{"id":623083,"date":"2026-04-23T10:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/623083\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:40:18","slug":"cannor-minister-announces-13m-for-4-nunavut-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/623083\/","title":{"rendered":"CanNor minister announces $13M for 4 Nunavut projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated April 22 at 4 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Remotely operated vehicles will soon criss-cross Qikiqtaaluk waters, collecting geographical information to enhance existing underwater maps of the region, said federal Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand in Iqaluit on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The $4.5-million vehicles from Inuit-owned Sedna ROV Services Inc. are one of four projects that will share $13 million announced this week from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, or CanNor, across all three Nunavut regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vehicles are going to be used to help with mapping and surveying,\u201d said Chartrand, who is also the minister responsible for CanNor.<\/p>\n

The robots will be able to gather information that could be used for mineral exploration and national defence, she added.<\/p>\n

Three other projects are also being funded.<\/p>\n

West Kitikmeot Resources Corp., proponent and developer of the Grays Bay<\/a> Road and Port Project, will receive close to $4.5 million to gather baseline environmental information and prepare early design work in advance of further development.<\/p>\n

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Inuit-owned Nukik Corp. will get $3 million to lead environmental and archeological studies in support of its Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That project, still in the development phase, would connect five communities in the Kivalliq Region to the North American power grid through Manitoba and provide them high-speed internet access.<\/p>\n

Also, Ampere \u2014 an Iqaluit-based technology education organization \u2014 will receive just over $1 million to complete design and pre-construction work on a 7,000-square-foot building, doubling the size of its current operation in the city.<\/p>\n

Calling it an economic development hub, Kevin Kelly, Ampere\u2019s director of Nunavut operations, said businesses will be invited to use the space for their own needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will also be able to significantly expand our programming capacity,\u201d he said, including adding space to house a 3D printing station to create products using plastic and steel.<\/p>\n

Note: This story was updated to correct Kevin Kelly\u2019s job title<\/p>\n

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