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Big infrastructure boost for Cam Bay Jeanne Gagnon Northern News Services Published Monday, March 26, 2012
Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq and Cambridge Bay MLA Keith Peterson jointly announced on March 19 the money - 75 per cent federal, 25 per cent territorial - is to fund the replacement of the community's water treatment plant and improvements to the airport. "The people of Cambridge Bay will benefit greatly from a new, sustainable water treatment facility," said Peterson in a press release. "Upgrades to the airport runway will improve safety and facilitate economic development." Both projects will create jobs and ensure sustained growth and economic prosperity in the region, said Aglukkaq in a press release. Cambridge Bay Mayor Jeannie Ehaloak said the hamlet hopes the projects will create about 20 jobs in the community, improving the quality of life for residents. "We were very happy," said Ehaloak. "Some days, we have more than three planes on the tarmac, so this will definitely help us." The airport improvements, earmarked at about $16 million of the money, according to Ehaloak, include widening and grading the runway, extending the apron and taxiway, improving the electrical and upgrading the terminal building. About $12 million of the money will be used to replace the water treatment plant and intake pump house, a "much-needed renovation," she added, as the community is growing and the Canadian High Arctic Research Station is set to open in 2017. The new water treatment plant is to have a backup generator and a modern truck fill station. "It's a greatly-needed project and we're looking forward to all the employment it's going to provide and also the building of the water intake, it's going to create employment within our community," she said.
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