Kivalliq News – May 4, 2022 edition

ᓈᓚᒡᕕᓕᕆᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᕕᑖ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᒃ ᐊᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ

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In Rankin Inlet, Vital Aksadjuak remembered during ceremony dedicating station in his name

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Mother upset at long wait for dental specialist Photos ᓇᖁᔭᖅᑯᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᓇᖁᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐸᑲᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ Fear Factor engrosses crowd at Pakallak Tyme Community ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᒫᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ValOre-ᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓂᒃ Rankin Inlet council defers endorsing ValOre plans

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ᓯᑎᕕᓂ ᐅᓴᒃ ᐃᒥᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᖅ ᓂᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓪᓗᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᖁᓛᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᑭᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᓱᕉᖕᒪᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕇᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᓂᒋᓪᓗ. ᑎᒥᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᐃᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᓴᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᓕᓈᓂᒃ (Tylenol) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᕕᐅᓂᒃ (Advil) ᐄᓯᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. ᐅᓈᓇᖓ, ᑯᕆᓴ ᐅᓴᒃ, ᖃᓄᖅᑑᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓂᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᖁᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᙵᖅᐸᑎᒃ ᑭᒍᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᒪᐃᒥ. “ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒫᒪᒃᑎᓐᓇᓱᒃᖢᒍ, ᐊᔪᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑯᕆᓴ. ᐸᓂᖓ ᒥᑭᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᒍᑕᐃᔭᖅᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᐃᔪᓐᓃᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ, ᑯᕆᓴ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒍᓯᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒃᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕋᔭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. “ᐅᓐᓄᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓂᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑯᕆᓴ. “ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᑐᐊᕆᖕᒫᖓ ᑲᒪᔨᒋᔭᑐᐊᕆᑉᓗᓂᖓ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᒍᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑯᓂ

ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔭᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓃᕋᔭᕋᑉᑕ ᓄᑕᕋᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.” ᑯᕆᓴ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒃᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᓂᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᒪᐃ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ. ᑕᓂᐅᕇ ᓴᒧᕐᕕᐅᓪ, ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᒍᓐᓇᐃᔾᔪᑎᓕᒎᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑭᓯᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. “ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ, ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᒍᓐᓇᐃᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᒧᕐᕕᐅᓪ. “ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᒍᓐᓇᐃᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᑭᒍᓯᕆᔨᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖕᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ, ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒃᒥ, ᑰᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑦᒥᓐᑕᓐᒥᓗ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ 12-ᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖔᓂ.” ᑯᕆᓴ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᕈᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐸᓂᑯᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ. “ᓂᕆᔪᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᕿᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ, ᓂᒡᓕᓇᙱᑦᑐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒥᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᒥᕈᓐᓇᙱᖦᖢᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑯᕆᓴ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᑐᕉᖅ ᐸᓂᖓᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕐᓂᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ.

Three-year-old Stephanie Ussak is in so much pain and her top gums are so swollen, she can barely eat or drink anymore. Photo courtesy of Clarissa Ussak

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ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᑲᓪᓚᒃ ᑕᐃᒻᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᓕᕆᔨᐅᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᕕᑖ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᐱᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᓕᕆᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᑳᓚᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2021-ᒥ, ᓈᓚᒡᕕᓕᕆᔨᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᓂ 40-ᖃᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. “ᕕᑖ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᐱᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᐃᔅᓕ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᖕᒥ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᓕᖅᖢᒍᒎᖅ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᒃ ᕕᑖᒧᑦ ᐅᕿᓪᓕᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ. “ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.”

Sanikiluaq ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2005-ᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᐅᑉᓗᓂ, ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ. “ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐃᓂᖓ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ. “ᕕᑖ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᕿᕕᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ‘ᐊᑏ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᒃᑖᕆᒍᒃ, ᐅᐃᔅᓖ.’ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ 2008-ᒥ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᖓ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᖕᒥ.”

ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᒥᑭᓪᓕᑎᕆᕙᒃᖢᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ. “ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ. “ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᒥᑭᓪᓕᑎᕆᕙᒃᖢᓂ, ᕿᑦᑐᕆᐊᒥᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᓇᔭᙱᑦᑐᖅ.” ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ. “ᐃᑎᕐᓂᐊᖅᑑᔭᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ, Hᐊᐃᕐᓗᓂ, ᐅᑉᓛᑦᑎᐊᕙᑦᓚᓗᓂ, ᖃᓄᑉᐱᓰᓚᓗᓂ. ᓂᐱᖓ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᑑᔭᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.” ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᐃᔭ Hᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᕋᔪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᑉᓯᓇᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑉᖁᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚᒥ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ, ᐅᑎᕋᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᓄᑦ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐸᐃᑯᑖᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᖃᕋᓱᒋᑉᓗᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᓐᓂᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᕌᓂᖕᒪᑦ, ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᓴᓂᕋᒃᑯᑦ.

ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑰᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᑉ ᕕᑖ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᑉ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓ. ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᒪᐃᔭᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ Hᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ, ᒥᐅᕆᔮᓐ, ᐃᑦᑐᕆᔮᓇ, ᒪᐃᑯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔪᓯᐱ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᓕᓐ ᕋᑦ.

Ladies take off in the Kivalliq Snow Challenge at Pakallak Tyme.

In final results from the weekend of Ski-Doo races, Iris TattyTanuyak came first in the women’s category; Ross Tatty took top spot in the vets; Tuugaaq Netser won the juniors; Joseph Kaludjak Jr. took home the masters; and Tristan Dias came first place in the seniors. Hundreds of people took in the action all weekend from their vehicles on the ice. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Pet conflict at airport

Rankin Inlet A conflict in the Rankin Inlet airport over pet policy made some social media waves Monday, April 18.

Reportedly, some airport users were upset by a dog being outside of its kennel.

The Government of Nunavut told Kivalliq News in an email that airport staff intervened and asked a pet owner to put their dog in its kennel while inside the air terminal building.

“The owner obliged, and the dog was returned to its kennel,” stated the Department of Economic Development and Transportation.

The GN went on to clarify that while inside the Rankin Inlet air terminal building, all dogs except service dogs must remain in a kennel.

Policies in cabins while on flights are set individually by airlines.

Investigation into anonymous threats

Kivalliq Posts in multiple Kivalliq Facebook groups late Thursday, April 28 alleged that one or more people had been phoning in threats to children in Baker Lake.

“There is an ongoing investigation into the matter contained in your screenshot,” stated the RCMP’s media relations team in response to a query from Kivalliq News.

“If a person receives what they feel are threats via any medium, they should call the police.”

The posts appeared to be deleted later.

Simailak takes on cabinet role

Baker Lake Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak found himself benefitting from a cabinet controversy, as Premier P.J. Akeeagok named him minister of Justice effective May 5.

“I welcome Minister Simailak to our cabinet,” stated Akeeagok in an April 25 news release. “As a second-term MLA and former municipal politician, Minister Simailak brings a great deal of experience to our team.”

Simailak is replacing Iqaluit-Manirajak MLA Adam Lightstone on cabinet. Lightstone resigned from his position after a controversy following the hiring of his wife as acting deputy minister over the Christmas holidays.

In a cabinet shuffle, Simailak also becomes minister responsible for Labour, minister responsible for Democratic Institutions, minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation and minister responsible for the Human Rights Tribunal.

Members of the Aksadjuak family gather to unveil the broadcasting station dedication to the late Vital Adksadjuak. From left to right are Mayor Harry Towtongie, Maryann, Adrianna, Michael and Joseph Adsadjuak and Coun. Lynn Rudd. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Broadcasting centre dedicated to late announcer Vital Aksadjuak was the voice of Rankin Inlet for close to 40 years

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

The Hamlet of Rankin Inlet opened Pakallak Tyme by unveiling a new sign dedicating the community radio station as the Vital Aksadjuak Broadcasting Centre, honouring the late radio announcer.

