Decommissioning of Grise Fiord’s power plant is underway; battery storage and solar power in the works for Kugluktuk
Five down, nine to go. With the recent decommissioning of Grise Fiord’s aging diesel plant, Qulliq Energy Corp. continues to chip away at replacing community power plants that have surpassed their life expectancy.
$1.5M to go to boats, trailers and other equipment in communities across Nunavut, Nunavik and N.W.T.
More than 102,000 square kilometres of frozen areas were lost in the Northern Hemisphere from 1979 to 2016
Repairs made at fuel tank farm, cleanup ‘progressing well:’ petroleum division update
WWF-Canada happy to see calving grounds protected in new proposal
“The future is not in oil,” a statement accompanying the announcement said
New legislation aims to ensure that ‘Greenland neither produces nor exports uranium’
Mining company says it’s responding to Inuit requests to protect nearby narwhal
Wildfire smoke from Ontario and Manitoba expected to pass over the region Tuesday and Wednesday
‘It’s also an early warning system to climate change,’ says McGill biologist Emily Choy
Mining industry also offered more certainty, territorial planning commission says
‘We couldn’t control the fire anymore, it was overflowing,’ says hamlet SAO Jamie Evic
‘These small changes do have significant, significant impacts,’ says UPEI researcher Adam Fenech
University of Manitoba doctoral student Enooyaq Sudlovenick studies the health of beluga whales across the Canadian Arctic
The so-called “Last Ice Area” of northern Canada and Greenland might not hold sea ice as long as once thought
Company is approved to conduct icebreaking between July 15 and Oct. 15
Scientists expect the method can be used at other contaminated sites in polar regions
Environmental group said it was acting in solidarity with local Inuit groups
Historic 16-year ban by northern countries buys time for more scientific research
Community cleanup volunteers and other go-getters are picking up litter one bag at a time
It’s not yet clear what the impacts of the longer growing season will be on Arctic ecosystems
Locals share hopes and concerns on developing a tourism industry for the Franklin wrecks
‘Community members should maintain distance from this area,’ says minister of Community and Government Services
