Pangnirtung MLA voices concerns over proposed Iqaluit hydro project – CBC

Jan 30, 2026

Johnny Mike says Pangnirtung doesn’t support the project in its current location

Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation (NNC)’s proposed hydro project is facing some backlash in Pangnirtung.

Over the past week, NNC conducted consultations in Iqaluit and Pangnirtung over the plan to build a 15-to-30 megawatt hydropower plant.

In November, Prime Minister Mark Carney added the project to a list of “nation-building” projects he’s recommending for quicker approval by the government’s Major Projects Office. NNC is eyeing a possible site 60 kilometres northwest of Iqaluit by the Kuugaaluk River.