Nunavut News – April 11, 2022 edition

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑐᖅ

Volume 76 Issue 49

MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022 $.95 (plus GST)

ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ; ᐃᓄᑑᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐃᓄᑑᖃᑦᑕᖁᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓄᑑᖃᑦᑕᕐᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᔪᑦ

Public health emergency declared over Masks remain mandatory in schools, health facilities; isolation recommended, hubs closed

Senator calls for action on suicide prevention

$905M for Nunavut and Inuit housing in federal budget

Toonik Tyme returns to Iqaluit after two years

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Several major construction projects go back up for bids Publication mail Contract #40012157

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Nauya Fredlund asks a driver if they want the tuktu in their back seat or front at a food drive in Rankin Inlet that saw nearly 800 people receive packages March 30. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᒥᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒎᖅ ᑎᕆᒐᓂᐊᒃ ᐅᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 1-ᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕌᖓᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᓗᑎᒃ 867-979-5772–ᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖦᖤᖏᓴᓕᖁᓇᒋᑦ. ᐱᖦᖤᖏᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑎᕆᒐᓂᐊᕐᓂᙶᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒍᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔪᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᐱᖦᖤᖏᓴᕈᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ, ᕿᑦᑐᒃᑕᐅᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓗᐱᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ. please see Two, page 11

ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Facebook-ᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᐅᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᓂᒃ. ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ Facebook-ᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᓯᒪᓇᒍ ᐃᓄᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᑭᐊᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓕᒃ ᓱᓕᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒍ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᖁᔭᖓ: ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᖁᓗᒍ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᓇᔭᖅᑕᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᖅᐱᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ VIN ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓᓂᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓗᒍ VIN ᓈᓴᐅᑎ Carfax Canada-ᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᑎᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᐃᑦ ᓇᑭᙶᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ – ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ Carfax-ᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᓖᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ; ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓴᓗᐊᓕᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᓄᑦ; ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕈᕕᑦ, ᑕᑯᒋᐊᓪᓚᑦᑖᓗᒍ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᓱᒃᑕᐃᑦ; ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ (ᓲᕐᓗ Paypal-ᒥᒃ), ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑐᖃᕋᓱᒋᓐᓇᐃᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑭᓖᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᓲᑦ; ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖁᔭᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᔭᖁᔭᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ; ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕋᓱᒋᓐᓈᒍᕕᑦ, ᕿᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒡᓗ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ. ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑲᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑖ 1-888495-8501 ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐃᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. please see RCMP, page 11

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓘᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᐃᒥ

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓘᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᒪᐃ 16-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ, ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᙱᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᖃᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᓂᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ.

40% ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᐸᑕ ᐋᒃᑳᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᒪᓕᒐᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ; 60% ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᐸᑕ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᑕ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᖑᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ 1.775 litres-ᓄᑦ ᓴᙱᔪᓂᒃ; 48 ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐃᑦ beer ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ciders ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ coolers; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 3.75 litres wine (ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ 750 ml-ᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᓖᑦ wine). ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᒫᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑖ 1-800-267-439. please see Liquor, page 11

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fact file Nunavut Covid-19 situation as of April 5 Active cases: 90 Confirmed cases: 3,531 Recovered cases: 3,435 Deaths: 7

Vaccine uptake: 33,543 first doses/ 95 per cent 29,021 second doses/ 83 per cent 14,519 third doses/ 50 per cent Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 11-ᒥ Northern News Services

ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 6-ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓱᔭᐅᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 11-ᒥ. “ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑖᓕᖁᓇᒋᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᐃᓐ. “ᐅᑉᓗᒥ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᕋᑉᑕ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᓕᖅᖢᑕ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ.” ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᒃᐸᑦ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᑐᑦ. ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᖃᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᒪᑐᐊᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂᒃ (ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᓐᓂᒃ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᔪᓂᒃ. ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᑉᓗᑎᒃ. “ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ–19 ᓄᖑᙱᑦᑐᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨ ᒪᐃᑯ ᐸᑐᓴᓐ. “ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᔪᖓ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᐅᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐸᑐᓴᓐ. “ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓯ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕌᖓᑉᓯ, ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓯ ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕌᖓᑉᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᒃᑐᓃᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓯ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᑐᒦᓚᐅᕐᓂᕈᕕᑦ. ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.” ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐲᔭᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓲᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᒃᑕᒃᓴᖃᙱᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᒍᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᑑᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᔾᔮᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᔫᒐᓗᐊᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᔾᔮᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᐅᓂᖏᑦᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᖃᑉᓗᓈᓂ ᐃᓄᑑᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ

ᐃᓄᑑᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᒃ (1-800-975-8601) ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓕ ᒪᑐᔪᒫᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ. ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᙱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ. ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᒍᑏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ/NorthMart-ᒥᓗ. ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒍᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ 1-833-524-0735. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕᓕ ᓂᕿᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖓ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐃᒧᑦ.

ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 6-ᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 11-ᒥ.

Nunavut health minister John Main announced on April 6 the territory’s public health emergency will be ending on April 11. NNSL file photo

Public health emergency ends April 11 Mask mandate to remain in place in certain settings

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

On April 6, Nunavut health minister John Main confirmed the Government of Nunavut’s plan to lift the public health emergency on April 11.

Nunavut’s chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson clarified at an April 7 press conference that though the territory-wide state of emergency is being lifted, local states of emergency may be required as monitoring continues to contain outbreaks.

Once the public health emergency is lifted, Covid-19 will be treated like any other infectious disease.

While the mandatory mask mandate will be lifted, it will still be in place at government offices (including health facilities) and private businesses who choose to keep it. The City of Iqaluit also retains mask and vaccine mandates.

“The Government of Nunavut has a responsibility as an employer to protect the health and safety of its employees.

Our workplaces and employees will continue to take certain precautions against

transmission of the virus,” said Human Resources minister Margaret Nakashuk, during a Covid-19 update on April 7.

The mask mandate will also remain in place in Nunavut’s schools and school buses.

“This is based on the chief public health officer’s recommendation that everyone wear a mask indoors and in shared spaces,” said Education Minister Pamela Gross.

“Covid-19 is not gone,” said Patterson, “I encourage all Nunavummiut to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.

“This means staying home when you are sick, wearing a mask when appropriate and avoiding gatherings if you have been exposed to Covid-19. I encourage all Nunavummiut to get their vaccine.

Vaccination is our best defense against the virus.”

Patterson also said there will be an annoucement the following week about a fourth dose, or second booster of the Covid-19 vaccine. Nunavummiut are asked to wait to contact health centres about it until the announcement is made.

Other lifted measures include no restrictions on gathering sizes, no restrictions on physical distancing or capacity requirements.

Isolation will no longer be required for Covid-19 positive individuals but is still recommended.

The Government of Nunavut will no longer be reporting Covid-19 vaccine or cases data outside of regular requirements.

Southern isolation hubs will be closed, anyone who comes home sick is recommended to find an alternative means of isolation.

The Covid-19 hotline (1-888-975-8601) will remain in place until further notice.

Any questions about Covid-19, including symptoms, testing and advice can be directed here. Do not call health facilities unless it is an emergency. Rapid test kits are available in Nunavut’s Northern/ NorthMart stores.

For information on ongoing travel regulations, Nunavummiut are to call the travel hotline at 1-833-524-0735.

As for the Government of Nunavut’s isolation hamper program, it will be in place until the end of May.

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Patterson calls for more action, less study on suicide prevention ‘Every year without action is another year of lost lives and pain,’ says Nunavut senator

By Derek Neary Northern News Services

Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson has appealed to his colleagues for more action on suicide prevention and less time devoted to studying the issue.

Speaking in the Senate on March 31 and addressing a motion made by fellow Senator Stan Kutcher to examine the federal government’s framework for suicide prevention, Patterson said no more time can afford to be lost.

“In Nunavut, we cannot wait for more recommendations. Every year without action is another year of lost lives and pain,” he said. “Suicide is a very important issue, but I’m wary of yet

another study. My constituents in Nunavut who are dealing with suicide and its impacts every day need action instead of more studies.”

