Arctic haulers race against time and COVID-19
You may have seen these modern-day adventurers supplying Canada’s remote northern communities on the CBC TV show High Arctic Haulers, which chronicles the annual Eastern Arctic sealift.
“Support for Canada’s mining sector in the North has never been more important, given how hard the industry has been hit by COVID-19”
Move made to discourage any non-essential travel, as COVID-19 cases grow throughout Quebec
$550 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᑐᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑐᓗᕐᐳᖅ
“TMAC and Shandong remain committed to working with the Investment Review Division to obtain approval of the transaction”
Moody’s report says plans would see up to 18 million tonnes shipped through Milne Inlet
“Things are looking good to make that date”
Reps say that plans to boost iron ore output will affect marine mammals that Inuit depend upon
Update on 2019 Kitnuna bankruptcies leaves creditor aghast
$550M infrastructure project hits a wall
“It’s ridiculous how it is 2020 and we still don’t have a good internet connection”
Brian Penney, president of Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., is shown speaking from Ottawa today on a screen in the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit. Penney was addressing community members and intervenors involved in the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s assessment of Baffinland’s phase-two expansion plans. Today is the first day of the community roundtable and pre-conference hearing. These meetings are being conducted from Pond Inlet, with remote hubs in Iqaluit, Winnipeg and Ottawa. Participants are also listening in on a teleconference line. The meetings are scheduled to run until 5 p.m. this Thursday. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
Community roundtable to be held on Sept. 28 through 30
“Keeping up with the user demand and maintaining a relatively low-priced residential data plan is very challenging”
“We feel we can build it and operate it and give better benefit for everybody”
Municipalities are exempt from NNI procurement policy
“ᐅᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ, ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓗᑎᒃ”
“Our focus will remain on serving Nunavummiut, with leading technologies and strong partnerships so that everyone can benefit”
“It’s a real, very real blueprint for Inuit control and Inuit management”
Decision based on community input, current public health measures
Even before pandemic, high costs, uncertain rules had spooked investors
Nunavut Impact Review Board to rule on motion “as soon as practicable”
ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19-ᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᐅᑏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ
“ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᓐᓇᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᐅᑉ ᓄᖑᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2 ᐋᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ”
Inuit Certainty Agreement “ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓂᒃ”
