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The Terror! Nunavummiut actors cast in new hit TV show
Vow to end tuberculosis ITK, feds pledge to eliminate TB in every Inuit community in Canada
Who needs a toboggan? Billy Kilabuk photo
Kugluktuk students enjoy exchange trip
$566 million for Nunavut infrastructure Nunavut Mining Special Inside
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed and federal Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Philpott announce a commitment to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) across Inuit Nunangat by 2030, and reduce active TB by at least 50 per cent by 2025, in Ottawa March 23 ahead of World TB Day.
ITK, feds pledge to eliminate TB in Inuit Nunangat by 2030 Qikiqtarjuaq mobile clinic deemed success and good example of working together by Michele LeTourneau
TB, which is rooted in social inequity, is addressed completely and fully," said Obed. Nunavut To meet target dates, the plan is to place Two announcements March 23, the day "special emphasis ‌ on work to address social before World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, pro- inequities and improve Inuit social determinvide some indication that governments are ants of health that are closely linked to TB." committed to getting Inuit appropriate care Those include housing, food security and for the infectious bacterial illness, and a nutrition, access to health services and menlong-term plan is evolving to bring rates of tal wellness. infection in line with the rest of the CanThere are several priority items such adian population. as preventing deaths related to delays in In Ottawa, Inuit Tapiriit diagnosis and to eliminate TB Kanatami (ITK) and the Govdisease in young children and ernment of Canada together develop elimination plans in committed to eliminating TB each of the four Inuit regions, across Inuit Nunangat by 2030, according to the news release. with active cases to be cut in Further, plans are to half by 2025. include enhanced public ITK president Natan Obed health programs and capacityand Minister of Indigenous building within communities Services Jane Philpott stood to enable earlier diagnosis, side-by-side to make the which would lead to earlier Jane Philpott announcement, saying the tartreatment, increasing awareget would be achieved via an ness to reduce transmission Elimination Action Framework and address the stigmas associled by the previously-announced TB Task ated with the illness. Force. In 2016, according to the background "We can and must eliminate tuberculosis information, the incidence of TB among from every Inuit community in Canada. Inuit in Inuit Nunangat was more than 300 Inuit have suffered from this preventable times higher than in the Canadian-born, and curable disease, and the colonial leg- non-Indigenous population. acy of the government's indifference to the "It should never have taken us so long overall health and well-being of our com- to get to this day and we are determined to munities, for too long. I am proud to make move forward with a strategy that is both this announcement today with a target for community-owned and community-driven elimination of TB among Inuit. Inuit leaders and one that addresses the social determinwill hold Canada to account to ensure that ants of health," said Philpott. Northern News Services
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The same day, the Government of Nunavut's Department of Health announced it had completed its first community-wide mobile screening clinic. "The TB clinic in Qikiqtarjuaq demonstrates the Government of Nunavut's bold response to stop the spread of TB in Nunavut," stated Minister of Health Pat Angnakak. More than 90 per cent of the community was screened over seven weeks, and those who needed treatment for either latent or active TB are being looked after. A team effort That initiative had help from Nunavut's Department of Community and Government Services, Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the National Microbiology Lab, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Hamilton's St. Joseph's Hospital. "We are very grateful for the assistance ‌ Health professionals from across Canada mobilized to help make this mobile screening clinic a success," Angnakak stated. She noted the Qikiqtarjuaq example shows "what can be achieved in a short period of time when we all work together." The recently released 2018 federal budget committed $27.5 million of Inuit-specific funding over five years to address TB. "(Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.) applauds the commitment to tackle such a complex and multi-faceted issue to eradicate tuberculosis among Inuit. NTI will work with ITK to achieve this goal," said NTI president Aluki Kotierk.
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Nunavummiuq basks in The Terror
Johnny Issaluk among three Inuit cast in new TV series about doomed Franklin expedition by Derek Neary Northern News Services
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Iqaluit actor Johnny Issaluk was in a hotel room in Ottawa on March 26 watching the premiere of the television series The Terror, 172 years after Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated ships got trapped in Arctic Ocean ice. Issaluk, who plays the role of a Netsilik hunter on the show, appeared on-screen in the first episode. “It was very good. It was very well done and I was fascinated by the whole show,� he said. “It exceeded my expectations.� The series, which airs on the U.S. network AMC, has 10 instalments in its debut season. Issaluk will appear in three of those episodes, according to the website IMDB. Apayata Kotierk, another Nunavummiuq actor, takes on the role of a shaman and is also cast in three episodes. Iqaluit’s Vinnie Karetak plays the character Koveyook, who appears in one episode. Although Issaluk is part of The Terror, he’s primarily aware of his own scenes. He wasn’t privy to the remainder of the filming and production. “They don’t allow you to see it until it’s out,� he said.
