Kivalliq News - March 29, 2023

Residents want safe facility

Chesterfield Inlet petition for safe house hits legislative assembly

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᕈᒪᕗᑦ

ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ

ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ

Crafts and connections

ᕼᐄᓕ ᐅᐊᐃᑦ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐃᓴᒃᓯᒪᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅ

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in

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ

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Haley White, Kivalliq program coordinator with the Embrace Life Council, holds up some of the crafts available at her Rankin Inlet office during the sobriety

of activities

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All-season road network work continues

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Feasibility study should wrap up this year

A study on the feasibility of creating an inter-community road network in the Kivalliq should be finished this year and provide insight on whether the project will be economically feasible.

David Akeeagok, minister of economic development and transportation, stated in the legislative assembly that an engineering consultant has been working on this study since last summer.

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“This work involves studying all-season road connections between the communities of Arviat, Whale Cove, Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet and Baker Lake,” said Akeeagok through interpretation in the legislative assembly March 8.

The project will provide cost estimates for the road’s construction, a 30-per-cent design, economic analysis, community consultations and regulatory groundwork to prepare the project for submission to the land use planning and impact

Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq asked Minister of Economic Development and Transportation David Akeeagok about the study into whether a Kivalliq road network would be feasible in the legislative assembly. File photo

review process.

“Although the geography, population and economy of this part of the Kivalliq region are very promising for road construction, we still do not have sufficient information to say whether building road connections between these five communities would be a good investment,” said Akeeagok. “This project will provide the answers

we are looking for and could help build the case for major capital funding.”

Arviat South MLA Joe Saviktataaq questioned Akeeagok in the assembly two days later, saying he was surprised about the minister’s statement that there is not yet sufficient information to justify whether building a road between those Kivalliq communities would

be a good investment.

“In the Northwest Territories, they’re connecting their communities as quickly as they can to help their communities be not so tied to airlines,” said Savikataaq. “Mr. Speaker, many of the MLAs here have stated how expensive airline travel is in Nunavut and that’s the only way of getting from one community to another community, unless you go by boat or snowmobile. We want to help Nunavummiut be able to travel freely with the least amount of costs.”

He asked Akeeagok what it would take to determine whether the road network is a good investment or not.

“I’m hoping and anticipating that it will (be considered a good investment) and, if it does, we will definitely go into the next level of seeking investment dollars towards this very important project,” said Akeeagok.

Savikataaq replied, “I anticipate that it will say that it is worth connecting the communities, so that the cost of living can go down, so the movement of goods and families will be easier.”

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Jacob Okatsiak and Chrisjr Mikeeuneak on stage at the Puvirnituq Snow Festival last week.

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Arviat rappers Jacob Okatsiak and Chrisjr Mikeeuneak take a selfie with the crowds at the Puvirnituq Snow Festival in Nunavik last week. The pair performed several sets during the festival and signed numerous autographs. Photo courtesy of Jacob Okatsiak

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Early work started on accessibility bus

Nunavummi

Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society assessing feasibility with pilot project

By Stewart Burnett

“The unfortunate reality is that a lot of people can’t get around,” said Alyson Colón, research associate with the Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society (NDMS).

“Some people that I’ve spoken with are housebound for months on end, particularly during the winter months, and find it very isolating. It’s very difficult on their mental health to not be able to leave their homes and get to the community and go to events.”

That’s a big motivating factor for a project her organization is working on: establishing an accessible vehicle in communities to help people with transportation challenges. That could be in Rankin Inlet, or possibly other communities. Right now, the NDMS is teasing out those details on what might work best and be economically feasible, as well as aligning with community needs.

“Where we’re at right now with the project is we’re kind of narrowing in on the costs,” said Colón.

A lot of communities have experience with obtaining and maintaining a community vehicle, she added. Some of the challenges include getting it repaired in town and providing proper maintenance to ensure the service stays online.

“It’s a lot of pieces to put together to make sure not just that you have the vehicle, but that people are operating it, know how to help community members get in and out of the vehicle, that it’s safe and accessible for everybody in a way that works for community members,” said Colón.

Originally, NDMS was planning to launch a fundraising campaign to gain early support for the project in certain communities. However, Colón said the plan has now changed to focusing on getting government support.

In an ideal world, an accessible vehicle could be offered in every community and free for use, but for that to happen, it would need sustainable and long-term funding.

“I think that’s really important,” said Colón about it being a free service. “I think that’s a big part of it being accessible, that it’s also financially accessible.”

Ultimate timelines are uncertain, but the organization is looking to test a pilot project accessibility vehicle in one Nunavut community this year.

ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᒻᒥ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᕗᖅ

Feasibility study should wrap up this year

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Kivalliq

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᔾᔮᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ−ᑲᑎᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᒻᒥ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓗᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᔾᔮᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ.

ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ

ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐊᐅᕙᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ.

“ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ, ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒫᔾᔨ 8−ᒥ.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑭᒃᓴᓂ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ

ᐊᖅᑯᒻᒧᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ, 30-ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖁᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ

ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

“ᓄᓇᖓ, ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ

ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ

ᐊᖅᑯᓯ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓱᓕ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖃᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ

ᐅᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓂ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ

Rankin has talent

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓱᓕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᐅᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ. “ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᓗᐊᕌᓗᒋᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ. “ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ. “ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ.”

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ

By Stewart Burnett Northern

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᓐᓇᑐᐊᖑᕗᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑰᕈᕕᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᑭᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᐅᔪᓄᑦ.” ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒧᑦ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᐅᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ. “ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ (ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᐅᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑯᓂ, ᑐᕌᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐆᒧᖓ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ.

ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, “ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᐊᑭᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑦᑎᒃᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᓅᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖁᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ.”

Rosalie Pissuk took top spot with her musical performance, earning her a Victoria’s Arctic Fashion jacket.

Nangaat Netser crooned his way to an Eskimo tent prize. Pissuk ended up trading her prize jacket with Jo-Ellen Pameolik, who won three Northern gift cards herself.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ.

Alyson Colón is a research associate with the Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society, which is pursuing a pilot project on providing accessible vehicles in Nunavut. Photo courtesy of Alyson Colón

Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre hosted a talent show in Rankin Inlet Friday, March 24.

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Rosalie Pissuk, left, and Jo-Ellen Pameolik traded prizes after the show. Photo courtesy of Julia Angoo

Nangaat Netser won an Eskimo tent for his performance at the talent show. Photo courtesy of Julia Angoo

Rosalie Pissuk performs during the Rankin Inlet talent show at the community hall Friday, March 24. Photo courtesy of Julia Angoo