Kivalliq News - March 3, 2021 Edition

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Completed tests in Nunavut: 3,672 Total vaccine doses given: 8,066 Total deaths in Nunavut: 1 Kugaaruk

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Around Kivalliq with Darrell Greer

Food hampers delivered Baker Lake Municipal staff and volunteers were scheduled to begin a food hamper distribution program for residents of the community of Baker Lake this past Saturday, Feb. 27.

The distribution was scheduled to take a few days to be completed, possibly taking until Wednesday, March 3 for the 600 food hampers to be delivered.

The hamlet acknowledged the various funding agencies who contributed to the food hamper distribution program, including Agnico Eagle, the Kivalliq Inuit Association, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and the Government of Nunavut.

Healthy Children Initiative Kivalliq The Government of Nunavut's Department of Education is currently accepting community funding requests for the 2021-2022 Healthy Children Initiative.

It provides funding for communities to develop or improve programs for children aged 0 to 6 and their families. The programs should highlight early intervention or supportive services for young children, to encourage healthy children growing up with strong, supportive families in caring communities.

Applications are encouraged from licensed child-care facilities, district education authorities, hamlets, family day homes, and parents-and-tots programs.

The deadline for proposal submissions is March 15.

One new Covid case Arviat The Government of Nunavut announced just one new case of Covid-19 on March 2.

As of press time there are currently nine active cases in the territory, all of which are in Arviat.

"Arviarmiut, we are on the right path to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the territory," said Nunavut chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson. "Today, as we see more people recover, it is important to remind Nunavummiut that public health measures are still in place and must be followed by everyone."

All individuals are doing well, are isolating at home and contact tracing is ongoing.

Post office under pressure Rankin Inlet A backlog of parcels and other mail items had some people a little hot under the envelop in Rankin Inlet this past week.

The conditions elicited an explanation from Canada Post, with Phil Legault of media relations saying this past week that the Rankin Inlet Post Office was certainly being challenged with the volume of mail it was experiencing.

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ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᑖᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖓ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑯᓂ ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ

ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ: ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᑲᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑉᓗᑕ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑑᑕᐅᕋᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥᒃ. ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, "ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔫᔭᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔫᑉ ᐊᑎᖓᓂᒃ, ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯᒥᒃ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᖓ ᐃᑦᑐᕆᔭᓇ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ "ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑯᕕᓯᔪᓂᒃ ᒎᓘᒥᒃ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ.

2019-ᒥ. "ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᕗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ: ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᕋᔪᒃᑲᑉᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ "ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᑦᑎᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᒃᑯᑦ." ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ "ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᑉᑕ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕗᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖅᑖᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᖁᑎᑖᖅᑐᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓯᔪᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯ," ᐱᕈᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ. ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᖁᓗᐊᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ "ᐊᑯᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᒋᓕᕐᒪᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓴᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒍ." ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᖁᑎᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑑᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, "ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᒐᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᒐᔪᖕᒪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓯᔪᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᓗᐊᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᓗᒃᑖᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ "ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᖅᑎᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒍ. ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᓗᒃᑖᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪᑎᑐᑦ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖅᑕᐅᖁᓕᖅᖢᒍ ᐊᑎᖓᒍᑦ." "ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᓴᒃᑯᓐᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ – ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᒫᓃᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᙱᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᑉᑕ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖓ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ. ᐃᓕᔪᒪᓕᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᑉᕕᐅᑉ ᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᓗᒍᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᓗᐊᕉᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᑕ. ᓴᓇᖕᒪᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ, ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. bf l A "ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ Sanikiluaq Literacy ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᖓᓂᒃ m4WZz 5 ᖃᐃᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

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Hockey equipment haul in Naujaat Local players receive 25 sets of new gear from NHLPA

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Naujaat

Twenty-five young hockey players were grinning ear to ear at the start of their most recent season.

They received brand-new gear from head to toe courtesy of the National Hockey League Players Association's (NHLPA) Goals and Dreams fund and the efforts of a local RCMP officer, a mental health worker and their local minor hockey association.

The Goals and Dreams fund was started by the NHLPA in 1999 as a way for NHL players to give something back to the game they love.

To date, more than 80,000 economically challenged children in 34 countries have benefited from the program through the donation of full sets of hockey equipment, along with help upgrading and building hundreds of new arenas around the world.

More than $24 million has been donated to grassroots hockey programs world wide so far, making Goals and Dreams the largest program of its kind.

The RCMP, led by Cpl. Dennis Munroe, and Community Mental Health, through the efforts of mental health and addictions worker Brittany Holm, partnered with the Naujaat Minor Hockey Association and applied to the

NHLPA's Goals and Dreams fund. The goal was to outfit 25 youth from Naujaat who otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to play hockey and learn invaluable team skills.

