Canada fumbles Arctic mapping
Canada is ill-equipped to oversee marine traffic in the Arctic because it lacks marine charts, navigation aids and icebreaking equipment, says an audit by federal Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand.
The report said that although vessel movement in the area is on the increase, higher-risk areas a....
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Lack of maps cited
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