Saturday, December 13, 2025
CIB reaches MOU for Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announcedthe signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the proposed Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link to Nunavut from Manitoba. The…
Northern Canada
New standards developed for northern infrastructure
Building in the far north has always presented unique design challenges. But now, with the increase in annual average temperatures being felt particularly strongly in…
Teaming up with Tlicho
It’s been a long time coming: several decades to be exact. But with shovels in the ground and work moving forward, the reality of an…
Building infrastructure in Inuit Canada
Inuit Nunangat is the region of Canada considered to be the Inuit homeland, spanning portions of two provinces and three territories and consisting of approximately…
Infrastructure gets new representation in NWT
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane has announced cabinet portfolios for the territorial government, as well as new assignments within the senior executive. Katrina Nokleby, the…
Cochrane elected Premier of Northwest Territories
Range Lake MLA Caroline Cochrane has been elected as the 13th Premier of the Northwest Territories following three rounds of secret ballot amongst the 19…
Dawson City Airport completes major upgrades to increase safety
Major upgrades, including the construction of a new maintenance facility and runway paving, will help increase safety and efficiency at the Dawson City Airport in…
CIB announces advisory services agreement with GNWT
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) have announced an advisory services engagement on the proposed Taltson Hydroelectricity Expansion Project. CIB…
Canada investing $30 million in Slave Geological Province Corridor
Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, announced an investment of $30 million for environmental planning and studies supporting the Slave Geological Province…
$45.5 million federal-territorial investment announced for NWT infrastructure
Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, announced funding for 19 infrastructure projects across the territory. Residents will benefit from new developments and upgrades…
Canada announces funding for transportation infrastructure in Nunavut
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced a major investment of $71.7 million for four projects that will improve transportation safety and accessibility for Arctic and…
Whitehorse receives funding for transit upgrades
The governments of Canada and the Yukon have announced funding for two public transit and two local road projects in Whitehorse. The first two projects…
$118.2 million committed to North Klondike Highway upgrade
Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, announced a federal investment of $118.2 million to upgrade a portion of the North Klondike Highway. A 100-kilometre…
CN to rebuild crucial rail bridge link to NWT
CN has announced that it will rebuild the rail bridge over the Steen River in Alberta. Imperial and Suncor are contributing funds to the reconstruction…
Agreement reached for the Nisutlin Bridge Redevelopment Project
The Government of Yukon and the Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) have signed a project charter for the Nisutlin Bay Bridge, a critical link along the…
Concert Infrastructure buys stake in Iqaluit airport
Concert Infrastructure Fund (Concert Infrastructure) has announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Arctic Infrastructure Limited Partnership, the entity responsible for the improvement, operation,…
CIB studying Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link?
The Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link could soon receive a much-needed financial boost, as it is believed to be one of the projects being studied for support…
Yellowknife receives funding to improve flood resilience
New funding has been announced by the Government of Canada and the City of Yellowknife to support a project that will increase flood resilience in…
Contract signed for Tłıchǫ All-Season Road
Finance Minister Robert C. McLeod announced today that the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has signed an agreement with North Star Infrastructure (NSI) to…
New initiative aims to diesel power from northern communities
Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi has announced a $20-million initiative aimed at reducing diesel reliance in remote Indigenous communities. Developed in collaboration with Indigenous…
Studying climate impacts on northern transportation infrastructure
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, visited Yukon College where he announced details of two climate change adaptation research projects under the Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative.…
Call for proposals for the National Trade Corridors Fund
Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced that the Government of Canada will begin a call for proposals under the National Trade Corridors Fund on January…
Government of Canada awards Alaska highway contracts
The Government of Canada has announced that four contracts were awarded for maintenance and construction work along the Alaska Highway that will give the community…
Canada, NWT invest in Inuvik wind project
Federal and territorial officials joined Inuvik mayor Natasha Kulikowski to announce $40 million in funding for the Inuvik Wind Generation project. This is the first…