New investment into Mackenzie Valley Highway to employ all who are ‘willing, ready and able’
Federal government to invest $405M into bridges and design work for the all-season road The federal government announced a $405-million
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Future wildfires likely to impede construction on Mackenzie Valley Highway, expert says
By Devon Tredinnick ‘If you’re dodging wildfires during construction season, it’s going to create a challenge,’ says Ze’ev Gedalof Longer
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Ottawa says construction on Mackenzie Valley Highway can’t start until wildfires are under control
By Devon Tredinnick Prime Minister Mark Carney previously said construction would begin this summer Wildfires in the Northwest Territories are
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As Ottawa pushes for ‘nation-building’ infrastructure, could N.W.T.’s Mackenzie Valley Highway have a shot?
Territory’s MP doubtful as ‘it is a highway in just one jurisdiction’ There are new questions about the future of
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Premier expects N.W.T. will break ground on $1.65B highway in 2-3 years
By Sarah St-Pierre The premier said he feels ‘much more of a focus on the North’ from the federal government
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Pehdzéh Kı̨ seeks confidentiality for traditional knowledge on proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway
Release of information could cause ‘irremediable harm,’ says chief Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation (PKFN) is asking the Mackenzie Valley Environmental
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‘No way’ feds can ignore need for Mackenzie Valley Highway: N.W.T. premier
Premier R.J. Simpson spoke with the CBC’s Hilary Bird on infrastructure, homelessness and cost-of-living The N.W.T. wants a piece of
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Mackenzie Valley Highway environmental assessment back on after years-long pause
By Francis Tessier-Burns · CBC News Latest proposal for 281-kilometre highway in N.W.T. now before review board The Mackenzie Valley Highway is
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Residents in Canada’s Northwest Territories welcome highway project, but concerned over social impacts
The $700-million highway project is a two-lane gravel road that would connect Wrigley to Norman Wells The Mackenzie Valley Highway
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Will Canada’s next government pick up the tab for a major northern highway project?
For six decades, it’s been the biggest project on the territory’s to-do list: a 1,500-kilometre highway from the N.W.T’s southern
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No federal funding in budget for major highway project in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The federal Liberal’s latest budget does not earmark money specifically for the proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway, but they are open
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Canadian government gives giant boost to Northern highway project
The federal government has announced it is investing $102.5 million in the Northwest Territories’ Mackenzie Valley Highway project, aimed to
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