West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. (WKR) has submitted the Impact Statement for the Grays Bay Road and Port Project to the  Nunavut Impact Review Board , marking a major milestone in the project’s ongoing review under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and the Nunavut Project Planning and Assessment Act.  Prepared in accordance with NIRB’s community-informed guidelines, the Impact Statement integrates Inuit Knowledge, Community Knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge, and Western science

WKR was pleased to attend the Kitikmeot Trade Show this week in Cambridge Bay. This year's theme, "Arctic Sovereignty: A Way Forward" was particularly relevant.  We are excited about potential collaboration opportunities with  Wade Hawkins 's drone lab at the  Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) , and  Ocean Networks Canada 's impressive Arctic and community-based oceanography programs, represented by  Andrew Baron .  We appreciate the continued support from the 

Retired Nunavut Senator and WKR Board Director Hon. Dennis Patterson was pleased to meet at  Arctic 360  with his former colleague, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski to thank her for her tireless leadership on Arctic security and commend her for successful efforts to secure over $2B for the Polar Security Cutter program. The Senators discussed security capabilities of both the  Port Of Nome  expansion and the Port of Grays Bay on the Northwest Passage in Nunavut. WKR seeks to bet

On the second day of the  Arctic Frontiers  conference in  Tromsø , Norway, WKR's  Kassidy Koaha-Laube  met  Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami  President Natan Obed. They discussed Inuit infrastructure priorities including WKR's Grays Bay Road and Port Project.

WKR's  Kassidy Koaha-Laube  met with Governor General  Mary Simon  and Arctic Ambassador  Virginia Mearns  at the  Arctic Frontiers  Conference, which opened yesterday in Tromsø, Norway. Koaha-Laube  spoke with Governor General  Simon  about the importance of infrastructure in the Canadian Arctic for security and defence, but also for economic development.  Koaha-Laube  and  Simon  first met on a 2013 expedition to Greenland, where the Governor General is next headed to open

Mark Carney  just concluded a meeting with Secretary General of  NATO , Mark Rutte. In a statement, "The leaders recognised the test facing the NATO Alliance and emphasised the first response to that test must be to ensure the security of the Arctic, including accelerating new investments in the Alliance’s northwestern flank. The Prime Minister noted Canada’s mission to quadruple defence spending over the next decade, with significant investments to reinforce Canada’s Arctic

Chief of the Defence Staff  General Jennie Carignan  spoke to  CBC 's  Rosemary Barton  about Greenland and Canada's Arctic sovereignty and security. CDS  Carignan  told  Barton  that "Our top priority is Canada’s defence and the Arctic ... It is clear that we have billions of dollars of investments in NORAD modernization, new radar, satellites, but also infrastructure going up in the Arctic." Barton  also spoke to NWT Premier  R.J. Simpson , who said that "When you look at t

Nunavut Tunngavik 's  Christy Sinclair , who is a member of the Indigenous Advisory Council to the MPO, spoke to the Ingiulik Nunavut Shipping Symposium about how the federal government under Prime Minister  Mark Carney  is looking to move forward with approving major projects. Two of those are marine infrastructure projects: the Grays Bay road and port, and the Qikiqtarjuaq port. “Those projects bring us forward,”  Sinclair  said. “Sure, they bring us to modern day in terms

Shane Lasley  at  North of 60 Mining News  reports on the economic growth that WKR's Grays Bay Road and Port project can support, and the high potential for copper development along the Northwest Passage in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. The article features  Blue Star Gold Corp 's Grant Ewing on High Lake and the Sand Lake copper prospect,  Cathy Knight P.Geo.  on the Izok Lake and High Lake copper/zinc projects, and  Thomas Ullrich  and  Dave O'Neill  on the Storm copper

Nunavut Premier  John Main  issued the following statement on behalf of the  Government of Nunavut : "Nunavut stands in solidarity with Greenland and supports its autonomy. Nunavut shares strong cultural, linguistic and familial ties with Greenland and remains committed to maintaining these important relationships. Since 2000, the Governments of Nunavut and Greenland have maintained a close working relationship outlined in formal memoranda of understanding, with a focus on f

