Icebreaker Ships with Spencer Fraser https://www.bairdmaritime.com/wp-content/uploads/200812-10-Davie-Shipbuilding.jpg Today’s theme is icebreakers - a special type of ship that’s designed to navigate ice covered waters and help guide other ships safely through. In the Arctic that’s an important and expensive task, and one that’s changing in nature as the climate crisis accelerates. In

Inuit-Centred Mental Health with Mitch White https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2017/05/mental-health-in-canadas-north-we-need-to-recognize-resilience-too.png Our topic today is not easy. It’s complicated and troubling, but incredibly important. We’re going to talk about mental health in the context of Northern Canadians, particularly Inuit communities who are burdened with suicide rates up to 25 times higher than the rest of

Canadian Arctic Diplomacy with Bob Paquin https://newsdeeply.imgix.net/20170501083807/Secretary_Kerry_Sits_with_Members_of_the_Arctic_ Council_in_Iqaluit_Canada.jpg?w=1120&h=600&fit=crop&crop=entropy&q=60 Welcome to Uncharted, an Arctic360 series about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history.  Today’s

Canada’s Arctic Future with Senator Dennis Patterson https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/candidate-mp-federal-election-nwt-1.5318310 Welcome to Uncharted, an Arctic360 series about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history.  In

Labrador’s COVID-19 Recovery with Yvonne Jones, MP https://i0.wp.com/www.lghealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/LWHC-1.jpg?ssl=1 Welcome to Uncharted, an Arctic360 series about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history.  Today’s

Grays Bay Port and Road with Scott Northey https://thenarwhal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NWT-Grays-Bay-Road.jpghttps://thenarwhal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NWT-Grays-Bay-Road.jpg This is Uncharted, an Arctic360 podcast about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history. 

Indigenous Economy with Paul Gruner, CEO Image credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Giant_Mine.jpg Paul Gruner is the President and CEO of Det’on Cho Corporation, the economic development arm of the Yellowknives Dene First Nations. Since 1988, Det’on Cho has grown into the third largest employer in the Northwest Territories, and contains 15 companies in the resource

Tourism Cancellation with Peter Garapick Today’s theme is tourist season cancellation. From cruise ships to small tours, everything has been put on hold for the 2020 tourist season. But what does it mean for locals, and the people who run these tours? This week, I sat down with Peter Garapick, who is

China-Canada Relations with Leona Alleslev To kick off our summer series, I sat down with Leona Alleslev, Member of Parliament for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill to discuss how COVID-19 will impact the federal government’s future attitude towards investing in the Arctic, and what dangers we risk ignoring while we wait. The Arctic is