Kivalliq News - June 16, 2021 Edition

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐴᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᒃᑕᔫᓂᒃ Kivalliq News WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021

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Baker Lake bans single-use plastics ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᔪᓂᒃ

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College holds special graduation ceremony

Sculpin around

ᑐᙳᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ

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Tunguaq family combines efforts to win at ice drag-race

Lisa Aliktiluk holds the sculpin she caught at the Cod and Ugly Fish fishing derby in Arviat, May 23, 2021. Photo courtesy of Paul Jr. Aliktiluk

“I would just as soon not write a single ticket. I’d rather see people driving around with helmets and obeying the speed limits.”

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fact file Nunavut COVID-19 situation as of June 15 Active cases: 8 Confirmed cases: 657 Recovered cases: 645 Total persons followed: 8,656 Current persons followed: 437 Completed tests in Nunavut: 17,227 Deaths: 4 Vaccine uptake: 17,247 first doses, 14,949 second doses

Confirmed cases by community Iqaluit: 253 (8 active, 245 recovered) Kinngait: 7 (all recovered) Rankin Inlet: 21 (all recovered) Arviat: 339 (338 recovered) Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

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ᒪᑯᓯ ᑐᙳᐊᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ

Sanikiluaq

Kandace Graham, left, and her mom, Sally Kusugak take the Ilitaqsiniq - Nunavut Literacy Councils Food Preservation program in Rankin Inlet on Oct. 8, 2020. Starting next week Ilitaqsiniq will run a girls empowerment camp for youth aged 14 to 17 to teach on-theland skills. Photo courtesy Kandace Graham

Students gifted new laptops

Baker Lake Grade 11 and 12 students at Jonah Amitnaaq School will be gifted laptops when they return to school in August.

The computers were a donation from a Kitchener, Ont. man by the name of Paul Summers, who runs a metal fabricating company called Steelcraft.

Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak discussed the importance of the donation while making a member’s statement in the legislative assembly last week.

“I began working on this project in November 2020, after Nunavut saw its first cases of COVID-19,” Simailak said. “I fully support having the right equipment to be able to continue studies, and I believe digital devices (are) fast becoming a standard within education, even after the pandemic is over. The principal, Chris Snow, and I firmly believe that these laptops will help our students with their studies, and we hope that this will help start a trend of laptops being used regularly by high school students.”

Female empowerment camp

Rankin Inlet Ilitaqsiniq Literacy Council is offering a girls empowerment camp for youth aged 14 to 17 at the end of June.

The camp is geared toward girls who are interested in learning on-the-land skills.

In addition to being taught new skills, the camp will focus on fostering self-care and wellness among participants.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between June 21 to 26. Anyone interested in applying should contact Ilitaqsiniq.

Summer of fun

Naujaat Naujaat’s summer camps have opened for the season.

The daily camps, which will be run out of the school, will have sessions divided by age and gender from Tuesday to Thursday. The schedule is as follows: Tuesdays: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – boys and girls aged 5 to 12 1:30 to 4 p.m. – girls aged 13 to 19 Wednesdays: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – boys and girls aged 5 to 12 1:30 to 4 p.m. – girls aged 13 to 19 Thursdays: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – boys and girls aged 5 to 19 1:30 to 4 p.m. – boys and girls aged 13 to 19 Parents are requested not to send their child to camp if they are sick.

Summer camp self-care

Rankin Inlet Nunavut’s Embrace Life Council will be running a twoweek youth self-care program starting this week. The free program is open to both girls and boys between the ages of 13 and 16.

Throughout the camp participants will get the chance to create artwork as well as self-care boxes. There will also be the chance to learn about how to cope with stress at a young age.

Participants will have their names drawn from a hat so that they can be divided into three groups to abide by public health restrictions.

The camp is set to run from June 16 to June 25.

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ᒪᑯᓯ ᑐᙳᐊᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᓕᐱ ᑕᒍᕐᓈᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑉᓗᒍ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᔫᓐ 1-ᒥ. ᑐᙳᐊᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᖅᑐ ᑐᙳᐊᑉ ᓯᑭᑑᖓᓂᒃ, ᖃᖏᐊᖓᑕ, ᓯᑭᑑᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᑲᖓᓗ, ᑎᒻ ᑐᙳᐊᖅ. ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓱᑲᐃᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐲᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓯᑭᑑᒃ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕈᑎᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᔾᔪᐊᖃᑎᒌᓕᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᑭᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖃᑎᖃᓕᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᐳᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᐃᑯ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓗᔅ ᓴᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ. “ᒪᑯᓯ ᓵᓚᐅᙱᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖃᑎᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᒥᒃ,” ᑎᒻ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒐᓗ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕋᒻᓄᒃ, ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑲᑕᖁᓇᒍ.” ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᙳᐊᒃᑯᑦ, ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᑉᓗᓂ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ. “ᑕᖅᑐ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓂᕐᒪᑦ. ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒍᓐᓃᖅᑑᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.” ᑐᙳᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᑎᒻ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ 1977-ᒥ.

