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Nathan Annanaut, middle, was named the 2023 RPAN Recreation Leader of the Year. In this photo he is joined by summer camp counsellors Samantha Tootoo, Allison Tupik, Remie Ukpatiku, Arnanxa Tunguaq and Hunter Qiyuk. Photo courtesy of Nathan Annanaut

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$30k for community organizations Rankin Inlet Agnico Eagle and the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet announced the recipients of the mining company’s annual charity ball grants for 2023. The Rankin Inlet Men’s Committee is awarded $10,000 to help men in Rankin Inlet overcome challenges and barriers, while supporting men’s mental and physical health and healing. The Ikurraq Food Bank is also receiving $10,000 to support its operations. Rankin Inlet Women’s Soccer and the Rankin Inlet Fishing Derby are receiving $5,000 each, to fund a soccer tournament and the annual fishing derby, respectively. The awards were scheduled to be officially presented at the annual community feast Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Sport awards for Kivallirmiut Kivalliq Among the 2023 Sport and Rec awards announced by Sport Nunavut are many recognizable people from the Kivalliq. Russell Mullins, rec coordinator in Chesterfield Inlet, was one of four recipients of the Special Recognition Award from Sport Nunavut. “He spends most of his hours at the arena coaching, mentoring and providing youth opportunities to play hockey,” stated Sport Nunavut in a Facebook post about Mullins. “Last year, Chesterfield Inlet was supposed to attend a tournament in Rankin Inlet, but when the flights were cancelled, Russell quickly devised a plan and brought the entire team by snowmobile to ensure they would not miss out on their first ever tournament. Russell always puts the kids first and wants to provide them the best possible experience.” Referee Max MacDonald earned the 2023 Official of the Year award. “Max MacDonald is a staple in hockey in Nunavut,” stated Sport Nunavut. “He has officiated for many years across the territory and has also officiated at the Arctic Winter Games. Max is a level 3 certified official and is currently Hockey Nunavut’s referee in chief. In his role there, he develops programs for junior officials. His programs promote and encourage younger officials to stay involved by building self-confidence. As you know, if we don’t have referees, we would not be able to play the game.”

Flu shot reminder Nunavut The Government of Nunavut advises Nunavummiut to get their flu shots this winter. “Because Covid-19 has symptoms very similar to the common cold or the flu, we encourage those who are eligible to get an updated Covid-19 vaccine in addition to a flu shot this winter,” stated a news release from the Department of Health. “Flu and Covid-19 vaccines continue to be available for all Nunavummiut aged six months and older. It is safe and recommended to receive both the flu and Covid-19 vaccine during the same appointment. For those aged 65 years or older, a separate flu vaccine with additional protection for this age group is available.” Masks continue to be mandatory in health facilities across the territory.

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Nathan Annanaut is joined by summer camp counsellors. In the photo with Annanaut are Samantha Tootoo, Allison Tupik, Remie Ukpatiku, Arnanxa Tunguaq and Hunter Qiyuk. Photo courtesy of Nathan Annanaut

Rec coordinator praises community By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

When Nathan Annanaut grew up in Baker Lake in the ‘80s, he found little to do, often looking wistfully to other communities and the events and programs they offered. “It was just a really quiet time of my life,” said Annanaut, now recreation coordinator for the Hamlet of Baker Lake. At this year’s Recreation and Parks Association of Nunavut’s sport and rec awards, he was named the 2023 Recreation Leader of the Year. And in his role now, Annanaut is creating those opportunities he wished he had. “I was shocked,” he said about receiving the award, mentioning he’s been on the job for only a year and a half. “It’s been a crazy first year.” His philosophy is that everyone should be able to participate in sport and rec – not just the elite competitors or one age group over another. “I don’t want to exclude anyone,” said Annanaut. “I don’t want to bully anyone. I just want everyone to have fun, be healthy. Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy spirit – that’s what recreation is all about.” Annanaut has spearheaded several initiatives in the community, such as bringing in Outside Looking In, which taught youth dancing and even sent several to perform in Ontario. Coming up, he plans to bring youth with him to Winnipeg for camp counsellor training and says he’s working with the Blue Jays on an Elders’ program and another initiative encouraging girls to play baseball. “Doing nothing, you’re just stagnant sitting at home,” reflected Annanaut. “All you do is get angry and bad thoughts and then you’re just angry at other people, giving them bad thoughts.” But getting out into a recreational environment, doing physical activity and socializing changes all of that, he said. “It’s good for the mind, it’s good for the body and it’s really good for the spirit,” said Annanaut. “I believe recreation can solve a lot of problems, if not everything.” That’s the knock-on effect of positive socialization, he says: being healthy and happy rubs off on other people and brings everyone up. Since he started, it’s been busy times in Baker Lake. Kivalliq News asked how he keeps up the passion. “You gotta love the people and the town,” he said. “You gotta love the spirit of sports or recreation.” And along with Annanaut’s award, the community of Baker Lake also earned the 2023 Calm Air Community Sport Award. “That’s the great thing about Baker Lake,” said Annanaut, pointing to all the organizations and people who keep the community active and full of opportunities. The Baker Lake Youth Athletic Association (BLYAA) plays a big role in organizing sporting events, he said.

