Swinging away for Sala ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑐᖅ

ᓵᒪᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᑲᖅᓯᓂᕐ. ᑐᓄᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᓂ ᕋᒥ ᑯᐃᓚᒃ, ᓯᐊᕋ ᓇᑯᓛᖅ, ᓱᓕ ᓇᑯᓚᖅ, ᕗᐊᓐᓯᔅ ᓕᑯ, ᑕᐃᓗ ᐊᖅᓴᓂ, Hᐃᐅ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ (ᓴᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ) ᑐᕆᑦ ᐊᖅᓴᓂ, ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᕿᓪᓚᖅ, ᓴᐃᓐ ᔪᑎ, ᐳᕆᑎᑦ ᑐᓐᓄᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕆᑭᓐ ᐊᑐᖔᓚ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ: ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᔨᕉᒻ ᕿᓪᓚᖅ, ᓗᓯ ᒪᐅᑎ (ᓴᓚᐅᑉ ᐸᓂᖓ) ᑭᓇᓐ ᑲᓇᔪᖅ (ᓴᓚᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑳᑉᑎᓐ ᑕᔅ ᐊᔪᒃ. ᐊᔨᖁᑎ )ᓕ ᓇᑯᓚᖅ.

Sanikiluaq

Foreboding skies emerge over Rankin Inlet early Monday, Aug. 14. The red reflects the forest fires elsewhere in the country. As of press time, the Northwest Territories in particular was going through an evacuation in many communities as fires encroached on towns.

Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

While Rankin Inlet reflected fires in the sky, the Government of Nunavut had announced Bathurst Inlet would be under a state of emergency as of Aug. 11, due to a wildfire that started two days before.

“Like most Canadian jurisdictions, Nunavut is experiencing first-hand the impacts of climate change,” stated community and government services minister David Joanasie.

“Inuit have been expressing their concerns around the rapidly changing environment in the Arctic for years and wildfires are another unfortunate example of the effects of climate change. While wildfires are not common in Nunavut, they do pose a risk when they approach people, communities or industry.”

Declaring a state of emergency provides the GN with the authority to take enhanced measures to take action, deploy resources and enact controls to respond to the fire in Bathurst Inlet. The declaration also provides additional authority to control and assign assets of GN departments and public agencies under the Emergency Measures Act.

Under the authority of the Emergency Management Act, the Minister of Community and Government Services is issuing a do not enter order and an evacuation order to individuals already in the area. Additional measures may be implemented under the terms of the emergency declaration.

The state of emergency for the Bathurst Inlet area will be in effect for 14 days, from August 10-23, 2023.

As part of Nunavut Parks’ series of “Learn to…” events, the Department of Environment is hosting “Learn to Light a Qulliq” at Inuujaarvik Campground in Baker Lake from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17.

To register for the event, sign up at the Vera Akumalik Vistors Centre. Visit the department’s website for a full schedule of similar events and locations this summer.

Chesterfield Inlet

The 2023 Inuit Games Territorials will be coming to Chesterfield Inlet Oct. 6-8 this year.

The territorials will be used as an identification event for the 2024 Arctic Winter Games in Alaska.

Anyone interested in attending should check in with their community recreation coordinator.

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

Florence Nagyougalik suspected her late brother Solomon Tulurialik was smiling in heaven after the 2023 Swing Flames Cup.

“I would like to thank my committee members for helping prepare for the tournament,” said Nagyougalik about the softball tournament that has been held for four years in honour of Tulurialik, who passed in 2019. “I couldn’t do it without them.”

Several teams competed in the tournament, with Team Sluggers coming out on top in the end. In second were the Bench Warmers and third Salt Lake.

Nagyougalik said a lot of volunteers stepped up to help before, during and after the tournament.

“The fourth annual Swing Flames Cup was a successful turn out,” she said. “A few bumps but it all turned out nicely. It was nice to see Elders coming out to watch and also the community.”

She was proud to see Arviat and Chesterfield Inlet attend, the latter of which had players travel in by boat.

Nagyougalik also thanked the sponsors, including Calm Air, Arctic Fuel, Agnico Eagle, Jessie Oonark and the Hamlet of Baker Lake, plus Northern and Co-op for offering discounts.

Firefighters put on a fireworks show at the end of the tournament, and Jeff Seeteenak and daughter Janette helped keep everyone fed and hydrated throughout the games.

Brian Pudnak cleaned the whole diamond by himself after the tournament, said Nagyougalik.

“Let’s remember my late brother Solomon Tulurialik,” said Nagyougalik in closing words about the event. “He is probably smiling his biggest up in heaven.”

Tulurialik, who also went by Sala, was also the namesake behind the 2023 Sala Hockey Memorial in Baker Lake. He passed at the age of 29 and had been known as an active, loving community member who always encouraged people to play sports.

2023 ᐃᕐᖑᓯᕐᔪᐊᖅᑖᕋᓱᖕᓂᖅ.

‘ᖁᔭᓕᔪᒪᕗᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐱᖑᐊᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ,’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒑᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᐅᒪᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2019-ᒥ. ᐊᔪᕋᔭᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖏᒃᑯᒪ.

ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᓴᑯᔅᑯ ᖁᓛᓂᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᑭᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᑦ ᕈᒧᔅ ᑎᓴᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᑦ ᓚᐃᒃ.

ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖅ.

‘ᑎᓴᒪᑦ ᐊᕌᒎᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᕐᖑᓯᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᕋᓱᒃᑐᑦ

ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖃᒃᑲᓂᕐᒪᑕ,’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᔪᕈᑎᖄᔪᒃᖢᑕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᖢᑎᒍ. ᐱᑯᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖁᖏᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ.’ ᐱᒃᑯᒍᓱᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᑎᒃ. ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ ᖁᔭᓕᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᑳᒻ ᐃᐅ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ, ᐋᔩᑯᐃᑯ, ᔭᓯ ᐆᓇᕐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Hᒻᐊᓚᑯᖏᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ, ᑯᐋᑉᐸᓪᓗ ᐊᑭᒃᖠᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ.

ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔩᑦ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᓲᓂᒃ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔭᕝ ᓰᑎ.ᓐᓈᖅ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓂᖓ ᔭᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᓂᕆᑎᖢᓂᒋ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒥᖃᖅᑎᖢᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓇᕐᓂᓕᒪᖓᓂᒃ. ᐳᕋᔭᓐ ᓇᖕᒥᓃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒑᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᖢᓂᒡᔪᒃ ᐱᖑᐊᕌᓂᖕᒪᑕ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ.

‘ᐃᖃᐅᒪᓚᕗᑦ ᓄᑲᕕᓂᕋ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ,’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᖅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᒃ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ‘ᖁᖓᔮᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᑉᐹᓂ ᕿᓚᖕᒥ.’ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ, ᓴᓚᒥ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ, ᐃᑎ 2023 ᓴᓚ Hᐊᑭ ᐃᖃᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ. ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ

ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ, ᐱᖑᐊᖁᔨᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ.