Kivalliq News - Oct. 13, 2021 Edition

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᑖᖅ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖅ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖅᑖᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖅ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᖅᑖᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 6-ᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 2,000-ᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ

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Rankin Inlet dedicates Agnico Eagle Arena Facility gets new name in Oct. 6 ceremony that drew 2,000

ᐳᔾᔫᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ, ᖃᐃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖑᔫᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 6-ᒥ.

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Pujjuut Kusugak, the director of the Nunavut affairs for AEM, spoke to attendees at a dedication ceremony for the new Rankin Inlet arena on Oct. 6. Photo courtesy of Darren Flynn

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ᐅᑉᓗᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ. $26 ᒥᓕᔭᑐᖅᑐᖅ ‘ᓄᑖᖅ’ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖑᔪᖅ – ᐃᓐᓄᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ 950-ᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᕝᕕᒃᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᕙᓕᐹᕐᕕᒃᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ (Volleyball), ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Hᐊᑭᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ – ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖅᑖᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᑦᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 6-ᒥ.

2,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖅᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖑᔪᐊᓗᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᒐᔪᒃᓯᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᕕᓕᓐ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᖓ.

Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᒥ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂᓗ $30,000-ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑕᒪᓕᖕᒥᒃ, ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒥᒡᓗ 65 inches-ᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃ $1,000-ᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑎᓂᒃ. ᕕᓕᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ “ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᒃᑐᑦ,” ᐊᒻᒪᓗ “ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ” ᐊᑯᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓕᕐᒪᑕ. ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓄᑖᖅ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖑᔪᖅ 11-ᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᓯᑯᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᕕᓕᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂᓗ. “ᐱᐅᔫᔪᖅ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᕌᓗᒃ ᐅᑐᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᐊᐃᕆᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᕕᓕᓐ. “ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓃᕌᖓᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓗᓂ.”

Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Volleyball-ᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥᒃ “ᐊᖏᔪᑦ vol-

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leyball-ᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ,” ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᕕᙳᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕆᑉᓗᓂ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᖃᑦᑎᐊᕋᑉᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᕕᓕᓐ. “ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᑲᓛᒃ, ᑕᒫᓂ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ 15-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᔪᔪᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᒻᒪᑎᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ.” ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖑᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓂᖃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, “ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᖃᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᑕ, ᑲᑎᕝᕕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕈᓘᔭᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᑐᖃᓕᖅᐸᑦ.”

Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᓂᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᕐᒥᒃ 2019-ᒥ. ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ/$500,000-ᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ $50,000-ᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ $500,000-ᒥᒃ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᕕᓕᓐ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

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“ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑑᔾᔭᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓈᓗᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᔾᔭᐅᔪᖃᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ.” ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᑦ “ᐊᑭᑐᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᓐᓇᓱᒃᖢᒋᑦ” ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᔾᔨᓲᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓪᓚᕆᓲᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᓪᓗ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑭᓗᖕᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᕕᓕᓐ. “ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᐃᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᑯᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ $150-ᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᑕᒡᕙᙵᑦ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖅᑖᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐱᑯᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓲᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ.” ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖑᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᕕᓕᓐ, ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᖁᓛᓂ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒋᐊᖅᑐᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᖅ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, Hᐊᑭᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᔪᒍᑦ ᓯᑯᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐅᓐᓄᒃ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᐃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᑯᓕᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕐᓚᒃ ᓯᑯᖃᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒍᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ ᑖᒻᓇ ᐃᓱᓕᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ, Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.”

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Pond Inlet Camping outside of Pond Inlet, end of August.

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Rankin Inlet Saw some amazing lights on my walk in Rankin, Sept. 5.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021 A3

fact file Nunavut COVID-19 situation as of Oct. 11 Active cases: 7 Confirmed cases: 671 Recovered cases: 660 Deaths: 4

Vaccine uptake: 24,747 first doses – 84 per cent over age 12 21,683 second doses – 73 per cent over age 12

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Police open arson investigation after cabins, vehicle damaged

Rankin Inlet Two cabins and a vehicle sustained significant damage in several fires in Rankin Inlet’s area Six Point on Friday.

The Rankin Inlet Fire Department and the RCMP responded to the emergency. The police have since launched an arson investigation.

Anyone with information about these fires is asked to call the Rankin Inlet RCMP at 867-645-1111.

The Mounties wish to encourage communities to continue to report suspicious activity by contacting their home RCMP detachment or by calling Crime Stoppers at toll-free 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), submitting a secure web tip at www.nwtnutips.com or text ‘NWTNUTIPS’ plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES).

Four new cases of Covid-19, exposure warning

Coral Harbour The Government of Nunavut has announced four new cases of Covid-19, Oct. 11 and one recovered case in Coral Harbour, bringing the community’s number of cases to seven.

These are the first new cases in the Kivalliq community since the first was announced on Sept. 29. when public health measures were increased due to the risk of exposure to multiple households.

The Department of Health is now warning of a “significant increase” in the risk of exposure to Covid-19 associated with a household gathering held in Coral Harbour on Sept. 29. Public health measures have been expanded to include an outdoor and indoor gathering limit of five, and the closure of all non-essential businesses and schools, among other measures.

Anyone in Nunavut who attended household gatherings in Coral Harbour on or after Sept. 29 is asked to isolate immediately for 14 days, whether vaccinated or not.

Anyone who is not vaccinated and departed Coral Harbour on or after Sept. 21 should isolate for 14 days from the date of departure.

Anyone who is fully vaccinated should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days from the date of departure, the Department of Health advises.

As of Oct. 5, 53 per cent of Coral Harbour residents ages 12 and over have been fully vaccinated, while the numbers for the Kivalliq region as a whole are at 69 per cent.

Anyone who develops symptoms of Covid-19 is advised to call the Covid-hotline at 1-888-975-8601 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST to arrange testing or notify their community health centre right away. Please do not go to the health centre in person, and immediately isolate at home for 14 days.

NTI seeks feedback on health legislation

Nunavut Land claims organization Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) is seeking input from Nunavummiut in the co-development of Indigenous health legislation with the Government of Canada and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK).

Between October and November, NTI will conduct interviews, host community radio shows, meet with community wellness committees and request written submissions through social media to address Inuit-specific federal programs, midwifery and birthing services, mental health, community wellness organizations as well as training Inuit in health professions and accountability.

“Inuit have a right to health care, including the right to be involved in developing, determining and administering the health programs that affect us. Yet, Inuit experience troubling gaps in access to health services and in health outcomes,” said NTI President Aluki Kotierk. “These engagements are designed to learn from Inuit experiences and aspirations as we prepare to work with the Government of Canada to co-develop Indigenous Health Legislation.”

Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

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ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔫᒥᓵᕆᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐃᒥ ᑯᒪᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᓄᑕᕋᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ “ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ.” “ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᒥ 12-ᒥ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᒐᔪᖕᒪᑕ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐆᒃᑐᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᓪᓗ.” ᐆᒃᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ 2019-ᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ “ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕈᒪᖃᑦᑕᕋᒥ,” ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ. ᑐᓵᔨᐅᑉᓗᓂ, ᑯᒪᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ (ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑐᐊᕆᒐᔪᒃᑕᖓ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔪᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᑯᓂ, ᑯᒪᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᔪᖅ. ᐅᑎᕈᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᑖᕈᒪᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ “ᐱᑕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᓵᔨᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓂᒃ.” ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒦᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᑉᓗᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᑉᓗᓂ “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ.” ᓴᓇᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔫᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᑐᙵᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᕕᓂᐲᒃᒥ, ᑯᒪᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᕿᒪᐅᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕆᐊᖃᓕᕋᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖓ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕋᑉᑭᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᒃᑲ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᖢᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᒪᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᓱᑲᔪᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ.” ᑯᒪᒡᔪᐊᖅ, ᐅᐃᒃᓴᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᑦ – ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ, ᖁᓕᖏᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ – ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒍ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑯᕕᒃ “ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦᒎᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓯᒪᔭᖓ. ᓅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᒥᓄᑦ “ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᐃᕕᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᔪᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᓄᑕᕋᒃᑲ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ. ᑕᒫᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓇᓗᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᐸᒃᖢᑕ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᐸᒃᖢᑕ.” ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᖁᓐᓇᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ, ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᓯᓲᖅ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᑐᓵᔪᒪᓐᓇᓲᑦ, ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ. ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᒍᑦ.”

ᐃᒥ ᑯᒪᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᔪᕉᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᓱᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ “ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᓪᓗ.”

Amy Komakjuak said she is encouraging other Indigenous women to apply for college “to make a better future for them and their children.”

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Writer/editor Linda Pruessen published the book Canadian Courage: True Stories of Canada’s Everyday Heroes Aug.17. The anthology features dozens of short stories showcasing the courage of the average Canadian – two of which are set in Nunavut.

The idea for such a book came from Pruessen’s publisher HarperCollins, who then passed the ball to her court, where it was then up to her on what the finished book would look like. Pruessen says she and her publisher didn’t just want it to be exclusively made up of stories featuring rescue workers or firefighters, but “everyday Canadians.”

The book itself is divided into three sections, touching on danger, adversity and justice.

The first is called Courage in the Face of Adversity, addressing bravery in tough times, recovering from a Sanikiluaq bus crash, dealing with cancer or Covid, or displaying mettle in the face of hard times.

The second section is called Courage in the Face of Danger, which features people displaying their tenacity facing off against bears, the environment, fire and other dangerous situations.

This is where the first story set in Nunavut takes place, featuring James Kitchen, a pilot, and William

Ward, an aircraft maintenance engineer, who on March 13, 2011 found themselves rescuing two hunters stuck on an ice floe roughly 200 kilometres from Iqaluit out on the Chapell Inlet.

“That story fits the danger mold perfectly, it’s just this incredible bit of teamwork that the two of them pulled together and managed to save these two hunters.”

The third section of Canadian Courage is Courage in the Face of Injustice, which features Leesee Papatsie fighting for better food prices in Iqaluit and Nunavut as a whole, while rallying others to do the same. She wasn’t the first to do so in Nunavut, however, Pruessen says it is an example of someone standing up to do something rather than complaining like many others do.

“It was just this nice story of someone who saw something that wasn’t right and decided to take a stand. She’s not the only one who’s done that in Canada’s North, lots of people complain and post stuff on Facebook, posting pictures of $18 orange juice, she actually went out and did something about it,” she said.

While Nunavut makes up a very small part of the book, the two stories which are set in it Pruessen says perfectly encapsulate the point she wanted to make in Canadian Courage.

“I think in both of these stories, they’re people like you and me who were just going about their lives doing what they do, but they stopped and did something special to help people.”

ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨ ᓕᓐᑕ ᐳᕉᓯᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᓕᖕᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᕘᕆᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᔪᒥ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓄᑦ.

Writer and editor Linda Pruessen says the two Nunavut stories set in Canadian Courage are great examples of the average Canadian standing up for what’s right.

Michael Humeniuk photo courtesy of HarperCollins

Amy Komakjuak working to help Inuktut speakers navigate system Arviat student is enrolled in the Inuktitut/English interpreter-translator program at Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit

By Ezra Black Northern News Services Arviat

An Arviat woman wants to make higher education more attractive to other Indigenous students.

Amy Komakjuak is a certified interpreter-translator undertaking her final year in the Inuktitut/English interpreter-translator program at Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit.

The parent-turned-college-student said she is “encouraging people with kids to apply for college and bring their children to attend school.”

“Students in Grade 12 are often scared to go to college or university because it’s a big step,” she said.

“But I encourage them to apply to make a better future for them and their children.”

She applied for the interpreter-translator program back in 2019 because “I like to try new things,” and was immediately accepted.

As an interpreter-translator, Komakjuak will work to bridge the communication gap between Nunavummiut who use Inuktut as their first (and sometimes only) language and the primarily English-speaking workers who run medical services, the justice system and other industries across the country.

After finishing college, Komakjuak is looking to take her career to the next level. She hopes to move back to Arviat with the goal of setting up her own small business offering freelance services because “they need more certified interpreters back home.”

Last summer she was back in the Kivalliq working in the medical

travel industry and “enjoyed that so much.”

Aside from a six-month stint working at the Tunngasugit Inuit Resource Centre in Winnipeg, Komakjuak had never lived away from her hometown of Arviat, so leaving for college in Iqaluit was a daunting but ultimately rewarding step, she said.

“I had to travel with my family to further my education,” she said.

“Two years has gone so fast. All these interesting courses that we do. It’s pretty fun.”

Komakjuak, her fiancé and their children – aged 10, nine and three – are currently living in student housing.

Compared to Arviat, the territorial capital is “pretty big for me,” she said. Even though Covid-19 restrictions have taken some of the charm out of urban living, she said Iqaluit has been a positive experience.

The move has also been an educational experience for her children who “have been attending French class as well, so that’s pretty awesome,” she said. “My kids are enjoying it and they’re doing pretty well.

And we can do activities here such as swimming, or theaters.”

In addition, higher education has allowed her to build connections with students from across the territory and learn a few subdialects of Inuktitut.

“There are other students coming in from other communities including Cape Dorset, Hall Beach, Arctic Bay and others,” she said. “It gets pretty interesting to learn new words, or the way they talk, because they’re also learning from me. We learn something new every day.”

Amy Komakjuak said she is encouraging other Indigenous women to apply for college “to make a better future for them and their children.” Photo courtesy of Amy Komakjuak

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ᑕᐃᐋᓇ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 30–ᒥ ᖁᓛᓄᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᕗᔭ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑐᖅ.