“When you watch it on TV, they do an amazing job to make you look good... I’m looking forward to the rest of it.� Filming for the series initially took place in Budapest, Hungary, in November 2016. Then cast members were brought back to Europe, to Croatia, in May 2017 to continue filming. Prior to sending a video audition for the show – which he said he was urged to do by friend Nive Nielsen, a Greenlandic actress who landed a major role in The Terror – Issaluk coincidentally travelled through the Northwest Passage during summer 2016. “I saw the graves and everything, and got the history from historians on the ship. Then I started filming. It’s crazy,� he said, adding that a subsequent play he was cast in at Stratford Theatre in Ontario had a reference to the Franklin expedition. “Everything is meant to happen the way it happens.� Asked whether he’s aware if there will be a second season of The Terror, Issaluk said he’s unsure. “I don’t want to screw it up, but I thought they all die anyways at the end,� he joked. “I haven’t heard (about a second season). I just do
what I’m told, do my job.� Issaluk travelled to Ontario last week for the premiere of another project that he’s involved in, Indian Horse. That feature film tells the story of an Indigenous boy who shows promise as a hockey player, but he battles racism and alcoholism after enduring the residential school experience. Issaluk was too busy to check online for critical reviews of The Terror, but he had been receiving many comments from family and friends, he said. “I’ve had a lot of messages where they’re saying they’re very proud of me and I did a good job, and they really enjoyed the show, the storyline,� he said. Among the interested viewers March 26 was Gjoa Haven’s Sammy Kogvik, who gained acclaim by revealing that he had found the location of the mast of the Franklin ship HMS Terror. The ship’s wreckage was officially discovered in 2016 off of King William Island, two years after the Erebus was located in the Queen Maud Gulf. “I enjoyed watching it. It was a good show,� Kogvik said of The Terror, adding that he wishes the producers had started at an earlier point
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The Sir John Franklin expedition ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror became lodged in thick ice, trapping the captain and crew in the remote Arctic in 1846. None of them escaped alive. Their story forms the basis of the AMC television series The Terror. in history to capture more of the background of how the Franklin expedition came to be. “If it was the full story, I think I would enjoy it even more.�
The Franklin ships, with a mission of traversing the Northwest Passage, departed Britain in 1845 before getting trapped in the Arctic ice of Victoria Strait a year later.
They eventually sunk. All 129 crew on board perished, but some of the men are suspected to have endured a few years of agonizing existence before meeting their demise.
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Feds peg $566 million for infrastructure Ten-year funding plan focused on improving quality of life, mitigating climate change by Derek Neary Northern News Services
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The federal government has announced $566-million in infrastructure funding for Nunavut over 10 years in a bilateral deal with the territorial government. The money is targeted at green infrastructure; community, cultural and recreational infrastructure; and rural and Northern community infrastructure, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi said March 28. Lorne Kusugak, Nunavut minister of Community and Government Services, was on hand for the announcement and spoke bluntly of the different approach required to tackle Nunavut's "daunting" infrastructure needs, especially in light of the territory's vast geography, high cost of construction and demographic constraints. With the 25 per cent cost-sharing requirement from Nunavut, amounting to another $188 million, that raises the total committed to territorial infrastructure over the next decade to more than $754 million. The type of projects that will be eligible for the funding relate to cleaner air and water; reduced greenhouse gas emissions; energy security; smarter and more efficient communities; sustainable water management; cultural spaces, recreational facilities and other public spaces; improved transportation and digital infrastructure in remote communities; and reduced reliance on diesel in the North, according to the federal government. Despite past investments, "Nunavut's infrastructure needs in 2018 remain overwhelming," Kusugak said. Madeleine Redfern, president of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities and mayor
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assembly's recently announced priorities include improvements in roads, telecommunications and transportation. A specific list of projects that will benefit from the $566 million in federal money is being drafted and will be made public in the future, Kusugak said. Sohi added, "This is a 10-year plan so there's plenty of time for our provincial and territorial partners to engage with local communities and then prioritize funding required under (this plan)." Sohi reflected on $300 million invested in 18 Nunavut projects over the past two years, such as clean water supply initiatives in
fact FILE DESIGNATED FUNDS • $327.6 million for projects to improve the quality of life in rural and Northern communities. Includes $152.6 million under the rural and Northern component and $175 million under the Arctic Energy Fund towards energy security. • $207 million to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; enable greater adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change and climate-related disaster mitigation; and ensure that more communities can provide clean air and safe drinking water. • $26 million for community, culture and recreation infrastructure. Source: Infrastructure Canada
Pangnirtung and Iglulik as well as Kimmirut's improved wastewater system that will prevent sewage from draining into the Arctic Ocean. The Government of Canada is trying to build an equal, sustainable and fair country that addresses the "unacceptable inequalities" faced by Inuit, First Nations and Metis people, Sohi said. The federal minister added that territorial and provincial governments have been seeking predictable and sustainable funding for long-term planning "that gives them the ability to have that dialogue (with communities) to understand what the needs are."
