Eye on the Arctic news round-up
A round-up of stories making headlines across the North.
Canada
Mining was very much in the news this week. Nunavut, a territory in Canada’s eastern Arctic, signed a deal with a mining company to develop a trades curriculum. Also in Nunavut, a gold mine will hire wranglers to help round up workers who are missing their shifts.
Finland
Finland asks Russia to explain the detention of a Finnish environmental researcher.
Norway
Norway’s Standing committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence urges a new and modernized border checkpoint with Russia to be in place by 2013.
Russia
Russia’s nuclear icebreaker Rossiya heads North.
Sweden
In Arctic Sweden, architects from all over the world will be invited to Kiruna to share ideas on rebuilding the city centre.
United States (Alaska)
Oil and gas news made headlines this week. The oil tax battle continues in the state. Meanwhile, an Australian firm is planning to acquire a second oil rig to speed up production at it’s Alaskan operations.
Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca