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The true costs of mining in Nunavut: ‘What if I can’t teach my children our ways anymore?’

January 9, 2024

Operated by a Canadian mining company called Baffinland, the Mary River Mine is one of the world’s richest reserves of high-grade iron ore. Located on the northern end of Baffin Island in Nunavut, the... Read More

Operated by a Canadian mining company called Baffinland, the Mary River Mine is one of the world’s richest reserves...
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WWF-Canada's lead Arctic specialist Paul Okalik in Kugaaruk, NU

Inuit face bigger impacts if Mary River Iron Mine doubles ore production

November 7, 2022

I was born and raised in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, just down the coast from Pond Inlet, the small community that has been facing the biggest impacts from Baffinland’s open-pit Mary River Iron Mine. But those... Read More

I was born and raised in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, just down the coast from Pond Inlet, the small community that...
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Inuit man and son out on the land in winter

‘Inuit culture and traditions are not for sale’: Why the government should not approve Baffinland expansion

May 10, 2022

By Enookie Inuarak, board member for the Mittimatalik HTO I’m a hunter from Pond Inlet, Nunavut. My father is also a hunter and I grew up helping him, harvesting subsistence food. The hunters in... Read More

By Enookie Inuarak, board member for the Mittimatalik HTO I’m a hunter from Pond Inlet, Nunavut. My father is...
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Our Arctic Species Conservation Fund returns for sixth field season

November 5, 2021

With warming temperatures and industrial pressures surging across the North, WWF-Canada’s Arctic Species Conservation Fund (ASCF) launched in 2016 with a clear mission: support high-quality research and stewardship actions that bring together science, technology and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit... Read More

With warming temperatures and industrial pressures surging across the North, WWF-Canada’s Arctic Species Conservation Fund (ASCF) launched in 2016 with a clear...
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The true costs of mining in Nunavut: ‘What if I can’t teach my children our ways anymore?’

Inuit face bigger impacts if Mary River Iron Mine doubles ore production

‘Inuit culture and traditions are not for sale’: Why the government should not approve Baffinland expansion

Our Arctic Species Conservation Fund returns for sixth field season

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