
Iqalummiut, munching on frozen char and caribou, take a break from showing off Inuit culture to visitors during the G7 finance ministers meeting Feb. 6. Hundreds of delegates, staff and reporters mostly departed Iqaluit Sunday. (PHOTO BY CHRIS WINDEYER)
NEWS February 08, 2010 - 3:29 pm
As G7 host, Iqaluit sits the world down for a chat
No surprise Nunavut gets no satisfaction on seal issue
CHRIS WINDEYER
They came to Iqaluit to chat about some of the biggest problems facing the world’s economy, but in the end, a question about seals rendered four European finance ministers mute.
None of the finance ministers from France, England, Germany or Italy wanted to wade in on a question from APTN reporter...
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NEWS February 08, 2010 - 2:18 pm
Nunavut officials envy Greenland oil-gas model
While Greenland forges ahead, oil and gas work stalled in Nunavut
JIM BELL
Because of regulatory confusion and federal government apathy, Nunavut lags far behind its circumpolar neighbour, Greenland, in the scope and pace of oil and gas exploration, a Government of Nunavut official said in Iqaluit last week.
Gordon MacKay, an assistant deputy minister in the GN’s...
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NEWS February 07, 2010 - 4:13 pm
The iron man of Baffin casts about for financing
Nunavut megaproject needs billions to pay for startup
JIM BELL
The Baffin region’s iron evangelist, Gordon McCreary, said last week there’s just one big item left on the Mary River iron project’s checklist: to find investors willing to put up more than $4 billion to pay for it all.
Armed with a promotional video, a Powerpoint slide show and hefty chunks of...
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NEWS February 06, 2010 - 12:29 pm
Nunavut won’t get cut if Ottawa slashes deficit, Flaherty says
Territory “will be treated more than fairly”
CHRIS WINDEYER
Nunavut shouldn’t worry that federal efforts to combat Canada’s $56-billion budget deficit will limit the territory’s access to federal money for capital projects, federal finance minister Jim Flaherty said Feb. 5.
“I can tell you that Nunavut will be treated more than fairly by our government,”...
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