Federal government gives Grays Bay port and road project $50 million for airstrip and wharf

Federal government gives Grays Bay port and road project $50 million for airstrip and wharf

An air strip and wharf platform for unloading ships will be built at the proposed Grays Bay road and port project site east of Kugluktuk at Bathurst Inlet due to $50 million in federal funding. The pre-construction project will advance the design of a potential deep-sea port and connection to a highway network in the Northwest Territories. “We continue through permitting and design. What’s important now is our design is at about 10 per cent. We’…

Feds earmark $50M for Grays Bay preconstruction

Preconstruction work inched another step closer for the Grays Bay Road and Port project after the federal government announced up to $50 million in funding. Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson announced the funding at a media event at Iqaluit’s Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre on Wednesday, alongside David Omilgoitok, co-chair of the Inuit-owned project proponent West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. “In Nunavut we don’t have farms a…

Federal government gives Grays Bay port and road project $50 million for airstrip and wharf - Yellowknifer

An air strip and wharf platform for unloading ships will be built at the proposed Grays Bay road and port project site east of Kugluktuk at Bathurst Inlet due to $50 million in federal funding. The pre-construction project will advance the design of a potential deep-sea port and connection to a highway network in the Northwest Territories. “We continue through permitting and design. What’s important now is our design is at about 10 per cent. We’…

Canada Invests $55M In Arctic Infrastructure And Critical Minerals

IQALUIT — On May 20, Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced more than $55 million in federal funding for two projects that intend to strengthen Arctic infrastructure, support export diversification and build Canadian minerals supply chains. Per a press release, through the First and Last Mile Fund, planning and pre-construction work for the West Kitikmeot Resources Corporation’s Grays Bay Road and Port project has been …