Kivalliq News - May 19, 2021 Edition

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Rush is on to clean up Baker Lake fuel spill News

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑎᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᕐᒧᑦ

Mental Health Week celebrated on the land

Arviat rocks out across Canada

News ᓄᑖᖅ ᓇᔭᙳᐊᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ

New nursing program coming to Rankin Inlet

Nevaeh Tudlik shows off the fish which won her third place in the fastest fish catching competition during mental health week events in Rankin Inlet May 3 to 9. photo courtesy of Sheila Schweder Publication mail

“We have a handful of residents that are really concerned because it’s uphill from our fresh water.”

Baker Lake Mayor Richard Aksawnee discusses the work being done to contain a massive fuel spill discovered at the end of March, page 5.

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fact file Nunavut covid-19 situation as of may 17 Active cases: 65 Confirmed cases: 624 Recovered cases: 555 Total persons followed: 8,656 Current persons followed: 437 Completed tests in Nunavut: 14,110 Deaths: 4 Vaccine uptake: 16,426 first doses, 12,879 second doses

Confirmed cases by community Iqaluit: 220 (64 active, 64 recovered) Kinngait: 7 (1 active, 6 recovered) Rankin Inlet: 21 (0 active, 21 recovered) Arviat: 339 (338 recovered) Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

with Cody Punter

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑎᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ

Sanikiluaq

Tyson Komaksiutiksak shows off the goose that won him $700 as part of the Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre’s first goose contest last week. Facebook photo

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᓕᖅᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

First goose of the year

Rankin Inlet The Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre hosted a first goose contest last week. The organization handed out cash prizes to the first three community members who could show proof of harvesting the first geese of the season.

1st- Tyson Komaksiutiksak - $700 2nd - Mapsalaaq Komaksiutiksak - $500 3rd - Qalujjaq Komaksiutiksak - $300

Small business relief fund for Covid-19

Kivalliq The territorial government is offering a relief fund for small businesses that continue to be adversely impacted

by Covid-19. A total of $5,000 is available to businesses with less than $500,000 in gross sales or fewer than 10 employees, including tourism operators, artists, craftspeople, and harvesters.

The money does not have to be repaid and can be used toward any eligible business expenses, including insurance or licensing fees, office rental, utilities, or to cover the cost of goods that have been unusable due to the pandemic.

Any questions about the program can be directed to the local community economic development officer or the regional development manager.

The deadline to apply is May 31.

Arctic youth council looking for members

Kivalliq The federal government is looking for people between the ages of 18 and 30 to join its newly created Arctic Youth Council.

The council was created in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard through its Arctic Regions program.

According a press release, the Arctic Youth Council will provide young people in the North with the opportunity to learn about both DFO and the Coast Guard while advise those departments on what initiatives are most important to them, their peers, and their communities.

The position is an opportunity to positively impact the way DFO and the Canadian Coast Guard operate in the North and serve Northerners, the release states.

“We envision a workforce that is representative of the populations they serve, which is why Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard want to hear directly from young people,” reads the release.

Membership on the Arctic Youth Council requires a one-year commitment of approximately 10 to 20 hours per month. Council members will be compensated for their time.

In order to apply, applicants are requested to either write a one page letter or record a short video explaining they you would be a good candidate. Candidates can use the language of their choice to communicate.

The deadline to apply is May 31.

