r/NWT • u/DarrellCCC • Jul 31 '26

Ottawa says construction on Mackenzie Valley Highway can’t start until wildfires are under control

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ottawa-says-construction-on-mackenzie-valley-highway-cant-start-until-wildfires-are-under-control-9.7287609

PM Mark Carney previously said construction would begin this summer.

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u/622114 Jul 31 '26

I mean this makes sense to me

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u/Fickle_Cricket3422 Aug 01 '26

So they will just pause construction every summer? Or maybe more pipelines and data centres will help?

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u/thedirkfiddler Aug 01 '26

Fires are going to happen every year.

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u/sefsermak Aug 02 '26

Guess we can just wait until we're all dead.