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Fortified Arctic infrastructure needed in face of climate change: study

Bob Weber, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 16, 2019

The impact of climate change on roads and other crucial structures in Canada's North is likely to be even greater than feared, says new detailed research. "These are greater impacts than anything I'm aware of,'' said John Pomeroy, head…

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Cancelled barge cuts off Arctic hamlets, leaves crucial supplies stranded

Bob Weber, THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 3, 2018

Three Arctic communities fear they've been cut off from crucial winter supplies and other necessities after a government-owned company cancelled an annual barge run. Marine Transportation Services Ltd., owned by the Northwest Territories,…

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Why the Arctic isn’t a ‘global commons’

Danita Catherine Burke Apr 12, 2018

As the most recent Arctic Council meeting in Finland indicates, interest in the Arctic is as avid as ever. The Arctic Council itself, however, serves as a reminder of the dominance of the eight Arctic states — Canada, the United States,…

Cape Breton villagers aim to resurrect an historic road to somewhere

Aly Thomson, THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb 12, 2018

It was once a vital artery, in an era when Europeans were new to North America and Cape Breton had strategic importance. The coastal road connecting Louisbourg and Gabarus dates back to the early 1700s — it's believed to be one of the…