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Baker Lake student is cooking up a career by Derek Neary
garbage pail is right there and there's a lot more ingredients on the table. Let's try again." Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake Perkison took one of the pies home to his Seth Perkison is putting the baker in Baker family and everyone enjoyed it, he said. Lake. "It was gone in seconds." A Grade 11 student at Jonah Amitnaaq SecPerkison and his food arts classmates have ondary School, Perkison recently whipped up a been making more than just pies. They've couple of apple pies in his Food Arts 20 class cooked up chili and fried caribou and baked that looked like they were right cookies and muffins, among out of an illustrated cookbook. other things. "It tasted even better than One of his favourite dishes it looked," said Craig Vinwas a ginger chicken stir fry with cent, who teaches the class. rice, peppers and onions. Even experienced bakers can Cooking and baking aren't struggle with delicate pie crusts. just a means to another school One of the keys, Perkison credit for Perkison. He plans to revealed, is to chill – literally. parlay his culinary skills into a Craig Vincent "The secret to a successful profession. pastry is to keep everything cold "Definitely (it's) a career – your butter cold, your water option," he said. "When I'm done cold, your oil cooled before you (high school) I want to go to throw it (all) in the oven," he said. culinary arts school. I don't look at it as simply Blending in cold butter is difficult, Perkison cooking, it's an art to me." acknowledged, so he shredded it in a cheese Perkison got his start in the kitchen early. grater to make the process easier, he said. "I've always enjoyed cooking since I was a Making proper pastry is admittedly a chal- little kid. I found my passion early, it's cooklenging task for novice bakers, but it's a matter ing," he said, recalling the exact moment when of raising the bar, Vincent said. he realized just how rewarding it could be. "I "It's actually a meeting of success with made a grilled cheese one time when I was them, that includes all of them," he said. "Let's eight years old and I was like, mmm, I made do it. If they mess it up, you know what, the this," he said. Northern News Services
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Seth Perkison, a Grade 11 student at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School in Baker Lake, prepares ingredients in the school's kitchen.
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Another Arctic Winter Games has come and gone, and the 2018 event was a huge success for Nunavut. The final medal count of 55 uluit –15 gold, 17 silver and 23 bronze – was the best showing since 2008, when Nunavut had 67 uluit including 15 gold. This year's team showed continued success from perennial favourite Drew Bell of Arviat, an Arctic sports athlete who brought home three gold, four silver and one bronze, setting an AWG record in one-hand reach in the process. The Dene games team from Arctic Bay is always in contention, and brought home two gold, three silver and three bronze uluit. There was success too for the wrestling team, which brought home five gold, two silver and eight bronze from a variety of athletes. Such results are almost expected from Nunavut. But the unexpected results make for great stories. There was newcomer Emma Carpenter, a young speedskater who earned three golds, a silver and a relay gold with her teammates in the
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juvenile division. And look at juvenile athletes Derrick Akeeagok of Grise Fiord and Davidee Kudluarok of Sanikiluaq, badminton partners from Nunavut's northernmost and southernmost communities who teamed up for gold. Akeeagok also earned a silver on his own, and Kudluarok earned a silver with Megan Kilabuk of Pangnirtung. Who would have predicted a Nunavut hockey team would be favoured to win it all, only to lose gold by a single point? Nunavut's basketball teams are no strangers to the AWG podium, so a bronze for the junior girls is little surprise. But bronze for the junior girls curling team? That's a sign of progress for Team Nunavut. Nunavut is becoming more competitive each year, and in the end,
we're so happy to see sportsmanship – considered the true sign of success at the Arctic Winter Games – come through this year. Although Iqaluit's figure skaters looked good on ice here at home, the team is so new and the competition so strong that they were not expected to come home with any medals. That was until all of the other teams came together to make sure Nunavut could compete in the team event, contributing five athletes to help Nunavut's three athletes earn a team bronze. Such sportsmanship is recognized with the Stuart Hodgson Trophy, awarded to one team each year, this year to Team Alaska. But how do you honour one team when sportsmanship is as important as a win? And how do you honour all of the other athletes, coaches, parents and volunteers who work for years to create life-long memories? You come home, start dreaming and get to work to do it all again – but better – two years from now in Whitehorse. Congratulations Team Nunavut. We're proud of your efforts and successes!
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Today's successes There are many factors in where we are today. Many were fortunate enough to graduate from Grade 12 and have meaningful employment. Some of our people are registered nurses, others are in management. The list goes on. In order for me to have blasted apart oversized muck (rock) while at the Lupin gold mine, I had to take some intense training in the procedures of blasting. Communication was a big factor. I had to inform those at the next level above me as well as below me and those on my same level. If I were blasting close to the shaft then I would inform the hoist-man so he wouldn't be having the cage and skip in my area of blasting. Informing everyone concerned reduced injury or danger to the workers in the immediate area. We are a busy people and our engagements prove our ability to communicate properly. It's amazing how the language used for anger management or support groups or administration is precise and moves people and organizations forward. Unless we have an understanding of
IN MY View Harry Maksagak is a Cambridge Bay resident and former underground miner at the Lupin gold mine. He has been married for 43 years and has five children, 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
the material or programs we are working in, then it would be difficult to have those affected understand as well. If we are a well and balanced individual then working with others will be meaningful and fruitful. Everyone concerned will recognize a pattern and path leading forward, and positive growth shows in our successes. It's okay to stop for a minute and reflect on who we are, where we came from and where we want to go in our lives. By being aware, we can help ourselves and more importantly, others.
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BYRON AKNAVIGAK Cambridge Bay
"Fresh from the source" in Cambridge Bay. Our local fresh water river during freeze-up. One of our many amazing fishing locations during the summer/fall char run. The Inuit name for Cambridge Bay which is "Ikaluktuutiak" or "Iqaluktuutiak" meaning "A good fishing place." And that it most certainly is.
