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Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel deal set to be inked with Chinese construction company

9 July 20199 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments China, Helsinki, Infrastructure, Peter Vesterbacka, roads, Tallinn

The Finland to Estonia undersea rail tunnel project led by businessman Peter Vesterbacka has taken a step forward. He announced

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Small town in Arctic Russia to become Northern Sea Route shipping hub

26 June 201926 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, Dikson, energy, Infrastructure, Northern Sea Route, oil, shipping

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signs the decree that is to turn the remote Arctic settlement of Dikson, in the

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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion

20 June 201921 June 2019 CBC News 0 Comments defence, energy, gas, icebreakers, indigenous, Infrastructure, LNG, military, Murmansk, Nenets, Nikel, reindeer, Sami, Yamal peninsula

Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the

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How climate change is thawing the ‘glue that holds the northern landscape together’ in Arctic Canada

19 June 201927 June 2019 Susan Ormiston, Mia Sheldon, CBC News 0 Comments climate change, global warming, Infrastructure, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, NWT, permafrost, Tuktoyaktuk

In one of the coldest places in Canada, Steve Kokelj is searching for Arctic thaw. He’s driving the great Dempster

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Northern hiring targets up to 75% for all-season road project in Canada’s Northwest Territories

14 June 2019 Richard Gleeson, CBC News 0 Comments construction, employment, Infrastructure, jobs, Northwest Territories, NWT, roads, Whati

The Northwest Territories government, in Northern Canada, has revealed northern hiring targets it’s setting for the construction and operation of

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What kind of spending is expected in Alaska’s construction industry this year?

13 June 201913 June 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, construction, earthquakes, Fairbanks, Infrastructure, military, military bases

Construction industry spending in Alaska is projected to increase by 10% this year compared to 2018. If the forecast holds

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Canada’s long-term neglect of Arctic must stop says Senate report

12 June 201914 June 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic Council, climate change, ECONOMICS, education, indigenous, Infrastructure, investment, Nunavik, Nunavut, NWT

Canada’s neglect of the Arctic has gone on for too long and northern residents are paying the price, says a

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Fibre optic network to connect Alaska with rest of United States

2 May 20192 May 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments fibre optics, Infrastructure, Internet, MTA

Alaska-based communications company MTA announced Wednesday it is constructing a terrestrial fiber optic network that would connect Alaska to the

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Russia, China step up talks over Arctic shipping

30 April 20193 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Belt and Road Initiative, China, energy, gas, Infrastructure, Northern Sea Route, oil, Polar Silk Road, shipping, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping

Russian president Vladimir Putin aims for more Chinese investments in Arctic LNG and growth in trans-shipments on the Northern Sea

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Authorities in Arctic Finland plan zones for controversial rail line

30 April 201930 April 2019 Yle News 0 Comments indigenous, Infrastructure, Lapland, rail, Saami, Sami, transport

The Regional Council of Lapland decided on Monday to include a controversial rail line from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes, Norway in

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Coal businesses sign deal for giant terminal in northwest Russia

24 April 201924 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, Infrastructure, Murmansk, shipping

In two years time, up to 18 million tons of coal will be shipped out from the new Lavna terminal

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Agency supporting Alaska’s rural development has new leader

18 April 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, climate change, Denali Commission, Infrastructure, Jason Hoke, rural

The Denali Commission has a new leader. The U.S. secretary of commerce has appointed Jason Hoke of Glennallen to be

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Report critical of federal infrastructure spending in Northern Canada

18 April 201918 April 2019 Katie Toth, CBC News 0 Comments budget, Infrastructure, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, NWT, Yukon

A report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer questions the value of a key federal government attempt to

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Northern Sea Route: Russia’s Rosatom aims to surpass Putin’s target

11 April 201912 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic Forum, coal, fossil fuels, gas, Infrastructure, Northern Sea Route, Novatek, oil, Rosatom, shipping

Shipping on the Northern Sea Route will amount to 92.6 million tons in 2024, leader of nuclear power company Rosatom

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A sure sign of spring: dog poop harming Finland’s urban environments

3 April 2019 Yle News 0 Comments animals, dogs, Infrastructure, spring

Scientists say dog poop alters ground soil nutrients while canine pee can corrode lampposts to the point of falling over.

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