“I don’t even need to improve upon it, since they’re doing a fantastic job as it is, volunteering and doing everything for free,” said Annanaut. “That’s what’s so great about the BLYAA and all these other organizations, like the parents running the minor hockey association. It takes volunteers, people just doing things for the community out of the kindness of their heart. That’s what makes Baker Lake so special. I believe Baker Lake won that community award because of the people. It takes volunteers, it takes parents encouraging the kids, everyone, teachers, leaders.” He expresses his pride in the community. “I see Baker Lake as taking a leadership role, spearheading everything and other communities follow,” he said. “I know Baker Lake can set a great example for a lot of the communities in the North, the spirit of Baker Lake anyway. I know we have our problems and our issues, but there’s a lot of good also.” At the end of the day, Annanaut added, money is what makes so many things come together, and he thanked all the organizations who fund and contribute to the success of sport and rec initiatives, such as RPAN, Calm Air, Ookpik Aviation, AEM, Forum Energy Metals, Northern Store, Sanavik Co-op, Peters Expediting Ltd. and Baker Lake Contracting & Supplies.

Nathan Annanaut, recreation coordinator for the Hamlet of Baker Lake, was named the 2023 RPAN Recreation Leader of the Year. Photo courtesy of Nathan Annanaut

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Team Nunavut’s golden 2023 Arctic Winter Games men’s hockey team earned Team of the Year in the 2023 Sport Nunavut Awards. NNSL file photo

Coach David Clark and U19 Team Nunavut earn sport and rec awards By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq

When David Clark first gathered the players that would make up the U19 Team Nunavut men’s hockey squad in advance of the 2023 Arctic Winter Games, he told them the goal was to win a gold medal – something Nunavut had never done in hockey until that tournament. “You plant that seed and let it grow as a coach, and before you know it, they don’t even realize that they’re believing it,” said Clark, on a call from Finland as he attends coaching school. That team triumphed over Alaska in the finals to win gold in Fort McMurray, earning them Team of the Year and for Clark, Coach of the Year, at the 2023 Sport Nunavut awards. “I think that’s always been Nunavut’s downfall,” said Clark, reflecting on the achievement. “We’ve always had good teams, but I think we always thought that ‘maybe’ we can win a gold medal, not, ‘We will win a gold medal. We’re going to go win a gold medal.’ It’s confidence but it’s also belief.” The team bought what he was selling, said Clark, “and it all came out in the most beautiful way it could have.” He also praised the team’s other coaches, Graham Kusugak and Terrance McLean, for their work in making everything come together. “I felt thankful, honoured and then right away I thought about the players,” said Clark about his reaction to earning Coach of the Year. “You don’t coach to win awards, but when you do, it really puts a cherry on top after winning that gold medal.” The team felt the support from Nunavummiut, wherever they were watching from, said Clark. “People believed in us,” he said. In terms of the Xs and Os of coaching, he said the players were familiar with the system he wanted to run: aggressive, tenacious, speed with the puck, a high volume of shots and stingy defence. The more important part was being a people manager. “Everything we did from the day we left to the day we got home was planned for every player: when you sleep, when you eat, everything,” said Clark, adding that everyone had a clear role on the team. “If you do that, you’ll have 20 really motivated players to win together. That’s what we did.” As a sign of the camaraderie the team had, before the tournament, players dyed blonde streaks in their hair. Clark said that was something the leadership group on the team initiated. “If they feel like they want to do that, then hey, all the power to them,” he said. “You just smile

as a coach because they’re trying to find things to bring them together, and I guess that was one of them.” Clark said he hopes everyone is doing well back home and encourages players to keep working hard and building.

