Our work is expanding in Nunavut with two multi-year remediation projects underway—one at a high Arctic weather station site in Eureka and the other at a former military base in Coral Harbour. Partnering with Sudliq Development Ltd., the Milestone team is excited to re-mobilize to both locations after an 7 month pause due to the short 3-4 month arctic weather window available for remediation activities.

Eureka High Arctic Weather Station (HAWS) Landfarm Project

This multi-year initiative focuses on construction, remediation, and restoration activities on Ellesmere Island. Accessible only by air or sealift, this extremely remote location is about 1,100 kilometers from the geographic North Pole and approximately 400 kilometers from the nearest community, Grise Fiord. Established in 1947, it was one of Canada’s first Joint Arctic Weather Stations. The project aims to address historical soils contamination it involves constructing a soil treatment facility and restoring the habitat of a nearby creek area. This is a large scale project that requires significant aggregate production, hauling and the placement of a geotextile liner.

Coral Harbour Remediation Project

This multi-year brownfield remediation is at a site in Salliq (Coral Harbour) in Nunavut. Used by the US and Canada Air Forces as a military base from the 1940s to the 1970s, the area included an airstrip, hospital, housing for military personnel, warehousing, and bulk fuel storage. Abandoned in the 1970s, most buildings were demolished and either removed or buried on-site. Vehicles were left to rust or rumored to have been buried, and barrel caches of tar and lubricants were left as deployed. The remediation scope includes demolition, decommissioning, and hazardous material abatement. As well as the construction of an onsite soil treatment facility, the construction of a capped non hazardous waste landfill and the high temperature incineration of historical fuels, oils and lubricants.  

Both projects encompass an Inuit Benefits Plan to stimulate local engagement and socio-economic benefits to the community through procurement, training, employment, and subcontracting. These opportunities aim to engage more Inuit workers and ensure skill development for future projects in the region.

We are pleased to work with Sudliq Development Ltd. on these significant remediation projects in Nunavut, which are improving the land and providing opportunities for the people of Nunavut.