New High School in the Works for Igloolik
New High School in the Works for Igloolik By John Curran Students in Igloolik will soon be getting a new high school with materials for the build arriving on the 2016 sealift and June 2018 the target for completion. Designed by Accutech Engineering on behalf of Government of Nunavut Department of Community and Government Services and […]
Construction at Gahcho Kué is nearly complete
Construction at Gahcho Kué is nearly complete The Gahcho Kué diamond mine, NWT’s largest industrial construction project, is less than a year away from becoming the territory’s fourth producing mine. The project, jointly owned by De Beers Canada Inc (51%) and Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (49%) was on track to be completed as planned. Construction is […]
Third construction season for Inuvik to Tuk Highway
Third construction season for Inuvik to Tuk Highway By Bill Braden Kevin McLeod is unequivocal when describing the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH), now about to start its third construction season. McLeod, the Director of Highways and Marine for the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Department of Transportation, likens it to a “120-kilometer laboratory” constructed […]
CHARS on track for 2017 opening
CHARS on track for 2017 opening By Bill Braden Canada’s pledge for advancing science in the polar region is quickly taking shape as the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Scheduled for completion in 2017, the station will be a year-round, multi-faceted facility, equipped to investigate environmental and resource issues in […]
New life for Stanton Territorial Hospital
New life for Stanton Territorial Hospital By Bill Braden From spartan beginnings in a cottage first aid station at the Con mine gold camp in 1937, Dr. Oliver Stanton created a lasting legacy of care across the Western Arctic. Now his namesake hospital about enters its third generation as a completely new, state-of-the-art, 280,000 square […]
Rowe’s Construction
By Beverly Cramp Rowe’s Construction celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015. The company is part of a successful, diversified company started by Northern-born brothers Jack, Mike, and Owen along with other members of their extended family. In addition to a real estate arm, the construction subsidiary offers road maintenance, gravel deliveries, equipment rentals, and building […]
Jago Services
By Graham Chandler Just offshore from Cambridge Bay, there is a small bit of land called Jago Island. It’s a happy place for Wilf Wilcox, owner of Jago Services Inc. “When you are boating past it you are happy because you are going on a trip,” he says. “And when you are boating towards town on […]
Nuna Logistics
y Graham Chandler In 1993, when the boundaries of the new territory of Nunavut were still being drafted, one company was already out of the starting gate – Nuna Logistics Limited. Formed that same year, it has grown to become a large and complex conglomerate, 51 percent Inuit-owned. Its ambitious commitment is far-reaching, encompassing dependable […]
Generating lots of heat, and now, also plenty of light
Generating lots of heat, and now, also plenty of light By Graham Chandler In 2003, Bruce Elliott paid $46,000 in heating bills for his 10,000 sq. ft. factory in Yellowknife. Three years later, he paid $18,000. An accounting miracle? A precipitous drop in the price of oil? Neither of the above. Elliott, the owner of Fiberglass […]
Paving the roads with good intentions – and chipseal
By Beverly Cramp The physical area of the Northwest Territories covers a lot of ground – 1,183,085 sq km (456,792 sq mi) of it. The NWT highway system covers substantially less – 3,835 km of all-weather highway and winter roads, stretching from the NWT – Alberta border, and will soon reach all the way to […]