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Colton Nakahuk, March 15, 2017, three years old at the time. We're cheering on his dad Leo Ameralik Sr and my little brother Nathan Pauloosie who are over in Fort Smith for AWG. Whoohoo!
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Members of Cambridge Bay's 3004 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps' air rifle marksmanship team sharpen their skills on March 25. They will be in Wetaskiwin, AB, to compete in a regional competition on April 6. From left, Master Cpl. Dustin Sim, cadet Cameron Gillard, Cpl. Malachai Angulalik, Sgt. Dasha Erikson and warrant officer Teghan Angulalik.
Aiming for nationals Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Five members of the 3004 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps' air rifle marksmanship team will be off to Wetaskiwin, AB, to compete in a western and northern regional meet on April 6. The top-placing competitors at that level will advance to the national championships in Victoria in May. Representing the Cambridge Bay cadets will be senior-level competitors warrant officer Teghan Angulalik and Sgt. Dasha Erikson along with junior-level competitors Master Cpl. Dustin Sim, Cpl. Malachai Angulalik and cadet Cameron Gillard. Lieut. Chris Kalluk will be their coach and escort. Sgt. Cyril Angulalik is a spare in the event a teammate is unable to compete. The Cambridge Bay cadets qualified for the western and northern regional meet by placing second in the territorial category and first in the second stage of the Nunavut competition. – Derek Neary
Plenty happening on Hamlet Day Iglulik Iglulik will celebrate its Hamlet Day on Tuesday, but there are numerous recreational activities planned for Monday as well, which is also a holiday for many. On Monday, things kick off with a seal hunting contest at 9 a.m. The first two seals brought in will be shared with the community and will earn the hunters first- and second-place prize money of $300 and $200, respectively, said recreation coordinator Jose Quezada. Other activities during the day include bannock making, a two-person iglu-building competition, snowmobile races in multiple categories and a snow sculpture contest. A choice of chili or caribou stew and bannock will be served for dinner as events transition indoors, and then various games and square dancing will close out the evening. Tuesday's schedule features a couples event based on the TV program Amazing Race. There will again be indoor games and square dancing through the evening and into the night. – Derek Neary
SSi Mobile roll-out continues Qikiqtarjuaq SSi Micro's mobile voice and data service is now available in the community of Qikiqtarjuaq, the company announced March 28. The territory-wide roll-out, which started in Clyde River and Chesterfield Inlet, is now available in four communities, including Hall Beach. “All 25 communities will soon be receiving SSi Mobile as we roll out the service community by community over the coming months,� stated manager of communications David Veniot. With SSi Mobile, all calls between Nunavut communities from an SSi Mobile phone will be local. “That means no long-distance fees – a game changer for many families. There will also be unlimited texting to everywhere in Canada, and a range of plans and phones available
for sale in all communities to fit every budget,� said SSi's Jeff Philipp in February. The company's new service follows a pre-paid model and “innovative Mobile Wallet application.� The plan is to have an agent in each community, allowing “people to sign up and purchase what they need when they need it and when they can afford it.� – Michele LeTourneau
Registration for MMIW testimony to close Nunavut The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has announced that family members and survivors have until April 20 to register to share their stories in the truth-gathering process. “The stories of families and survivors are the heart and soul of the national inquiry, which is why we created an inclusive and supportive process to hear from as many voices as possible,� stated chief commissioner Marion Buller in a news release. “Every truth shared will guide the next important stages of the investigation and help to inform our recommendations for change.� Since the national inquiry opened the registration process in the fall of 2016, more than 1,400 family members and survivors have registered to participate and approximately 880 family members and survivors have shared their personal stories through community hearings and statement gatherings across the country, according to the news release. The mandate for the inquiry includes examining and reporting on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ people in Canada by looking at patterns and underlying factors, examining institutional practices and policies implemented in response to violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls, and examining police investigation practices and responses. “We commit to review the possibility of re-opening the registration process once the government has officially responded to the national inquiry's extension request,� the commissioners stated. – Michele LeTourneau
Atlas project ready to launch Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Kitikmeot Heritage Society staff were busy last week preparing the technology for the launch of its atlas project this week. Featuring an interactive “touch wall� and a website that will be accessible through a bank of new Mac computers at the May Hakongak Library in the near future, the project highlights more than 12,000 places of interest identified with Inuit names. Numerous elders were consulted to acquire the knowledge. “This is ongoing research for us that we've been doing for almost 20 years, and it's evolving more as the years go on,� said Pam Gross, executive director of the Kitikmeot Heritage Society. Youth assisted with the traditional place names in the atlas
by inputting data and recording sound clips of proper Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut pronunciation, Gross noted. The atlas will be further enhanced by the inclusion of other atlases available through Inuit Heritage Trust, the Inuit Siku Atlas and the Thule Atlas – the latter in partnership with the National Museum of Denmark, said Gross. Darren Keith, Kitikmeot Heritage Society senior researcher, and Amos Hayes of Carleton University's Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, were among those helping to finalize the technology in Cambridge Bay last week. – Derek Neary
