Kivalliq News, Aug. 30, 2023 edition

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Fire chief Mark Wyatt stands with teen Howard Sharp, who’s showing off the helmet that might have saved his life in a serious ATV accident in Rankin Inlet this summer. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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Scary and exhausting, but safe

ᑲᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᖃᓇᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖅ

Ruby Nanaout recounts experience fleeing Fort Smith

ᐅᓗᐱ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᕿᒪᖃᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕗᐊᑦᔅ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Chesterfield Inlet

About a month ago, Ruby Nanaout got a notification on her phone that she should be prepared and pack a bag of important items in light of increasing wildfire activity in the Northwest Territories.

She had been living in an apartment in Fort Smith with her husband and son. A couple of weeks after the first notification, her phone showed a more dire one, alerting her to evacuate.

“Everybody started getting ready,” recalled Nanaout, originally from Chesterfield Inlet.

Her husband and son left first with three students from the college, while Nanaout stayed behind one day as an essential worker as a housekeeper in the hospital. The next day, Sunday Aug. 13, she evacuated with a co-worker at noon, heading on the highway to Hay River.

“Just when we were almost in Hay River, our phone went off and the alert went on and said Hay River was evacuating as well, so me and my co-worker were like, ‘what?’”

So they fuelled up – luckily finding an open gas station quickly – and the evacuation continued south, heading to High Level.

Nanaout met up with her family in High Level, continuing on to Peace River and arriving at a hotel past midnight. She had been on the road fleeing the fires for 13.5 hours by the time she got to the hotel.

“The highway was long,” recalled Nanaout. “There were probably 10,000 evacuees from Fort Smith and Hay River.”

The next day, she was on the road again and

headed to Grande Prairie, where she made it to the evacuation centre. She waited six hours in line but eventually got her number called and went through the process to get accommodations and meals.

“Everyone is tired and stressed because of all this,” recalled Nanaout. “Like what are we going to do, what’s our plan? I think everybody’s going through that at the moment.”

Thankfully, people were very supportive, she said.

“Even people who I don’t know will come up to us and tell us where to go, what to do,” said Nanaout. “There’s a lot of support. Everybody’s supporting each other.”

Since the evacuation, she and her family have been in Grande Prairie, playing the waiting game.

“It was a tough journey,” she said. “It was scary. You could see the fires on the way to High Level, leaving Hay River.”

She had even heard of a car and camper that caught fire on the drive.

Asked if the experience changed her or what she would do if it happened again, Nanaout said, “I have no idea. I don’t know what I would do the next time. But I hope I will never experience it again.”

As of talking to Kivalliq News, Nanaout and her family were being taken care of in Grande Prairie as they waited for news of when they could return home.

“All we have to do is wait patiently,” she said. “We’re safe. That’s all that matters.”

safety challenge ack-to-school challenge!

ᐅᕙᑦᑎᖃᖅᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᒐᒥᒃ ᕗᐊᑦᔅ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ ᐅᐃᖓᓗ ᐃᕐᓕᖓᓗ. ᒪᕈᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᓂ, ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕋᓛᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᕕᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᕿᒪᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᓂ.

‘’ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᐸᖅᓇᓯᕗᖅ’’, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ, ᐃᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᒃ.

ᐅᐃᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑐᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᖄᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᖏᓚᐅᑲᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒪᕆᐅᖃᑕᐅᒐᒥ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐ ᐋᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᖃᐅᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᖕ ᐊᒌᓯ 13, ᕿᒪᒃᓯᖃᑕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᓐᓇᒥ, ᐊᖁᑎᑯᑖᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᔪᑦ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗᒧᑦ. ‘’Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗ-ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᖢᑕ, ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓕᕆᓪᓗᑕ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᑎᑕᐅᖕᒥᖕᒪᑕ, ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᑎᒐᓗ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ‘’ᖃᓄᖅ?’’ ᐅᖅᓴᒃᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ - ᓇᓂᓯᖤᑐᐊᕋᒥᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ - ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᓕᖅᐴᒃ ᕿᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᒡᒋᖅᐸᓯᖕᒧᑦ, ᖁᑎᒃᑲᓂᕐᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ. ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖢᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᕝᕕᒋᔭᖓᓂᑦ. ᑲᔪᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔅ ᕆᕗ-ᒧ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖓᓂ 12. ᐃᖏᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖁᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒍ 13.5 ᐊᑲᕋᓄᑦ. ‘’ᐊᖁᑎᑯᑖᒃ ᑕᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ. ‘’10-ᐸᓗᑦ ᕿᒪᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕗᐊᑦᔅ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗ-ᒥ.’’ ᖃᐅᖕᒪᑦ, ᐃᖏᕋᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᕋᓐ ᐱᐅᕆᓕᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᕿᒪᕝᕕᐅᕕᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ.

