Eye on the Arctic news round-up

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 13, 2012 at 21:00
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A round-up of stories making headlines across the North.

Canada

Lloyd’s of London insurance market and the Royal Institute of International Affairs release a report saying development in the Arctic is fraught with risk of environmental disaster. They report urges Arctic Council members like Canada to take the lead in promoting strong regulations in the region.

Finland

A Finnish researcher is arrested in Russia while taking samples from the Luga River to measure phosphate levels.

Norway

Norway’s NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Company) has no plans for Russian broadcasts, despite YLE, Finland’s public broadcaster, announcing such plans this week.

Russia

Russia proposes a tax break for Arctic drilling. In other news, the country plans to open ten rescue centres along its Northern Sea Route.

United States (Alaska)

Polar bears researchers in Alaska continue to find the animals with high rates of skin ailments.

Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic

Eilís Quinn is an award-winning journalist and manages Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic news cooperation project. Eilís has reported from the Arctic regions of all eight circumpolar countries and has produced numerous documentary and multimedia series about climate change and the issues facing Indigenous peoples in the North.

Her investigative report "Death in the Arctic: A community grieves, a father fights for change," about the murder of Robert Adams, a 19-year-old Inuk man from Arctic Quebec, received the silver medal for “Best Investigative Article or Series” at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The project also received an honourable mention for excellence in reporting on trauma at the 2019 Dart Awards in New York City.

Her report “The Arctic Railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?” on the impact a multi-billion euro infrastructure project would have on Indigenous communities in Arctic Europe was a finalist at the 2019 Canadian Association of Journalists award in the online investigative category.

Her multimedia project on the health challenges in the Canadian Arctic, "Bridging the Divide," was a finalist at the 2012 Webby Awards.

Her work on climate change in the Arctic has also been featured on the TV science program Découverte, as well as Le Téléjournal, the French-Language CBC’s flagship news cast.

Eilís has worked for media organizations in Canada and the United States and as a TV host for the Discovery/BBC Worldwide series "Best in China."

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