Aksadjuak died suddenly in November 2021, after spending nearly 40 years as the town’s radio broadcaster.

“Vital was Rankin’s voice,” said Wesley Innukshuk, manager of the radio station.

He said dedicating the centre to him feels like a relief for the staff.

“It was touching.”

Innukshuk joined the radio station in 2005 as an announcer, spending three years as a co-worker to Aksadjuak.

“There was a manager job opening,” remembers Innukshuk. “Vital looked at me and said, ‘Take it, Wesley.’ Since 2008, I’ve been managing the radio station.”

Aksadjuak was a humble and kind per-

son, he added, mentoring everyone who came through the station.

“What he taught me was unbelievable,” said Innukshuk. “He was a nice person, humble guy, won’t hurt a fly.”

Losing him took a toll on the staff and community at large.

“I thought I was going to see him walk in the way he used to walk in and greet everyone, saying hi, good morning, how are you guys. I thought I was going to hear his voice the last few months after his passing. It was hard.”

Rankin Inlet Mayor Harry Towtongie said Aksadjuak had a lot of fun stories.

He recalled one where Aksadjuak had witnessed an accident on the road while on a smoke break, so he went inside and had everyone perform a moment of silence, but the people in the accident turned out to be fine.

After the sign dedication, the community held a country food feast, with the image of Aksadjuak high in the background.

ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᐅᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᔾᔨ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᕐᓗ ᐅᐱᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑰᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᑖ ᐊᒃᓴᒡᔪᐊᖅ.

The community feasts under the new banner honouring late radio broadcaster Vital Aksadjuak.

Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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No good community event is without some controversy.

Pakallak Tyme was going smoothly until the first night of the square dance competition.

The rec hall was absolutely packed for the show, which involved seven teams dancing off against each other for nearly three hours.

There was less than standing room only, with observers jammed together around the perimeter, no barrier between the audience and the dancers and, notably, children getting up and moving around.

Some children were excited by the dances and tried joining, only for family members to pull them back. Others danced near the competitors while their guardians watched. Some were well-behaved and stayed in their places, while others were moving around the crowd and through the dancers to visit each other.

Those competing had to be acutely aware of Sanikiluaq their surroundings because of this, sometimes nearly bumping into eager youth.

That led to calls on social media for children to be banned from the square dances.

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After similar issues the second night, organiz- while others almost tried to dance beside the performers at times, without an invite. ers put their foot down and the final night of At least on the first night, it competition was limited to those wasn’t only children who were ages 16 and over. causing issues for the dancers Not everyone agreed with and audience. People of all banning children. Some argued ages took smoke breaks, visited that the policy was against the friends and moved through the spirit of Pakallak Tyme, and audience and dancers constantly. that children deserved to attend, Sometimes people have to enjoy and embrace the culture of use the bathroom or leave at square dancing. inconvenient times, so that’s There were similar calls to understandable, but with only ban intoxicated people from the two exits in the rec hall and zero dances, although no policy to do open floor space available, it was so emerged. inevitable that the dancers would It comes down to how much people view the square dance stewart encounter some interference.

The only real way to make competitions as a professional burnett everybody happy would be to competition that needs to be fence off the dancing area, have given space for participants to a bigger venue to accommodate perform at their best, versus it everyone and provide more direct messaging being an open community event that happens about the purpose of the event in the future. to be judged.

Next year, organizers should make clear That probably comes down to the individwhat type of event this is, and if it’s possible ual, and much of the crowd seemed split on to use a larger venue, that alone would solve which way they interpreted the event. Some many of the issues. took in the performances from their seats,

Rankin Inlet mother decries lack of anesthesia services In so much pain and swelling, her daughter can barely eat

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

Stephanie Ussak can barely drink or eat anymore, her top teeth swollen to the point of constant pain.

Allergic to antibiotics, Ussak has been treated solely with Tylenol and Advil the past three years.

Her mother, Clarissa Ussak, is at her wit’s end and just hoping her daughter gets the help she needs when they finally head south for dental treatment in May. “Even to feed from me, she’s having trouble,” Clarissa said.