Mary River IIBA renegotiation info session scheduled Qikiqtaaluk The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is sending a team to Iglulik, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet, Hall Beach and Clyde River over the next two weeks to host community meetings on the renegotiation of the Inuit Impact Benefits Agreement (IIBA) between QIA and Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. The purpose of the meetings is to share information and gather input. The QIA team is led by IIBA chief negotiator Eva Aariak and co-negotiator George Qulaut. “These community gatherings will include special meetings with the hamlet councils, hunters and trappers organizations, community land and resource committees as well as public gatherings for community members,� according to a news release. The renegotiation is based on articles 22.2 and 22.4 of the IIBA, which states that a review is to take place every three years and articles can be renegotiated. Weather permitting, the team plans on being in Iglulik April 4, in Arctic Bay April 6 and 7, in Pond Inlet April 9 and 10, in Hall Beach April 11 and in Clyde River April 12. – Michele LeTourneau
Nunavut policing holds steady Nunavut While the number of police officers declined nationally in 2017, the strength of Nunavut's police force remained stable last year, according to data released by Statistics Canada last week. Across Canada, there were 188 police officers per 100,000 people in 2017, a drop of one per cent from 2016, meaning the figure dropped to its lowest point since 2004. The peak was 206 officers per 100,000 people in 1975. This statistic has been falling for six straight years, Statistics Canada reported. Although Nunavut's number of officers held steady in 2017, operating expenditures for the territorial police force rose by seven per cent last year, matching Alberta for the largest increase in Canada. As well, Nunavut was one of three provinces and territories to show a decline between 2011 and 2016 in the proportion of officers who identify as Indigenous. – Derek Neary
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Time to sample the sweet taste of Quebec maple syrup, tapped directly from the trees on the farm. From left, Tara Wiebe, Devin Brennan serving up the delicacy, Cassidy Atatahak, Lauren Anavilok and Leah Paukstaitis.
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Friends Lauren Anavilok, Leah Paukstaitis and Cassidy Atatahak find a fence makes a suitable place to take a break.
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Septuagenarian takes on solo expedition Adventurer from Minnesota to hike, ski and canoe across the Barrens by Avery Zingel
The first 80 kilometres will be tough as he travels through deep snow on Black Lake, said Qamani'tuaq/Baker Lake Patti Steger. At the age of 73, a man known for Ant"He has this old pair of mukluks that I arctic traverses and dogsledding from Russia pulled out of a pack in Stony Rapids, Saskatchto Canada has just embarked on a 1,600 km ewan. He wore them on Arctic Project 20 years solo trek from Black Lake in Saskatchewan to ago and he's wearing those old mukluks," she Baker Lake. said. Will Steger left his home in Ely, Minnesota Any challenges would likely be around an on March 20 and will ski, walk and canoe early thaw, she said. across the Barren Grounds through to June. "That would probably be the most difficult At age 73, Steger is showing no signs of thing for him. He's depending on the fact that it stopping his solo expeditions, said his best will stay cold enough that he can pull and walk friend and former wife Patti Steger, who over the top. But the distance through the tree dropped him off in Black Lake. line is going to be tough for him." Patti Steger is the owner of Steger Mukluks. This will be the longest solo of Will Steger's "He has some kind of quality, some kind career, said Linda Nervick, Steger's assistant. of drive that seems to diminish "He wanted to do the Canin us as we get old. But it has adian Barrens and he wanted never diminished in him," said to do something with a chalPatti Steger. lenge. He likes to go where Will Steger will cross into other people don't like to go and the migratory paths of caribou he likes to make his own path. and hopes to see muskox and Will is no stranger to subzero," wolves, his website states. she said. He is being resupplied twice Nervick said she spoke Will Steger before he arrives in Baker Lake to Will on March 29 and and is travelling with a satellite he said he chose the Black phone and wet suit to protect Lake to Baker Lake route himself in the event of cold-water submersion. to challenge himself and as an opporHe's also equipped with a canoe with run- tunity to catch up with some old friends. ners, to navigate rivers that could be in spring "I've been training for the spring ice break-up break-up. for the past few years and wanted a challenge. His resume of expeditions is extensive. I especially like the forest route to the Barren Steger led the first confirmed dog-sled jour- Lands," said Will. ney to the North Pole without any resupply in "The expedition route from Black Lake to 1986. Two years later, he traversed Greenland Baker Lake gave me a chance to visit with from south to north in the longest unsupported my old friends. I enjoyed launching at Black dog-sled expedition on record. One year later, Lake and I look forward to seeing friends he led the first dogsled traverse of Antarctica, upon my arrival to Baker Lake in June." which lasted seven months. The 1,600 kilometre trip is a sort of "vacation" "When Will was younger we never wor- for Will, said Patti Steger, who had joined him ried about him because he seemed like he was in earlier years on dogsledding expeditions in bulletproof," said Patti Steger. the sub-Arctic. "As we get old, we test our mettle a bit, but "He hasn't seemed to become more frail or he seems to test his mettle more than the rest fragile and just hasn't aged similarly to most of us. At 73, is there a chink in the armour? people. He's been doing trips every year. He All of us that are very close to him do worry," elected to do something much more dramatic she said. this time," she said. "It would be a joy to see him finish, because His current safety and communication gear you want to see someone that age accomplish are a serious upgrade from the early days of that and be an example to the rest of us." expeditions, she said. Northern News Services
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American Will Steger, 73, at the start of his 1,600 km solo trek from Black Lake, Sask., to Baker Lake. "In the old days we didn't have sat phones. We had a crash locator we travelled with," she said. "He's reporting his day's events and we're sitting there drinking wine waiting for him to call in. If something goes wrong, they'll go out and get him. With old expeditions we could have been out there for months and nobody
would know," she said. "I've watched him for years and it doesn't surprise me that when he says he's going to do something, that he's going to do it," she said. "His dad used to say 'people practice getting old.' Will always believed that he would never practice getting old and he's pretty well stronger than any 25-year-old I know."
