EventCanada’s federal government has committed $405 million to advance an 800‑km Mackenzie Valley Highway that would link the Sahtu region to Inuvik, but local First Nations leaders – including Chief Jamie Moses of the Pehdzéh Kí First Nation – warn that construction must include full‑time health and policing services, drug‑free work camps, and prior‑informed consent.
Canada’s federal government has committed $405 million to advance the 800‑km Mackenzie Valley Highway, a project that could reshape travel between Wrigley, Fort Simpson and Inuvik but raises concerns among local First Nations over health services, policing, drug‑related risks and the need for consent and capacity building.
Canada announced a $405 million federal investment to fund key stages of the Mackenzie Valley Highway, a proposed link from the south to the Arctic Ocean that will connect remote communities and create employment opportunities, while Indigenous leaders emphasize the need for community readiness and consent.
Canada provides $405 million via the Arctic Infrastructure Fund to accelerate construction of the Mackenzie Valley Highway, boosting infrastructure in the high‑north region.
Canada announced a $405 million investment to advance the Mackenzie Valley Highway, a key high‑north transport corridor that will improve safe, reliable connectivity for communities across Canada’s North and Arctic.
Canada announced a $405 million investment from its Arctic Infrastructure Fund to advance the Mackenzie Valley Highway’s design and bridge construction, covering the Great Bear River Bridge near Tulita and new bridges over the Liard and Mackenzie Rivers. The funding will support environmental assessment work and is expected to improve year‑round road connectivity for communities like Fort Simpson and Wrigley, enhancing supply chains and emergency evacuation routes.
