Alaskan truck toll could be 'last nail in the coffin' of Fort Nelson, B.C., mayor warns
After downturns in forestry and petroleum production, B.C.'s northernmost municipality has turned to tourism for a lifeline. Now, residents worry the threat of tolls on American truck traffic could be ...
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Race and the Army During World War II
On the Alaska Highway project, the military took steps to ... One such example occurred on December 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. Serviceman Dorie Miller dragged his ...
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20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money
A proposed 20-year plan seeking to restore the ailing Alaska Marine Highway System to a more reliable and sustainable transportation hub calls for, above all, adequate funding for operations and ...
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Japan Invades the Aleutian Islands
After the assault on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans quickly became ... the Army Corps of Engineers were hard at work constructing the Alaska Highway. News of the Aleutian invasion ...
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Alaska Marine Highway’s long-range plan met with skepticism and concerns
A 20-year plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System is being met with skepticism about the likelihood of funding for proposed improvements and questions about the inability to resolve current ...
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Alaska Highway, Alaska
The Alaska Highway is the ultimate North American driving adventure. A remarkable feat of civil engineering and a reminder of the immense projects undertaken by the Allies in World War II, the Al ...