Funds lacking for cleanup

MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002

The Canadian government hasn't been providing funds to clean up a heavily contaminated Arctic island in Nunavut.

Qikiqtaaluk Corporation, an Inuit-owned corporation, has been forced to shut down cleanup on Resolution Island due to lack of funds. The island is filled with PCBs and heavy metals.

Get the Story:
Lack of funding slows Arctic contamination cleanup (CBC 8/26)