ᐃᑲᕋᓄᑦ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐅᑕᕿᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖏᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓂ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄ ᓂᕆᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᑕᖃᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓗᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ,’’ ᓇᓇᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

ᐅᓗᐱ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᒃ,

ᕿᒪᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕋᑦ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ ᐃᑯᐊᓚᔪᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒥᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ. ᐅᓂᑲᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᔾᔪᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᑦᑕᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓄ. ᐊᔨᖁᑎ ᐅᓗᐱ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ

Ruby Nanaout, originally from Chesterfield Inlet, evacuated Fort Smith when wildfires threatened the community. She recounted the story to Kivalliq News. Photo courtesy of Ruby Nanaout

‘’ᖃᓄᓂᐊᓕᕋᑦᑕᓕ, ᑭᓱ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᕗᑦ? ᑭᓇᓕᒪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓚᐅᑲᒃᓯᒪᖂᖅᑕᓂ ᒪᓇᐅᔪᖅ.’’

‘’ᖁᔭᓕᕗᖅ, ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪ. ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ.’’

ᕿᒪᒃᓯᐊᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑯᕋᓐ ᐱᐅᕆᒥᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ, ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑕᕿᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

‘’ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓵᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᕗᑦ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ‘’ᑲᐱᐊᓇᓵᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒍ ᐊᑯᐊᓚᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᓈᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ,

ᕿᒪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒍ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗ.’’

ᑐᓴᓚᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᑯᐊᓚᓕᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᖏᕋᑎᓪᓗᒋ.

ᐊᐱᕆᕙᕋ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓇᔭᕐᒪᖓᑦ ᐊᑐᑲᓂᕈᓂᐅᒃ, ᓇᓇᐅᖅ ᑭᐅᕗᖅ ᓇᓗᓪᓗᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᔭᖏᑦᑐᖓ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑲᓂᔮᖏᐸᕋᑐᖅ. ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᕙᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᖦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᕕᕋᓐ ᐱᐅᕆᒥ ᐅᑕᕿᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑯ ᐊᖏᕋᕈᓐᓇᓯᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥ. ‘’ᐅᑕᕿᑦᑎᐊᑐᐃᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒦᑦᑐᒍᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ.’’

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RCMP investigate death

Helmet might have saved a life

Kugaaruk Naujaat

Rankin Inlet

The Rankin Inlet RCMP confirmed Friday, Aug. 25, that officers responded to a report of a deceased male at an unspecified time earlier in the day.

The ‘V’ Division Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Unit were investigating the incident.

No further details had been released as of press time.

Didur makes kettlebell team

Rankin Inlet

Rankin Inlet fitness instructor and kettlebell competitor Lynette Didur received official word that she made Canada’s national kettlebell team.

She had travelled to Ontario in August to compete for a spot.

Now that she’s made the national team, Didur has a year to attend a world’s competition on the international stage. She is working to decide which event to compete at, with her choices between Denmark, Poland and Uzbekistan.

$250k for NWT fire relief

Sanikiluaq

Nunavut

The Government of Nunavut announced a $250,000 donation to the United Way Northwest Territories Emergency Response Fund to support residents impacted by wildfire Wednesday, Aug. 23.

To assist all those who have been and continue to be affected and displaced, these funds will be disbursed to residents and to various organizations providing supports and resources for evacuated residents, states the news release.

“Extraordinary emergency efforts continue to be needed to support the evacuation of so many residents of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Nunavut is grateful it can contribute $250,000 to United Way NWT,” stated Premier PJ Akeeagok in the release.

“These funds will go toward the work of organizations that are directly welcoming and helping the many thousands of evacuees fleeing the NWT wildfires, including relatives and loved ones of Nunavummiut.”

The United Way is an organization that receives donations from various sources then distributes funding to other organizations involved in responding to these events. Previously, the GN donated $25,000 to United Way NWT to support wildfire evacuees from Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First Nation.

Accident a reminder of how important head protection is

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Fourteen-year-old Howard Sharp was getting pretty confident on his ATV, until a bit too much speed on his way to Sandy Lake outside of Rankin Inlet led to a devastating crash.

“It all happened so fast,” remembers Howard, whose short-term memory is still suffering from the early-August accident.

