The Hope Bay gold mine, owned by TMAC Resources Inc., has seven new presumptive cases of COVID-19, the Government of Nunavut said on Sept. 28. (File image)
“These latest cases lead us to believe there is transmission of COVID-19 at the Hope Bay mine”
Updated on Sept. 29, at 8:40 a.m. TMAC Resources Inc. has confirmed that the seven presumptive cases of COVID-19 at its Hope Bay mine site have been shown to be positive.
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)
Clam diggers search around an exposed rock at Qaummaarviit, north of Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, before heading to the mainland, seen in the background, on Sunday, Sept. 20. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
“The Government of Canada has spoken loudly in favour of reconciliation, but the essence of reconciliation is respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples”
Tower Arctic marine equipment sits at Iqaluit’s municipal breakwater on Monday night in preparation for a storm that is expected to blow in tomorrow. The storm, which should pass through Kinngait and Kimmirut tonight, is predicted to bring heavy rain, heavy snow and very strong winds. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, stormy conditions will last in some form until the weekend. Once those conditions have subsided, Tower Arctic will remove the heavy equipment. (Photo by Dustin Patar)