Her daughter, at three years old, is too young to have her teeth removed in Rankin Inlet due to the lack of anesthesia services in the community, Clarissa explained. She’s been to appointment after appointment with the health centre and dental clinic, struggling to get a referral to Winnipeg so her daughter can get the treatment she needs.

“The sleepless nights due to her pain is getting out of hand,” said Clarissa. “I am her only parent who is her full-time caregiver. I wish Rankin Inlet

would get the proper care for anesthesia in the community so we wouldn’t need to wait so long for a child who is in pain.”

Clarissa couldn’t arrange appointments in Winnipeg due to Covid, but she’s finally booked to send her daughter south in late May. Danarae Sommerville, communications specialist with the Department of Health, stated in an email that the only anesthesia services provided in Nunavut are at the Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit.

“Currently, there are no plans to provide anesthesia services in any other locations in Nunavut,” wrote Sommerville.

“Anesthesia services for dental procedures are also provided in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Churchill and Edmonton. These services are provided primarily to children aged 12 and under.”

Clarissa bemoans the long wait, fearing for her daughter’s wellbeing, but she’s glad there is a date set at least.

“She will not eat even soft food, even drinks that are room temperature,” said Clarissa, who hopes her daughter’s experience is an eye opener for the need for these services in the Kivalliq.

ᖁᓛᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᑭᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᓱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᓯᑎᕕᓂ ᐅᓴᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᐃ ᓄᙳᕈᔪᐊᓂ.

With her top teeth decaying, Stephanie Ussak will finally be seen for the surgery she needs in the south later this May. Photo courtesy of Clarissa Ussak

Rankin Inlet dump fire doused

Fire department suspects it was intentionally set

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By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

The Rankin Inlet Fire Department responded to a fire at the dump just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. Photo courtesy of Mark Wyatt

While many residents were heading home after the second night of Pakallak Tyme in Rankin Inlet on April 26, the fire department received a call just after 9 p.m. about a fire at the dump, according to Fire Chief Mark Wyatt.

Seven firefighters responded to the blaze, which quickly spread.

But with the help of the public works team, the crew were able to extinguish it just after midnight.

In a post on Facebook, Wyatt thanked Troy Aksalnik and his team from public works, including Arsene Karlik on the CAT 950, Tony Amarillo on the water truck and Sonny Ittinuar from Nunavut Excavating on the excavator. He added that senior administrative officer Darren Flynn came on scene to provide support as well.

Wyatt wrote that the fire was intentionally set and two young teens were spotted running from the scene.

If anyone has information on the fire, please call 867-645-2598.

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Crowds come out for Pakallak Tyme Restrictionfree event enlivens town

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

With no pandemic restrictions anymore, crowds came out for Pakallak Tyme in Rankin Inlet, which started Monday, April 25.

The opening day included a dedication of the radio broadcasting studio to Vital Aksadjuak, a community feast, a Fear Factor event and a square dance.

All manner of snowmobile races, young and old games, a kids’ carnival and square dance competitions filled every evening following.

Hundreds of people packed the rec hall nightly, while others took to social media for games or ventured around the community to fill out scavenger hunts.

Crowds gather to sample the country foods on offer at the community feast Monday, April 25. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

Levinia Brown rolls the dice during Elders games. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Eva Voisey from Whale Cove was the best women’s golfer in the Elders games. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Robert Hickes shows the left-handed skill in mini-golf, coming in top spot among the men. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Adele Kumaruaq Angidlik smiles during the Elders games. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Ester Issaluk works her ulu. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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Hamlet won’t support ValOre without HTO and KIA first Rankin Inlet council briefs from April 25

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

ValOre requested a letter of support from the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet for the company’s work on the Angilak property uranium exploration project near Baker Lake, presented at the council meeting April 25.

“This would be greatly appreciated and I am looking forward to hearing back from you,” wrote Marina Carvalho, lead administrator with ValOre, in an email to senior administrative officer Darren Flynn April 21.

However, council was hesitant to issue a letter of support without hearing from the Kivalliq Inuit Association and hunters and trappers organizations first.

