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Success of historic trek based on Inuit knowledge by Darrell Greer
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Despite losing one of its members, the Arctic Return Expedition is continuing its hike across the tundra in an attempt to re-enact Orcadian explorer John Rae's historic 1854 650-kilometre trek from Naujaat to the coast adjacent to King William Island. Filmmaker and photographer Garry Tutte suffered an ankle injury shortly after leaving Naujaat earlier this month and had to withdraw from the expedition, leaving members David Reid, Frank Wolf and Richard Smith to try and complete the re-enactment. Students and staff members at Tuugaalik High School had been eagerly awaiting a visit from the expedition-and-documentary team prior to starting their quest. School culture-and-shop teacher Laimmiki Malliki served as chief guide for the planned rendezvous between staff members, select students and the Scottish team members at Rae's stone house on the land near Naujaat. He also helped plan their walking route before they left. School principal Aubrey Bolt said the visit went extremely well, despite Mother Nature not being in a cooperative mood. He said the interaction between students and staff members was highlighted by the expedition members receiving help and guidance from Inuit in almost exactly the same way Rae did 165 years prior. "The four adventurers came into the school and talked to the kids about what they were doing and the plan for us to meet them at Rae's stone house before they left," said Bolt. "It didn't work quite that way because we had bad weather for a couple of days. We went to the stone house but they weren't there, so we marked it for them and met up with them about three-quarters of the way there.
"They spoke with Laimmiki (Malliki) and fellow guide Jerry Nuluk on the best trail forward from that point, and showed the students with us their tents and the kind of equipment they were using on the trip." Bolt said the students asked plenty of good questions during their time with the adventurers, especially concerning the importance of Inuit knowledge and survival skills for the original trek, as well as how important it remains for them today. He said it was fascinating to watch and listen as Malliki and David Nimiqtaqtuq, who is originally from Gjoa Haven, showed them the best routes to take and what to watch out for. Bolt said one new thing Naujaat students learned about John Rae is one of the final chapters in his story. He said the Inuit Rae met along the way in 1854 told him the hard truth of the fate the members of the Franklin Expedition ultimately succumbed to. "They told him they all died and, near the end, they were reduced to eating the remains of their dead comrades in an attempt to survive the horrible ordeal. "When Rae went back to England and told the British Admiralty and society what had happened, he was really looked down upon because the idea of the day was that English gentlemen would never resort to cannibalism, no matter what the circumstance. "So he was viewed in ill repute and basically died a broken man and the kids here weren't aware of that. "Nor did they know the house Rae grew up in was still in Scotland and part of the group's fundraising effort is to help restore it." Bolt said it's important for everyone to note, especially to the community of Naujaat, the success of the trip in 1854, as well as the trip being undertaken today, is based on Inuit knowledge of the land.
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Tuugaalik High School Principal Aubrey Bolt, second from left, meets with, from left, David Reid, Frank Wolf and Richard Smith of the Scottish Arctic Return Expedition team on the land near Naujaat earlier this month.
"We were very, very disappointed to have had racist remarks hurled in our direction during the event." – Rankin Rock peewee 'A' coach Dave Wiseman on Rankin's participation in the annual Spring Festival on Ice tournament in Edmonton, page 3.
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Spring festival success for Rankin Rock peewees Head coach sets aside racist comments hurled at team to focus on overall positive time by Darrell Greer
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Rose and Barney Tootoo conduct the ceremonial faceoff with Jordin Tootoo, left, and Piqut Nukapiak to launch the 2019 Terence Tootoo Memorial senior men's championship.
End of an era Rankin Inlet The Grand Old Lady on the hill will close its doors for the final time this coming weekend as the hamlet has announced the arena will close for the season this coming Friday, April 12, in Rankin Inlet. The hamlet's recreation department will continue to maintain the two outdoor rinks on Williamson Lake in Rankin for as long as temperatures allow.
Team announced Arviat Listed below are the players who will suit up for the Arviat Arctic Connection squad that will compete in the Manitoba Cup in Winnipeg from April 12-14: Douglas Ollie, Panniuq Karetak, Terrance McLean, Garry Kuksuk Jr., Tyler Tattuinee, Amauyak Lindell, Robert Karetak, Charlie Karetak, Nap Karetak, JC Ollie, Alfred Voisey, Rodney Taparti, Richard Little, Gleason Uppahuak, Jordan St. John, Kyle Ettawacappo, Dustin Easter.
Air charter Rankin Inlet/Yellowknife The Rankin Wolves U12 soccer program and the Rankin Inlet Soccer Association are offering the general public a limited number of available seats on a charter flight to Yellowknife and back for $875. The flight leaves Rankin for Yellowknife on Wednesday, April 24, at noon and returns to Rankin on Monday, April 29 and 2:30 p.m. Anyone interested in purchasing a seat on the charter is asked to contact Paul Stroeder in Rankin Inlet.