“I was trying to slow down and then I don’t even know how the steering wheel turned.”

Before he knew it, he had crashed, his helmet flew off and he was rolling down the hill. A passerby spotted the incident, and emergency responders attended the scene before sending him on a medevac to Winnipeg.

Howard was conscious after the crash but in bad shape.

His mother, Pelagie Sharp, said it was shocking and frightening to see her own child in that situation. When he made it to the hospital, Howard had bleeding in his stomach, swelling in the back of his head from blood collecting between his skull and scalp, and a plethora of cuts and bruises.

“The neurologist told us that if he wasn’t wearing the helmet it would have been a completely different scene,” said Pelagie.

He spent five days in the Winnipeg hospital recovering and even got a visit from fire chief Mark Wyatt, who happened to be in the city at the time.

“That helmet probably saved your life,” said Wyatt, speaking to Howard as the two met up again at the Rankin Inlet fire hall recently.

“I’ve known him since he was this tall and I read about the accident and he was in the hospital. I figured I’d go see him, see how he’s doing.”

Wyatt said there have been six medevacs

due to ATV accidents in Rankin Inlet this summer, and all of them have taken place outside of the hamlet’s limits.

“That’s where all the accidents happen,” said Wyatt about the road out of town. “That’s where people are going much faster.”

He wasn’t sure if people thought it wasn’t cool to wear a helmet, but he is sure they make a huge difference in the event of an accident.

“A severe head injury is going to cripple you for life,” said Wyatt, adding that many of the accidents this summer have had alcohol involved.

“Howard wasn’t drinking, fortunately, but we’ve been to a number of accidents this year where people could barely walk and they’re driving.”

Howard is still recovering and his headaches, as expected, have started. He was short on what to say, but he did have one piece of advice after his ordeal: wear a helmet.

Howard Sharp, right, got a visit from Rankin Inlet fire chief Mark Wyatt while he was in the hospital in Winnipeg recovering from an ATV accident.

Photo courtesy of Pelagie Sharp

Rankin Inlet Fire Department Chief Mark Wyatt stands with 14-year-old Howard Sharp, who is recovering from significant injuries after an ATV accident this summer. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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In the past, the council has talked about needing to promote and celebrate our town’s hockey scene more. They’ve talked about needing more public awareness and messaging around drinking and driving.

Coun. Megan Pizzo-Lyall advocated for a state of emergency last week, and Coun. Michael Shouldice emphasized the need for council to clearly outline its priorities and then aggressively pursue them. That means more than sending a letter and waiting a few months to see what happens.

What the hamlet needs, and what more and more organizations are realizing they need, is a communications officer.

Communications professionals centre their work around the public messaging of their organization and being the connection between the people and their government.

They also serve a valuable role in improving internal communications. They take the weight of communications off people who should probably be too busy to deal with them – the recreation coordinators, the senior administrative officers, the community wellness workers. They help the mayor and council members pursue their objectives by creating campaigns around their goals. They are force multipliers who communicate and promote the organization’s good work and priorities.

As mentioned at the last council meeting, Rankin needs to deal with the beer and wine store as a community. With a communications officer, that person could create

a campaign to deliver consistent public messaging, on social media and on bulletin boards, perhaps even in-person town halls, to stir up people’s civic pride for their hometown and encourage action beyond what the hamlet can do.

Currently, that megaphone for Rankin needs doesn’t seem to be coming from anywhere specifically, though there are more than several strong voices in the community. There is a tremendous amount of good work being done and passionate community members, but no one person dedicated to advocating for Rankin.

But, it might not only be the store

All of the social issues related to supposedly increased drinking in the community seem to be attributed to the beer and wine store.

Though its timing may suggest that, it also occurred during the most messedup period in recent history with the pandemic. Coming out of that, the world feels changed. The phenomenon of “quiet quitting” and increased hopelessness seem to be manifesting in flakier dealings, destituteness and something of a breakdown in Canadian society and elsewhere. People are less reliable, few want to work, money feels hard to keep and good days seem far away.

Because of that, I would guess that many of these social ills may have worsened regardless of the store. As was mentioned during the Aug. 14 council meeting, if there

are any limits put on the store, then the RCMP’s statistics should narrow down exactly its effect on those.

ᐱᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᖅᑐᑦ.

ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖁᔨᓪᓕᑎᒃ

ᒪᓂᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᖅ

Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖏ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ

ᐱᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ

ᐱᕚᓕᖁᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ

ᐊᖓᔮᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᖏᕋᔭᒃᑐᑦ. ᑲᑎᓴᔨ ᒥᑭᓐ ᐱᓱ-ᓚᐃᔪ

ᑲᒪᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ

ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᔪᐊᖅ

ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒪᐃᑯ ᓱᑎᔅ

ᑕᐅᑐᖑᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ

ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᑦᑎᐊᓕᖁᓪᓗᒍ

ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᓄᑦ

ᑲᒪᒋᓗᓂᔾᔪᒃ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ

ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

ᐱᓪᓗᒍ

ᑎᑎᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥ

ᑐᔪᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᐅᑕᕿᓂᖅ ᑕᕿᓄᑦ

ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔ.

Hᐊᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ

ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᑎᒥᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᔨᕈᓱᓕᕐᔪᒥᖁᔨᔪᑦ

ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ

ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᒥᒃ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒋᑦ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓱᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᔨᑎᕋᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒋᑎᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ

ᐊᕿᓱᐃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

ᐱᓕᕆᓱᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᑯᑦ

ᐱᓕᕿᐊᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅᓴᖃᓂᒃᑲᒥ. - ᐱᖑᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ, Hᐊᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ

ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑎᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᓱᖑᖕᒪᑕ

ᒪᐃᔭᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᓂ ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑯᒋᓗᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᑎᒥᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓪᓗ.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᔭᕆᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕈᐊᐃᓐᓂᑖᕐᕕᒃ . ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑎᔨᖃᓕᕐᓗᓂ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᕙᒡᓗᓂ ᑭᓱᓂᒪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ , ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓂᕋᕐᓂ ᑎᑎᖃᓂᒃ, ᐱᖑᐊᕐᕕᒥᓪᓘᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᓕᖁᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᑯᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᑕᑯᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ Hᐊᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ. ᒪᓇᐅᔪᖅ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᖁᔨᖏᒻᒪᑦ, ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᐱᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᖃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᑐᐊᖑᔭᖁᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖃᑎᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᖃᑎᒋᖕᓂᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑕᖃᓗᐊᕋᓗᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.

ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᑐᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓇᒪᓇᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᕙᖕᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᓂᒍᕐᒪᑦ, ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ. ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ‘’ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ’’ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓗᐊᕈᓐᓂᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᓂ ᓄᖃᖓᖅᖢᓂ. ᑭᓇᐅᔭᑭᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓂᕈᓗᔭᖅ. ᐱᔪᒪᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ, ᐅᓄᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕈᒪᔪᑦ, ᑭᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᐅᖓᓯᖁᔨᔪᖅ.

ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᒧ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒌᓯ 14 ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ, ᑭᒡᓕᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᐸᓕᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑲᑐᖅᐸᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.

House fire starts from phone charger

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

The Rankin Inlet Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the morning Sunday, Aug. 20.

Five firefighters responded initially and fought the fire from the outside. They transitioned to an interior attack once more firefighters arrived.

The department said the cause of the fire was electrical and resulted from a cell phone charger plugged into a faulty circuit.

There were no injuries reported in the event.

STEWART BURNETT

A house fire in Rankin Inlet left extensive damage Sunday, Aug. 20. Photo courtesy of Mark Wyatt

Rankin Inlet grapples with beer and wine store

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ

RCMP, council looking for answers

ᐸᓕᓯᒃᑯᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᐅᔪᑎᓂᒃ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

“Everybody’s getting quite tired, and we can’t sustain this for a long amount of time,” said Sgt. Patrick Frenette to the hamlet’s council Aug. 14.

“So if we don’t action any possible solutions long term and short term, something’s going to collapse, something’s going to give.”

He was referencing lack of resources and burnout from responders and medical professionals who are taking on a large workload in the wake of rising calls for service. Total calls for service were up 23 per cent for the year as of Frenette’s report, thought to be attributed to the impact of the beer and wine store, which opened late 2021.

Calls involving alcohol are up 42 per cent over last year, added Frenette. Prisoners are up 70 per cent, and Frenette anticipates more than 1,000 prisoners by the end of the year – at 652 as of the August council meeting – for a record.

One of the only statistics down is community engagements, which as Frenette said, “It’s difficult to be proactive when you’re up to 1,800 calls in six months.”

Asked about what resources the Rankin Inlet RCMP may receive to help them accommodate the increasing needs, Frenette indicated a new detachment might be looked at in 2026-27 and a new constable position in 2025.

Deputy mayor Martha Hickes quipped, “If I was the big boss, I’d shut it down today,” about the beer and wine store.