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᑎᑕᒃᑎᓪᓚᕇᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᓪᓚᕇᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒥᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᕚᓄ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓕᐊᖓ ᓄᐊᑏ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. “ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ,” ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Facebook-ᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ.” ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑕᒃᑏᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑕᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᖃᓱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᑎᑕᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᑎᑕᒍᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ. ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᖃᑦᑕᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒡᒑᖅ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒋᐊᖅᑐᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᕋᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᑕᒫᖅᑲᔭᖅ ᑎᑕᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᓐᓄᑕᒫᖅᑲᔭᖅ, ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖅ Facebook-ᑯᑦ. ᐅᑉᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᔮᒥ. “ᐃᓱᒪᑕᕐᒪ ᑕᑯᖕᒪᒍ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᕋ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑉᑕ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑎᑕᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑕᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑎᑕᒃᑎᓪᓚᕆᖓ, ᔮᓂ ᖃᕕᐅᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖠᖅ. “ᑎᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᑎᑕᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᒃᑲᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᓲᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ. ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ. ᒧᒥᕐᕕᒃ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑕᒍᒪᔪᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᐊᕐᕚᖅᑎ ᓗᐃᔅ ᓱᓗᒃ– ᓛᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑯᐃᓐᒋᔭᑉᑕ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒡᓗ 2012-ᒥ. ᐱᐊᓂᖕᒪᑦ, ᖃᕕᐅᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑏᑦ ᒪᑯᓯ ᐊᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑯᓯ ᓇᓇᐅᖅ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᓕᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑕᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ, ᑎᑕᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐹᓪ ᐅᑐᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᓂᒃ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐹᓕᐊᖅ ᖃᐳᑦ ᕿᓚᐅᑎᓃᖦᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᓕᔭᒻ ᐸᑉ

ᐃᓱᒪ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᒪᐃ 12-ᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᕚᓄ ᐊᒡᒑᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓕᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᐊᑏᒧᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐹᓕᐊᖅ ᖃᐳᑦ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑎ, ᐹᓪ ᐅᑐᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᖅᑎ, ᒪᑯᓯ ᐊᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᒫᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑕᐅᑎᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᔮᓂ ᖃᕕᐅᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑯᓯ ᓇᓇᐅᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨ ᐃᕚᓄ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ.

Isuma TV broadcasted a live concert from Arviat on May 12. The event was organized by Evano Aggark Jr. and his wife Nuatie. Pictured are Paliak Kapuk on drums, Paul Otuk Jr. on bass, Mark Arualak on guitar and accordion players Johnny Kaviok Sr. and Mark Nanauk. photo courtesy of Evano Aggark Jr.

ᐃᓱᒪᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᓃᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ. “ᑕᒫᓂ ᑎᑕᒃᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᑉᑕ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ,” ᐋᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᑉᓰᖅᑕᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᒎᖅ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᒥ ᑎᑕᒃᑏᓪᓗ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑰᖅᑳᕐᓇᑎᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᑕᖃᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑲᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑰᖅᖢᓂ. “ᑎᑕᖃᑎᒋᔭᒃᑲ, ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐅᓐᓅᔪᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐊᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᖢᓂ 1993-ᒥ. ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖑᑉᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒻᖏᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 11-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ. “ᑎᑕᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᓕᓐ ᕗᐃᓯ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᓂ 1978-ᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ. ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᐱᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐸᓂᓂᓗ ᑭᒻᐳᓕ 2000–ᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᑲᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᑯᓯ ᑲᓗᐊᑉ ᒧᒥᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᑦᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ

ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ, ᐊᑖᑕᒐ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ. “ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᕋ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᕐᒫᖓ ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᓲᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᕋ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᐃᒻᖏᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ. “ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᓇᔪᕈᒪᔭᕋ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᐅᓕᕋᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᐊᑖᑕᒪ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕐᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑕᒃᑲ.” ᐊᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᓗᑎᒃ. “ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑕᒃᑏᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᖕᒪᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᖃᐃᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒃᑲ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ. ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᕉᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕈᒫᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᓚᒥᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᒫᑯᓯ ᑲᓗᐊᖅ ᒧᒥᕐᕕᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᑎᑕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒡᓗᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑕᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ. “ᑕᐃᑯᙵᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ ᑎᑕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓵᑉᓗᓂ.”

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Nursing program introduced in Kivalliq; teacher program expands

Students at Rankin Inlet’s Nunavut Arctic College campus do schoolwork on May 14. The college is encouraging potential students to apply to its fall programs before the May 31 deadline. photo courtesy of Dorothy Tootoo

Nunavut Arctic College brings nursing diploma program to Rankin Inlet; Naujaat, Whale Cove get access to teaching degrees

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

For the first time ever, aspiring nurses in the Kivalliq will get the chance to study in Rankin Inlet thanks to Nunavut Arctic College’s inaugural licensed practical nurse diploma.

