On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this week: – The five nations that boarder the Arctic Ocean signed a moratorium this month on fishing in the region. Does… »
Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Eilís Quinn est une journaliste primée et responsable du site Regard sur l’Arctique/Eye on the Arctic, une coproduction circumpolaire de Radio Canada International. En plus de nouvelles quotidiennes, Eilís produit des documentaires et des séries multimédias qui lui ont permis de se rendre dans les régions arctiques des huit pays circumpolaires. Son enquête journalistique «Arctique – Au-delà de la tragédie » sur le meurtre de Robert Adams, un Inuk de 19 ans du Nord du Québec, a remporté la médaille d’argent dans la catégorie “Best Investigative Article or Series” aux Canadian Online Publishing Awards en 2019. Le reportage a aussi reçu une mention honorable pour son excellence dans la couverture de la violence et des traumatismes aux prix Dart 2019 à New York. Son reportage «Un train pour l’Arctique: Bâtir l'avenir au péril d'une culture?» sur l'impact que pourrait avoir un projet d'infrastructure de plusieurs milliards d'euros sur les communautés autochtones de l'Arctique européen a été finaliste dans la catégorie enquête (médias en ligne) aux prix de l'Association canadienne des journalistes pour l'année 2019. Son documentaire multimedia «Bridging the Divide» sur le système de santé dans l’Arctique canadien a été finaliste aux prix Webby 2012. En outre, son travail sur les changements climatiques dans l'Arctique canadien a été présenté à l'émission scientifique «Découverte» de la chaîne française de Radio-Canada, de même qu'au «Téléjournal», l'émission phare de nouvelles de Radio-Canada. Au cours de sa carrière Eilís a travaillé pour des médias au Canada et aux États-Unis, et comme animatrice pour la série «Best in China» de Discovery/BBC Worldwide. Twitter : @Arctic_EQ Courriel : eilis.quinn@radio-canada.ca
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Politics, pot & polar ice – Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this week: – A study done in Nunavik, the Inuit self-governing region of Northern Quebec, suggests a link between cannabis use and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Society
Arctic mural underway in Toronto, Canada
A giant wall mural by Arctic artists finally got underway in Canada’s largest city of Toronto on Thursday. Artists Patrick Thompson and Alexa Hatanaka have long travelled to, and worked in, Canada’s North. But it was spending time in Cape Dorset,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Nunavut Canada community revives eiderdown business
A small Inuit community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is reviving its eiderdown business, something it hopes provides jobs and opportunity for the isolated settlement. “They’re ready and eager to sell their down, said Brandon Clark, the community… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics
New national park planned in Canada’s High Arctic
A new national park in Canada’s High Arctic became one step closer to being set up after a bill was tabled in Ottawa this week. Qausuittuq National Park would be established on the northern part of Bathurst Island, located in… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Unconventional petroleum resources found in Canada’s Sahtu region…. Now what?
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada’s National Energy Board and the Northwest Territories Geological Survey released a report last month that almost 200 billion barrels of unconventional petroleum resources were identified in the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Why some southern First Nations worry about Arctic drilling
Representatives from six of Canada’s First Nations are currently taking part in a Greenpeace campaign with a message that Arctic drilling has the potential to negatively impact communities far beyond the North. “We know that the ongoing use of oil… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Indigenous
Feature Interview: Arctic hamlet drives cultural centre campaign
Kinngait Studios is legendary in Canadian art circles. It’s housed in the small, ramshackle couple of buildings that stand across from each other in the Arctic Canadian community of Cape Dorset. A place where renowned artists and printmakers like Kenojuak Ashevak and Pudlo… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Tanks, drilling & polar drones: Arctic week in Review
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic, this week: – Russia unveils a new tank said… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
The Arctic Council – What was accomplished and where we go from here
The Arctic Council Chairmanship passed from Canada to the United States last week. It was a time to look back at Canada’s term as chair, as well as look ahead to U.S. priorities over the next two years. But it’s… »
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