News & Events
Announcement: 5-year follow-up study
More information coming soon.
Results Booklets (2023)
Plain-language booklets that show the newest results from the 2017-18 baseline study, including results for health files and genetics.
Job Posting – Research Assistants – Deadline March 9
We are hiring multiple Research Assistants to aid with the upcoming 2023 child and youth resampling. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter directly to Renata Rosol: ykhemp@uottawa.ca.*DEADLINE EXTENDED*Applications close at…
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Progress Report 2023
This is the third progress report for the Yellowknife Health Effects Monitoring Program (YKHEMP). In this report, you will find: How the study was done New results from toenail and saliva samples…
Study Methodology
Here is a little information to learn more about the method behind our study!
Giant Mine in the News
Yellowknife garden produce safe to eat, contains more nutrients, say researchers!
The YKHEMP team stands in support of residential school Survivors and their families on this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
We are committed to working together with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and the North Slave Métis Alliance in Yellowknife, NdilǪ and Dettah, to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s…
YKHEMP in the News!
YKHEMP’s Project Manager, Renata Rosol, was interviewed for this article to provide a perspective from a health monitoring program that has been in place since 2017, testing the local populations in Yellowknife,…
Arsenic Tips Booklet
Check out this booklet for easy tips to keep your, and your family’s arsenic levels low. Tips include ways to reduce your environmental exposure, and ways to reduce your exposure through food…
Arsenic 101 Workshop
The YKHEMP team helped to host an Arsenic 101 in Dettah with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
We are working with CBYF Yellowknife to host a Giant Mine and Arsenic Trivia Night!
This is an opportunity to learn about our study, Giant Mine and arsenic. The event is open to all youth aged 12-24 and will take place at the Home Base Youth Centre.…
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Learn about our Community Partners
Our Community Partners Yellowknives Dene First Nation Yellowknives Dene First Nation are descendants of Tetsǫ́t’ıné (“copper or metal people”), the indigenous Chipewyan-related people living around Great Slave Lake and referred to in…
Results Are Here!
Results are here! Curious about the latest arsenic testing results from people in Yellowknife, Ndılǫ and Dettah? Check out our 2021 results brochure summarizing what the study has found to date and our more…
COVID-19 Restrictions
COVID-19 Restrictions Due to COVID-19 restrictions, travel and in-person community meetings have been cancelled as of March 2020. We are committed to resuming all activities when it is safe to do so.…
Giant Mine in the News
Wondering where to safely fish, swim, pick berries and harvest in the Yellowknife area?
Results Brochure 2021
This illustrated, plain-language brochure provides information on the YKHEMP study, reasons for the study, results from the 2017-2018 sample collection, and some background on arsenic and Giant Mine.
Progress Report #2 (2020)
This report provides an overview of the YKHEMP 2017-28 sampling project, as well as a description of the results.
