Proponents of Deepwater Port in Qikiqtarjuaq Call for Federal Investment to Speed up Project

Proponents of deepwater port in Qikiqtarjuaq call for federal investment to speed up project

The Arctic Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), says it could begin work on the proposed deepwater port in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, within months — but it needs $150 million from Ottawa to make it happen.

A seafood billionaire, former Trudeau advisor and Inuit corporation team up to build infrastructure in the Arctic

Students take a boat trip from Qikiqtarjuaq to Auyuittuq National Park in Nunavut. A joint venture focused on building up infrastructure in the Arctic is seeking federal support for its Qikiqtarjuaq deep sea port. (Angela Aliqatuqtuq/Parks Canada, Nunavut via Facebook) The development arm of an Inuit association has joined forces with seafood magnate John Risley to lobby the federal government about Arctic infrastructure. A joint venture of Iqal…