62-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ, ᑎᒻ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᖅᑐ ᓯᑭᑑᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ. “ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓐᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑯ ᐊᔪᙱᑖᕐᔪᒃᑲᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᒻ. ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᑭᑑᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᔪᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᑎᒻ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᑕᖅᑐ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ ᐊᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪᒥ, ᐃᑯᒪᖓ ᓴᙱᓂᓕᒃ 1,000cc-ᒥᒃ 1,019cc-ᙳᖅᑎᖦᖢᒍ. “ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᓖᑦ.” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᒻ. “800 ᓴᙱᓂᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᐱᖃᕈᕕᑦ, 800-ᓕᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ. 1,000-ᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᐱᖃᕈᕕᑦ, 1,000-ᓕᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ.” ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔫᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᒪᐃᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖅ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ.

ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑐᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑯ ᐊᕿᕈᔪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᓄᑦ. ᓯᑯ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕐᕕᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᓇᐃᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ 200 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ 150 ᒦᑕᓄᑦ. “ᓯᑯ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᐅᓪᓛᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ 166-ᒥ 169 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ 150-ᓂᒃ ᒦᑕᓂᒃ. “ᐊᑕᐅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᓯᑭᑑᖅ ᓱᑲᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᓚᐅᕐᒪᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᒻ.

600cc-ᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐸᑐᓕᒃ ᐊᑕᖓᓛᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᕐᕕᓐ ᒪᓐᓂᐅᑉ ᓯᑭᑑᖓᓂᒃ. ᕋᓱ ᐋᕈᐊᖅ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᓴᓚᒪᓐ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ.

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ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 2020-ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ 2021-ᒥ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑐᓂᒃ Northern News Services

ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᔪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ 2020-ᒥ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᔫᓐ 7-ᒥ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ. ᒪᑎᐊᓯ ᐃᐅᕐᔅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖢᐊᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᒡᒎᖅ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. “ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒃᑲᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᕐᓇᕋᔪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓵᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒋᐊᖃᕐᓇᕋᔪᖕᒪᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ.”

ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ 25 ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᓇᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᑐᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓕᖓᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᒥ ᐅᑉᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᓴᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ. “ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᒐᑎᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᐅᓴᖅᖢᒍᓗ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓ. ᓴᕆᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᑎᒃᑐᒥᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᐅᕐᔅ. ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑏᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᒋᐅᓪ ᐊᖑᑎᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 2020-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ, ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓕᔅᑕ ᓛᓐᑕᐅᑉ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᒍᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᑖᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ. “ᒋᐅᓪ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᐅᕐᔅ.

ᓂᐅᓴᓐ ᒪᐅᑕᕿᑦᓈᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒃᑲᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᓱᓇᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓲᖅ ᑲᓖᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓵᓐᑎ ᓂᐱᐅᒧᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ.

Nealson Mautaritnaak won the Perseverance Award in Trades, sponsored by Colleen and Sandy Napier in addition to making honour roll. Photo courtesy of Nealson Mautaritnaak

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅᑕᐅᖅ ᓂᐅᓴᓐ ᒪᐅᑕᕿᑦᓈᖅ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒃᑲᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓇᙳᖅᓴᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᑐᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒥᒃ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᐊᖅᑖᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑳᓕᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓵᓐᑎ ᓂᐱᐊᒥᙶᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ. “ᓂᕆᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒃᑲᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᐅᑕᕿᑦᓈᖅ. “ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᓇᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᐊᓘᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ: ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, “ᐃᓐᓂᑯᓘᒃ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᑦ ᖃᓄᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ.”

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ, ᒪᐅᑕᕿᑦᓈᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ. ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᒥᓄᙵᐅᑉᓗᓂ. “ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖃᑎᒪ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑯᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᒍᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᒪᐅᑕᕿᑦᓈᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᒻᓇ ᐃᒡᓗᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐃ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᒪᐅᑕᕿᑦᓈᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᔪᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᒃᑯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᓴᓇᑎᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

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Over the weekend, Jordin Tootoo shared a selfie of himself playing golf with Ethan Bear, the Edmonton Oilers defenceman who found himself on the receiving end of racist comments after his team was eliminated from the NHL playoffs.

