As Ottawa commits billions in northern defence spending, an advocacy group for Canadian municipalities says investments need to directly benefit communities.
Inuvik
RCMP in Inuvik say an Ontario 21-year-old and Alberta 24-year-old face drug trafficking charges after an apartment on Bompas Street was raided this week.
The relaunched Inuvik Works program is preparing to celebrate its first anniversary. Organizers are happy with progress but wary of funding challenges ahead.
Inuvik's RCMP detachment has filled all 16 positions, town councillors were told this week, becoming fully staffed for the first time in years.
The major military projects getting under way in Yellowknife and Inuvik are similar, but not identical. The Inuvik military footprint is set to expand 15-fold.
The IRC announced beneficiaries will each receive $1,706 on May 1 after Inuvialuit companies posted record earnings for the past financial year.
