Northwest Arctic Borough

Ambler Metals, the company behind the proposed open pit copper and zinc mine, has touted local benefits from the project ranging from construction and mining jobs to new infrastructure and even lower fuel prices.

Carl Nasruk Weisner and Thomas Ikaak Baker: Northwest Arctic Borough candidate forum

Mathiasson called the borough’s renewable energy plan, now 15 years in the making, a “success story” in energy sovereignty for rural Alaska.

The Northwest Arctic and North Slope boroughs passed a joint resolution earlier this month supporting the Ambler Road Project. If completed, the road would span more than 211 miles, from the Dalton Highway west to a mining region just south of the Brooks Range.But many residents of the Northwest Arctic say their voices are not being heard.

With fall sports canceled in the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, officials say they’re moving to get students involved in the emerging realm of competitive eSports.

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, many rural communities are wary of non-residents, but options are limited for alleviating those concerns. I

Noatak Tribal Administrator Herbert Walton says that the village believes that they already do a good job maintaining their water utility, and they don’t need help from the borough.