David Clark earned Coach of the Year in the 2023 Sport Nunavut awards for his work leading the U19 Team Nunavut men’s hockey team to gold in the 2023 Arctic Winter Games. NNSL file photo

David Clark, facing, second from right, celebrates with Team Nunavut players after beating Alaska to earn gold at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games. Both he and the team earned accolades for their work in the territory’s annual sports and recreation awards. NNSL file photo

Kadin Eetuk, left, and coach David Clark celebrate together after winning gold in Fort McMurray. NNSL file photo

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ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓃᑕᓐ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ, ᖁᖅᓱᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 2023 RPAN-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ.

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ᓃᑕᓐ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ 1980-ᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᓱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᓱᓇᑕᖃᓗᐊᖅᑑᔭᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᓂᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ. “ᓱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖓ ᐃᓅᓯᒻᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓕᖅᑕᖓ, ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓇᔭᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ. “ᖁᒃᓴᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓐᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. “ᐱᓕᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᖅ.” ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖓ ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ - ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᕿᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖅ. “ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖏᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓗᖓ ᐱᔪᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ. ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᖁᔭᒃᑲ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ. ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᑎᒥᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ - ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑑᔪᖅ.” ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᑉᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᒥᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᒧᒥᕆᐅᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒧᒥᕆᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪᒥᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓂᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒡᓕᐊᕈᔾᔨᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᔾᔨᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᖕᓃᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᐳᓘ ᔩᒃᑯᑦ (Blue Jays) ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐋᑦᑕᐃᔭᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ. “ᓱᓕᕆᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᓄᖅᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᐃᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᑦ,” ᐃᖅᖃᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᓂᙵᐅᒪᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᙵᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᑦ, ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᓕᖅᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ.” ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓄᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᑎᒦᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒋᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᐱᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ, ᐱᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᒥᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᕋ ᕿᑎᖕᓂᖅ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᖢᐃᓗᑕᓂᒃ, ᓱᓇᓗᒃᑖᓂᐅᖦᖤᙱᑉᐸᑦ.” ᐱᑦᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ: ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᓗᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕐᕙᒃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᒍ. “ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᕿᑎᖕᓂᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ.” ᐃᓚᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓄᑦ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐱᑖᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 2023 ᑳᒻᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓄᑦ

ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᑦ. “ᐱᑦᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᑉ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ, ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᖏᖦᖢᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᑕᒪᑐᒧᙵ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᖓ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᑏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖏᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᑐᒧᙵ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑑᓂᕆᔭᖓ. ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑐᖓ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᓂᒃ, ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓂᒃ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᓂᒃ.” ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓴᕆᒪᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ. “ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᕋ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ, ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᓱᓇᓗᒃᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᐅᔪᖕᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᐃᓛ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑑᓂᕆᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᖢᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ. ᐅᑉᓘᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂᑦ, ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᑉᓗᓂ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᑐᓗᒃᑖᑦ

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑳᒻᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ “ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ” ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ.

ᓃᑕᓐ ᐊᓐᓇᓇᐅᑦ, ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ, 2023 RPAN-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.

Tamainnut Nunavunmiut quviahuqvingmi quviahuritti aanningnaittumiklu pinahuaqluhi. Meilleurs vœux de bonheur et de santé à tous les Nunavummiuts en ce temps des Fêtes.

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖁᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥᑦ.

Wishing all Nunavummiut a happy and safe holiday season.