Munroe said a retired RCMP corporal out of Ottawa, Sylvain Lemoyne, actually told him about the program, so he teamed up with Holm to put together an application and garner support from both Naujaat schools, mental health, the local recreation department and the hamlet itself.

He said they got everything together and submitted the application, and the program approved them for the 25 sets of gear.

"We got part of it in late last year but we never got all the pieces until just around Christmas time," said Munroe.

"We used the schools and the recreation department to identify 24 or 25 kids who would be great candidates to receive the gear, measured them up and sent the measurements to the NHLPA coordinators for the program and they sent us 25 sets of gear, head to toe.

"This is a big program for them and they were just great to deal with. They bent over backwards to make sure we got everything we needed and that the kids were fitted with the right gear.

"I don't think we had one

ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᑎᓂᔅ ᒪᓐᕈ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑎ ᐳᕆᑦᓂ Hᐅᒻ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᑑᒃ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᕐᕉᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ.

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RCMP Cpl. Dennis Munroe and mental health and addictions worker Brittany Holm helped lead the way to receive 25 sets of brand-new hockey gear for local minor hockey players in Naujaat from the National Hockey League Players Association's Goals and Dreams fund. Back row, from left, Brittany Holms, Cpl. Dennis Munroe, Curtis Ooolateeta, Randy Siusangnark, Tom Siusangnark, Aria Malliki and Sheryl Hunter.

Front row, from left, Abraham Tuktudjuk, Brandon Sanertanut, Joe Kaunak and Charlie Benout. single kid with any issues size-wise. They all seem to fit really well."

Holm said she got involved as soon as Munroe asked her to.

She said they kind of co-

co-ordinated the process from there.

"I knew most of the kids in the community, so I thought it would be a good suit for me," said Holm.

"The kids were just thrilled when they were receiving their gear. Just the looks on their faces – they were excited. Very excited.

"We have a list of names of

kids looking for gear next year, so we're going to try it again." bf l A Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ m4WZz 6

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Longtime Naujaat commander recognized Former 3055 RCACC commanding officer Capt. Lloyd Francis, left, and former RSM Chief Warrant Officer Terrance Mapsalak display the corps flag outside their training facility in Naujaat. photo courtesy of Lloyd Francis

Former cadet commanding officer Capt. Lloyd Francis receives decoration medal

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Naujaat/Port Hawkesbury

The former commanding officer of Naujaat's 3055 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC), Capt. Lloyd Francis, found himself front and centre once again as he was being presented with the Canadian Forces Decoration Medal for 12 years service with the national cadet program this past week.

Francis, who spent five of his 12 years with the cadet program in Naujaat, said some of his most memorable times did, in fact, occur in that community because he was the commanding officer in charge.

He said because he was in charge in Naujaat he shouldered the lion's share of the responsibility and that's where he really put what he had learned about being an officer into action.

"We were named Army Cadet Corps of the Year for our region twice in a row up there, first for 2015-2016 and then for 2016-2017," said Francis.

"I think the cadet program broadened a lot of the perspectives within the ranks of the cadets who were involved in Naujaat.

"It made them see that there was in fact a lot of opportunity awaiting them if they were able to put themselves out there and be willing to work hard.

"So it gave them the confidence to be able to advocate for themselves and work towards something."

Francis said the first few things that tend to come to mind when he thinks about the Naujaat corps are remembering how friendly the cadets were, how eager they were to participate in activities, take on the various challenges and be competitive.

He said the Naujaat cadets had a thing for competitiveness and it was definitely a good sense of competition for the different activities that

were being run.

"They excelled at being a team. I mean I really found that they usually worked well together and supported one another.

"When it comes to things I may miss the most about being involved with the Naujaat corps, there 's definitely the camaraderie that existed there and the fact that every day was different. There was always something to do in Naujaat with the cadet program.

"They were always willing to pretty much try any activity or participate in whatever was going on."

Francis said he also had to develop his administrative skills in terms of organizing trips and activities and handling all the paperwork that goes along with a program that size.

He said there was budgeting to be taken care of and things of that nature.

"There was also just dealing with the cadets themselves and any situation that might arise within the corps itself.

I was constantly dealing with just an amazing group of parents.

"I find that having to deal with anything and everything that came along has definitely helped me to become a better officer because of those experiences.

"I was always well supported while I was in Naujaat by the community itself, parents, cadets, various businesses in the community and the restructured support unit.

The isolation in Naujaat definitely made it a challenge to run a cadet corps, but, again, I was lucky I had all the support I did while I was there.

"It would be great if we could possibly organize a corps exchange between Naujaat and my Cape Breton corps after Covid. The Naujaat cadets can still contact James Jr. Kopak or Brittany Holm about that when the corps parades on Wednesday nights."

