After decades of stalling, projects in Canada’s North gain momentum as part of defence push

Spruce trees in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The territory's Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says the rest of Canada is realizing that infrastructure in the North has huge defence implications.

Critical infrastructure projects in Canada’s North that have been waiting on federal funding for decades are finally gaining traction as the rest of Canada wakes up to its northern border, Northwest Territories Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says.

The projects include a highway connecting the rest of Canada to its most northern edge, an all-season road in a mineral-rich region and an expanded electricity grid unifying several communities.

All three have clear benefits to the northern regions they’re in and would better connect people and infrastructure to much-needed supplies and energy,