An unusually warm winter in Canada has delayed the opening of a 250-mile (400 km) ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for diamond mines in a remote Arctic region. Tom Hoefer, senior advisor to the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines and Paul Gruner, CEO of the Indigenous corporation Tlicho Investment Corp & Group of Companies explain the impact. - REUTERS

Canada's mild winter disrupts Arctic ice road

An unusually warm winter in Canada has delayed the opening of a 250-mile (400 km) ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for diamond mines in a remote Arctic region. Tom Hoefer, senior advisor to the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines and Paul Gruner, CEO of the Indigenous corporation Tlicho Investment Corp & Group of Companies explain the impact. - REUTERS

Published: 31 Mar 2024