Exposing an International Audience to Canada’s Arctic
It’s hard to believe but it’s almost the end of the year. It’s that time – between the madness of Christmas shopping and Boxing Day sales and the New Year’s Eve – that we usually look backward to take stock of the year passed. And what a year it has been!
Just a year ago we were making frantic calls to our contacts across Nunavut booking interviews, arranging flights, accommodation, guides and interpreters. There were also early morning or late night calls to our partners overseas, hashing out legal issues and poring over contracts (copyright can be such a pain in the butt). Then there was shopping – everything from thermal underwear to winter boots that would keep us warm in one of the world’s harshest environments. And did I mention the mad dash to create this website?!
My own Arctic adventure ended in April when I came back to my regular job as the producer of The Link, RCI’s flagship English-language daily radio show.
But I came back to The Link reinvigorated and with renewed passion for all things Arctic. Just look at this list of stories that we covered on The Link. These are fascinating interviews with leading experts, scientists, activists, thinkers and artists.
But there is more to come. Our team at The Link looks forward to covering more Arctic stories and collaborating with the Eye on the Arctic in 2011. And in Februrary I’ll be putting my reporter hat back on to work on more stories, including a piece on efforts to protect polar bears and the controversy these proposals are causing in many Arctic communities.
Here are some of the stories The Link contributed to Eye on the Arctic this year:
University of Alberta Circumpolar Institute Turns 50
Canada’s Inuit Ravaged by Tuberculosis
Protection Closer for Canada’s Ecologically Fragile Lancaster Sound
Sovereignty and Security, Climate Change and Development Affecting Arctic Communities: Report
The Great Wet North? Precipitation in Arctic Cause for Concern
Report Raises Alarm About Arctic Oil Spills
Canadian Inuit Worry About Dangers Facing Ecologically Sensitive Marine Area
Combatting Climate Change Through Geo-Engineering Not an Option
Canadian Theatre Performance looks at North-South Relationships
Having Faith in the Polar Girls’ Prison: Book Review
Impressive Little Migrating Arctic Shorebird Threatened
Muslim Community in the Arctic Celebrates Arrival of Mosque
Competing for Arctic Riches: A Backgrounder
Canadian Arctic Muslim Community Expectantly Awaits Delivery of Mosque to Replace Trailer
Shipping Risks in the Northwest Passage: Fuel Tanker Aground
Inuit Win Injunction on Seismic Testing
Inuit and Environmental Perspectives on Seismic Mapping
Arctic Architecture: Focus on Cold Climate Structures
Canadian Climate Change Bill Under Fire
Seismic Testing in Lancaster Sound, Nunavut Under Scrutiny
Canadian Seabirds at Risk in the Gulf of Mexico
Northern Development: Canadian Premier Searches for Investors
New Canadian Oil Drilling Regulations Raise Concerns
NWT Wants Approval to Impose Bathurst Caribou Hunting Ban