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The Ilitaqsiniq: Nunavut Literacy Council's new regional home in Rankin Inlet was unveiled this past month, dedicated to one of the council's most dedicated members, Quluaq Pilakapsi.

The council's Adriana Kusugak said Ilitaqsiniq received a donation from Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) when the company was celebrating the first pour at its Meliadine gold mine in 2019.

Sanikiluaq She said the donation was to support Ilitaqsiniq: Nunavut Literacy Council in its purchase of a building to house its operations in the Kivalliq region.

"When we purchased the house, our board decided to name it the Quluaq building after Quluaq Pilakapsi," said Kusugak.

"She was a long-time employee of the Nunavut Literacy Council and, even in her retirement, she continues to work for us on a project basis and is currently our Elder for the Pinnguaqpa program.

"She's always been so supportive of the Nunavut Literacy Council that the board wanted to honour her, her work and her continued legacy within the organization. So they found it fitting that the building be named after her."

Kusugak said this is something everyone in the organization is really proud of – that Pilakapsi is able to still be here and celebrate the acknowledgment of her and her contributions with them.

She said Pilakapsi is non-stop, and it's something really special to see her still working for the council to this day, even in her retirement.

"A big time thank you to AEM for

the contribution. They didn't pay the full cost of the building, but they gave us the means to be able to purchase the house and take care of the remainder of the mortgage on it.

"Having the building now provides us with some stability and consistency as an organization by having a home base.

"As most people know, Ilitaqsiniq is continuing to grow and expand its programming by getting into new communities and offering new programs.

"And, it's important as we continue to grow that we also build those assets up because we're very much at the mercy of what communities have in terms of infrastructure to support our programs."

Kusugak said, as such, the council board sees acquisition as an area it would very much like to continue to grow in, to have some buildings and spaces Ilitaqsiniq can call its own on a long-term basis so that it can continue to offer the innovative programs it does. She said the problem is not unique to Ilitaqsiniq, as the lack of existing infrastructure is a problem right across Nunavut.

"We're a not-for-profit organization that's trying to do as much as we can but, like I said, we almost always find ourselves at the mercy of what is available in the different communities.

"We did want to make the unveiling of the building a big day in the community but, due to Covid, we kept having to put it off and put it off until finally we just decided we wanted to hang the sign and celebrate her, so we went ahead and did that without the big celebration."

ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖅ: ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓖᓴ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᒦᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓕ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ, ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯ, ᐃᑦᑐᕆᔭᓇ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐸᓂᑯᓗᒃ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒥ ᐊᐃᖏᓪᓖᒃ ᓂᑯᕕᖓᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᖁᓗᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 9-ᒥ.

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Ilitaqsiniq: Nunavut Literacy Council members Aliisa Autut, left, Kelly Lindell, Quluaq Pilakapsi, Adriana Kusugak, Panikuluk Kabluitok and Amy Aingidlik stand proudly in front of the council's new home named after Quluaq Pilakapsi in Rankin Inlet, Feb. 9.

ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᕐᒧᑦ A ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ Penguins ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥᒪ ᐋᔅᑎᓐ ᑕᓄᔭᒃ, ᑑᒪ ᓇᑦᓱᕐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕋᐃᑕᓐ ᕗᐊᓯ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᒦᓚ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ, ᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ, ᓯᐹᔅᑕᓐ ᓯᒃᓯᒃ, ᑏᐅ ᑲᓛᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑳᑕ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓕᐅ ᔩ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 7–ᒥ.

A Division Penguins take the cup Merritt Fun Cup A Division champion Penguins are, back row from left, Ashton Tanuyak, Tooma Netser and Draden Voisey, and, middle row from left, Miila Lindell, Ryan Autut, Sabastien Siksik, Theo Clark and Carter Nukiapiak with Leo Gee, front, in Rankin Inlet on Feb. 7. photo courtesy Jocelyn Merritt

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Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ 25-ᖑᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ 25 ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᖁᖓᔮᑲᑕᑦᑎᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Hᐊᑭᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑕ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖓ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑎᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᐊᓛᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ. ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᕐᕉᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ 1999-ᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ, 80,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓂᙶᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ 34-ᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ,

ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ 100-ᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. $24 ᒥᓕᔭᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ, ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᕐᕉᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᑎᓂᔅ ᒪᓐᕈᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᐳᕆᑦᓂ Hᐅᒻᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᕐᒥᐅᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᕐᕉᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ. ᑐᕌᒐᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ 25-ᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᔮᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᒍᓐᓇᕋᔭᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒡᓗ

ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᕿᑎᒍᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ. ᒪᓐᕈ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᕕᓂᕉᖅ ᐊᑐᕚ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ, ᓯᐅᕙᐃᓐ ᓕᒧᐃᓐ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔨᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ Hᐅᒻᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᓗ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᓗ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒎᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ, ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 25-ᖑᔪᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ. "ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᕈᔪᐊᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᓐᕈ. "ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ 24-ᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 25-ᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᕈᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑖᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᑉᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᖦᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ. "ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. "ᐃᑲᔪᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᒥᓂᒃ. "ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᔮᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᖅᑑᔭᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ."

