Long-promised Nanisivik Naval Facility’s opening date still unknown – Nunatsiaq News
Feb 26, 2025
Docking and refuelling hub in the High Arctic is a decade behind schedule
After multiple delays over the past decade, the opening date for the $114.6-million Nanisivik Naval Facility near Arctic Bay remains unknown.
The project was first announced in 2007 by then-prime minister Stephen Harper as a way to “significantly strengthen Canada’s sovereignty over the Arctic.”
For about one month per year, the facility will operate as a docking and refuelling hub for government vessels in the Arctic.
