tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post5072908398952064721..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Update on ProCom's Northern SearchRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-32540055851409696632010-02-24T14:19:41.917-08:002010-02-24T14:19:41.917-08:00Thanks for your reply. It's a pretty interest...Thanks for your reply. It's a pretty interesting issue. I found this older article from the CBC regarding efforts to involve Parks Canada in the search:<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/07/13/franklin-search-procom.html<br /><br />I admit … my perspective is all second hand on this, but it looks like two national perspectives coming together on this historic event, with indigenous perspectives also caught in the mix. And as yet … no significant agreement on what do do about a search, or perhaps even have a search. With Canada increasingly concerned with jurisdiction over it's northern arctic waterways, I would think making it a "joint" historical and scientific effort between all of the parties would be the most rewarding and compelling approach … and turning the page on a history that viewed the North as just another place to drop in, explore, and document.ELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498179915754316092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-30848232637994216882010-02-24T06:23:51.853-08:002010-02-24T06:23:51.853-08:00I agree about the lack of "due diligence"...I agree about the lack of "due diligence" here. It's intriguing to wonder whether ProCom is using the oil & gas rationale to accomplish archaeology or using the archaeological angle to serve oil and gas exploration. They don't really seem to be set up to search for oil & gas; their main business is as a subcontractor with folks like the Discovery Channel to do underwater documentaries -- unless perhaps they're hoping that they could make some money on the side by developing equipment or techniques they could then sell to someone else.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-71359496976638513752010-02-24T05:50:19.970-08:002010-02-24T05:50:19.970-08:00It sounds to me like this "archaeological&quo...It sounds to me like this "archaeological" project to search for the lost ships of the Franklin expedition may be just a prelude in the search for oil and gas (and the Nunavut Impact Review Board saw it as such). As the CBC reports, the stated purpose of the autonomous underwater vehicles in the project proposal was to "develop solutions relating to offshore surveying for oil and gas in Arctic conditions." And it sounds like there is also some pushback from local communities who don't fully understand the project, and concerns over potential impact to historical sites. I'm glad people are asking questions, sounds like ProCom hasn't done its due diligence.ELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498179915754316092noreply@blogger.com