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Review board strikes down Meliadine mine extension proposal Agnico Eagle disappointed but still sees hope By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

The Nunavut Impact Review Board struck down Agnico Eagle Mines’ extension proposal for Meliadine mine outside of Rankin Inlet, but the company isn’t giving up. “While we were disappointed by their recommendation that the project should not be permitted to proceed at this time, based on our experience operating in the region for the last 15 years, it is not uncommon in the course of permitting to have an initial negative recommendation from NIRB and still be successful in getting the permit,” stated Agnico Eagle in an email to Kivalliq News. In its Nov. 17 ruling, NIRB recommended that the Meliadine extension proposal not be allowed to proceed at this time, citing “considerable uncertainty of the potential for the proposal to have negative, lasting effects on caribou, and the uncertainty of cumulative effects.” Agnico Eagle had sought to extend the mine’s life by 11 years through various expansions of their operation. At the NIRB’s public hearings in Rankin Inlet earlier this fall, critics of the proposal often targeted the windfarm, as the company was looking to construct up to 11 turbines to generate clean power for the mine. “Throughout the assessment, the board heard the shared concern expressed by intervenors and potentially affected Kivalliq, northern Manitoba and northern Saskatchewan communities that uncertainty remains regarding the nature and

extent of potential negative impacts on caribou health, abundance and behaviour due to the intensification of mining, 11-year extension of the mine life and construction and operation of the windfarm as proposed in the extension proposal,” stated the board in a news release from chairperson Kaviq Kaluraq. “The board also heard from intervenors, community representatives and members of the public that there was concern about the potential for the extension proposal to have cumulative effects to freshwater quality, air quality and the marine environment.” With respect to the windfarm specifically, the board heard that although people were generally supportive of the company finding alternative energy sources, they opposed the proposed location of the windfarm. “Parties indicated to the board that their opposition to the specific site of the windfarm was based on considerable uncertainty about the potential effect on caribou,” stated the release. NIRB stated it has identified “considerable uncertainty” regarding the effects of the overall proposal on the movement and health of the Qamanirjuaq caribou herd, air quality, water quality in Meliadine Lake and Itivia Harbour and the health, livelihood, culture and traditional land use of people in the region. “In addition, the board noted high levels of uncertainty as to whether existing or modified mitigation measures would be sufficiently protective to prevent or manage negative effects from the extension proposal on caribou, especially when considering critical calving and post-calv-

Agnico Eagle’s proposal to extend the life of Meliadine mine was rejected by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB), but the company remains hopeful about pursuing the initiative. Pictured here is a display of the windfarm from the fall NIRB hearings in Rankin Inlet. NNSL file photo ing periods,” stated the release. “The board also acknowledges that unpredicted negative impacts on caribou would have immediate negative effects on the ability of Inuit, Dene and Denesuline reliant on this herd to harvest caribou, which could have devastating and lasting effects on livelihood, health and culture.” The board did mention that it is “generally supportive” of proponents finding ways to transition to alternative energy sources. “The board also notes that in future, with additional project and regional monitoring efforts, there may be increased certainty regarding predicted effects and mitigation measures applicable to the potential effects on caribou and cumulative effects that could provide an increased level of

assurance that some or all of the activities, works and undertakings proposed in the extension proposal could be conducted in a manner that would not unduly and adversely impact the ecosystemic integrity of the Nunavut Settlement Area,” stated the release. That’s the opening where Agnico Eagle remains hopeful. “We will continue to engage with all stakeholders to address the concerns raised by NIRB,” stated Agnico Eagle in its email. “The NIRB is open to further permitting discussions, made a point of acknowledging the positive social and economic impact of our Meliadine mine, and has encouraged the company to resubmit the proposal in the future.”