Time capsule Baker Lake There will be an opening of a time capsule at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School (JASS) today, April 10, beginning at 7 p.m. as part of its Nunavut-at-20 celebrations. The opening will also feature snacks and beverages, door prizes, a kids' zone and a cake decorating contest sponsored by the JASS student council.
Soccer tourney Rankin Inlet The Rankin Inlet women's soccer tournament (aged 19 and older) is scheduled to be held in Rankin Inlet from May 9-12. Team registrations for the tournament will be accepted from April 29 until May 3. The registration fee for the tourney is $500 per team, with each team allowed to roster nine players. Cash prizes at the event will be determined by the number of teams that register for the tournament.
New business Rankin Inlet The new Niksik leasing and sales company was scheduled to officially open its doors in Rankin Inlet on March 27.
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The Rankin Rock peewee A team defeated Yellowknife 4-2 in the final game to sweep to the Tier 1 championship of the annual Spring Festival on Ice hockey tournament in Edmonton from March 25 to 31. The Rock's peewee B team also competed at the event, which served Sanikiluaq as the backdrop for a travel experience none of the Rock players, coaches or parents on the trip will soon forget. Spring Festival on Ice features 20 teams in each of the novice, atoms and peewee divisions. Rock A head coach Dave Wiseman said the team's performance in Edmonton further illustrates how far the hockey program in Rankin Inlet has progressed during the past decade. He said the Rock A team going 4-1 to claim the Tier 1 banner at a peewee AA tournament is no small feat. "We were basically outworked in the one game we lost and I can honestly say you don't see that very often," said Wiseman. "Our players were respectful to their opposition during the event and didn't retaliate anytime the sledding got a little rough, but we did take an awful lot of penalties during the tournament and spent a lot of time playing a man (or more) down. "We were very, very disappointed to have had racist remarks hurled in our direction during the event, but I honestly don't want that to be the story and take away from all we accomplished. "That's a conversation for another day." Wiseman said the tournament was an incredible experience for players on the Rock B team who developed a warm relationship with players on the Valleyview Icebears squad. He said the players on the two teams appeared to all be best friends, sisters and brothers during the event, and he has little doubt many of the friendships forged during the tournament between the two sides will last a long time. "We also got to watch a private
ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ Rankin Rock Peewee-ᑯᖏᑦ A-ᖓᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓯᑏᕝ ᓯᐃᐅᓪᔅ (ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨ), ᑕᐃᕝ ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ (ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨ) ᓘᒃ ᓯᒃᓯᒃ, ᒍᒋᕆ ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ, ᓕᐊᒻ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ, ᐳᕆᔅᑕᓐ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᓯᐊᑦ Hᐊᒧᑕᓐ, ᑭᑕᓐ ᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᒍᐃᓕ ᐃᓴᒃᑭᐊᖅ, ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐳᕐᑕᓐ, ᐸᐃᑕᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ (ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᐅᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓ), ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᒥᓯᐅ ᐅᒃᐸᑕᐅᔭᖅ, ᐱᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᑲᐃᓚᓐ ᓴᕕᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃ, ᐱᐊᓐ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᐊ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐ, ᐃᐅᐳᑕᒥ, ᒫᑦᓯ 31-ᒥ.
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The Spring Festival on Ice Tier 1 champion Rankin Rock peewee A team are, back row from left, Steve Sayles (coach), Dave Wiseman (coach), Luke Siksik, Gregory Wiseman, Liam Tattuinee, Darren Jr. Ikakhik, Preston Kaludjak, Seth Hamilton, Kadin Eetuk, Guili Issakiark, Kalluk Burton, Payton Kabluitok, Simon Wiseman (assistant coach), and, front from left, Michelle Okpatauyak, Ben Kusugak, Kylan Saviakjuk, Inuk Kowmuk, Ben Tulugak and Mia Autut in Edmonton on March 31. practice of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers while we were there, and all the players got to meet Kevin Lowe. "He (Lowe) did a lot of photos with the kids and signed an awful lot of autographs for them. "We also visited the Oilers Hall of Fame, went to an NHL game and visited Wayne Gretzky's amazing restaurant, Studio 99." Hockey mom and tireless volunteer, fundraiser and trip organizer Rachel Verbeek of Rankin Inlet said it took about a month to arrange a visit with the Oilers – much faster than she expected. "They had gift bags, team towels and signed photos from Connor McDavid for all the kids, and they
offered us a smoking deal on attending one of the Oilers games," said Verbeek. "At the game, they put our kids on the Jumbotron and did a shout-out to Rankin Inlet." Wiseman said the Rock's 5-4 win over the host squad and defending champion KC Knights in triple overtime was the most amazing game of the tournament for the Rock. He said he couldn't ask for much better to bring down the curtain on his minor hockey coaching stint. "Seeing the looks of joy on their faces, and hearing their laughter during so many of the activities, made all the time and hard work that went into making this trip a reality more than worthwhile," said Verbeek.
ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Peewee Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ, Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Rankin Rock Peewee A-ᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒥᐅᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ, 4-2 ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᒥ ᒫᑦᓯ 25-ᒥ 31-ᒧᑦ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ Peewee-ᑯᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐳᐃᒍᖅᑕᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᓄᑦ Hᐊᑭᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ Novice-ᑯᑦ, Atomsᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Peewee-ᑯᑦ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕ A-ᑯᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᖓ ᑕᐃᕝ ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑯᓗᐃᒡᒎᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Hᐊᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᒋᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᐃᒡᒎᖅ A-ᒦᑦᑐᑦ
ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 4-1-ᑯᑦ Peewee AA-ᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔫᖕᒪᑦ. “ᐊᑕᐅᓰᖅᖢᑕ ᓵᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᕋᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒐᔪᖕᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ. “ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᒋᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᕌᖓᒥᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᒐᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᒐᖅᓯᒐᔪᒃᖢᑕ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑕᒃᑎᖅᑕᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᒃᐳᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᑑᖁᙱᑕᕋ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᖔᖁᔭᕋ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᑯᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ." ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐱᖃᑖᒍᓪᓕᒎᖅ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᙳᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᕐᓂᖅ
ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᑯᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊᓗ B-ᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ Valleyview Icebears-ᑯᓐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒎᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᕇᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᓇᔭᒌᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓄᑲᕇᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᓂᒌᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᕉᖅ ᑕᐅᕗᙵᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᕇᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒪᑕ. “ᑕᐅᑐᒋᐊᖅᑐᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ Edmonton Oilers-ᑯᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑯᓗᒃᐳᑦ ᑭᐊᕙᓐ ᓘᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᒋᐅᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. “ᑭᐊᕙᓐ ᓘ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᑲᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᑲᑕᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓂᒃ. “Oiler-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᕐᕕᖓᓃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ, Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᓪᓗ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᓐ ᒍᕆᑦᓯᑭᐅᑉ ᓂᕆᕝᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑕ, Studio 99-ᒧᑦ."
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Historic re-enactment
Arctic Return Expedition team leader David Reid inspects a tent with culture teacher Laimmiki Malliki on the land near Naujaat on March 29.
The starting point for the Arctic Return Expedition's re-enactment of the historic 650-kilometre trek across Boothia Peninsula to Rae Strait made by Orcadian explorer John Rae in 1854 is all set to go.
photo courtesy Julia MacPherson
David Reid is currently leading three members of the Arctic Return Expedition that's re-enacting the historic 650-km trek across Boothia Peninsula to Rae Strait made by Orcadian explorer John Rae in 1854.
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Local guide Jerry Nuluk, from left, Tuugaalik High School students Darryl Angotingoar and Macleod Arnatsiaq, and physical education teacher Gaspare Minaudo set up camp to help see the members of the Arctic Return Expedition off on their re-enactment of the 650-km trek across Boothia Peninsula to Rae Strait made by Orcadian explorer John Rae in 1854.
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Principal Aubrey Bolt, left, looks on as David Nimiqtaqtuq goes over an area map with Arctic Return Expedition member Frank Wolf, while team leader David Reid talks about the upcoming journey with Jerry Nuluk and physical education teacher Gaspare Minaudo at Tuugaalik High School in Naujaat on March 27. Northern News Services
A select group of teachers and students from Tuugaalik High School spent some time with members of the Arctic Return Expedition near the John Rae stone house on the land near Naujaat on March 29. The expedition members also visited the school and spoke with community members on having the best possible plan for their re-enactment journey marking the 165th anniversary of explorer John Rae's historic trek from Naujaat to the coast adjacent to King William Island in 1854.
