The recently created website located at
http://www.inac.gc.ca/ncp/index_e.html details the program activities of the
Canadian Northern Contaminants Program (NCP). Information about proposals
for the 2000-2001 year is available there as well as from ncp [at] inac.gc.ca.
The Canadian Northern Contaminants Program is pleased to announce the
launch of its new website at http://www.inac.gc.ca/ncp/index_e.html.
Publications on Arctic contaminants and related issues are available for
order directly from the website, and links to other related websites are
provided.
Also posted on the site is the NCP Call for Proposals for 2000/01
(DEADLINE: January 10, 2000). Proposals must be led by a Canadian
institution/organization.
The Northern Contaminants Program was established in response to
studies which showed the presence of contaminants in the Canadian Arctic
ecosystem. Many of these contaminants have no Arctic sources and yet some
are found at high levels in animals at the top of the Arctic food chain and
in humans. The NCP has both national and international components and is
managed by the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development in partnership with other Canadian federal and territorial
departments, Aboriginal organizations (Council of Yukon First Nations, Dene
Nation, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, Inuit Circumpolar Conference and Metis
Nation-NWT) and university researchers. The aim of the NCP is to work
towards reducing and, where possible, eliminating contaminants in
traditionally-harvested foods, while providing information that assists
informed decision-making by individuals and communities in their food use.
Please visit our website or contact us directly at ncp [at] inac.gc.ca.