Quebec Cree plan wind power megaproject
A group planning a wind park in northern Quebec says it is considering selling its electricity to the United States. Continue reading Quebec Cree plan wind power megaproject
Category: Nunavut
Ellesmere Island find fills in gap in fossil record
A missing link between fish and land-loving animals has been found in a fossil bed on Ellesmere Island, scientists reported … Continue reading Ellesmere Island find fills in gap in fossil record
Nunavut hails federal fisheries decision
Nunavut’s fishing industry leaders say lobbying Ottawa has finally paid off, after the federal fisheries minister increased the territory’s quota … Continue reading Nunavut hails federal fisheries decision
Pipeline proponents need to consider climate change: Environment Canada
Environment Canada says Imperial Oil hasn’t done enough to consider how climate change will affect its proposed Mackenzie Valley gas … Continue reading Pipeline proponents need to consider climate change: Environment Canada
Lobby to protect polar bear hunt, legislature urged
Politicians in the Nunavut legislature want their government to take action to ensure Inuit have a say in American efforts … Continue reading Lobby to protect polar bear hunt, legislature urged
PLANNER Makes Land Use Applications Easier and Faster
Companies and other organizations that are proposing land use projects anywhere in Nunavut use the PLANNER site to easily contact … Continue reading PLANNER Makes Land Use Applications Easier and Faster
Iqaluit company first to recycle a house
A local contracting company in Iqaluit has done a first in construction. They’ve “deconstructed” a 1970’s house, and plan to … Continue reading Iqaluit company first to recycle a house
Hearings end with questions about Kyoto, oil sands
The first series of public hearings on the proposed Mackenzie Gas Project wrapped up in Inuvik on Thursday with questions … Continue reading Hearings end with questions about Kyoto, oil sands
Polar bear review sparks concern in North
The polar bear sport hunts in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories could be in big trouble if the United States … Continue reading Polar bear review sparks concern in North
U.S. to scrutinize Nunavut polar bear quotas
A year after Nunavut increased its hunting quotas for polar bears, the United States government is going to review the … Continue reading U.S. to scrutinize Nunavut polar bear quotas
Sharing Land Use Knowledge at Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay Mapping Workshops
The residents contributed information about archaeological sites, burial sites and graves, cabins, and soapstone quarry sites. Caribou calving areas, migration … Continue reading Sharing Land Use Knowledge at Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay Mapping Workshops
Creswell Bay Clean-Up
Removing wastes from a remote arctic site reminds residents that if you “pack it in, pack it out.” [From EcoAction … Continue reading Creswell Bay Clean-Up