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Will Steger, 73, departs from his home in Ely, Minnesota, to embark on a 1,600 kilometre solo trek to Baker Lake.
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Team Nunavut ulu haul
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Alex McDermott of Iqaluit shakes hands with Nathan Cluff of the Northwest Territories after the gold ulu game in midget boys hockey in Hay River, NWT on March 23.
Arctic Winter Games team wins 55 ulus in total in 2018 event by James McCarthy Northern News Services
Hay River, NWT
Nunavut's athletes are home after another go-round at the Arctic Winter Games and several of them are sporting some new accessories in the form of ulus. The territory's best and brightest left the 2018 edition of the Games in the NWT's South Slave region with a grand total of 55 ulus – 15 gold, 17 silver and 23 bronze, one of the more successful showings in recent memory. Drew Bell of Arviat lived up to his reputation as one of the best Arctic sports athletes going today thanks to his eight total ulus: three gold, four silver and one bronze. One of those gold ulus was the overall title in the open men's division. Speedskating made a triumphant return to the Games after being left off the program in 2016 and Emma Carpenter of Iqaluit made sure Nunavut was well-represented on the podium. Carpenter snagged three gold ulus in the juvenile girls division on her own and added a fourth by helping the 3,000-metre relay team to victory. Wrestling was also kind to Nunavut as several grapplers left with gold around their necks. Davey Nakashuk of Pangnirtung won two of those golds in the boys 96-kg category by winning the individual and Inuit events. Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay not only won gold in the 55-kg Inuit wrestling division but also won himself a legion of fans as he was one of the most popular wrestlers in Hay River. There was success on the badminton court as well for Derrick Akeeagok of Grise Fiord and Davidee Kudluarok of Sanikiluaq as they teamed
up to beat a duo from Greenland for gold in the juvenile boys doubles category. Akeeagok nearly made it two golds but lost in the juvenile boys singles final to Kjeld Svendsen of Greenland. There was some heartbreak as several athletes came close to gold but came up just short. Perhaps the toughest result came in midget boys hockey as Nunavut lost to the Northwest Territories, 2-1, in the gold ulu contest. It was a bitter pill to swallow for a team that finished first after the round-robin and that beat the NT, 3-2, in the round-robin. Head coach Denis Lambe said there wasn't much of a psychological edge going into the gold ulu game. "They were a strong bunch of kids," he said. "I saw a lot of them play two years ago in Iqaluit as bantams and I knew we had to go in and play those guys hard. We beat them in the round robin but they beat us when it counted." Even in defeat, Lambe still believed his bunch could have been tops. "I still think our boys are the best," he said. "There's a lot of passion in our locker room, but give them a good night's sleep and they'll realize that they lived in the moment. You win some and you lose some on any given night." Mariele Depeuter, Nunavut's chef de mission, declared Nunavut's performance a great success and said the entire team should be proud of the way they competed. "They should be proud of how they represented the territory," she said. "They had lots of support from back home and that was very exciting. Everyone has lots of laughs, made lots of new memories, lots of new friends."
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Nunavut fills it up Somba K'e/Yellowknife The largest senior men's hockey tournament North of 60 wrapped up in Yellowknife on April 1 as the First Air Rec Hockey Tournament had its finals that day. It was a truly Northern event as 38 teams from the NWT,
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Emma Carpenter of Iqaluit leads the pack coming out of the turn during speedskating action at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games in Fort Smith, NWT.
Nunavut and Saskatchewan lined up to win one of the five divisions up for grabs. The Nunavut contingent consisted of teams from Rankin Inlet, Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk and Iqaluit spread across the five divisions. See the next edition of Nunavut News for the recap of how the territory's teams fared.
Ready for the Maritimes Iqaluit The Baffin Blizzard are getting set to represent Nunavut at the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship in Crapaud, P.E.I. later this month. The round-robin gets underway on April 4 and the Blizzard will be facing the P.E.I. representatives on the opening day of action. The next day will see the boys take on the South Side
Lynx, the host team, before wrapping up the round robin on April 6 with two games against the representatives from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. If they finish in the top four, the Blizzard will play in one of the semifinals on April 7.
Games a-plenty for Easter Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay The area by the old Northern Store in Cambridge Bay was the site for the community's Easter Games, which were held from March 31 to April 2. There was plenty happening on all three days with sled races, tea boiling, ice chiseling and plenty of games for the young ones. The final day saw a bike draw with one boy and one girl each winning their own set of new wheels.
