"[The] last 25 years, the diamond mines came and it was on their terms, and they told us what to do and how it's going to be laid out. Now it's on our terms, said Lafferty."
"The corridor has been cited as a potential project for fast-tracking by the federal government."
"CEO Brendan Bell says the Grays Bay location was among very few options that had access to tidewater, which is key to accommodating large ships, and there were no Nunavut communities nearby with that level of accessibility. But he still believes there will be benefits to hamlets in the K"
The Arctic economic and security corridor would construct a deep-water port at Grays Bay and a 230-kilometre all-weather road to Jericho Station, with a winter road link to Yellowknife. The port would accommodate navy vessels and large cargo ships to transport materials from future critical mineral mines in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Tcho grand chief Jackson Lafferty and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly lead the N.W.T. side, seeking local control and new economic opportunities amid declining regional mining. The West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. is the Nunavut proponent and the project faces mixed local views and potential federal fast-tracking.
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