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Canadian Government Backing Road to Beaufort Sea

Elizabeth McMillan, CBC - YellowknifeCanada's federal government is backing up its committment to Arctic development with an $150 million appropriation for an all-weather road between Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik.  It would provide road access to the Canadian coast of the Beaufort Sea.  Hopes are that this road will serve the long-awaited MacKenzie River natural gas pipeline.Download Audio (MP3)