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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
Is there a chance that the Arctic Navy Base could be combined with this project? I mean, why not have our arctic naval base right in the capital of one of our territories? It makes sense, plus it would drastically increase this ports year-round shipping capabilities since the new ice breakers would call it home. I dunno, I'm really just spitballing but it seems like that should have been the primary consideration when the whole process started.
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IIRC the NT government was in favour of this, or at least wanted the funds spent there, but the RCN wants Nanisivik as they consider Iqaluit to be too far from the mouth of the Northwest Passage. In any event Nanisivik was to be more of a refueling station than a base similar to Halifax or Esquimalt. Though the original concept would have had it manned year-round and included an RCAF station, I don't think any ships were to be permanently based there, but I could be wrong.