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami  President Natan Obed says that "'Spicy' times in the world call for 'generational' investments in Canada’s Arctic." Speaking at the Ingiulik Nunavut Shipping Summit in Iqaluit today, President Obed remarked that "It is an unacceptable reality that our 51 communities are so underserviced from a marine infrastructure end." The Port of Grays Bay will be the first deep-water dock in the western Arctic, making marine transportation safer, facilitating comm

WKR Director and former Nunavut Senator  Dennis Patterson  writes for  Nunatsiaq News  about how global events have put "Northern Canada on the national radar as never before."  Senator Patterson notes that " Anita Indira Anand , our global affairs minister, has stated the Arctic is Canada’s top foreign policy priority and has announced plans to open a new consulate in Greenland." Minister Anand and Governor General  Mary Simon  are traveling to Nuuk to open the new consulate

Last night,  Kassidy Koaha-Laube  and  Gavin Law  held a discussion on the Grays Bay Road and Port Project at the Gideon Qitsualik Community Memorial Hall in Gjoa Haven. The session attracted more than 70 people. WKR held events in Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay last week. Next,  Kassidy  and  Gavin  will be headed to Kugaaruk and then Taloyoak to complete our fall community engagement tour. Community Meeting in Gjoa Haven

Congratulations to  Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation , a subsidiary of  Qikiqtaaluk Corporation , on the inclusion of the Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Hydro Project in the second tranche of projects referred to the Major Projects Office. This is the second project in Nunavut included on the nation-building projects list, joining the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor from the NWT to Grays Bay. Today's announcement represents another step towards the realization of  Nunavut Tunng

Yesterday, Prime Minister  Mark Carney  and Finance Minister  François-Philippe Champagne  tabled the 2025 Federal Budget. Budget 2025 focuses on investing in the Arctic, including: - $1 billion "Arctic Infrastructure Fund" to build and expand transportation assets in Canada's Arctic, including deep-water ports, sealift infrastructure, airstrips, and all-season roads that would directly support dual-use capabilities for military and non-military purposes, to be administered b

WKR COO  Elliot Holland  and NWT Deputy Premier  Caroline Wawzonek  participated in a panel moderated by  Kiewit  SVP  Terry Burgis  at  The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships 's P3 2025 Conference. The panelists discussed WKR and the  Government of Northwest Territories  work to advance the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor, a nation-building project to build an all-season road through the NWT to Arctic deepwater at the Port of Grays Bay.  Minister  Wawzone

Grays Bay Port and Road Project continues to receive national profile as a key strategy to increase Canadian exports and trade. Prime Minister  Mark Carney  and Ontario Premier  Doug Ford  spoke today in Clarington, Ontario as the PM continues to announce nation-building projects to strengthen the Canadian economy and respond to trade challenges. Nathaniel Dove  from  Global News  asked the Prime Minister “Given your commitment last night to see non-U.S. exports eventually do

Norimitsu Onishi  reports from Gjoa Haven for the  The New York Times  about how "Canada is rushing to avoid becoming a bystander, despite having more Arctic land than any other nation except Russia. Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced Canada’s biggest jump in military spending since World War II and has promised enormous infrastructure projects to strengthen Canada’s hold on the region." The story features interviews with  Gjoa Haven  Mayor  Raymond Quqshuun , Alle

Northwest Territories leaders, including Deputy Premier  Caroline Wawzonek  and YKDFN Chief  Ernest Betsina  spoke in today about the importance of advancing the Arctic Security and Economic Corridor, from Yellowknife to WKR's Port of Grays Bay. Sarah St-Pierre  reports for  CBC  that the  Government of Northwest Territories  is working in partnership with the  Yellowknives Dene First Nation  and Tłı̨chǫ government to figure out the routing of the road that will connect Yell

WKR Director  Dennis Patterson  spoke at a  Canada West Foundation  panel with the Ambassadors to Canada from Iceland, Denmark, Sweden,...