“It’s Inuit-owned land,” said Coun. Justin Merritt, saying he had no problem with the company but would defer any support until hearing from the more relevant organizations involved. “I don’t want to be the first to go on it.”

The email from Carvalho was presented to council as a follow-up from a meeting ValOre had with the hamlet on March 15.

In it, Carvalho made a number of commitments about the Angilak project, which has begun exploratory drilling near Baker Lake.

Promises include operating two camps to reduce the number of helicopter flights; avoiding low-level flights; following KIA Mobile Caribou Conservation Measures on both Inuit-owned and Crown land; keeping

two wildlife monitors in each camp at all times; giving monitors the authority to stop site operations; taking all steps possible not to contaminate water; hiring as many local people as possible and training them; promoting local businesses whenever possible; and organizing a site visit for the hamlet and HTO during summer.

Camp mobilization was concluded April 19 and the program began the week of April 21. Carvalho wrote that 11 local people were hired for the spring program.

Solar panels start making money

Flynn said the solar panels on top of the Agnico Eagle Arena have been in operation since April 11, and as of the morning of April 25, had generated $2,514 in revenue for the recreation department.

“It’s not a slot machine – we haven’t hit the jackpot,” said Flynn, adding that the panels are on pace to generate about $3,000 per month while online.

The solar-panel energy is fed into the grid and Qulliq Energy Corporation pays the hamlet for it.

Drinking and driving foreseen this summer With the beer and wine store open now, Coun.

Lynn Rudd asked the hamlet to put out notices advising against drinking and driving in the summer.

“I would like to see some literature up there

Marina Carvalho, lead administrator with ValOre, is seen here at a public consultation in Rankin Inlet March 14.

In an email to the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet, she committed a number of promises regarding the Angilak project, an exploratory drilling site for uranium near Baker Lake. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo asking people please don’t drink and drive,” she said.

Mayor pushed on water project Coun. Megan Pizzo-Lyall asked for an update on the mayor and hamlet meeting with Premier P.J. Akeeagok and David Joanasie, Minister of Community and Government Services, about the urgent need to upgrade Rankin Inlet’s water infrastructure.

She referenced the April 1 announcement of $214 million in federal money going to improve Iqaluit’s water system.

“I want some clear direction,” said Pizzo-Lyall, suggesting another councillor, such as Merritt, could take on the meetings if that helped.

Mayor Harry Towtongie said the Iqaluit announcement “broke my heart too” and said the hamlet was still waiting for responses on its requests for help with the water system.

With a new session of the legislative assembly coming up, Flynn suggested they could find a way to have it on the agenda.

At the end of the council meeting, Towtongie thanked Pizzo-Lyall for pushing him on the water file.

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Making them gag

Fear Factor contestants choke through challenges

Contestants bob for hockey pucks in red liquid. This particular event took ages, as participants struggled to pick up the puck with their mouths. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

How much would you have to be paid to chug a carton of milk and vinegar?

For contestants in Pakallak Tyme’s Fear Factor event, the answer was a few hundred bucks, plus completing several other disgusting challenges.

Contestants were tasked with eating dog bones, drinking chewy muck, bobbing for hockey pucks and much more in the Rankin Inlet event Monday, April 25.

Some seriously struggled. Bobbing for hockey pucks in red liquid turned out to be a challenge for most of the participants, with organizers giving the go-ahead for them to use their hands to help after more than 10 painful minutes of failure to get the puck.

But they did it all to thunderous cheers from a packed rec hall, as hundreds of people vied for views of contestants gagging and choking in each challenge.

Overall, Craig Beardsall came out on top. He was rewarded with a $500 prize, a drenched shirt and a dirty beard.

The event helped kick off opening night of Pakallak Tyme, which continued to run throughout the week.

Mary Tagalik laughs during the challenges. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

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Jimmy Owpaluk’s eyes say it all, as he looks to the garbage can to throw up.

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Koby Connelly was the fastest contestant at getting the hockey puck with his mouth.

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Recreation director David Clark gives Fear Factor contestants instructions on what they have to do.

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