By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A $500-million hydro project under development for Iqaluit has opponents in a community that lies approximately 245 kilometres to the northeast of Nunavut\u2019s capital city. Pangnirtung is 245 kilometres away from the main dam of the proposed Iqaluit hydro plant. (Map created by Nunatsiaq News) The proposed plant, backed by Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp., is one of Nunavut\u2019s two federally anointed \u201cmajor projects,\u201d which means government officials are working to \u201cfast track\u201d it through regulatory approvals. If approved, the 50-metre-high dam would be built along the Kuugaluk River, about 60 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit, with the goal of it being completed by 2030 \u2013 three years sooner than initially estimated. But leaders in Pangnirtung are concerned that damming the south-flowing Kuugaluk River… <\/p>\n
By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A $500-million hydro project under development for Iqaluit has opponents in a community that lies approximately 245 kilometres to the northeast of Nunavut\u2019s capital city. Pangnirtung is 245 kilometres away from the main dam of the proposed Iqaluit hydro plant. (Map created by Nunatsiaq News) The proposed plant, backed by Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp., is one of Nunavut\u2019s two federally anointed \u201cmajor projects,\u201d which means government officials are working to \u201cfast track\u201d it through regulatory approvals. If approved, the 50-metre-high dam would be built along the Kuugaluk River, about 60 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit, with the goal of it being completed by 2030 \u2013 three years sooner than initially estimated. But leaders in Pangnirtung are concerned that damming the south-flowing Kuugaluk River... <\/p>\n