Pangnirtung leaders worry proposed hydro plant will raise local sea levels

By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A $500-million hydro project under development for Iqaluit has opponents in a community that lies approximately 245 kilometres to the northeast of Nunavut’s capital city. Pangnirtung is 245 kilometres away from the main dam of the proposed Iqaluit hydro plant. (Map created by Nunatsiaq News) The proposed plant, backed by Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp., is one of Nunavut’s two federally anointed “major projects,” which means government officials are working to “fast track” it through regulatory approvals. If approved, the 50-m…