Along with the photo, Tootoo included a caption which read: “You my friend are leading the way for the next generation. I dare anyone to tell us we are less (than) them because we are INDIGENOUS PROUD.” If Tootoo had posted the picture few months ago, it might have been seen as just a photo of two pals golfing. But given that it came less than a month after racial attacks against Bear, and just two weeks after the discovery of a mass children’s grave at a former Kamloops, B.C. residential school, the post was an important way for an Inuk and a young Sanikiluaq man from Ochapowace Cree Nation to show their Indigenous pride and speak out against intolerance.

As the nation celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, it’s clear that displays of solidarity this year are more important than ever.

Of course, the holiday has only been recognized by the Canadian government since 1996, when it was originally proclaimed as National Aboriginal Day. It wasn’t until 2017 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the name change to National Indigenous Peoples Day, to reflect a preference for the term Indigenous instead of Aboriginal.

And yet, despite the well-meaning inten-

tions behind National Indigenous Peoples Day, it’s still not considered a statutory holiday everywhere in the country. In fact, Yukon and the Northwest Territories are the only two jurisdictions in Canada to officially consider it a day off, although most communities in Nunavut celebrate it.

The day after the Kamloops graves were found, the House of Commons passed legislation to establish a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schools. If passed, each Sept. 30 would be designated to honour truth and reconciliation.

This not the first time the House has tried to do this. A previous attempt to pass similar legislation to commemorate victims and survivors in 2017 was shot down by the Senate.

Following the news of the graves in BC, the bill was fasttracked and given royal assent in just a few days.

All that’s to say, the wheels of justice may grind slowly but when you light a fire underneath politicians, things can speed up.

As important as it is to have a day to honour the victims of residential schools, it’s curious that the federal government hasn’t made June 21 a statutory holiday as well.

Despite the way it is portrayed in national media, Indigenous life is not defined by tragedy. And National Indigenous Peoples Day is a chance to show that there is so much worth celebrating.

This territory already has its own day for Inuit culture and heritage on July 9, but there is no reason why the rest of the country

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Jordin Tootoo shared a selfie of himself playing golf with Ethan Bear, the Edmonton Oilers’ defenceman who found himself on the receiving end of racist comments after his team was eliminated from the playoffs. Instagram photo shouldn’t join in.

St. John’s recently did its part, by announcing that, as of this year, it would be cancelling its long held “St. John’s Days,” which was associated with John Cabot’s landing in what is now Newfoundland in 1497, in favour of encouraging people to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day. None of these holidays, or their carefully crafted names, can make up for the housing deficit, a lack of clean drinking water, or the institutional racism in Canada’s education and health systems.

By celebrating Inuit, First Nation and Metis people, Canadians can acknowledge that Indigenous culture and traditions have not been relegated to the history books but are here to stay.

Baker Lake bans single-use plastic bags

A recent picture of Baker Lake’s dump shows the accumulation of garbage that is a growing cause of concern for the community. On June 3, hamlet council passed a bylaw banning retailers from providing and selling single-use plastic bags. The maximum fine for failing to adhere to the new regulation is $10,000. Photo courtesy of Sheldon Dorey

Fines up to $10,000 will be issued to retailers who do not comply

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

Baker Lake has banned the use of single-use plastic bags in an effort to tackle its growing waste management issues.

Bylaw 236 passed unanimously after its final reading on June 3. It “prohibits the provision, distribution, and sale of single-use shopping bags by retail establishments.”

The maximum fine for failing to adhere to the new regulation is $10,000.

“When we look at our dump, the fence is half white because of shopping bags stuck in the fence. You go out hunting and fishing there’s all kinds of bags,” senior administrative officer Sheldon Dorey told Kivalliq News. “Council thought this would be the best way to deal with this.”

According to Dorey, council has been debat-

ing whether to prohibit retailers from offering plastic bags ever since members of the public started raising the issue last year.

“People in the community had some concerns about the amount of waste, in particular plastic bags,” he said.

The hamlet offered the opportunity for businesses and community members to weigh in on the bylaw after it received first and second reading in January. No responses were received, however.

Dorey said the hamlet has sent out letters to retailers since the bylaw was passed. Although some were surprised, they accept the new law.

“I think the retail establishments are OK with it,” he said.

