From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Today, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for CanNor, announced nearly $3 million in additional investments to support early phase data collection and analysis for the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link project.
CanNor invests nearly $3 million to build on a prior feasibility study examining the development of a hydroelectric and fibre-optic link between Manitoba and the Kivalliq region of Nunavut.
There are significant economic and environmental opportunities in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region. That’s why in 2019 the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) invested in technical and feasibility work to support the potential development of a hydroelectric and fibre-optic link that would connect communities in the region to Northern Manitoba.