Satellite dishes near the beach in Pangnirtung. Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson says that federal investments in northern internet initiatives should prioritize “any initiative in the North that is led by Arctic residents, with particular consideration given to any project that provides learning and own-source revenue generation opportunities to Indigenous people.” (File photo)
“Solutions … need to be led by northerners, with capacity development and ownership opportunities for Inuit and Nunavummiut generally”
Anyone who’s ever built something knows that it’s much easier when you know what the finished product should look like; it helps with design choices along the way and makes it easier to identify and fix any mistakes. As in many other countries, COVID-19 has hit the reset button on Canada’s economy, giving us an…
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“Will I find employment with housing quickly enough after I graduate, or will I end up like my younger sister, moving south simply to find a decent place to live?”
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