For Coun. Megan Pizzo-Lyall, the circumstances were more dire.

Saying she’s “known for being pushy and radical” but with a commitment to keeping people safe, she feels that “things are just getting worse. I feel like we’re ignored by the government.”

Pizzo-Lyall went on to say, “I need to state for the record, my dismay and my disappointment with our government elected leaders because we are in a state of what I would think is an emergency.”

Mental health and addictions, combined with lack of capacity to address them, have reached that point, she said.

“It’s a dim future if that’s what we’re facing now. It could just continue to get worse,” she said, going on to reference the outcome from a spring council meeting on the same subject for the hamlet to push for action regarding the store.

“What’s the end before the government listens and does something when we have cried for help over and over again? And nothing, except an offer of closing the beer and wine store for an extra day and limiting the amount of alcohol. That’s not even what we wanted. We wanted more mental health services.”

Coun. Michael Shouldice said the hamlet kicked the door open on addressing the store.

“If we don’t follow up, if we don’t keep it in the public’s view, if we do not do that, it’ll disappear,” he said. “People will go, ‘Ah well, they tried.’”

Coun. Lynn Rudd added that council has a responsibility to deliver public messaging as well.

“We should be doing this stuff on top of asking for help from our government or other organizations,” she said. “We have that obligation.”

Coun. Danny Kowmuk echoed his support, agreeing with Rudd that the community has a role too.

Shouldice had been thinking about what it means to be an effective council.

“We’re not responsible for absolutely everything in the world, and we have to be able to define what is it that we can influence, and if we can influence, what’s the best way that we can do that?”

ᐸᓕᓯ ᓴᔨᑦ ᐸᑐᓕᒃ ᕗᕆᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᒪᐃ 8, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒥᐊᓄᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᖓ ᐊᒌᓯ 14. ᓱᑐᕈᑦ ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔨᖁᑎ

he wondered.

He said council needs to have its top messages nailed down and at the ready to discuss with the public.

“Being message driven is a consistent thing for us all, it’s a uniting thing, and we need to be clear on that,” he said, adding he doesn’t mind badgering people with follow-up communications to pursue his goals.

He agreed with Pizzo-Lyall about putting some urgency on this issue.

“We need to take our town back,” said Mayor Harry Towtongie. “Stop this alcohol beating everybody up.”

ᐅᖃᖅᐳ ᐸᓕᓯ ᓴᔨᑦ ᐸᑐᓕᒃ ᕗᕐᓂᑦ Hᐊᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒌᓯ 14.

‘’ᑲᒪᒋᖏᒃᑯᑦᒍ ᑕᑭᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᑭᓱᑭᐊᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᑦᑐᑰᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ, ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᓚᖅᑐᖅ.’’ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖏᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᖃᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 23%ᒥ ᐊᕋᒍᒧ ᕗᕐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᔪᑎᒋᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐅᒃᑯᐃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2021-ᒥ.

ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᖕᓂ ᐱᔪᓇᖅᑐᑐᕈᓕᖅᑐᖅ, ᕗᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᖑᒪᑎᓇᕆᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᑦ 1800 ᑕᕿᑕᒪᖅ. ᐊᐱᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓱ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖓᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐸᓕᓯᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᕗᕐᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᕗᖅ ᓄᑕᖅ ᐸᓕᓯ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑕ ᑕᑯᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ 2026-27 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑕᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᐅᓐᑕᐳᒥᒃ 2025-ᒥ.

ᒪᐃᔭ ᒪᐅᑕ Hᐃᒃᔅ ᐅᖃᙳᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ‘’ᐃᓱᒪᑕᐅᓚᐅᕈᒪ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᕋᔭᖅᐸᕋ,’’ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒥᑭᓐ ᐱᓱ ᓚᐃᔪ, ᐊᑦᑐᕐᑕᐅᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.

ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ‘’ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒐᒥ ᐱᖁᔨᑲᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᑲᐅᒐᒥ,’’ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥᖁᓪᓗᒋ, ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇ

ᐱᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕋᒥ. ᓇᓚᒃᑕᐅᖁᔨᖏᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑦ.’’ ᐱᓱ ᓚᐃᔪ ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ‘’ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖃᕋᒪ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᕋ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᖏᖦᖢᖓ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐅᑐᕋᑦᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ.’’

