SELECTED THESES ON THE CIRCUMPOLAR ARCTIC

The evolution of a small military establishment into a major government administrative centre in the Canadian Arctic is traced. A case study of the settlement is presented to show what can happen in other Canadian Arctic settlements unless certain problems met in Frobisher Bay are overcome. The physical growth of the settlement and the change from its dual role as a military and civilian government centre to its present purely administrative function is described, along with the development of the public and private sectors and the activities of the population groups. Efforts by the government to formulate rational plans for the settlement's development and to integrate the large Eskimo population into its economy are treated. Problems facing planners now concerned with Frobisher Bay's future are defined and possible future courses of development of the settlement are considered.