‘We aren’t bad people,’ says family living in tent in front of legislature in Arctic Canada
Brian Tagalik and Pitsiulaaq Ashoona say territory’s housing crisis means they can’t afford rent. Brian Tagalik says the hardest part
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Infrastructure
Russia giving major upgrade to airstrip in High Arctic
The 2,500-meter-long runway on the Nagurskoye base in Russia’s Franz Josef Land is getting a new and solid top layer
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City in Canadian Arctic to get data centre thanks to arrival of faster internet
Iqaluit, Nunavut’s capital city, is preparing to build a data hub, as a new higher-speed broadband network is set to
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Canadian military to build multi-million dollar facility in Northern city
Canada’s Department of National Defence [DND] is planning on spending over $50 million to build a 7,600 square metre facility
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Arkhangelsk hopes for millions in infrastructure as it becomes Russia’s top venue for Arctic talks
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev mulls big money for upgrades of the local airport and university ahead of next year’s
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High-speed Internet service coming soon to east-Arctic Canada
Iqaluit residents can expect to check their emails, tweet and do everything else online three times faster beginning next month.
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Senate committee visits Arctic town, hears about development challenges in Canada’s North
In the 12 years that Inuvik’s mayor has been part of council, he says no group of senators has ever
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Finland’s national parks popular despite poor maintenance
Finnish national parks are in high demand, but about a third of their paths are in moderate or serious disrepair,
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Blog – Controversy over Greenland airports shows China still unwelcome in the Arctic
Earlier this week, it was announced that in exchange for 700 million Danish kroner ($109 million), Greenland would allow Denmark
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Blog – Reflecting on Arctic development while trekking across Central Asia
Nearly five years ago, I wrote a post comparing the Arctic and Central Asia. Though at first glance the regions don’t seem
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Long-awaited repairs to begin on rail link to northern Canadian village
Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba (north-central Canada) are set to begin immediately, the federal government said
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Construction to cause water shut-off and boil-water advisories for half of Iqaluit, Northern Canada
Construction in Iqaluit (Canadian east-Arctic) will lead to water disruptions and boil-water advisories for some residents on piped services over
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Ottawa, Quebec announce $53-million for construction at northern research institute
Canada’s federal government, and the province of Quebec, have announced investments totalling $53-million towards construction at the Institut nordique du
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Canada’s defence minister says military upgrades part of plan to strengthen Arctic sovereignty
Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s Northern tour didn’t come with any new spending announcements. Instead he talked up the importance
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Canada needs to focus on infrastructure in the North, says Northern territory
Canada says it wants to increase mining and development in the North, as discussed at a conference in Iqaluit this
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