This 97-kilometre, two-lane gravel highway will replace the existing
winter ice road to Whati and provide a more reliable all-season connection to the Territorial highway system as part of the GNWT's Infrastructure Plan.
In Alaska, several rivers saw
winter ice break up on their earliest dates on record.
In response, Bach said his delegation had been impressed with their visits to the Olympic venues, winter sports training grounds, and the
winter ice festival in the northeastern city of Harbin.
Most troubling, the Arctic saw the second-lowest overall sea-ice coverage and the lowest recorded
winter ice in the Bering Sea.
Winter sea ice, too, is now following the same track, with this year's
winter ice extent at its lowest value ever, beating the previous record that happened only last winter.
But Gwyn, with his brown skin, his tasty
winter ice creams and his bizarre chapel Welsh; Gwyn doesn't belong.
If you're venturing outdoors in
winter ice and snow, consider using ice cleats that you can slip or strap on over your shoes (you can purchase these at shoe stores and online).
Facebook likes flooded in for the story of Airdrie teenager Faith Davidson, who pulled on her ice skates and slid along Oakbank Street in Craigneuk to highlight the extent of
winter ice and the need for grit.