Cecile Guerin, executive director with the Isaksimagit Inuusirmi Katujjiqatigiit Embrace Life Council (IIKELC), said she agrees with Patterson.

“At this point we definitely need more handson actions and no more studies,” she said.

Patterson recited some existing suicide prevention strategies already in place: the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention; the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy; the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework; the Mental Health Strategy for Canada; and Changing Directions, Changing Lives. He noted

Clyde River student wins Loran Award Clyde River’s Anna Irwin is one of 35 Canadians who have earned the Loran Scholar Foundation Award this year.

Photo courtesy of Loran Foundation

Anna Irwin among 35 young Canadian recipients for 2022

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Kangiqtugaapik/Clyde River

A Clyde River student is among a group of 35 people from across Canada to earn the 2022 Loran Award.

Anna Irwin of Quluaq School leads the school’s spirit team, coordinated its Terry Fox Run, helps out other Clyde River residents through community service and has a passion for photography – documenting climate change in the Arctic and presenting it to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

“That was part of an exhibit in Glasgow (Scotland) at COP26 last November,” said Irwin.

Irwin also helps run the bilingual announcements at her school in Inuktitut and English and leads a weekend ski group for youth in Clyde River, teaching younger students how to Nordic ski, “which is a lot of fun,” she says.

“Seeing the reactions and smiles on kids faces after they tried something or learned something new. That experience of watching a kid learn to ski or get on ski’s for the first time, or say the prayer in Inuktitut over the announcements for the first time, the sense of pride that they have with themselves is something that definitely motivates me to keep going.”

Seeing other student leaders has influ-

enced Irwin into becoming one herself, and when passing on advice, she said you don’t have to tackle something big at the beginning.

“Give it a try, start small, you don’t have to start with something as big as organizing the Terry Fox Run. Maybe help a teacher run an event, start small, that’s really the secret,” said Irwin.

The Loran Foundation bases its awards on a mix of leadership potential, academic prowess and extracurricular activity, it was founded in 1988 and was formally known as the Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation until 2007. It serves as a launch pad for high-potential students, according to the Foundation.

Irwin will be receiving $100,000 over four years, to help cover post-secondary tuition, in addition to getting mentorship work experience and a living stipend.

“I’m super excited to be a part of this amazing community of scholars, leaders, people who want to make an effect within their community and around the world.”

She went on to thank the community of Clyde River for welcoming her and for accepting her so quickly when her family moved there two years ago.

“I’m very grateful to everyone who supported me along the way here in Clyde and the mentor-leaders I had before I moved up here, who really showed me the importance of being a leader.”

that many of these strategies are designed by southerners who are non-Inuit. He said Inuit must be involved in any reviews that take place and that it may involve assessments of existing programs that southerners may not connect with suicide, but Inuit see things differently.

What Nunavummiut need most, he asserted, is multi-year, flexible federal funding and a whole-of-government approach.

Guerin noted that the IIKELC only receives funding from the Government of Nunavut, not from the federal government, but the latter would be welcome “to address operational/programming need shortfalls.” Additional financial resources would also allow the organization to address all action items in its action plan, she added.

“The IIKELC team has grown over the past few years and we still have a lot of work to do.

More office spaces and staff would definitely be a great benefit for the organization and communities. We are a small team that carries a big mandate,” said Guerin.

The senator said he’s been approached by constituents asking him to help find ways to prevent others from taking their own lives.

The suicide rate among Inuit was approximately nine times higher than among Canada’s non-Indigenous population between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics Canada.

“There are many reasons behind a suicide, but we do not really know what the trigger is,” Patterson said in Inuktitut on the Senate floor.

He pointed to historical factors such as the residential school experience, forced relocation of Inuit, the Inuit dog slaughter and tuberculosis, along with mental illness, the housing crisis, the banning of sealskins in Europe, as causes of trauma and harmful behaviour.

Patterson urged that training be provided to Inuit and that suicide prevention resources exist in communities around the clock.

“Inuit should be involved in administering programs or delivering programs based on their knowledge, Inuit knowledge, because they know their land and their environment the best,” he said. “Longtime Northerners know what those programs should be because we’ve heard the decades of discussions and read many studies that all say the same thing: Nunavummiut need programs that help them learn cultural skills and get them back on the land.”