Retailers can request a four-month grace period to allow them to transition. After that period is over, enforcement will begin.

“If a retail establishment six months from

now is contravening the bylaw and we talked to them about it, the fine could rise up to $10,000,” Dorey said. “No one one wants to go that route.”

Dorey said local residents take pride in trying to keep the land clean, with several community cleanups scheduled every year. However, with the high number of plastic bags in town, it always ends up being a losing battle.

“This year we spent a lot of time and energy cleaning up the dump and landfill and it’s already full of plastic,” he said.

The hamlet has also been looking at other ways to reduce waste in the community. Baker Lake recently began a battery collection program and has been trying to better organize and get rid of its scrap metal with the help of mining company Agnico Eagle.

“We’re just trying to make a difference,” said Dorey.

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College celebrates two years’ worth of graduates Rankin Invites campus invites 2020 grads to attend ceremony with 2021 cohort

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

Nunavut Arctic College’s Rankin Inlet campus celebrated two years’ worth of graduates at special back-to-back ceremonies last week.

After the pandemic cancelled last year’s celebration for the 2020 grads, the college decided to invite them back for a ceremony with the current cohort on June 7.

The college also extended an invitation to local residents who completed programs based in Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay. Matthew Ayres, vice-president of the college’s Kivalliq campus, said it was fitting that both years graduated together as they both had to overcome significant challenges to adapt during the pandemic.

“It shows great perseverance on the part of our students to be able to not only succeed, but excel, when facing a blended version of online and in-person delivery and jurisdictions due to public health measures,” he said.

“Post-secondary education usually involves lots of teamwork and presentations, so our students had to come to terms with a new kind of learning.”

There were a total of 25 grads across the two years in courses including social work, teaching, management studies, as well as a variety of skilled trades.

Due to public health measures, the campus

had to hold to separate back-to-back ceremonies.

The two groups spent the Sunday afternoon before the graduation decorating the hall.

“That was an impromptu celebration where they all came together to decorate the venue. I was very proud of that teamwork and to see everyone get together for a common goal that had been missing all year,” said Ayres.

In addition to several students ending up on honour roll, several bursaries were handed out.

Gail Angootealuk, who earned a management studies certificate in 2020 and a diploma this year, won both the Lester Landau Financial Award for the highest grade in accounting and the Illagiikut Limited Award for the highest academic standing in both the certificate and diploma management studies programs.

“Gail actually cleaned up,” said Ayres.

Another notable graduate is Nealson Mautaritnaak, who won the Perseverance Award in Trades, sponsored by Colleen and Sandy Napier, in addition to making honour roll.

“I wasn’t expecting to get the perseverance award and honour roll,” said Mautaritnaak.

“There were a few students that were really good in the pre-apprentice classes as well. I was pushing myself really hard at the time because I knew how talented they were. I always kept in mind what my dad told me: he said, ‘Innikuluk, do the best you can in everything you do.’”

The last two years of school have been

Nunavut Arctic College’s Rankin Inlet campus celebrated both 2020 and 2021 grads in a special ceremony held on June 7. Photo courtesy of Nealson Mautaritnaak challenging, Mautaritnaak admitted. When the pandemic first hit, he returned home to study remotely in Baker Lake. He eventually returned to Rankin Inlet to live with his girlfriend.

“We are currently staying at my girlfriend’s parent’s place,” he said.

Mautaritnaak’s hard work has paid off.

Just a week after finishing the final class of his housing maintainer diploma in early May, Mautaritnaak was offered a summer student position at Sakku Properties.

“I’m actually doing a job in my field of trades, which is housing maintainer,” he said.

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Mark Tunguaq prevails in Baker Lake snow drags Patrick Attungala tops the 600cc division as racers contended with soft ice

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

Mark Tunguaq won the open mod division during the Philip Tagoona Memorial Ice Drag Races in Baker Lake on June 1.

Tunguaq was using a sled owned by Taqtu Tunguaq, his nephew, and tuned with the help of his brother, Tim Tunguaq.

The races were run using a best two-out-of-three elimination format with two snowmobiles going head to head at a time.

The second and third place finishers in the heats then faced off in a semifinal, with the winner facing the top seed.

Bryon Ikoe finished in second place while Carlos Simailak took third place.

“Mark ended up going undefeated in the heats and then he and another guy went head to head for the top spot,” Tim told Kivalliq News. “With my boy and myself, we tuned it right, making sure nothing fell off during the races.”

It was a fitting return for the Tunguaq family, who took a break from racing after the death of two relatives several years ago.

“My late mom and my nephew passed away months apart.