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Co-op jersey day scores for food bank by Darrell Greer
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A new spin on a more relaxed work environment – aimed at a community's passion – ended up providing a financial boost to the Ikurraq Food Bank (Deacon's Cupboard) in Rankin Inlet this past week. Siniktarvik Hotel manager David Bond came up with the idea of a weekly jersey day for employees of the local Arctic Co-op enterprises who were willing to pay a loonie for the right to strut the team colours of their favourite NHL team each Friday. Kissarvik Co-op retail store manager and assistant general manager Glenn Woodford liked what he heard from Bond enough to oversee jersey day throughout the entire NHL 20182019 regular schedule. Bond said a lot of companies have casual Fridays, so he figured the Co-op could put a twist on it to create hockey camaraderie and friendly bantering between local fans, especially those of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. He said he was confident the idea would work in Rankin, with hockey being so popular with much of the community. "I've never seen a jersey day done like this before, but, much the same as my cooking – I take country food and put a twist on it – I threw a jersey day on top of a casual Friday," laughed Bond. "It seemed like a really good idea because a lot of people in Rankin are sports-orientated and they're incredibly passionate about their teams." Bond said he hopes jersey day goes on to become an annual event. He said it feels good to see people having fun and an important community operation like the food bank reaping a financial benefit from his idea. "I hope we can entice other companies to get involved with jersey day in
the coming year and have it grow a bit. "I appreciate Glenn (Woodfood) supporting my idea, and he was such a big help in keeping it going." Jersey day was successful enough for Woodford to invite local board president Noah Tiktak to present a ceremonial cheque in the amount of $2,824 to the food bank last Friday. He said the initiative began modestly enough at the start of the NHL schedule, but slowly picked up steam as the season wore on. "Any staff member who wanted to participate in this initiative could wear a jersey over their uniform at work on Friday, but, to do so, they had to pay a dollar," said Woodford. "The dollars were collected at our Kissarvik Co-op office and we kept them in a savings account during the NHL season."
Woodford said there were some staff members who only felt so-so about jersey day, but others were really enthusiastic about it. He said it was, more or less, the same staff members who looked forward to wearing their jerseys every week. "We're guided by seven principles within the Co-op system as an organization and one of them is concern for community, and supporting the food bank through jersey day is one more way we can demonstrate that concern for our community here in Rankin. So we're going to continue jersey day until the Stanley Cup is presented – I'll be proudly wearing my Go Habs Go jersey throughout the playoffs – and we've decided we'd like to continue on with the endeavour again in the coming year."
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A group of Co-op members and employees are all smiles as Alex Sammurtok, front from left, and Noah Tiktak present a cheque for $2,824 on behalf of Kissarvik Co-op's jersey day initiative to Derek Fredlund and Jessie Baxter of the Ikurraq Food Bank (Deacon's Cupboard) in Rankin Inlet on April 5.
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Community: Arviat Sport: Hockey Team: Arviat Wolves Thayer, shown with Hockey Nunavut president Mike McPherson, is this edition's player of the week for being named the Most Sportsmanlike Player at the recent Nunavut Territorial Bantam Hockey Championship in Arviat. Way to set a great example by playing the game with heart, talent and respect for the opposing players, Thayer!
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Horoscopes April 10 to April 17 ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, take a few tentative steps forward first before diving wholeheartedly into a situation. It is a good idea to test the waters on any big project before fully submerging. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, don't abandon caring for yourself if your to-do list is a mile long. Figure out a way to devote some attention to yourself and reap the rewards. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a new outlook can help you overcome a problem that's puzzled you. Shift your perceptive for a bit, or even embrace some distractions to clear your mind. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Powerful connections seem to be turning up in all you do lately, Cancer. These influential people can help you in your career or personal life if you play the right hand. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Don't apologize for putting yourself first this week, Leo. People will respect you more when you set clear boundaries and are forthcoming in your interactions.
Casmir Kriterdluk: "I stay at home, wash the dishes, clean the house a little and play with the iPad."
Katie Makpah: "I play my guitar and ukulele."
Michelle Amarok: "I bake with my girls and do sewing projects."
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Honesty is one of your foremost qualities, Virgo. Others appreciate this and will look to you for guidance. Express your thoughts while keeping others in mind. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, it's only been a few months but you are on track to meet long-term goals. Keep up the good work and don't be surprised when others notice and acknowledge your progress. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Everyone wants a piece of you this week, Scorpio. You might feel like you'e getting pulled in a million different directions. Embrace this, but make sure you don't get swept away. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, without an efficient system in place, you may seem like you'e spinning in too many directions. You might need to outsource some work. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 The truth shall set you free, Capricorn. It could take a while to get to the heart of the matter, but all of your effort will prove well worth it in the long run.
Rob Humby: "I shovel. It keeps me really busy."
Roy Mullins: "I play on my phone, watch TV and experiment with my cooking."
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Gavin Dunn and Richard Iyago Community: Baker Lake School: Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary Subject: Science Gavin and Richard are the students of the week for their strong showing at the Kivalliq Regional Science Fair in Arviat this past month. Their project on phone addictions captured the Junior Outstanding Display Award at the event. Great job, guys!
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Sandy Sammurtok: "I try to enjoy the howling of the wind."
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, try new things and embrace activities even if it means going out of your comfort zone. It can be scary to break out of routine, but you'll be glad once you do. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, find a way to unwind in the days ahead. A hectic schedule is just about to clear up, and you have earned some much-needed rest and relaxation.
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