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the mouth of the North West Passage,
and has always been quite important
to Canada and building a land-based
access to it in eyes to the other Arctic
nations is a sovereignty issue.”
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The unifying effect of the highway
isn’t solely symbolic, says McLeod.
Construction involved cooperation
from many community members, spe-
cifically the people of Inuvik and Tuk-
toyaktuk, both in the construction and
consultation.
“There was a significant training com-
ponent attached to the project,” says
McLeod. “Our aim was to introduce
folks to employment on the project,
including driving, working on new
equipment, welding, parks manage-
ment, cooking in the camps. This is
