Nunavut needs to find alternative industries to mining, says Hudson Lester, the Nunavut general manager for N.W.T. & Nunavut Chamber of Mines. (File photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Industry accounts for almost half of territory's gross domestic product
As the grand opening of the B2Gold Goose Mine was winding down on Sept. 4, roughly 50 dignitaries lined up to touch $1 million in the form of an unpolished 245-ounce gold bar about one-third the size of a loaf of bread.
Construction of a three-storey building in Iqaluit is underway across five lots along Iglulik Drive, Mivvik Street and Fred Coman Street. All three floors will feature commercial space, according to Qikiqtaaluk Properties Inc.’s site plan, which includes 36 parking spaces and an enclosed bike rack. Crews were working late at the site on Monday night. The location was formerly occupied by five detached units. (Photo by Daron Letts)