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Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay, left, gets his arm raised by the referee after beating Jacob Bailey of the Northwest Territories on March 19. Avalak will be a star of the future or my name isn't James McCarthy.
A brief synopsis of Nunavut's Games experience Northern News Services sticks with it, don't be surprised if you see his So I have to wait two more years for name at the top more often than not. people to put my face to the name they've been speaking to over the phone for years. Shouting to victory That's probably the best part about going I got to the badminton venue on the final to the Arctic Winter Games – the number of day of the Games on March 24 and good people from Nunavut who come over to see thing I did because Megan Kilabuk was playing for bronze in juvenile girls me and say hello. It's always singles. a blast when the athletes and Badminton has become a coaches see my face and pull cash-cow of sorts for Nunavut the pose you see in Sports sports in recent years thanks Talk, either the Rodin's Thinker or the put-up-your-dukes to the rise of the factory in pose. with James McCarthy Sanikiluaq under the tutelage It's also a chance for me to of Stephen Keoughan. Kilabuk, however, is from Pangsee the athletes in action and nirtung. That means I don't I saw plenty of great performances. Here's what stood out to me: get to see or hear a lot about her. She was entertaining to watch, though, and Eekee! won the bronze ulu match over her opponent I had heard a lot about Eekeeluak Avalak from Alberta North. During the match, she of Cambridge Bay and how good a wrestler he was shouting, grunting ‌ you name it. Her was. I got to see that first-hand and the hype teammates were shouting and grunting along was definitely worth the talk. with her, making for a great atmosphere, and To be blunt, this kid is all business with you could tell Kilabuk was drawing motivation off it. Hopefully, she'll be back in two a Jekyll and Hyde attitude about him. One minute he's on the sidelines eating a sandwich years time so I can watch her all over again, shouts and all. and smiling, next minute he's up on the mat taking down some unsuspecting opponent in That one must sting a few seconds. Nothing but boundless energy Watching the midget boys gold ulu game when he was in action, so he was a very between Nunavut and the Northwest Territorpopular competitor with the crowd and his fellow athletes with shouts of "Eekee!" ringing ies was a tough one for me. I cover both sides of the territorial divide for NNSL and it was a through the venue. shame there had to be a loser because it meant He defeated one wrestler from the Northwest Territories in about 10 seconds and I I had to write about it. jokingly thanked him because I managed to It's always tough to lose a championship get just seven photos in that time. He smiled game, but this one was different. Nunavut's at me and said "you're welcome." Probably midget boys were coming in off the high a smart-aleck response but one that I would of winning the Polar Bear Plate, one of the have said in my younger days as well. toughest tournaments to win anywhere in the The best part about Avalak is he's still a North, and were in great shape. They had a young lad and will have plenty more opporgreat goaltender in Seth Ningeongan of Rantunities to hone his craft. He has a great coach kin Inlet and three solid lines that could compete with just about anyone. in Cambridge Bay in Chris Crooks and if he
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Megan Kilabuk of Pangnirtung can't quite get to the shuttle during the bronze ulu match in juvenile girls badminton in Hay River, NWT on March 24. Problem was they ran into a hot goaltender in the form of Liam Tereposky and a stifling backcheck from their opponents and couldn't get anything going. There was that glimmer of hope when Justin Cox scored to make it a real squeaky-bum affair late in the game, but it wasn't meant to be. Denis Lambe was gracious in defeat with his interview but it was as brave a face as I've ever seen. The loss was one of the roughest
ever for Nunavut hockey but they will bounce back. Consider it unfinished business. Just a snapshot of what caught my eye from the 2018 Arctic Winter Games when it came to Nunavut. I'll get to do this again, Lord willing, in 2020 and it should be just as much fun as it was this year. Until 2020, folks ‌
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TEAM NUNAVUT ULUIT WINNERS
Gold
Drew Bell, Arviat (Arctic sports) – open men's one-hand reach, open men's triple jump, open men's all-around Derrick Akeeagok, Grise Fiord and Davidee Kudluarok, Sanikiluaq (badminton) – juvenile boys doubles Junior girls hand games team (Dene games) Crystal Enoogoo, Arctic Bay (Dene games) – junior girls snow snake Emma Carpenter, Iqaluit (speedskating) – juvenile girls 400metre, juvenile girls 500-metre, juvenile girls 1,000-metre Juvenile girls 3,000-metre relay team (speedskating) Davey Nakashuk, Pangnirtung (wrestling) – 96-kg boys individual, 96-kg boys Inuit wrestling Eekeeluak Avalak, Cambridge Bay (wrestling) – 55-kg boys Inuit wrestling Quinten Netser, Coral Harbour (wrestling) – 70-kg boys Inuit wrestling Natalie Baker, Arviat (wrestling) – 71-kg girls Inuit wrestling
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Drew Bell – open men's one-foot high kick, open men's twofoot high kick, open men's head pull, open men's knuckle hop Dion Tanuyak, Chesterfield Inlet (Arctic sports) – junior boys Alaskan high kick Leo Ameralik, Gjoa Haven (Arctic sports) – open men's kneel jump Derrick Akeeagok – juvenile boys badminton singles Davidee Kudluarok and Megan Kilabuk, Pangnirtung (badminton) – juvenile mixed doubles