From then on it wasn’t really a priority to be in races for a while,” Tim said.

The Tunguaq family has been involved in snowmobile racing ever since Tim started in 1977.

Now 62-years-old, Tim said Taqtu started building sleds about a decade ago, at which point he began helping out his son.

“I try and give him the little bit of knowledge I have,” Tim said.

In the open mod division, building up the sled mechanically is just as important, if not more so, than the person racing it, Tim said. Taqtu ended up sending his sled to a famous engine builder in Ontario, which helped bring their 1,000cc sled up to 1,019cc.

“Basically, anything goes,” said Tim. “If you got your 800, you run your 800. If you got your 1,000, you race your 1,000.”

The drag event was originally supposed to be held in early May. However, cold spring weather prevented the races from happening.

Because the races took place so late in the season, Tunguaq said the ice was a little on the soft side for some of the

Mark Tunguaq is hoisted up by spectators and fellow races after winning the open mod division during the Philip Tagoonas Memorial Ice Drag Race in Baker Lake on June 1. Mark was using a sled that was owned and modified by his nephew Taqtu Tunguaq. Photo courtesy of Tim Tunguaq

high-powered sleds. The bad conditions forced the committee to shorten the races from the usual 200 metres to 150 metres.

“With the crappy ice, they weren’t running so good,” he said, adding that the machines were clocked at 166-169 kilometres per hour at 150 metres. “There was one more sled

that ran faster than that but something went wrong with it so he didn’t finish,” Tim said.

In the 600cc division, Patrick Attungala won using Marvin Mannik’s sled. Russell Aaruaq took second place while Solomon Simailak came in third.

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Rankin Inlet Fire Department begins annual enforcement of ATV bylaws

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Residents reminded that hamlet council raised age limit for driving all-terrain vehicle to 16 years

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

The Rankin Inlet Fire Department has begun it’s annual ATV enforcement campaign with a focus on those who speed, run stop signs, drive while under-age and fail to wear helmets.

The fire department posted a notice on Facebook stating that enforcement would begin June 7, with warnings being issued up until the June 16 for first-time offenders.

“I would just as soon not write a single ticket. I’d rather see people driving around with helmets and obeying the speed limits,” fire chief Mark Wyatt told Kivalliq News. “This isn’t about making money for the hamlet, it’s about keeping the community safe.”

The biggest change from previous years is that the age limit for driving an ATV has gone up to 16. It used to be 14, but

council voted to raise the age limit in 2020.

The decision came a year after an 11-year-old Rankin Inlet passenger in a side-by-side vehicle died in an accident involving an under-age driver.

When council updated the bylaw, it also voted to raise the fines for most infractions to $60, up from $25 the previous year, to act as a bigger deterrent against breaking the law.

Wyatt said the fire department’s first ATV-related call came just a few days after posting the notice of enforcement on Facebook. Emergency responders had to attend to two 13-year-old girls who flipped an ATV. Neither was wearing a helmet. The two ended up hospital with injuries but luckily did not need to be medevaced.

“It could have been a lot more serious than what it was,” Wyatt said.

Helmets have been mandatory for ATV operators ever since the Nunavut’s Traffic Safety Act was updated in 2019.

Section 15 (2) of Rankin Inlet’s traffic bylaw also states that the operator and passenger of a motorcycle, ATV, UTV and must wear a protective helmet while the machine is in use.

Wyatt did not have statistics on how many tickets were issued last year but said that several people suffered significant injuries due to reckless driving.

“I don’t even know how many people have been medevaced out for ATV accidents in the past few years – quite a few,” he said.

The hamlet’s bylaw also limits the number of people who can ride on an ATV at one time to two. Children who are being carried in an amauti do not count against the limit.

Wyatt said obeying speed limits is particularly important given how many children are out playing in the streets late at night during the summer.

“Inevitably, we’ll have a few accidents this year and we have a lot of younger kids who think it’s a game,” the fire chief said.

fact FILE Updated ATV bylaw fines for Rankin Inlet Contravening helmet bylaw – $60 Unlawful operation of ATV by person under the age of 16 – $60 Operation of ATV with more than two persons – $60 Operation of ATV without certificate of registration/insurance – $60 Operation of ATV without headlights or tail lights – $60 Speeding in excess of 15 km/h of speed limit – $25 Speeding up to 30km/h more than speed limit – $40 Speeding in excess of 30km/h of speed limit – $75 Dangerous operation of an ATV – $60 up to $500 and the ATV could be impounded *for second offences fines will double to a maximum of $200 Source: Hamlet of Rankin Inlet

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