Mayor Laura Cabott is going to be spending some time on the road in the near future.

On Monday, council members approved her travel expenses for pending trips related to Arctic issues and the Arctic Winter Games the city will host in 2026.

Cabott will be travelling to Norway and Alaska.

Mat-su in Alaska is hosting the 2024 games in March, and Cabott will be on hand to take them in.

She will also attend the Arctic Frontiers International Conference in Tromso, Norway, at the end of the month and into the beginning of February.

It’s part of the Arctic Urban and Regional Cooperation (AURC) program.

Council members talked up the importance of the mayor travelling to both places.

“We play a significant role in the circumpolar world with our involvement,” said Coun. Kirk Cameron.

“We’re recognized as being a significant player in so much of what is happening now in the social and economic, and we have to support your efforts and the Yukon moving us forward in these important matters.

“I fully support this. To my way of thinking, it’s a big deal,” Cameron said.

Coun. Ted laking echoed that sentiment, saying, “The Tromso meeting in particular is a unique opportunity.

“We are a winter city, but we’re not the only winter city in the world, and I think the issues and challenges we face, snow removal for one, and how to provide snow removal in a way that is accessible to all, is a challenge that many other communities across the North face, and I would be really interested ... in knowledge-sharing.”

The cost of the two trips was not mentioned.