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ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᑖᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᖅ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔭᖓᓐᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᒋᓚᐅᖏᑕᕘᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂᑦ, ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᐅᓛᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ 15 ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑑᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐳᒥᑦᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᖏᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᐳᒥᑦᒥᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᒃ 17-ᒥᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂᑦ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔪᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ “ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᑐᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕈᖕᓇᕐᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ.” ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᕈᒪᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓛᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ 11 ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓛᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᓵᒥᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᓄᕆᒥᑦ ᑲᐃᕕᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᕝᕕᒃ, ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᔪᒪᔭᖏᑦ 11-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᓄᕆᒧᑦ ᑲᐃᕕᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ. “ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑐᓵᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ, ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᑦ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᑦ ᓴᔅᑳᑦᓱᐊᓐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᐊᖏᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓃᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒥᓲᑎᒋᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ, 11-ᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᐅᓛᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓛᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓄᕆᒥᑦ ᑲᐃᕕᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᓴᖅᕿᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᕕᒃ ᑲᓗᕋᖅ-ᒥᑦ. “ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑐᓵᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᒧᑦ, ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ.” ᐊᓄᕆᒥᑦ ᑲᐃᕕᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑐᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖔᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᓄᕆᒧᑦ ᑲᐃᕕᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖏᓐᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓄᕆᒧᑦ ᑲᐃᕕᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᓕᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ. ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ “ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓ” ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᑦ, ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᖅᑕᑉᑕ, ᐃᒪᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑎᕕᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ, ᐱᖅᖁᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ. “ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖏᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓᑦ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᑉᓗᒍ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᐅᓛᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᕿᐱᓗᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ. ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓄᕆᒧᑦ ᑲᐃᕕᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒐᔭᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓃᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓ ᓄᕐᕆᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᕐᕆᐅᕌᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ. “ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᑲᐅᑎᒋᒥᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐃᖅᕿᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᕆᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ, ᐱᑦᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ.” ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ “ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ” ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓕᐅᕆᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᔪᓂᒃ. “ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᑦ, ᐃᓚᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖏᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒪᓗᒃᑖᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᖓᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᖑᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ. ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ. “ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᕿᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓᓂᑦ. “ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖓᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓗᕆᒃᓴᐅᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᕗᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓛᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᑦ.”

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Questions and answers with Kivalliq Inuit Association presidential candidate By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq

Five candidates are vying for president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association in the Dec. 11 election. Kivalliq News sent a questionnaire to all five. Samuel Alagalak, Kono Tattuinee and Patterk Netser’s responses were included in the Nov. 29 edition of Kivalliq News. Ross Tatty acknowledged receipt of the questions but has not yet sent answers. David Kuksuk’s answers are below. The responses have been edited for clarity and grammar but otherwise left unchanged.

to put up and it was decided not to allow the mine to do so. This was in the interest of the HTO and locals closest to the mine. Mines do provide employment to many but in my eyes, not enough for what they gain.

structure and another $75 million to be given by 2027 from the federal government to NTI, who then put it to KIA. KIA would have to keep pushing the federal government. Q: What is your stance on Rankin Inlet’s beer and wine store and its impacts? A: I feel that a rehabilitation facility and a safe shelter should have been in place and ready for anyone who may need it at the time of the beer and wine store

Q: Do you have any solutions for the housing crisis? A: During my term as VP, housing and infrastructure was my portfolio. I was pleased that KIA was approved for $14 million towards housing and infra-

Q: What are your main priorities to address if you are elected president of the KIA? A: If elected, my main priorities would be to push the Government of Nunavut to get a boarding home in Rankin Inlet, not only for patients going there for appointments but also for the patients who get stranded going to or from Winnipeg/Iqaluit. We have one airline, which needs to consider adding planes to its fleet to keep up with demand, or look elsewhere and encourage other airlines to fly in our region. Although housing falls under the VP portfolio, I would help with the knowledge that I have gained during my term as VP. From my term as VP these are my main priorities, but of course I would go to each community and find out what they consider priorities. Q: What are the biggest challenges the KIA faces? A: Challenges regarding the boarding home and the housing crisis is that these (issues) are under the GN. In my experience, KIA met with GN ministers once a year except for my entire term as VP we didn’t meet at all. I would be persistent about meeting with GN, hamlet councils, HTOs at least twice a year and working closer with them. Q: What can the KIA do better? A: KIA can be more supportive of all Kivalliq communities, communicate with all the Kivalliq, revisit the best ways to run programs and disperse funds. Q: What is your position on mining in the Kivalliq? A: For the time that I have served as director and VP for KIA, I haven’t seen much of an increase in the number of Inuit employed at the mines. Today it is at 18 per cent. It needs to be much higher than that and Inuit should be trained to do whatever may interest them while employed there. In the past, I have met with the HTO regarding windmills that the mine wanted

available, and being stranded is unacceptable.

