Challenges and Accomplishments:
and economic potential of the Arctic regions. The Second World War brought this potential into focus with various projects, especially the Northeast and Northwest Staging Routes for air traffic, the Alaska Highway, and the Canol Pipeline from Norman Wells, as well as the weather stations and the voy...
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| Summary: | and economic potential of the Arctic regions. The Second World War brought this potential into focus with various projects, especially the Northeast and Northwest Staging Routes for air traffic, the Alaska Highway, and the Canol Pipeline from Norman Wells, as well as the weather stations and the voyage of the St. Roch through the North-west Passage. In 1942, a group of Canadians held private discussions about how Canada could increase her administrative, sci-entific, and technical competence in the Arctic to match that of other Arctic nations, such as the Soviet Union. These discussions about Arctic competence and Canadian sovereignty took place against a backdrop of disinterest and ignorance shared by the Canadian government and the public. Through personal contact with the Canadian Trevor |
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