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InuviktoTukhighwaybuildingaroadtoprosperity6TuesdayNovember182014INDUSTRYCONSTRUCTION14113LU0GOTHEDISTANCEWITHOUTTHEDISTANCEEARNYOURBEdWITHTHEWERKLUNDSCHOOLOFEDUCATIONWITHOUTLEAVINGTHETHINGSANDPEOPLETHATMATTERMOST.TheWerklundSchooloEducationattheUniversityoCalgaryispleasedtoannounceaour-yearundergraduateBacheloroEducationprogramavailabletoyounomatterwhereyoulive.Attendclassesoncampusoriyoupreertakeadvantageothenewestcomponentotheprogramwhichallowsyoutotakemostoyourclasseswithouteverleavinghome.Allclassroomexperienceisoferedlocally.SostrengthenandenrichyourcommunitybyapplyingorWerklundsour-yearBEdprogramtoday.www.werklund.ucalgary.calearnmoreorcall403.220.5639ByDALICARMICHAELHeadingintoitssecondseasonofcon-structionworkonthe138-kmhighwayfromInuviktoTuktoyaktukisalreadybringingeconomicbenetstothelocalcommunitiesproponentssay.Fromnowuntilspringhundredsofsur-veyorsequipmentoperatorsandlabourers-manyofwhomactuallyresideintheterri-tory-willrollouttothehighwayfromtheirnearbyworkcampsstoppingatlocalstorestobuycoffeebreakfastcigarettesandwhat-everelsetheymightneedtogetthemthroughthelongdayofworkingoutdoorsinharshwinterconditions.ItsgoingtobeagoodChristmasforeverybodythisyearforsuresaidMer-venGrubenformermayorofTuktoyaktukandvicepresidentofE.GrubensTrans-portoneoftwoconstructioncompaniesworkinginconjunctiononthe299-mil-lionproject.GrubenspartnersatNorthwindIndustriesinInuvikagree.Peoplehavebeenrespondingtothehigh-wayreallypositivelytheywishwehadevenmorejobssaidJordanFedosoffmanageroflonghaultruckingwithNorthwind.Weweregettingapplicationsindaily-itshugeforthelocaleconomy.ConstructiononthemainsectionofthehighwaybeganinJanuary2014employ-ing338workersduringtherstseasonoftoilontheyear-roundroad78percentofwhomwereNWTresidents.Thisyearac-cordingtoGrubentheyhopetohaveany-wherefrom400to600workersbetweenthetwocompanieswithaminimumof70percentfromwithintheterritory.ThisistheyearthatwewanttomakethingshappensoweregoingtobedoingalotGrubensaid.Imscaredtosayhowmuchbutamajorityofalltheworkisgoingtobehappeningthiscomingwinter.AccordingtoadocumentreleasedbytheGNWTthegoalistohave95kmoftheroadcompletedbytheendofthisseasonthoughprogressiscontingentonweatherconditions.TheInuviktoTuktoyaktukhighwaycom-binesthreedifferentsectionstheTuktoyak-tuktoSource177AccessRoadtheNavyRoadinInuvikandthe120-kmsectionthatcon-nectsthetwo.AftercompletingamajorityofworkonthetwocommunityroadsGru-bensandNorthwindsareeachpickingupwheretheyleftofflastyearworkingfromoppositeendsuntiltheymeetinthemiddleofthemainhighway.Theprojectisplannedtorunforatotalofthreeyearswrappingupin2016.Theroadisthefirststretchofapro-posedMackenzieValleyHighwayandisbeingtoutedbytheGNWTasafirststeptowardsprosperityintheregionallow-ingforcheapertransportationofgoodstherebyreducingthecostoflivingandin-creasingbusinessoperationandresourcedevelopment.ConstructedwithcareTwenty-fourhoursadaysevendaysaweektheemployeesworkinshiftsspendingtwoweeksonthejobandtwoweeksoff.Atanygiventimebetweenthetwocompaniestherearealmostahundredpiecesofequipmentbeingoperatedontheroadexcavatinglay-ingdowngravelbuildingbridgesandcre-atingculverts.Themajorityoftheworkasidefromsomesmoothingofthetoplayerhastobedoneinthewintertopreservetheintegrityofthetundraanditspermafrost.Ageotex-tilefabricislaidontheproposedbuild-ingsitebeforeitistoppedwithatleastametreofgravel.ThatwillinsulatethepermafrostfrommeltinginthesummertimeGrubensaid.Ifyouputthegraveldowninthesummertimeitlldisturbthesurfacelayerofthetundra.Youcantoperateoutthereinthesummer-timethetundracoveringthepermafrostisjusttoofragile.Followingthiscarefulprocessthegravelcanbecompactedleveledandgraded.SofaroveramillioncubictonnesofgravelcomingfromInuvikandTukhavebeendevelopedintoroads.HistoryinthemakingIttook50yearsofhemminghawingsur-veyingandnegotiationstogetthehighwayfromInuviktoTuktoyaktukwhereitistoday.Theideaofanall-seasonroadthatwouldconnectthecountryfromcoasttocoasttocoastrststartedoatingaroundinthe1960sbutaccordingtoGrubenwasntfullyexecuteduntilPrimeMinisterStephenHarpergotinvolved.PhotocourtesyofNorthwindIndustriesItsgoingtobeagoodChristmasforeverybodythisyearforsure.MervenGrubenEGrubensTransportAgradersmoothsatoplayerofgravelalongtheInuviktoTuktoyaktukhighway.Atanygiventimeasmanyas100vehiclesfromrockhaulerstoexcavatorstowatertrucksareworkingawayonthe299-millionproject.AsaformermayorofTukIwaschasingdownandmeetingwithanybodythatIcouldinuenceongettingthisroadhappeningGr-ubensaid.ItrulybelievethatifwedidntgetthePMonsidewewouldstillbelobbyingandlookingforwaystomakethishappen.TheresalotofprimeministersthatcameherebeforeandsaidtheyweregoingtodothisbutImlookingatthepictureonthewallofmewiththemandtalkingtotheseguysaboutbuildingthisroadnothingreallyhappeneduntilMr.HarpergotinterestedintheNorthandthenIhadapersonalone-on-onetalkwithhimandIreallybelievethatmadeeverythingchange.Itsahistoricaleventhesaid.