Q: What is your stance on the issue of a medical boarding home in Rankin Inlet, and is it something you would advocate for as president of the KIA? A: Because I myself have been stranded in Rankin Inlet or sat at the terminal for hours, I would definitely advocate for a boarding home and also for transportation to and from the boarding home. Not everyone has a place to stay when there are no hotels

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add? A: I would like to add that a plan was put in place to grow the legacy fund to $100 million and once reached then the president would visit each town and hear what their priorities are. This has been the plan and now it has reached its goal; therefore, the newly-elected president will do as planned years ago.

David Kuksuk is one of five candidates running for president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association. Photo courtesy of David Kuksuk

ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ!

David Kuksuk ^ Q: Please list your name, age, home community and any relevant work or political experience. A: David Kuksuk, 53 from Arviat. I have been with KIA for nine years: two three-year terms as community director and the past three years as vice-president.

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ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᒃᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖄᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᐊᕐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ, ᑲᖏᕐᒃᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᐊᑖᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᑎᑦ. ᓂᕈᐊᖅᐸᒌᕐᕕᒃ ᐋᒡᔪᓕᕐᕕᒃ 4, 2023 10:00 ᐅᑉᓛᑯᑦ – 7:00 ᐅᓐᓄᑯᑦ

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Cast your Vote here! The Kivalliq Inuit Association is holding an election for President, Vice President, and Community Directors for Naujaat, Rankin Inlet, and Whale Cove. See below the different ways and times you can vote. Advance Polls December 4, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Mobile Polls December 5 – 8, 2023 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Election Day December 11, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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Coral Harbour

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Voters can also cast their ballot by Proxy. Application forms available at www.kivalliqinuit.ca/elections-2 For more information you can contact your local CLO or the Chief Returning Officer Tel: (867) 979-7530, Email: kiacro@ayaya.ca

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ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ: Apply to: Department Human Resources, Resources, Government Department of of Human Governmentof of Nunavut Nunavut P.O. Rankin Inlet, P.O. Box Box 899, 899, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Nunavut X0C X0C 0G0. 0G0. ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ: 645-8097. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑖ: (867) 645-8065. Fax: (867)(867) 645-8097. Phone: (867) 645-8065. ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: 1-800-933-3072. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯ: kivalliqhr@gov.nu.ca Toll-free: 1-800-933-3072. E-mail: kivalliqhr@gov.nu.ca

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ OPPORTUNITIES IN PANGNIRTUNG, NU

Priority Hiring

ᓯᕗᑦᓕᐅᔭᐅᓇᔭᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓄᑦ Priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᖄᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ

OPPORTUNITIES IN KUGAARUK, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦNU

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ

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Nunavut Northern Allowance: $27,465 ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᔾᔪᑎᖓ: $27,465

Custodian, Arviligruaq ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔨ, ᐊᕕᓕᒡᕈᐊᖅlliniarvik ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ Starting Salary $59,274

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ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $59,274 Ref. #: 09-508018 Closing: December 8, 2023 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 09-508018 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 8, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖕᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯ

Housekeeper ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔨ Starting Salary $57,361 - $65,120

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $57,361 - $65,120 Ref. #: 10-508121 Closing: December 15, 2023 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 10-508121 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 15, 2023 Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ: P.O. Box 2375, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut X0B 0C0. Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut Fax: Box (867)2375, 983-4061. Phone: (867) 983-4058. P.O. Cambridge Bay, Nunavut X0B 0C0. ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ: 983-4061. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑖ: (867) 983-4058. Toll-free: (867) 1-866-667-6624. E-mail: hrkitikmeot@gov.nu.ca ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: 1-866-667-6624. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯ: hrkitikmeot@gov.nu.ca

OPPORTUNITIES IN BAKER LAKE, NU Nunavut Northern Allowance: $24,381 ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ,

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᔾᔪᑎᖓ: $24,381 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓗ GOVERNMENT SERVICES ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ

Facility Maintainer ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᒥ ᓱᕋᒃᓯᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨ

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Starting Salary ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $91,832 - $104,248 ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ $91,832 – $104,248 Ref. #: 14-508114 Closing: December 15,2023 2023 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 14-508114 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 15,

OPPORTUNITIES IN RANKIN INLET, NU ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ $18,517 ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut Northern Allowance:

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ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᔾᔪᑎᖓ: $18,517

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓗ GOVERNMENT SERVICES ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ

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ᐅᐊᔭᓕᕆᔨ Electrician

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ $91,832 – $104,248 Starting Salary ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $91,832 - $104,248 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 14-508087 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 15, Ref. #: 14-508087 Closing: December 15,2023 2023

ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ/ᑭᓈᓗᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ Water/Wastewater Systems Manager (ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ) (Re-Advertisement)

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ Starting Salary ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $107,497 $107,497 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 14-508102 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 1,1,2023 Ref. #: 14-508102 Closing: December 2023

Wastewater Systems (ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ) Operator ᓯᕐᓗᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨ

(Re-Advertisement) ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $86,093 Starting Salary ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #:$86,093 14-508106 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᐃᓄᖃᓕᕈᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ Ref. #: 14-508106 Closing: Open until Filled

ᐃᒥᕐᒧ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔾᔪᑏᑦ Water Treatment Operator (ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ) (Re-Advertisement)

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $86,093 Starting Salary ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #:$86,093 14-508104 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᐃᓄᖃᓕᕈᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ Ref. #: 14-508104 Closing: Open until Filled ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ: Apply to: Department Human Resources, Resources, Government Department of of Human Governmentof of Nunavut Nunavut P.O. Rankin Inlet, P.O. Box Box 899, 899, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Nunavut X0C X0C 0G0. 0G0. ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ: 645-8097. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑖ: (867) 645-8065. Fax: (867)(867) 645-8097. Phone: (867) 645-8065. ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: 1-800-933-3072. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯ: kivalliqhr@gov.nu.ca Toll-free: 1-800-933-3072. E-mail: kivalliqhr@gov.nu.ca

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ OPPORTUNITIES IN PANGNIRTUNG, NU

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Nunavut Northern Allowance: $24,054

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᔾᔪᑎᖓ: $24,054 Nunavut Northern Allowance: $24,054

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖕᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯ

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Manager Financeᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ

Starting Salary ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ $109,029 $109,029 ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᖅ Ref. #: 10-507991 Closing: December 2023 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ #: 10-507991 ᒪᑐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ: ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 8,8,2023

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Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut P.O. Box 239, Igloolik, Nunavut X0A 0L0. Fax: (867) 934-2027. Phone: (867) 934-2025. Toll-free: 1-800-682-9033. E-mail: Igloolik_hr@gov.nu.ca

Apply to: ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ: Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut P.O. Box Box 239, 239, Igloolik, P.O. Igloolik, Nunavut Nunavut X0A X0A 0L0. 0L0. Fax: (867)(867) 934-2027. Phone: (867) 934-2025. ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ: 934-2027. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑖ: (867) 934-2025. Toll-free: 1-800-682-9033. E-mail: Igloolik_hr@gov.nu.ca ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: 1-800-682-9033. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯ: Igloolik_hr@gov.nu.ca

Job descriptions may be obtained by fax or e-mail or online. Employment in some positions requires an acceptable criminal record check. Possession of a criminal record will not necessarily disqualify candidates from further consideration.

ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓴᒍᑦᑎ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ an ᖃᓄᐃᑑᓂᖏᑦ, Employment in some positions requires acceptable ᖃᐅᔨᒋᕐᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ criminal record check. Possession of a criminal record will not necessarily ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᔪᓐdisqualify ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᖏᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ candidates from further consideration. ᓇᕐᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓂᑰᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕐᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ.

Job descriptions may be obtained by fax or e-mail or online.

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We are committed to enhancing Inuit well-being by creating wealth, employment and business opportunities.

Founded in 1995, NCC Investment Group Inc. is a 100% Inuit-owned d property management and construction and development company that operates in all three regions of Nunavut. NCC is owned by the four Inuit birthright development corporations of Nunavut. We strive to generate healthy economic benefits for our shareholder eholders and to develop Inuit workforce capacity.

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NCC Properties Limited owns and manages an extensive portfolio olio oughout of commercial, residential and industrial rental units throughout Nunavut, including Inuksugait Plaza, our premier development in Iqaluit. We invest in our properties, our staff and our managemen ent systems to ensure a high quality of tenant service.

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