The program was designed with a view to support Rankin’s new Elders care facility, which is set to open when the first cohort graduates in three years, said Matthew Ayres, vice-president of NAC’s Kivalliq campus.

“That is our hope,” said Ayres.

The three-year diploma includes a pre-health sciences course that is taken in the first year, followed by a full two-year licensed practical nurse program.

There will also be more options for aspiring teachers in small communities to get teaching degrees beginning this fall.

On top of existing education programs in Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Arviat and Coral Harbour, the college will be offering bachelors of education in Naujaat and Whale Cove for the first time.

The effort to train more teachers is being supported as part of the federal and territorial governments’ efforts to recruit more Inuktitut-speaking teachers, according to Ayres.

“We’ve got a lot of federal funding to promote Inuktitut education,” he said. “It’s a popular program and it’s most definitely something we’re focusing on as part of the government’s mandate.”

NAC’s teacher education program is a full four-year university degree that’s offered in partnership with Memorial University.

The existing cohorts in Arviat and Coral Harbour are in the process of completing their degree cycle and will not be accepting new students. However, Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Whale Cove and Naujaat are all accepting first year applicants.

The different modules of the bachelor of education are taught by teachers who travel around Nunavut to complete the syllabus, so students do not need to leave their communities to study.

Ayres said the programs in Whale Cove and Naujaat are currently tentative but he is hoping enough people enroll to

generate interest.

He pointed to the success of the bachelor of education program in Arviat, which is currently entering its final year, as an example of the potential for expanding into smaller communities.

“There could be as many 15 people graduating this year.

That’s a really big number out of Arviat,” said Ayres.

Adult education NAC will also continue to deliver adult education courses throughout the Kivalliq. An updated version of the Getting Ready for Employment and Training (GREAT) program will be offered in Baker Lake, Arviat and Rankin Inlet.

Ayres said the previous program wasn’t meeting its original objective, which is why it’s being modified.

“It’s a job skills program for people that are new to working or who have struggled in the wage economy,” he said. “It will have a beefed up life skills and work skills program, along with a literacy component.”

NAC will also continue to offer its PASS program in Arviat, Baker Lake, Whale Cove and Rankin Inlet. That option is for people who are close to finishing high school but weren’t able to complete all their modules.

“When they finish, they don’t get a GED, they actually get a Nunavut diploma,” said Ayres.

For people who don’t have the educational requirements to get into the PASS program, there is also an adult basic education essential skills program offered in every community throughout the Kivalliq.

“That is simply getting students up to a secondary school level,” Ayres said.

Talk of the trades Aside from education programming, NAC will continue to provide a full complement of courses, including social work, management studies and the college’s highly popular trades diplomas in Rankin Inlet.

NAC’s trades program is special because it allows students the chance complete the academic portion of their studies while also fulfilling the first few years of their apprenticeship.

In total, there will be five different trade courses offered: electrical, plumbing, carpentry, housing maintainer and oil heat system technician.

“Students in that program are referred and they are paid to do that training. They graduate not only with a diploma but level two of their training,” said Ayres. “If I was to go back to school, that is the route I would take.”

Ayres said NAC is planning to extend a pilot project from last year whereby students in all five trades are given a house to construct by the housing corporation.

“They are going to be doing their work experience on a real-life build,” he said.

The deadline to apply for all of NAC’s courses is May 31.

Although Ayres is encouraging people to get their applications in on time, he said late submissions would be accepted as long as the applicant met all the requirements and there is still space in the program.

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Rankin Inlet celebrated Mental Health Week May 3 to 9 with a host of activities intended to get people working together.

Throughout the week, adults and children were invited to enter their art to win prizes based on the number of likes they received on Facebook. There was an adult scavenger hunt organized early in the week. Then, over the weekend, there were a variety of activities on the land near Johnson Cove.

The first was a competition to see who could chisel a hole through the ice the fastest using traditional tools. The other was a contest to see who could catch a fish fastest.

A community volunteer helped drill 25 fishing holes so each person at Johnson Cove had a chance to win the fishing contest.