Kivalliq News

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 A5

ᕚᓗᕆ ᑲᑕᒃ ᐃᑉᑲᕐᓇᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᓯᑎᐱᕆᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᓂ ᒧᒥᖅᑐᓂ.

Amazing on-theland stories Diana Arnauyok

Baker Lake This was Aug. 30 just before midnight, the cloud looks like someone drum dancing.

Valerie Katak Ipkarnerk

Chesterfield Inlet Beautiful evening in Chesterfield Inlet, during the long weekend with spectacular scenery of the Northern lights dancing.

A6 Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Kivalliq News

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Rankin Inlet holds dedication ceremony for new arena

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑕᓂ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ Hᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ, ᒪᕐᑎᓐ ᐱᓚᓐᑎ, ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐹᔅᑯ ᓚᕗᐃ, ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓚᓂ ᓱᕐᕕᑦ, ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᖑᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 6-ᒥ.

Councillor Danny Kowmuk, left, Rankin Inlet Mayor Harry Towtongie, Martin Plante, Agnico Eagle’s vice-president of Nunavut operations, Pascal Lavoie, Agnico Eagle’s director of Shared Services Nunavut, and Lonny Syvret, Agnico Eagle’s senior advisor for Nunavut operations attended the dedication ceremony for Agnico Eagle Arena on Oct. 6. Photo courtesy of Darren Flynn

2,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᑖᓵᕌᓗᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓯᓚᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᒐᒃᓴᖃᕈᓘᔭᖅᖢᓂᓗ.

First hockey camp of the season set for end of month

By Ezra Black Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

More than 2,000 people attended the dedication ceremony for the stateof-the-art facility, which included a barbecue and prize draws. Photo courtesy of Darren Flynn

It was a good day for Rankin Inlet.

The $26-million ‘new’ arena – a 950-seat multi-use facility complete with concession stands, volleyball courts, and of course, a hockey rink – was formally dedicated as the Agnico Eagle Arena Oct. 6.

Over 2,000 people attended the dedication ceremony for the state-of-the-art facility, which has become a “focal point” for the community, said Darren Flynn, Rankin Inlet’s senior administrative officer.

The hamlet treated all attendees to a barbecue. It also gave out about $30,000 in draw prizes including a Honda ATV, a 65-inch television and a number of $1,000 gift cards.

Flynn said “the community is rightfully proud of,” and “quite excited about” the long-awaited and much-anticipated facility.

While the old hockey rink was a seasonal facility, the new arena will be open for about 11 months of the year, aside from when its playing surface is being converted from ice to turf or back again.

“The nice thing about this building is from mid-October until

the beginning of April it is an ice rink,” said Flynn. “Once that season is over it converts and we’ve got a number of different platforms to use there right now.”

The hamlet recently acquired a volleyball court “so that large tournaments can be hosted in there,” and artificial turf for summer soccer.

“We are fortunate we have some really good recreational recreation staff here,” said Flynn. “We have David Clark, who has been recreation director here for pretty much 15 years, and they do an awesome job trying to meet the needs and expectations of the sporting community.”

In addition, the facility has a much greater seating capacity than the old arena, “so once we get past all these Covid restrictions, it’s going to make for quite a gathering place. It also affords itself as an exceptional venue for holding events such as trade shows or conferences.”

The hamlet began looking for a corporate sponsor to buy the naming rights to the arena in 2019. Agnico Eagle Mines acquired the naming rights to the facility and earlier this year, a 10-year/$500,000 sponsorship deal was reached between the company and the hamlet.

“Basically, it’s a 10-year agreement where AEM will pay the community $50,000 a year, or $500,000 over the 10-year life of the agreement,” explained Flynn.

“That’s huge for Rankin Inlet,” he continued. “For facilities in much larger towns and cities that are getting corporate sponsorship, I don’t know that they’re getting it at that premium.”

As arenas are “very, very expensive to operate” the sponsorship deal will help the hamlet provide more services at lower prices, said Flynn.

“One of the things we do here is we don’t charge ice time to our minor hockey association,” he said. “The result is we’re able to register kids for $150 a year, the bulk of which is minor hockey insurance, so it gives council a lot of flexibility in being able to help the community be more active and take part in healthy activities, such as hockey, soccer and everything else.”

Future upgrades to the facility are being considered, said Flynn, including a second floor above the existing lobby that could be turned into commercial real estate or an added viewing area.

In addition, hockey season is just around the corner, he said.

“We’ve had a crew in, doing the ice plant start-up just these past five days,” he said. “Last night the recreation department started laying down the first layer of water. So, I expect by the end of the weekend, we’ll probably have most of the ice completed.

And towards the end of the month, we’ll kick off officially with a hockey camp.”