ᐃᓱᒪᒧ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᕆᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᑦ, ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒍ ᑲᒪᒋᒪᐅᑦᑎᐊᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓕᖅᑐᖓ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

‘’ᑕᖅᑐ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᒧ ᒪᓇ ᐊᑐᕈᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᓐᓂᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᑲᔪᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᐱᖓᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔪᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᔅᓱᒧᖓᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ Hᐊᒪᓚᑯ ᐱᓇᔪᖁᓪᓗᒋ ᐊᕿᒃᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᐃᐱᕆᔪᑎᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑕ?

ᐱᑕᖃᖏ, ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓂ. ᐱᔪᒪᓚᐅᖏᑕᕗ. ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᕗᑦ.’’

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒪᐃᑯ ᓱᑐᕆᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ hᐊᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑯᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᖁᓪᓕᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᖏᑯᑦᑎᒍ ᓇᒥᓕᒪᖅ ᐊᓯᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ‘ᐱᓇᓱᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᓕᓐ ᕋᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᓴᔨᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᔾᔪᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᖅᑎᓂᓗ.

ᐊᐃᕆᒧᓐᓇᕋᖓᑦᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᒍ.

ᑲᑎᓴᔨ ᑕᓂ ᑲᐅᒪ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕈᑦᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕋᒥ.

ᓱᑎᔅ ᐃᓱᒪᑲᑕᒃᑐᖅ ᑭᓱᒪᖓᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ. ‘’ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᐃᓇᕆᖏᓇᑎᒍ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ, ᒪᓕᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓗᑕ ᖃᐃᕙᓕᐊᒧᒥ. ᑲᑎᓴᔨᑦ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᓕᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃᐱᕆᒐᑦᑎᒍ, ᑐᑭᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒍ, ᒪᓕᓱᑦ ᐊᔪᒥᖏᔭᒥᓂ. ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓱ-ᓚᐃᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᑐᖃᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᓱᒪ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ.

‘’ᓄᓇᓕᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᐃᔭ Hᐃᐅᓕ ᑕᐅᑐᖏ. ‘’ᓄᖃᓕᕆᑦᑎ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᓂᖅᓯᕆᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂ.’’

RCMP Sgt. Patrick Frenette is seen at Rankin Inlet council May 8, when he gave a clear message that the beer and wine store is causing a significant problem in the community. He reiterated that message at the meeting Aug. 14. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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2023 Graduation Parade

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

high school grads took a motorcade tour of the community to many friendly waves and shouts. After that, the community held a feast with games and a square dance to close the evening of festivities Friday, Aug. 18.

Adrianne Iyago furiously kicks the air while playing charades with Kayla Kreelak. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Grads Kassidy Klinger, Haley Hachey and Aaron Niego are seen in the back of this full pickup truck. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

Kimberly Ukpatiku and Richard Iyago pause for a photo during their grad celebrations. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Alvin Pudnak smiles from the fire truck. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Following the ceremony at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School, Baker Lake’s seven 2023

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Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq, 2023 grad, takes a selfie in a full cab. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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Bethany Utat’naaq, left, William James Evviuk, Grace Evviuk and Eric Thomas Utat’naaq say hi while riding through the parade. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Lucy and Peter Niego wave hi from their ATV. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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Starting Salary $93,582 - $106,208

Ref. #: 17-507594 - Arviat

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Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut

P.O. Box 899, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut X0C 0G0.

Fax: (867) 645-8097. Phone: (867) 645-8065.

Toll-free: 1-800-933-3072. E-mail: kivalliqhr@gov.nu.ca

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ᓯᕗᑦᓕᐅᔭᐅᓇᔭᕐᑐᑦ

ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᖄᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᔾᔪᑎᖓ: $18,517

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖕᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯ

ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᒃᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᔨ

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $89,998

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 10-507589 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᐃᓄᖃᓕᕈᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᑦ (ᑎᓴᒪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᑦ)

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $63,184

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 10-507952 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 8, 2023

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᔾᔪᑎᖓ: $22,178 - ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᔾᔪᑎᖓ: $24,317 - ᓇᐅᔮᑦ

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ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $93,582 - $106,208

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 17-507594 - ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 17-507595 - ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 17-507596 - ᓇᐅᔮᑦ

ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ:

ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 8, 2023

Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut

P.O Box 899, Rankin Inlet Nunavut X0C 0G0.

ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ: (867) 645-8097. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑖ: (867) 645-8065

ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: 1-800-933-3072 ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯ: kivalliqhr@gov.nu ca

ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓴᒍᑦᑎ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᑑᓂᖏᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᕐᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᖏᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᔪᓐ-

ᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓂᑰᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕐᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ

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