By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News One of North America\u2019s leading Arctic research entities just turned 10 years old. Or 10 years \u201cyoung,\u201d as one of its scientists says. \u201cWe\u2019re still growing as an organization,\u201d said David Hik, chief scientist and vice-president of research at Polar Knowledge Canada. The federal agency was created in 2015 to advance Canada\u2019s knowledge of the Arctic. It was tasked with creating and managing the country\u2019s biggest northern scientific research hub, the Canadian High Arctic Research Station, or CHARS, in Cambridge Bay. The station was officially completed in 2019, after several years of construction and a North of North-like competition between Cambridge Bay, Pond Inlet and Resolute Bay to be the host community. Cambridge Bay won out over the two other contenders… <\/p>\n
By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News One of North America\u2019s leading Arctic research entities just turned 10 years old. Or 10 years \u201cyoung,\u201d as one of its scientists says. \u201cWe\u2019re still growing as an organization,\u201d said David Hik, chief scientist and vice-president of research at Polar Knowledge Canada. The federal agency was created in 2015 to advance Canada\u2019s knowledge of the Arctic. It was tasked with creating and managing the country\u2019s biggest northern scientific research hub, the Canadian High Arctic Research Station, or CHARS, in Cambridge Bay. The station was officially completed in 2019, after several years of construction and a North of North-like competition between Cambridge Bay, Pond Inlet and Resolute Bay to be the host community. Cambridge Bay won out over the two other contenders... <\/p>\n