EARMP Releases 2015-2016 Community Report

The 2015-2016 Community Report from the Eastern Athabasca Regional Monitoring Program (EARMP) is now available.  

The EARMP is a joint, long-term environmental monitoring program established in 2011 under the Province of Saskatchewan’s Boreal Watershed Initiative. The program is supported by contributions from several stakeholders including Cameco Corporation, AREVA Resources Canada Inc., and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.

The EARMP community program was established to monitor the safety of traditionally harvested country foods (berries, fish, and wild game) by collecting and testing samples from the seven communities located in the region. Harvesting and consuming traditional country foods are an important part of the culture in northern Saskatchewan and contribute to an overall healthy lifestyle through physical activity and healthy eating.

The 2015/2016 EARMP community sampling program included testing berries, moose, and barren-ground caribou samples collected independently by, or with the aid of, community members from Black Lake, Camsell Portage, Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation, Stony Rapids, Uranium City, Wollaston Lake, and Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation. 

A copy of the report can be obtained from either the EARMP website or from cameconorth.com > Environment > Monitoring