Hᐅᒻ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᑲᐅᑎᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᒪᓐᕈ ᐊᐱᕆᖕᒪᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥ. ᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᓐᕈᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᖃᑎᒌᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓗᒃᑖᕐᓚᒃᑲᑉᑭᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕋᓱᒋᓚᐅᕋᒪ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ Hᐅᒻ. "ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᑯᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᖅᑐᓕᕋᒥᒃ. "ᑮᓇᑯᓗᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᑉᓗᒋᑦ – ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᑯᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᑯᓗᐃᑦ. "ᐊᑎᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᕆᐊᖃᕈᒫᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒫᖅᑐᒍᑦ."

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Desmond Makkigak, 11 months old enjoying tuktu quaq, his favourite food to eat. He crawls to the food and puts his face right to it. He gets really happy to eat it!

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r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 3, 2021 7

A breath of fresh air for medical travellers Gleason Uppahuak bringing strong Inuit presence to boarding home

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Arviat/Winnipeg

It's a long way from playing ball hockey on the streets of Arviat to being president of a regional development corporation, but that's been the incredible journey for Gleason Uppahuak, 36, who accepted the position of president of the Kivalliq Development Corp. this past September.

Uppahuak's outstanding work ethic and belief in education as a key to success began to manifest itself early in the young man's life, and he found himself working in a local accounting department almost immediately after earning his high school diploma.

Never someone to be content with the status quo, Uppahuak always looked for ways to improve whatever he was involved in, and that included his love for the local hockey scene.

His efforts in helping to develop both the local and regional hockey scenes during a 15-year period did not go unnoticed, culminating in then Nunavut Commissioner Nellie Kusugak presenting him with a Commissioner's Award for Volunteering in his home community on May 22, 2018.

Uppahuak's belief in both hard work and continued education proved true when he accepted a position managing a social housing program in Whale Cove after graduating from the accounting and payroll program at Winnipeg's Herzing College in 2019.

Uppahuak said he was still living

and working in Whale Cove about a year later, when a friend forwarded him a job ad posted in Kivalliq News for the president's position with the Kivalliq Development Corp. – a boarding home that cares for Nunavummiut patients on medical travel for health services in Winnipeg by providing accommodations, transportation, translation services (Inuktitut/English), meals and recreational activities.

He said his desire to always be of service to his fellow Inuit led him to apply for the position.

"The facility has always had these managers, supervisors, directors, but the president's position is brand new," said Uppahuak.

"I was overjoyed to be offered this position. I'm all about creating Inuit presence, Inuit working here, speaking in our own language – that's what they're seeing now and they love it!

"I'm here to make this a better place to work and that will help create a better experience for our clients, as well.

"There are plans in the works that will have us training Inuit for our available positions. There are lots of people who've already told me they're happy to see me here because it's becoming a more welcoming place to be."

Uppahuak said Inuit currently make up about 20 per cent of the staff, but he intends to raise that number to 50 per cent during his first two or three years on the job.

He said both he and his wife, Frances, love Winnipeg and that

photo courtesy of Gleason Uppahuak

"It's been a whirlwind of change during the past few years for Arviat's husband-and-wife team of Gleason and Frances Uppahuak, who now call Winnipeg home after Gleason was named president of Kivalliq Development Corp. this past September." works out well with him accepting a permanent position and moving back to the city this past September.

"All the necessities, essentials our family needs are only a couple of steps away for us here.

"I'm working closely with our shareholders on a number of plans, some covering the next 10 or 20 years, but what I have on my plan for the first three years are my priorities.

"They're a kickstart to what I

want to accomplish here.

"Yes, it has been quite the journey getting here, but I have always believed education is a key to success.

"And hard work does pay off."

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ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 11, 2021 – ᕿᑎᖅᑰᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ, ᒥᕿᓐᓂᑐᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᕗᔭᐃᑦ.

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Margaret Qavvik Sanikiluaq

Feb 11, 2021 – Thursday afternoon in Sanikiluaq, just the sun and beautiful clouds.

ᔭᐃᑯᕌᓯ ᒪᑐ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᐊᓗᒃ

ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᒃ

ᐅᓘᐱ ᑎᓱᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ...

Jackorasee Matu Iqaqrialu Clyde River

Uluupi was sliding and then this happened...