Watch this beautifully made video and hear from the local communities about the proposed road to Ambler and the changes that would occur on the land and in their lives.  

Fairbanks News-Miner Oct. 27, 2015 – Longtime owner and operator of Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge speaks about the the local resolutions against the proposed road to Ambler and the waste of public funds. “The unwanted and unwarranted Environmental Impact Statement process for a proposed road to the Ambler mining district should not be started. The state of Alaska should not …

News-Miner letter to the editor from Anna Plager (Oct. 26, 2015) questions whether the governor’s decision to move forward on the Ambler road EIS  is fiscally responsible. “…So, why has Gov. Bill Walker changed his mind and decided to start the Environmental Impact Statement process for the transportation megaproject across Northern Alaska to the Ambler mining district? Does he really expect Alaskans …

Despite local opposition from the villages most affected by the proposed industrial access road and no outline of fiscal benefits for the State of Alaska, AIDEA has convinced the Walker Administration to proceed with filing the permit applications for the Road to Ambler. Instead of stopping this expensive and time-consuming process before it begins, the Administration is moving forward with …

An opinion piece in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Friday October 25th, 2015) asked an important question regarding Governor Walker’s recent decision to allow “discretionary spending” to be used by AIDEA to begin the EIS process: Why spend money we don’t have? “In the specifics of that Dec. 26 directive, the governor orders agency leaders to “cease all discretionary spending,” “not …

Alaska Journal of Commerce reported on the recent decision by Governor Walker to release the funds to begin an Environmental Impact Statement. After Governor Walker’s decision, Chair of the Brooks Range Council, John  Gaedeke, urged the AIDEA board to stop the project. During public testimony, John reminded the board that the proposed road to Ambler would benefit a Canadian mining …

Engineer and Arctic Program Director for the Wilderness Society speaks out against Governor Walkers decision to allow the Ambler Road Environmental Impact Statement process to begin: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (October 21, 2015) – In response to Gov. Walker’s announcement today that he will allow the Ambler Access Road Environmental Impact Statement process to begin, Lois Epstein—an Alaska-licensed engineer and The Wilderness …

October 21st, 2015 –  Governor Walker clarified that “discretionary funds” could be used to begin the Environmental Impact Study on the proposed road to Ambler, while also stating that the project remains on hold. Prior to Governor Walker placing the project on hold when he first entered office this year, the Ambler road project had been nearing the stage to …

In a recent press release, Governor Walker clarified that $3.6 million can be used by AIDEA to begin the environmental impact statement, stating that this will allow the project to progress to a “natural stopping point”.  However, a  memo sent out by the Walker administration also states that an additional appropriation of approximately $4.2 million to $6.8 million would be …

Update: Investors await Novacopper Inc (TSE:NCQ) report on October 8. The stock closed at $0.485 during the last session. It is down 40.24% since March 2, 2015 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 32.40% the S&P500. NovaCopper Inc. is a Canada-based exploration-stage mining company. At this point the State of Alaska’s Administrative Order 271 remains in effect. It halts …