Inuvik

Inuvik, Old Crow welcome Olympic torch

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

The Olympic flame is on its way to Yellowknife on Thursday, after spending the previous day in two communities above the Arctic Circle.

Olympic flame heads to northern Yukon, N.W.T.

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

The Olympic torch is going to Canada's far north on Wednesday, stopping in Dawson City, Yukon, before crossing the Arctic Circle into Old Crow, Yukon, and Inuvik, N.W.T.

Inuvik cabbies fed up with rock-pelting

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Relief may be in sight for frustrated taxi drivers in Inuvik, N.W.T., who say local young people throw rocks buried in snowballs at their cars in the winter.

Inuvik revives chamber of commerce

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

The town of Inuvik, N.W.T., has its own chamber of commerce again so business owners can turn to each other for support during hard economic times.

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency: Canada's Economic Action Plan Helps Support Tourism and Community Events in Inuvik, NWT

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009

YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), today announced funding for a portable stage in the Town of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories.

Friendly mayoral race in Inuvik

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009

The mayoral race in Inuvik, N.W.T., has been diplomatic to date, with two experienced local politicians touting experience and vision in the run-up to next week's election.

RCMP review probe into N.W.T. Taser incident

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

RCMP are reviewing the findings of an independent investigation into the police use of a Taser on a teenage girl in a young offenders' facility in Inuvik, N.W.T., in 2007.

A Post I Really Shouldn’t Have To Make

Stageleft:. Life on the left side (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009

One would think that Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq would be the last person on the government side of the House that I'd have to explain this to.... but apparently not. Dear Ms. Aglukkaq, Inuvik is not a First nations community - according to your Wikipedia bio you were born there so we really shouldn't have to bring this to your attention. Your official government bio says you were raised...

First person: 'I survived the Northwest Passage'

The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009

I have always been intrigued by the history of the Northwest Passage, the fabled northern sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Last year, my friend Tony Lancashire and I decided that in order to raise money for charity, we would attempt to navigate the route in a 17-foot open sailing boat. We set off from Inuvik on the Beaufort Sea on 24 July 2009, travelling east and arriving in Gjoa...

Emerald Skylight

Annalee Blysse (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009

Emerald Skylight , originally uploaded by David Cartier . Lovely night photography featuring the Aurora Borealis over Canadian skies. Described by the photog: Rippling curtains of Auroral light fill the sky above Inuvik, Northwest Territories, early on the morn of September 15.

Freight Outlook * Canada - OTA boss spreads the word on rates

trucks world news (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

Pickering,ONT,CAN - Today's Trucking -24 Sept 2009: -- The president of Ontario 's largest trucking group told a group of shippers and retailers that the cheap rates they've come to expect in this softened freight market are not sustainable. .. But the truck lane wars and the slashing of rates that resulted over the last 18 months won't last. And when things do bounce back, Ontario Trucking Association...

INFRASTRUCTURES * Canada - All weather road could melt ice road truckers

trucks world news (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

Ver mapa más grande Inuvik,NWT, CAN - Today's Trucking -24 Sept 2009: -- Ice roads in Canada 's north may have a certain cult following because of great television, but local governments aren't as keen... N.W.T. Minister of Transportation, Michael McLeod , recently signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) , which will lay the foundation to meet regulatory requirements for an all weather road...

Northern brown bears feed on whitefish

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009

Canadian scientists say they have discovered brown grizzly bears are feeding on migrating broad whitefish in a Northwest Territories stream. Scientists from the University of Alberta say the discovery in the Mackenzie Delta region of the Northwest Territories has researchers advising increased care in petroleum extraction and infrastructure development within the area. Oliver Barker and Andrew Derocher,...

• Northern brown bears discovered feeding on whitefish runs - Physorg
• Northern brown bears discovered feeding on whitefish runs - Eurekalert
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Inuvik businesses hit by MGM Energy's drilling delay

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009

Some businesses in Inuvik, N.W.T., have less work lined up for the coming months after a Canadian gas exploration company said it won't explore in the region this winter.

Hey Rosetta! (our final letter from the band)

CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009

Polaris short-listers Hey Rosetta! are just finishing up their tour of Canada's far north! Singer songwriter Tim Baker has been sending us letters to share with you. Here's the final letter: yellowknife is a big town. and full of love. and after iqaluit and inuvik it feels like the big city. there's lots of tall, shiny government buildings, more than your usual town of twenty thousand would engender....