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The Kivalliq Contractors Group’s team (Sakkku’s Subsidiary) and
Sakku’s Team at Meliadine Mine (Fall 2022) Agnico-Eagles Mine Site

KIVALLIQ HYDRO-FIBRE LINK Sakku and KIA are driving the project through

complete ownership of Nukik Corporation, which is
overseeing development and implementation. The
This will be a nation-building green infrastructure
President of Nukik is David Kakuktinniq, President
initiative. Currently, Nunavut is the only territory with
and CEO of Sakku. The Chair of Sakku, Dino Bruce,
no regional power grid.
is a member of the Nukik Board of Directors. As

an Inuit-owned, Inuit-led corporation, Nukik is a
The Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link will be Nunavut’s
powerful example of Inuit self-determination.
first major infrastructure link to southern Canada.
More than 1,200 kilometres of 150MW line will run
In a short time, Sakku has established itself as a
from northern Manitoba to five communities in the
critical stakeholder for economic development in
Kivalliq, delivering reliable, renewable and affordable
the Kivalliq and across the Inuit Nunangat. When we
electricity and broadband internet to remote Arctic
speak of economic development, we mean progress
communities.
in all its forms—including expansion of business

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