The events generated positive feedback from the community, according to Sheila Schweder, child and youth co-ordinator for the Department of Health.

“We can support our community in different ways for our mental wellness and this is one of those ways,” she said.

Nellie Pissuk, left, and partner Joyce Ramey try and beat Nangmalik Pissuk and spouse Hanna Nanordluk in the ice chiselling contest. photo courtesy of Sheila Schweder

Nangmalik Pissuk and Hanna Nanordluk won first place in the ice chiselling contest. photo courtesy of Sheila Schweder

Agatha Nauya, left, and Melanie Subgut were on hand for Mental Health Week events in Rankin Inlet earlier this month. photo courtesy of Sheila Schweder

Aaron Angidlik, left, and Craig Beardsall drill ice fishing holes while Amy Kaludjak stands by on a sled. photo courtesy of Sheila Schweder Loli Pilakapsi, left, and Amber Makpah took in the Mental Health Week events in Rankin Inlet earlier this month.

Collette Nilaulak, left, Nadia Kowtak, Brooke Schweder and Trent Schweder hang out with Marina Pissuk and Beatrice Pissuk during Mental Health Week events in Rankin Inlet, May 3 to 9. photo courtesy of Sheila Schweder

Allysha Tologanak teaches three-year-old Trent Schweder to jig while his sister Brooke watches. photo courtesy of Sheila Schweder

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It’s been a long time in the making, but things finally seem to be coming together for the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link (KHFL).

Earlier this month, The Kivalliq Inuit Association and Sakku Investments announced they were teaming up to form a new corporation, called Nukik, to manage the development of the highly-anticipated infrastructure project.

The KHFL has been dreamed of, discussed and studied for decades.

Now it seems like it’s not a matter of if, but when the project will get underway.

The creation of Nukik was quickly followed by the signing a memorandum of understanding with the Canada Infrastructure Sanikiluaq Bank. With KPMG signing on as a financial adviser for the project, it now has legs. The Inuit-owned Nukik will now take aim at finding a development partner that has significant experience with planning and implementing major hydro infrastructure projects.

The fact that Nukik president David Kakuktinniq told Kivalliq News that the corporation will have selected a development partner by August shows just how fast thing are moving.

Of course, the hydro-fibre link isn’t a done deal, there are still more studies to be done and numerous regulatory barriers to overcome, which could take years. Not to mention lots of financing. With a price tag of $1.6 billion, the project will not be cheap to complete.

At least Nukik now has financial institutions and, soon enough, industry partners in its corner. The federal government is also sure to lend a lot more support to the project. Up until now, there’s been a few million dollars here and there.

But in order for this to get off the ground, the feds will have to pony up significantly more cash. The odds look favourable. To date, the

Government of Canada has been a big cheerleader of the project, touting its environmental and economic benefits.

Indeed, on paper the KHFL looks like a winwin for all parties involved. For starters, the construction of the KHFL will create a huge number of shortterm jobs for the Kivalliq. Once it is finished, it will support plenty of lasting employment throughout the region.

Then there is the improvement to internet connection. Customers are expected to see download speeds jump by 3,000 per cent. The hydro-fibre link is also expected to lower broadband costs by 50 per cent. Those savings will hopefully get passed on to residents.

That massive upgrade in speed will be a huge boost to residential users, but it will be a prime opportunity for Kivalliq-owned businesses that want to grow and become competitive in the global market.

The hydro side of the project will allow the Kivalliq to reduce its reliance on diesel, which will lower the cost of energy and improve Nunavut’s carbon footprint.

What makes it even more appealing is the fact that mining companies are also keen to reduce their reliance on diesel.

Not only is diesel bad for the environment, it’s bad for investment. If new mining companies are going to continue staking claims in the Kivalliq, the creation of the KHFL will help attract progressive investors.

As Kakuktinniq told Kivalliq News, if you provide “green alternative energy instead of a company needing to buy diesel, that provides a business opportunity in itself.”

Finally, there is the nation-building aspect of the hydro-fibre line, seeing as how it will be the first physical infrastructure directly linking southern Canada to Nunavut.

