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...

Yesterday, Saskatchewan Premier  Scott Moe  and Alberta Premier  Danielle Smith  again spoke about the benefit of economic corridors connecting Western Canada. As reported by  Emma Graney  in  The Globe and Mail , "Western premiers want Ottawa to support the development of the economic corridor between the  Port of Prince Rupert  and Hudson Bay, connecting in Churchill, Man. [at  Arctic Gateway Group 's port] and ultimately tying into the proposed Grays Bay Road and Port proj

NWT Deputy Premier  Caroline Wawzonek  provided an update yesterday on the Arctic Security Corridor and the work of the  Government of Northwest Territories  to connect the NWT to the Port of  Grays Bay. Minister Wawzonek said that the territory also stands to benefit from a renewed focus on Arctic security, among federal officials in Ottawa. "The extent that they're talking about Grays Bay, you're gonna need to connect that. And that's where the [South Slave Geological Provi

WKR is conducting baseline data collection programs to understand environmental conditions along the proposed Grays Bay Road and Port....

CBC News  profiled the Grays Bay Road and Port Project as one of the "major projects Canada's leaders hope to fast-track". Grays Bay was featured along with Wind West,  Arctic Gateway Group 's Port of Churchill, a Northwest coast bitumen pipeline,  Pathways Alliance 's carbon capture pipeline, and the Ring of Fire critical minerals development. Read the full story here.

Nunavut Premier  PJ Akeeagok  and WKR CEO  Brendan Bell  spoke to  Nunatsiaq News  about the Grays Bay Project, and the continued support the project has received from PM  Mark Carney  and NTI President  Jeremy Tunraluk . Premier  Akeeagok : "I was reflecting back to all the leaders that had and continue to push this major project forward. It was a great day for Nunavut to be recognized as an opportunity for these big nation-building [projects] to happen in the Arctic." CEO 

NWT Premier  R.J. Simpson  spoke with  CBC 's  Rosemary Barton  yesterday regarding the Arctic Security Corridor -- a road through the Northwest Territories to the Port of Grays Bay. R.J. Simpson : "One of the projects that we are pursuing, and Nunavut is involved as well, because it crosses our border, is a road up through the Slave Geological Province, a very resource rich part of the territory, that would go into Nunavut and connect to a deep-sea port at Grays Bay. That’s

Today, King Charles III delivered the Speech from the Throne to open the Parliament of Canada. The King reiterated the Government of Canada's commitment to "invest to strengthen its presence in the North, which is an integral part of Canada, as this region faces new threats" and to "the creation of long-term wealth and prosperity with Indigenous Peoples." Following the Speech from the Throne, Prime Minister  Mark Carney  provided more details on these commitments. In an inter