The federal government says Iqaluit, Inuvik and Yellowknife will be the sites for three planned northern operational support hubs.
Defence Minister Bill Blair is in Nunavut’s capital this morning to make the announcement.
The hubs are the cornerstone of the federal government’s Arctic security strategy, which committed more than $2 billion over 20 years to establishing the hubs to increase the military’s presence in the region.
While operational support hubs are not military bases, the Department of National Defence says they support military operations through communications and transport infrastructure and by providing secure storage for supplies.
Canada currently has operational support hubs in four locations around the world: Germany, Kuwait, Jamaica and Senegal….