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The Kivalliq Inuit Association, in conjunction with its investment arm Sakku Investments, is pushing ahead with the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link. KIA and Sakku created Nukik Corporation to manage the $1.6-billion project. photo courtesy of Kivalliq Inuit Association It’s not quite the long-dreamed of Manitoba-Nunavut Highway, but it represents an important step in bringing Nunavummiut closer to the rest of the country.

And of course, let’s not forget that Nukik is 51 per cent owned by KIA, which means that any potential profits will eventually be shared among Kivalliqmiut.

Nothing is guaranteed in life, and there are still risks associated with the project. But if work goes ahead on the hydro-fibre line, it has the potential to be a huge win for all involved.

ᓴᓇᔩᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᐃᒪᖅᑖᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑯᕕᖅᑳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑯᕕᔪᕕᓂᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ 10,000 ᓖᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᓕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ $1 ᒥᓕᔭᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

ᑐᐊᕕᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᕈᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᒪᕋᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᐳᑎᒥᒡᓗ ᑯᕕᔪᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ 10,000 ᓖᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᒫᑦᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. “ᐊᒥᓲᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᓖᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃᐳᑦ ᒪᔪᖅᑲᒦᒻᒪᑦ ᑰᒍᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒪᖅᑖᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒧᑦ,” ᒪᐃᔭ ᕆᑦᓱᑦ ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᐃ 14-ᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᔭᖓ $500,000-ᒥᒃ $1 ᒥᓕᔭᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᕕᔪᕕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒫᑦᓯ 5-ᒥ, ᑯᕝᕕᕕᒃ ᓱᖁᒥᓚᐅᕐᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᑉᓗᓕᖓᒍᑦ. ᓯᖁᒥᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑯᕕᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖓᑕ ᖄᒥᑦᑕᐅᓕᔾᔪᑎᖓᒍᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᑦ ᐊᕙᓗᖓᓂᒃ ᒫᑦᓯ 29-ᒥ. ᑭᓯᒥ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 21-ᒥ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᔪᒥᒃ ᑯᕕᔪᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅᑖᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᔩᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 24-ᒥ. ᓴᓇᔪᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ 20 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ 40 ᒦᑕᓄᑦ ᐊᕙᓗᒥᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓂ. ᐊᕙᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᖄᒥᑦᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᑭᐊᕈᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓂᒃ, ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖁᓇᒍ ᐊᐳᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ. “ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖁᓇᒍ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᐃᒪᖅᑖᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᖓᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓪᓚᑦᑖᙱᓐᓂᓗᒃᑖᖓᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅᑖᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ, 1,700 ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᒦᑕ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᐳᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑯ ᐊᕙᓗᓕᐊᖑᔫᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᑭᓂᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒥᓗᒃᓯᓲᑦ ᑯᕕᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᓗᓕᐊᖑᓲᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᕈᑎᕐᔪᐊᓪᓗ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᐅᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᔪᑦ ᐊᑖᒍᑦ ᑰᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᑰᖁᓇᒍ ᑯᕕᔪᒦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ. “ᐊᐳᑎ ᐊᐅᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᔫᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ, ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᑦᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓘᓯᕝᕕᖃᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᒪᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓅᖅᑕᐅᖅᑳᕐᓇᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ. ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᕋᒥᒎᖅ

ᓴᓇᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ. Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒋᖃᖅᑕᖅᖢᒋᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒋᓪᓚᑦᑖᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᒋᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᓕᕿᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᔮᖅᑐᑦ.” ᒪᐃᔭᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᒎᖅ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓄᕌᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. “ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓯᒪᔪᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᐃ 14-ᒥ. “ᓯᓚ ᓂᒡᓕᓴᖅᑐᐊᓘᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᑎᑦᑎᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.” ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐊᑉᖁᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᐳᑕᐃᔭᐃᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖅᓴᐊᓗᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐱᖃᑖᒎᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᖁᔨᑉᓗᑕ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᑳᓚᖕᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᑯᕕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ.

“Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑉᖁᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᒡᓂᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓴᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ, ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐲᔭᐃᓂᕐᓗ ᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒐᔭᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᕉᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑉᔪᖓ 2022-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2023-ᒧᑦ.

A6 Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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Crews rush to protect Baker Lake’s water supply following fuel spill Government estimates cleanup of 10,000-litre leak at community’s tank farm will cost up to $1 million

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

The race is on to clean up as much contaminated soil and snow as possible following the discovery of an estimated 10,000-litre leak in March at Baker Lake’s fuel tank farm.

“We have a handful of residents that are really concerned because it’s uphill from our fresh water,” Mayor Richard Aksawnee told Kivalliq News on May 14.

The territorial government estimates cleanup costs to be in the range of $500,000 to $1 million.

The community was first made of aware of a leak at the tank farm on March 5, following the rupture of a drain valve on the pipeline.

While that leak was believed to have been fixed, an oil spill was detected outside Baker Lake’s protective berm surrounding the tank farm on March 29. It wasn’t until April 21 that the hamlet found out the extent of the spill from the Government of Nunavut (GN).

According to an email from the GN’s Petroleum Products Division (PPD), an environmental response team was mobilized to Baker Lake on April 24.

The team has built a 20- by 40-metre tem-

porary containment cell to the south of the facility. The cell contains gravel berms, is lined with non-woven geotextile and is covered with a high-density polyethylene liner, in an effort to properly contain snow and melt water.

“A significant amount of work has been completed to contain the hydrocarbons and reduce the risk of migrating product reaching Baker Lake’s water supply, however, this risk still exists until the site is remediated,” reads the email from PPD. So far, approximately 1,700 cubic metres of impacted snow and ice have been placed in the cell.

Absorbent booms and pads have also been deployed to control any fuel in the melt water.

The team is constructing an underflow dam with trenches in an effort to control runoff and limit it to within the site.

“As the snow melts within the containment cell, it will be placed into a cleaned and dedicated tank within the Petroleum Products Division tank farm, and it will be treated for hydrocarbon impacts prior to release,” the email states.

Aksawnee said he has been in constant contact with the crews on the ground. The hamlet has also been conducting weekly meetings

ᑕᒫᕋ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ

ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ, ᑐᐱᕐᒥ ᐃᒐᓛᑦ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᖕᒪᔪᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᖅ.

ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ 10,000 ᓖᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᓕᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑯᕕᔪᕕᓂᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓴᓇᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᓱᕈᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᕋᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐳᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ.

The cleanup of an estimated 10,000-litre fuel leak in Baker Lake is underway as crews race to gather contaminated soil and snow before it melts. NNSL file photo with PPD. “We’re in regular communication with the experts through email, phone calls and in-person,” he said. “Based on what we’ve seen, they’re doing a pretty good job.”

The mayor added that freezing temperatures and high winds made it difficult to make progress last week.

“The last few days it’s been horrific,” Aksawnee said on May 14. “With this freezing temperature we’ve been having it’s been a hurdle for the environmental cleanup.”

Aksawnee said the community has also plowed a road on the other side of the tank farm as a precautionary measure in the event of a fire due to the spill.

“Our hamlet started opening a road toward the Agnico dock, should something tragic happen,” Aksawnee said.

According to PPD, the cleanup and removal of the temporary containment cell is expected to be completed this summer. However, monitoring of the site and sampling of soils will continue into 2022 and 2023.

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ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ

ᐃᕐᙳᑕᕋ ᓴᕚᓇ ᑎᒍᕌᔅ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕙᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᓯᖓᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑎᕋᓛᖓᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᓵᓂᒃᐸᑦ.

Jeanie Nakashuk

Pangnirtung My granddaughter Savannah Degrasse Kilabuk jigging for Arctic char at famous Avataqtu lake outside Pangnirtung, holding her little teapot so she can play after jigging.

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Rankin Inlet Fishing outside of Rankin Inlet, in a tent with all the windows closed and light coming from the fishing hole.

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ᐊᐅᔭᙳᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕝᕗᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᓛᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐸᐅᕐᙵᓂ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, 2020 ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓂ.

