB
Paintings celebrating departing friends 
March 07, 2023
Artistic landscape depictions were recently shared as gifts to celebrate the work and lives of past Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board members. … READ MORE »
Eddie (Ediiwa) Erasmus Memorial Scholarship
Eddie (Ediiwa) Erasmus Memorial Scholarship
February 28, 2023
This scholarship is named after WRRB Board member and former Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief, Eddie (Ediiwa) Erasmus. With the Board since 2018, Eddie E’s quiet… READ MORE »
Deadline extended for Species Conservation Recovery Fund
DEADLINE EXTENDED to apply for Species Conservation Recovery Fund is March 15
February 28, 2023
The deadline to apply for the Species Conservation Recovery Fund has been extended to March 15, 2023 at 5:00PM MT. NWT Species At Risk supports… READ MORE »
Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East) received approval for a proposal from the Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife Management (ACCWM) that will see the herd status improve to a yellow (increasing). Photo by John Nagy/GNWT-ENR
Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East) status upgraded as numbers appear to be improving
February 27, 2023
One of three caribou herds managed by the Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife Management (ACCWM) was given an improved herd status by the… READ MORE »
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported during the February Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) meeting that there were 69 dìga harvested over the winter of 2022 as part of the five-year Dìga Management Program. Photo by Anne Gunn/GNWT-ENR
Wolf management program shows signs of success in third annual report
February 27, 2023
Dìga (wolf) carcasses collected are getting younger and dìga harvesters are having continued success as part of a five-year effort to stabilize and… READ MORE »
The WRRB did not approve the GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources moving forward with a reconnaissance survey for Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ this June. During its February board meeting, Board Members maintained that the survey will introduce unnecessary noise disturbance while the ɂekwǫ are calving. WRRB file photo
WRRB reviews monitoring actions
February 26, 2023
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) did not approve plans by the GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) to conduct a… READ MORE »
Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) remain in a critical-low state according to the Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee. WRRB staff attended the January BCAC meeting where the status was decided upon. A draft action management plan is expected to be presented to the Board later this year.  Anne Gunn/GNWT-ENR
Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) to remain at critical low status
February 18, 2023
Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) was determined to remain at a critical-low level after the second Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee (BCAC)… READ MORE »
2023 WRRB Calendar
HOT OFF THE PRESS! 2023 Calendar Now Available
January 04, 2023
HOT OFF THE PRESS! The 2023 WRRB Calendar has been printed featuring some of Our Favourite Wek'èezhìı Waterways. If you have not received a copy,… READ MORE »
The WRRB will be closed over the holidays and will reopen on Jan. 3, 2023.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December 22, 2022
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hazǫǫ, Taatı eyıts’ǫ Ehdaı̨dzęę́ chǫ nezı̨ naxıxè wheɂǫ!  The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board  (… READ MORE »
Tłı̨chǫ Arts Holiday Sale and Showcase
Tłı̨chǫ Arts Holiday Sale and Showcase
November 19, 2022
Tłı̨chǫ artists will be on hand this weekend to help you celebrate the Christmas season.   The Tree of Peace Friendship Centre in Yellowknife will… READ MORE »
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) approved the first Bathurst Caribou Action Plan at its board meeting on Sept. 14. Photo by Simon Whitehouse/WRRB
Board approves Bathurst Caribou Action Plan
October 28, 2022
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) approved the first Bathurst Caribou Action Plan at its board meeting on Sept. 14.  The plan, which… READ MORE »
ENR reported that 41 forest fires were actioned in 2022 in the North Slave region. Photo courtesy of the GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Forty-one forest fires actioned in North Slave in 2022
October 28, 2022
GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) reported an ‘exceptionally dry summer’ in a presentation to the Wek'èezhìı Renewable… READ MORE »