Development at N.W.T.’s Ekati mine needs Tłı̨chǫ sign-off, says regulatory board
Sable proposal needs Tłı̨chǫ sign-off, says Wek’èezhìı Land and Water Board If the company that owns the Ekati diamond mine in
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Inspections reveal poor treatment, underpaying of foreign workers by Lapland tourism firms
Inspections carried out by Lapland’s Regional State Administrative Agency (Avi) of tourism companies in the region have undercovered evidence that
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Lapland exception to Finnish tourism’s current challenges
Finland is suffering from a dearth of tourists, after overnight visits from Russia and east Asia dipped by over a
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Murmansk governor and Belarus businessman to build seaport terminal on Kola Bay
The major Belarus seaport terminal projected built on the shores of the Kola Bay might be among Minsk’s biggest ever
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Nornickel moves production to China to circumvent sanctions
War sanctions bite hard on Russia’s Arctic mining and metallurgical giant producing nickel and copper on the Kola Peninsula and
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New Iqaluit to Montreal flight to take off this summer
A new commercial flight option is coming to Iqaluit. Chrono Aviation will begin offering direct flights between Iqaluit and Montreal
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US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports
The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern
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Tourism training program aims to empower Inuit to guide on Inuit land
Cultural guide in industry warns of tour operators who tokenize Inuit A cruise expedition training program is working to bring
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Iqaluit churches upset after property tax bylaw leaves them in debt
The City of Iqaluit’s bylaw which requires religious and non-profit organizations to pay property taxes is not sitting well with
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Novatek could get a discount for pumping gas in Russia’s Far North
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer This is a way of paying for the construction of the pipeline in
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Finnair to link Helsinki and Ivalo with Kirkenes
The Finnish flag carrier starts flying to the Norwegian Barents Sea destination in next year’s summer program. Kirkenes will be
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As wildfire season looms, N.W.T. businesses brace for another bad year
Conference planned for Yellowknife already postponed, as organizers cite ‘high risk of drought and wildfire’ Tourism operators and other small
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N.W.T. could lose hundreds of jobs and residents when the mines close, economist warns
A territorial economist says he loses sleep at night over the lack of economic vision and planning in the Northwest
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Fishing vessels dominate Arctic shipping traffic in 2022: report
According to a recent Arctic Council report, fishing vessels were the most common ships in Arctic waters in 2022. Of
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The only commercial flight between Sanikiluaq and the rest of Nunavut has been suspended
Nunavut’s most southern community will no longer have access to a flight to Iqaluit — its only direct route to
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