Canada Expected to Support Heavy Fuel Ban in Arctic Despite Costs to Northerners

Canada Expected to Support Heavy Fuel Ban in Arctic Despite Costs to Northerners
Ships are framed by pieces of melting sea ice in Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on July 31, 2019. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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The federal government is expected to support international measures that would reduce the environmental impact of Arctic shipping but would cost northern families hundreds of dollars a year.

On Monday, the International Maritime Organization is to begin considering how to eliminate the use of heavy fuel oil in ships sailing Arctic waters.