Mining, politics and Maine: Arctic week in review

On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week:
– An oil spill exercise in Finland attracts experts from around the world including Canada & China
– When we think of circumpolar players, should the American state of Maine be put into the mix?
– Arctic expert Heather Exner-Pirot looks the role of observers in the Arctic Council and asks the question: What exactly should they be doing once they’re admitted?
-A symposium takes place in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut to discuss suicide and mental wellness in Inuit communities.
– Iron-ore production after the second quarter remains uncertain at a mine in Arctic Norway
That’s all from us for this week.
The Eye on the Arctic team will be off for the long Easter weekend, but we’ll be back on Tuesday with more stories and newsmakers from across the North!
Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca