Canadian province of Quebec announces plan for northern development
The Canadian province of Quebec announced an ambitious plan to develop its northern region on Wednesday, putting the Arctic back in
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Business (Canada)
Yukon Zinc granted creditor protection after mine closure
Yukon Conservation Society concerned about $3 million environmental security owed by Wolverine Mine Yukon Zinc has been granted creditor protection
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Supply barge adrift in the Arctic for months
A Canadian company’s supply barge which has been floating loose around the Arctic since last October, is now just off
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New guidelines for polar shipping
As more and more ships travel through polar waters, new training guidelines for their masters, navigators, and crews have been
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Stymied in the Lower 48, Alberta floats idea of moving tar-sands oil through Alaska
Officials in the Canadian province of Alberta say they hope to talk to Alaska leaders about shipping tar-sands crude oil
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Ice-Blog: Arctic investment – still a hot prospect?
As I mentioned in the last post, I talked to various people about the current state of interest in the Arctic,
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Feature Interview: The environmental and social impacts of Arctic tourism
The changing Arctic climate has opened up business and economic opportunities in everything from resource development to shipping. Arctic tourism
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Blog: With Keystone XL delay, Alberta, Canada looks North
Keystone XL, the $5.4 billion, 1,897-kilometer pipeline that would transport crude oil from the Alberta tar sands across the border
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Feature Interview: Arctic Economic Council raises environmental concerns
Canada’s Arctic Council chairmanship has garnered mixed reviews. The Arctic Economic Council (AEC), a Canadian initiative that would have northern
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Ice-Blog: Arctic Economic Council – and the environment?
I would like to share my thoughts with you on the founding meeting of the Arctic Economic Council, taking place
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First ‘luxury’ cruise ship will sail Arctic passage
A U.S. cruise company plans to send a luxury cruise ship through the Northwest Passage in August 2016. It would
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Canada ponders exceptions to relief well rule for Arctic oil drilling
Companies drilling offshore for oil in the Canadian Arctic have long been required to show that they are capable of
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Canada falling behind in western Arctic
Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North. But here in
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Lack of say in merged northern airline alarms Nunavut Inuit
Canadian North says its special fares for Inuit beneficiaries of the Nunavut land claim will not change, but that’s not
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Blog: What’s in a name? The Japanese-built, Chinese-chartered icebreaker – MV Nunavik
At the Nunavik Nickel Project mine in northern Quebec, Japanese shipbuilding skills, Chinese mining expertise, and European demand are combining
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