Arctic Renewable Energy Summit – media availability

WWF

The Arctic Renewable Energy Summit – co-hosted by the Federal Government, Government of Nunavut, Qulliq Energy Corporation and WWF-Canada – brings together leading northern remote communities’ renewable energy researchers and experts to share the latest information about potential and stories of success from other Arctic communities.
  
Key focuses will be to explore policy regulations that enable renewable energy deployment and growth in northern remote communities, and to discuss the economic and technical feasibility of deployment in Nunavut candidate communities.           
   
What:             Nunavut Minister of Environment and Energy Joe Savikataaq and Minister of Qulliq Energy Corporation Johnny Mike, and WWF-Canada President David Miller and Vice President, Arctic Paul Crowley are available for questions from the media

When:            Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 3-3:30 p.m.

Where:          Frobisher Inn, Kitikmeot Room, Iqaluit

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Media Contacts: 

Catriona Macleod                                                                   
Director of Communications
Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs
Government of Nunavut
867-975-6049
cmacleod@gov.nu.ca
  
Sarah MacWhirter 
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications 
WWF-Canada
416-347-1894
smacwhirter@wwfcanada.org