Western Arctic Research Centre (Inuvik) Logistics Update

Starting September 11, 2023, ARI Western Arctic Research Centre will resume normal operations. Researchers may submit logistical requests starting today (September 6). Please click here to learn more.

Please note that both storage and access to storage space will be very limited due to the construction of our new warehouse building. Please make arrangements for offsite storage if required and for access to your equipment prior to your stay.

News

New research co-authored by Aurora Research Institute researcher highlights remobilization of legacy arsenic pollution from sediments in Yellowknife Bay

April, 25 2023

A recent study co-authored by Aurora Research Institute researcher, Mike Palmer, in the Journal of Hazardous Materials reveals that legacy arsenic pollution from historical mining activities in Yellowknife Bay is being remobilized from contaminated lake sediments, making them a primary source of dissolved arsenic in the bay's water. Despite this, water concentrations consistently remain below Health Canada's Drinking Water guidelines for arsenic, posing no immediate public health concerns. The research emphasizes the importance of considering lake sediments as a major arsenic source and incorporating this information into future environmental management and monitoring strategies.

Ethnobotany Garden Tours in Inuvik - Summer 2022

July, 20 2022

Come learn about the plants of the Mackenzie Delta: their traditional uses and adaptations for life in the Arctic. Tours of the Ethnobotany Garden in Inuvik are Wednesdays at 4:00 PM from July 20 to September 15, 2022.

Aurora College receives $475,000 NSERC PromoScience funding for outreach

May, 19 2022

Aurora College’s research division, the Aurora Research Institute (ARI), will be able to continue and expand its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) outreach programming to students, teachers and communities across the Northwest Territories thanks to a new $475,000 grant.

Aurora Research Institute hosting Northern Canada Food Initiatives map

March, 25 2022

The Aurora Research Institute (ARI) at Aurora College is the new host of the Northern Canada Food Initiatives map, an interactive map depicting food-related initiatives in the Far North.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Grant Writing Support for Northern Researchers

February, 17 2022

Applications are now open for tri-council grant writing workshops in March (Open to ALL NWT residents)

New Publication: Using river geochemistry to monitor the hydrology of Arctic watersheds

January, 17 2022

A new article has just been published online in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment

New publication: A new local meteoric water line for Inuvik (NT, Canada)

January, 12 2022

A new local meteoric water line for Inuvik (NT, Canada)

The paper presents a new local meteoric water line (LMWL) of stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in precipitation from Inuvik in the western Canadian Arctic. Data were obtained over 37 months between August 2015 and August 2018 resulting in 134 measurements of the isotopic composition of both types of precipitation, snow and rain.