CANADA's federal government has committed more than C$42 million (US$33.5 million) to water and fishing services in Nunavut, which some say will give the territory more autonomy over its fisheries.
A deepwater port at Qikiqtarjuaq could spare fishermen the voyage south to Newfoundland and Labrador to unload catches, reports the Nunatsiaq News
A new deepwater port in the Eskimo community of Qikiqtarjuaq could help Nunavut bring more of its fisheries industry home.
Federal infrastructure and communities Minister Catherine McKenna recently made the announcement at Nunavut Arctic College.
The bulk of the investment - C$40 million - is allocated to building a deepwater port in Qikiqtarjuaq, which has been a long time coming for the community.
'The Qikiqtarjuaq port has been one of our proposals that we keep coming back [to],' said Nunavut deputy Premier David Akeeagok. 'Finally we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of seeing our fish landing in Nunavut.'
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A deepwater port at Qikiqtarjuaq could spare fishermen the voyage south to Newfoundland and Labrador to unload catches, reports the Nunatsiaq News
A new deepwater port in the Eskimo community of Qikiqtarjuaq could help Nunavut bring more of its fisheries industry home.
Federal infrastructure and communities Minister Catherine McKenna recently made the announcement at Nunavut Arctic College.
The bulk of the investment - C$40 million - is allocated to building a deepwater port in Qikiqtarjuaq, which has been a long time coming for the community.
'The Qikiqtarjuaq port has been one of our proposals that we keep coming back [to],' said Nunavut deputy Premier David Akeeagok. 'Finally we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of seeing our fish landing in Nunavut.'
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