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,...

On September 11 and 12, WKR hosted a meeting of our Inuit Advisory Group in Kugluktuk, focused on the impact of the Grays Bay project on...

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced today that the “Arctic Economic and Security Corridor,” and within it the Grays Bay Road and Port, is among 10 nation-building projects that will be under the remit of the newly created Major Projects Office. In a press release, PM Carney described the “Arctic Economic and Security Corridor” as “An all-weather, dual-use, land and port-to-port-to-port infrastructure project that will contribute to Canada’s defence and northern development.

WKR notes with sadness that the  Kitikmeot Inuit Association  just announced the passing of KIA President Robert (Bobby) Greenley. Bobby passed away early in the morning of Friday September 5, 2025, in Cambridge Bay, after a prolonged and brave battle with illness. Bobby, elected as KIA President in December 2022, served in that role until his health forced him to take a leave of absence in March of 2025. Bobby lead the transition of the Grays Bay project from KIA to WKR, and

Bill Curry  at  The Globe and Mail  reports on "A draft list of 32 major projects that could be candidates for fast-track approvals under the new Building Canada Act." "The draft list, a government document obtained by The Globe and Mail, describes potential projects based on proposals Ottawa has received from premiers and other groups in recent months. It is not meant to be a final list, and it does not imply that any of the projects mentioned have been approved for inclusio

This morning, the M/V Martin Bergmann returned to port in Cambridge Bay after her second sailing across the Coronation Gulf to Grays Bay...

This week, WKR hosted a tour of Grays Bay for the Kugluktuk Angoniatit Association / Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers Association. HTA...

As Inuit leaders come together today in Inuvik to discuss nation-building projects with Prime Minister  Mark Carney , in a meeting co-chaired by  Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami  President Natan Obed, there is evident unity and cooperation building from across Inuit Nunangat. David Thurton  at  CBC  spoke to  Inuvialuit Regional Corporation  President  Duane (ningaqsiq) Smith (anisaluk) ,  Kitikmeot Inuit Association  Executive Director Fred Pedersen, and Nunavut Premier  PJ Akeeagok

WKR completed a marine ecology program at Grays Bay today, advancing our understanding of the ecosystem that we need to protect through...

WKR CEO  Brendan Bell  spoke to the  Canadian Indigenous Investment Summit  as part of their podcast series, Drumbeats . Watch the full...

In today's  Financial Post ,  Meghan Potkins  and  Barbara Shecter  report that "The first major projects of the Canadian government’s signature nation-building initiative are likely to be drawn from five key areas that have emerged as “shared priorities” between Ottawa and the provinces, according to a senior government source with knowledge of the government’s current thinking." "One proposal that has gained momentum among the Western premiers is an economic corridor connec

WKR leadership met with Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister  Rebecca Chartrand  today at the Arctic Security Summit in Iqaluit. We were...

WKR is continuing baseline environmental research programs at the Port of Grays Bay and along the Grays Bay road route throughout this...