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In his new post, as Northern Energy Innovation Chair at Yukon College, Michael Ross will coordinate collaborative research into renewable energy by four Northern utilities: Yukon Energy, ATCO Electric, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation and Qulliq Energy. Each have pledged $50,000 a year for five years, matched by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council […]

KRG Isurruutiit program, managed by the Kativik Regional Government, has been allocated another $100 million from the Quebec Government over the next five years to improve Nunavik infrastructure. The Isurruutiit program will earmark $58 million for infrastructure such as water mains and sewage systems, $21 million for buildings and $21 million for vehicles. Read more, […]

The Kativik Regional Government (KRG), Nunavik, is now considering the possibility of building a submarine cable to serve Nunavik fibre. KRG launched a public call for tenders on July 28, 2016 to get support from experts to produce a cable route and feasibility study. The study will analyse the technical, economic, legal and operational aspects […]