Society
Norilsk leads in modernizing city infrastructure
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The emerging competition among northern cities is evidenced by the fact that at meetings of their representatives, disputes arise about who is further north, who should be called the capital of the Arctic. But against this background, Norilsk is objectively and indisputably the leader, ...
Nornickel enterprises gladden eye with bright lighting
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Nornickel’s Polar Branch enterprises illuminate Norilsk: the polar night lasts 45 days, and the lights always make people happy. The decision to improve the technical condition of chimneys, pipelines, overpasses, headframes and mine head buildings, as well as the main ventilation units and cable ...
City video surveillance system operates in Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. From January 1, 2024, all cameras included in the video surveillance system will be 100 percent operational. The project arose in 2021; in 2023, the Norilsk mayor’s office announced a competition, its winner was the Russian developer of digital solutions for the state and ...
Tower to become hot spot for Norilsk residents
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In October, potential managers of the social and cultural center Tower completed their training, presented their final project work and began preparing for the stage of personal interviews with the Norilsk Development Agency (NDA). As of today, the Tower team has almost formed, it includes ...
Nornickel volunteers renovated city hospital lobby
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Nornickel eco-marathon’s Be Healthy project presentation took place at the city hospital in the Oganer district of Norilsk. The project’s eighth season has already started. Nornickel volunteers decorated an empty space in the central hall of the Norilsk interdistrict hospital in Oganer, where the cloakroom, ...
Northern reindeer herders to get shortwave communication system
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Reindeer herders of the Far North will once again have a shortwave communication system, lost in the 1990s. It is being recreated - but on a new, digital level - at the Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU). University specialists have developed lightweight mobile omnidirectional antennas, ...
Nornickel to become main expert in partnerships with indigenous peoples
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Public-Private Partnership in the Sphere of Sustainable Development of Indigenous Peoples international forum will be held in Moscow on November 2–3. The event organizers are the Federal Agency for National Affairs, the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far ...
Modern medical station appeared in Ust-Port
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A paramedic and obstetric station was solemnly opened in the village of Ust-Port on October 14. The new building has all the necessary equipment. In addition, there is an apartment for future employees of the medical institution from other regions. To implement the socially ...
Hohorei community got new equipment from Nornickel
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Taimyr World grant program winner in the village of Ust-Port was the family community Hohorei (eng.: Swan). In river navigation, the project developers received a grant for new equipment to bring their idea to life. The village of Ust-Port in the lower reaches of ...