Photo: CHARS official opening delayed

Landscaping continues outside the Canadian High Arctic Research Station Sept. 26. Due to the Oct. 30 Nunavut election, the official opening of CHARS on Oct. 18 has been postponed again and will take place a month later, in mid-November, with the new government in place. At that time of the year, the red lines on the side of the building will be lit up. CHARS, with a pricetag of $204 million, was slated to open July 1, 2017, with all the fanfare of Canada’s 150th and a visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The public affairs spokesperson for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development said they’re not accepting any requests for site visits of the Main Research Building right now: “much of the finishing work is happening at the moment.” (PHOTO BY JANE GEORGE)