Melting permafrost and the cost to highway infrastructure in Canada’s North

Northern Canada faces infrastructure challenges similar to those experienced by its southern neighbours, but also the 'apocalyptic' challenge of melting permafrost.

The cost to highway infrastructure of melting permafrost and timely replacement cannot be borne only by the Yukon government, writes ISG Senator Pat Duncan.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN

April 17, 2023

Any well-thought-out discussion of infrastructure in Canada’s North, specifically the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, must include an observation on the threats to the existing infrastructure, and, concurrently, the risk and constraints to additions or replac...

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