Ottawa Announces Locations for First Three Arctic Military Hubs

Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal (R), Minister of National Defence Bill Blair, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, and Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, speak with reporters at a media roundtable in Iqaluit, on May 6, 2024. The Canadian Press/Dustin Patar

The federal government says Iqaluit, Inuvik and Yellowknife will be the sites for three planned northern operational support hubs.

Defence Minister Bill Blair is in Nunavut’s capital this morning to make the announcement.