Marsha Curley

Arviat Summer time will be here before we know it, and we’ll be able to pick assorted berries. Photo taken by myself, summer of 2020.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 A7

Arviat concert goes live across Canada Special show brings together musicians to celebrate the community’s talent following five months of lockdown

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

Some of Arviat’s finest musicians showcased their skills on national television last week thanks to Evano Aggark Jr. and his wife Nuatie, who organized a live broadcast concert for Isuma TV. “It was a pretty awesome show,” Aggark said the following day. “There were a few people from other provinces and the NWT who watched it on Facebook and TV and they commented, and they are congratulating us.”

During the community’s five-month lockdown, Arviat’s musicians were confined to playing on their own or with family members.

However, since restrictions were lifted last month, Arviat has been opening up the doors of its community hall for musicians to jam seven nights a week.

Although he doesn’t play himself, Aggark, who works as a cameraman for Isuma TV, said he tries to make it out to watch people play almost every night.

On most nights, Aggark will live-stream the shows on his personal Facebook page. One day his live stream caught the eye of his boss at Isuma TV in Montreal.

“My boss saw the live media and I asked if we could go live on TV and she said yes,” Aggark told Kivalliq News.

For the concert, Aggark put together a lineup of local musicians including one of Arviat’s best known accordion players, Johnny Kaviok Sr. “He’s usually the one who plays the accordion at the square dances. Everyone loves his tunes and his moves. He’s the best in town,” said Aggark.

The town hall may have been absent of sweaty dancers linking arms, but it was still full of energy. The night kicked off with throat singer Lois Suluk-Locke, who received the Diamond Jubilee medal for her work with Inuit Elders and youth in 2012.

Following that, Kaviok and singers Mark Arualak and Mark Nanauk took turns leading a band consisting of local talent, with Paul Otuk Jr. on bass, Rankin Inlet’s Paliak Kapuk on drums and William Bob Issumatarjuak on lead guitar.

“There’s a lot of talented instrumentalists here,” Arualak said the morning after the performance.

Arualak told Kivalliq News that he only had a few sessions to practice with the band before going on live television. He said he’s used to playing Arviat’s Inuumariit Music Festival but this was his first time playing on live TV. “These guys I played with, they got experience. That helped me a lot last night,” he said.

Arualak moved to Arviat from Whale Cove in 1993. He has been playing guitar since he was a boy but only started singing about 11 years ago.

ᐃᓱᒪ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᒪᐃ 12-ᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᕚᓄ ᐊᒡᒑᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓕᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᐊᑏᒧᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐹᓕᐊᖅ ᖃᐳᑦ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑎ, ᐹᓪ ᐅᑐᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᖅᑎ, ᒪᑯᓯ ᐊᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᒫᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑕᐅᑎᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᔮᓂ ᖃᕕᐅᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑯᓯ ᓇᓇᐅᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨ ᐃᕚᓄ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ.

Isuma TV broadcast a live concert from Arviat on May 12. The event was organized by Evano Aggark Jr. and his wife Nuatie. Pictured are Paliak Kapuk on drums, Paul Otuk Jr. on bass, Mark Arualak on guitar and accordion players Johnny Kaviok Sr. and Mark Nanauk. photo courtesy of Evano Aggark Jr. “I used to play a little bit with Allan Voisey in Whale Cove back in ‘78,” he said.

He released an album with his daughter Kimberly in the early 2000s and he played some of that repertoire at Mark Kalluak Hall last Wednesday night.

One song he played, Ataattaga, is about his love for his father.

“I love my dad because he raised me with love. He’s still showing love towards his kids and his grandchildren and I love him for that,” he said, explaining the lyrics, which he sings in Inuktitut. “I want to be with my dad but I am also a dad now.

What he was going through then I am going through now.”

Arualak said he would love to see another cohort of Arviat performers get the chance to play on live TV. “There’s a lot of talented young people here that can do this too. I know they’ll show up,” he said.

Aggark couldn’t say whether another performance would be broadcast on Isuma TV anytime soon. However, he plans to keep going to Mark Kalluak Hall to live stream Arviat’s late night jam sessions.

“I just go there and hang out. It’s really fun to listen to the tunes.”

A8 Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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