Juvenile girls hand games team (Dene games) Elvina Natanine, Arctic Bay (Dene games) – junior girls snow snake Midget boys hockey team Akutaq Williamson Bathory, Iqaluit (speedskating) – juvenile girls 500-metre Taryn Lavallee, Iqaluit (speedskating) – junior girls 1,500metre Eekeeluak Avalak – 55-kg boys individual wrestling Tanya Tugak, Rankin Inlet (wrestling) – 55-kg girls individual
Wrestling team event Jona Haulli, Iglulik (wrestling) – 65-kg boys individual Elliot Adams, Rankin Inlet (wrestling) – 78-kg boys individual, 78-kg boys Inuit wrestling Maggie Ejetsiak, Pangnirtung (wrestling) – 50-kg girls individual, 50-kg girls Inuit wrestling Tanya Tugak – 55-kg girls individual Natalie Baker – 71-kg girls individual
Bronze
Drew Bell – open men's kneel jump Sabina Nartok, Kugaaruk (Arctic sports) – open women's arm pull Megan Kilabuk – juvenile girls badminton singles Daryle Iqaluq, Sanikiluaq and Mike Kavik, Sanikiluaq (badminton) – junior boys doubles Megan Kilabuk and Zan Tao, Iqaluit (badminton) – juvenile girls doubles Girls basketball team Girls curling team Juvenile girls hand games team (Dene games) Open men's pole push team (Dene games) Figure skating team event Hayden Hickey, Iqaluit (speedskating) – junior boys 777metre Juvenile boys 3,000-metre relay (speedskating) Mackenzie Demerah, Kugluktuk and Layla Demerah, Kugluktuk (table tennis) – juvenile girls doubles Juvenile co-ed team event (table tennis)
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Derrick Akeeagok of Grise Fiord moves in to return a drop shot during the juvenile boys singles gold ulu match in badminton in Hay River, NWT on March 24. Source: 2018 Arctic Winter Games
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Agnico Eagle prepares for automation Trucks, scoop loaders and drills could be operated remotely in Kivalliq by Derek Neary Northern News Services
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Mining company Agnico Eagle is researching how it can integrate automated technology at its Kivalliq sites. By later this year or early in 2019, the company plans to start testing sensors that would eventually allow three or four driverless longhaul trucks, similar to tractor trailers, to follow a lead truck driven by a human, said Dominique Girard, Agnico Eagle's vice-president of Nunavut operations. Automated technology is also expected to be used for scoop loaders, which can be controlled remotely by joysticks, and possibly for drills, he said. "To operate a mine in Nunavut is more expensive so we need to find a way to mitigate that... going into automation is a way to do it," said Girard, who added that it will take several years before the technology is full adopted for day-to-day operations. Asked what the Kivalliq Inuit Association's response has been to this impending change
in practices, Girard replied, "I did not have a discussion in detail with them about that." However, he said he has advised the Government of Nunavut that new skill sets should start to be developed to complement the advancing technology. The KIA, which has Inuit Impact Benefit Agreements in place with Agnico Eagle, including terms for 50 per cent Inuit employment at the Meliadine and Amaruq gold mines, didn't respond to Nunavut News' request for comment prior to press deadline. There will be local opportunities associated with the new mine technology, such as finding a Nunavut-based supplier to provide the sensors, Girard suggested. "Right up front we would like to involve Inuit business in that technology," he said. "The vision behind that, and we're really at the early stage, is to have Nunavut becoming the Arctic leader in automation." He emphasized that there is no plan to have Agnico Eagle's Kivalliq operations controlled remotely from southern Canada. "Our goal is having our mine managed by
Inuit," he said. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) made an unsuccessful attempt to unionize Agnico Eagle workers six years ago. Bill Fennell, president of the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU), said he still advocates for mine jobs to fall under the NEU and PSAC. He added that he's also in favour of re-employment and training to protect private-sector jobs at risk from advancing technology. Previous statements Dale Coffin, Agnico Eagle's corporate director of communications and public affairs, previously told Nunavut News that haul trucks – different vehicles than long-haul trucks – are not being targeted for automated technology at the Kivalliq mine sites. "Haul truck drivers at our operations in Nunavut are considered entry-level positions and under our IIBA (Inuit Impact Benefit Agreements) we have a commitment to ensure that all entry-level positions are made available to Inuit in the Kivalliq region," Coffin said in March.
In 2017, Agnico Eagle recorded net income of $243.9 million for its global operations, which includes its mines in Quebec, Finland and Mexico. Also in 2017, the company announced a $1.2 billion investment in Nunavut to develop its Meliadine and Amaruq mines, which are expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2019. The profitability of the Meadowbank gold mine, in production since 2010, has been greatly hindered by a nearly $1 billion write-down in 2011 due to the mine's operating costs being severely underestimated, according to Girard. "Amaruq is helping to pay that write-down," he said. "We really need to leverage the investment that we did (at Amaruq and Meliadine). "It's not a choice to jump into automation, we'll need to jump into automation," said Girard. "When we talk about jobs, we could think, 'OK, let's go mining with a hammer and more manual equipment (to) create more jobs, but we're not there anymore. Right now we have better equipment, better technology. It's more safe also for the operator."
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