He cited hunting, how to manufacture and maintain hunting equipment and preparing and sewing sealskins as examples of integral knowledge to impart.

“While this may not seem connected to suicide prevention, it is important to know that all these skills are ennobling and uplifting,” said Patterson, who added that it’s also essential for programs to be delivered in Inuktut. “A deeper connection to one’s culture gives strength and stability. Trades and hobbies give purpose, as opposed to folks seeking to fill the void with drugs and alcohol.”

Guerin noted that the IIKELC works with community members to offer most of its programming “so we definitely have taken steps to deliver the programs in Inuktut.”

The programs are offered based on the needs of the community and what people want to learn.

Program coordinators from the three offices consult with their community what kind of programs would be needed and what are the gaps,” she said.

Patterson also stated that it’s important to recognize Elders as knowledge-keepers, and he made reference to an Elder who told him that cultural perspectives need to be prominent again to prevent suicides.

He added that there would be too much time lost to studying 20 years of federal suicide initiatives by a Senate committee that meets once a week and which would be “bogged down” by legislation.

“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖅᐹᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᐅᑐᖅᑲᒡᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᓂᔅ ᐸᑐᓴᓐ, ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒧᙵᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

“The Inuit should be involved in administering programs or delivering programs based on their knowledge, Inuit knowledge, because they know their land and their environment the best,” says Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson, who added that learning cultural skills and getting back on the land are vital in preventing suicide.

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ᐃᓅᔪᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ

ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ 15-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᑳᓐᓱᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᐅᔭ ᓇᑯᓛᖅ, ᓗᑲᓯ ᓇᑯᓛᖅ, ᓴᓈᖅ ᕿᓚᒃ, ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅ, ᒪᑎᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᐊᓕ ᕿᓚᒃ.

Family gathers to celebrate 15-year-old Desmond Jr. Kreelak being declared cancer free. Left to right are Nowyah Nakoolak, Lucassie Nakoolak, Sanaaq Kreelak, Desmond Sr. Kreelak, Martin Kreelak and Mary Kreelak.

Photo courtesy of Sanaaq Kreelak

ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᕿᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ.

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖅ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑳᓐᓱᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ Northern News Services

ᕿᓚᒥᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᔪᓕᕋᓱᒋᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑳᓐᓱᒥᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ. “ᖁᔭᓈᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᒪ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᓪᓗ ᖁᔭᓈᕈᒪᑉᓗᖓ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᙱᓕᖅᖢᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ 15-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ. “ᓯᑯᙱᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑎᒥᒐ ᑐᖁᕙᓪᓕᐊᔫᔭᖅᖢᓂ.” ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᑳᓐᓱᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᕿᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᒍ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒦᑉᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᓗᐊᖅ ᐊᐅᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᕿᖓᒃᑯᑦ, ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᓴᙱᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. “ᐊᔪᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔫᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᐅᖏᔭᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕋᒪ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.” ᕿᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓃᖦᖢᓂ, ᓴᓈᖅ ᕿᓚᒃᒥ. ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕈᒪᙱᖅᑳᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᐅᒍᓐᓃᖅᓯᐊᖑᔪᒪᑉᓗᓂ. “ᐊᐅᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᑲᒃᑭᐅᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓱᓇᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᑎᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᐅᒃᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕈᒪᓇᖓ, ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᒍᓐᓃᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᖢᖓ.” ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕈᔾᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᕙᓗᔭᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᑉᓗᓂ ᓇᔭᙳᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᓄᓪᓗ. “ᐊᐅᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᑎᒥᒐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓪᓗᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ. ᐊᐅᒍᓐᓃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᓐᓅᔪᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑉᓘᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᖕᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᒡᓗᑕᖓᓂ, ᐊᐅᓕᕐᒥᒋᑉᓗᓂ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᑕᑯᔫᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. “ᑐᐸᒍᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓐᓂᕋᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᖓᓗ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᕐᓇᖓ. ᑕᑯᑉᓗᖓ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᑯᓗᖕᒥᒃ. ᐅᕐᓂᓕᖅᖢᒍ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᖅ. ᐱᓱᒃᑑᔭᖅᖢᖓ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᒥᑭᔪᑯᓘᑉᓗᓂ. ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᑑᔭᕐᓇᒍ. ᑎᑭᓐᓇᓱᒃᑕᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ. ᐅᒡᓚᒃᑑᔭᖅᖢᖓ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑭᙲᓐᓇᖅᖢᒍ.” ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᕿᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ‘ᑲᐴᑎᒃᑯᑦ’ ᓯᕝᕕᐊᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ. ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑳᓐᓱᖃᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᒎᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ “ᐋᓐᓂᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.” ᐃᓚᖓᓂ, ᑎᖑᖓ ᐳᕕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᙱᖦᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ

ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓄᑦ. “ᓂᙵᐅᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᓇᔭᙳᐊᓄᓪᓗ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ. “ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᕌᖓᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕆᐊᖅᑐᑐᐊᕌᖓᑕ, ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᙱᑕᒃᑲ ᓂᑉᓕᕐᕕᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᓇᒋᓪᓗ … ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᓗᐊᒧᓪᓗ.” ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᒍᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑮᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕌᖓᒥ. ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ 2021-ᒥ, ᓈᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ. “ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᕋᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐸᐅᕐᖓᖅᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ. ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᖢᖓ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓇᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕆᔭᒻᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᖃᐃ ᑕᖅᑭᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᖢᖓ, ᐅᖃᓘᑎᒐᓃᖦᖢᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᓯᐊᕆᕙᒃᖢᒍ.” ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋ ᓄᖅᑲᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᖢᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒃᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᕈᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᕝᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 16-ᒥ. ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒃᒦᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ, ᓯᕙᓂᕈᑎᒥᒡᓗ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᑳᓐᓱᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 15-ᒥ. ᐊᑖᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᕐᒧᑦ, ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓵᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ. “ᑐᓴᖅᖢᒍ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑐᖅ,” ᕿᐊᒍᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ. “ᓯᐅᑎᒻᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕐᓂᖅᐹᖅ. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕐᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.” ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᐃᖅᑕᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᐃᕆᓕᒥ. “ᓴᙱᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᑯᓗᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ. “ᓴᐱᓕᕋᓱᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ.” ᐳᐃᒍᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑐᒥᒃ. “ᐊᓂᑉᓗᓂ ᓴᑭᒐ ᐊᖑᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ, ᓴᑭᒐᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲ. ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒃᒧᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒍᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᓯᔪᒥᒃ. ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕐᓂᕐᐹᖅ ᐃᓛᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᓯᕙᓂᕈᑎᒥᒃ.” ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅᐹᕆᔭᖓ “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪᑦ

Desmond Jr. Kreelak is seen here during a severe and life-threatening nosebleed. Photo courtesy of Sanaaq Kreelak

ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ. ᓴᙱᒃᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ. ᓴᙱᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᑉᑯᐃᓇᓱᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᓈᖅ. “ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕌᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ, ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑏᑦ ᓴᙱᔪᐊᓘᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᓪᓚᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓕᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ ᓄᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᕋᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᓇᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᓴᓈᖅ. ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕿᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓗᐊᒧᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔨᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᖓ. “ᕿᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᒃᑐᐊᓘᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᒍᓐᓃᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᕈᓐᓃᕈᒪ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᐅᒍᓐᓃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.” ᖁᔭᓕᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᑯᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ. “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᓈᖅ. “ᓴᕆᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᓴᙱᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᑯᓗᒃᖢᓂ

ᓴᐱᓕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ.” ᓴᙱᒃᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᑭᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒥᔪᖅ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅᐹᖓ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕈᓂ. “ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓯᒪᖕᒫᖓ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒥᑭᔪᑯᓘᑉᓗᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ. “ᐊᕐᕌᓂ, ᐊᐃᕆᓕᒥ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪ ᓯᑕᒪᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑎᓚᐅᕐᒫᖓ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ. ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕈᒪ, ᓯᑭᑑᖅᑖᕐᓂᐊᕐᒫᖓ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᑎᒥᒃ. ᐊᐱᕆᑉᓗᓂᖓ, “ᓱᓇᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅᐹᖑᕕᑦ?” ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᖤᒍᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕈᒪ, ᐊᒃᖤᒃᓯᐅᕈᒫᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᖤᒍᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋᓂᒃ. ᐅᐊᕋᔮᖅ.” ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᓂᐲᒃᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᙱᑉᐸᑕ, ᐃᕐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓃᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒍᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᐅᑉ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑎᑐᑦ, ᓴᐱᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᖁᓇᔭᖅᑕᒃᑲ. “ᖃᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᐅᖓᓂ, ᖃᐅᒃᐸᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓯ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

A6 Monday, April 11, 2022

News North Nunavut

Winning the fight of his life

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ᑎᔅᒪᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᓂᑉᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓯᕙᓂᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᑳᓐᓱᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ.

Baker Lake teen rings the bell after being declared cancer free

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake

For a moment, Desmond Jr. Kreelak felt himself slipping away in his battle through cancer.

“I didn’t want to give up, but I wanted to give up at the same time, because I just wanted to be out of the pain,” recalled the 15-year-old Baker Lake student. “I just closed my eyes and I started to feel my body starting to shut down.”

His chemotherapy treatments for a cancer in his midsection caused prolonged and life-threatening nosebleeds.

Hospitalized for an uncontrollable nosebleed, Desmond Jr. was losing strength.

“I felt like I was going to fade away,” he said.

“There was so much blood lost. It was just so scary for me.”

His nose had first started bleeding in the apartment he was staying in close to the hospital with his mother, Sanaaq Kreelak.

Desmond Jr. didn’t want to go to the hospital at first, hoping to stifle the bleed himself.

“It kept going through the Kleenex,” he said.

“There was just so much blood. I didn’t want to go to the hospital, so I would try to stop it by myself.”

Finally, he agreed to his mother’s pleas and an ambulance took him to the hospital, where he was immediately surrounded by nurses and doctors.

“I lost so much blood that my body couldn’t even move anymore,” recalled Desmond Jr. The medical professionals had to put a ‘rhino rocket’ up his nose, a deep tissue to mitigate bleeds. Desmond Jr. remembers the overwhelming pain and pulling it out.

“I was just screaming in pain and they gave me some morphine or oxygen to calm me down,” he said. “They put another rhino rocket up my nose. It was just so painful and uncomfortable.”

The bleed was controlled that night, but a couple days later in the hospital room, it started again. That’s when Desmond Jr. had a flash before his eyes.

“I was in a coma I think for a couple hours, because I couldn’t feel anything,” he said. “I couldn’t move. I just saw something. It was just a little light. I started going to it. I felt like I

was walking toward the light but the light was so small. I felt like I couldn’t get into it. I tried my best to get into it. It felt like I was running to it, but I wasn’t going anywhere.”

Nosebleeds weren’t the only effect of the chemotherapy, which was administered through a ‘port’ surgically placed in his chest.

Desmond Jr. said the only thing that can describe his battle with cancer is “pain and torture.”

At one point, his liver was bloated, making him uncomfortable and affecting his mood.

“I was just so mad at the doctors and nurses,” he remembers. “Every time they would come check up on me, I would be rude or not say anything to them … It was just so hard at that time, especially because I missed home.”

Music to a father’s ears Desmond Jr. has a penchant for gritting his teeth through pain.

In summer 2021, his abdomen was bothering him to an increasing extent.

“It was getting more and more painful each day,” he said.

“I couldn’t do my favourite activities like hunting, berry picking or just being out. I couldn’t do any of those. I would just stay home. I didn’t tell anyone about my pain for a couple months, so I would just stay home, be on my phone and wait for the pain to stop.”

But the pain didn’t stop, and in September, he went to the health centre. They immediately sent him to Winnipeg for a CT scan, which found a tumour that was removed Sept. 16.

That began his stay in Winnipeg for chemotherapy treatments, until he finally rung the bell to signify being cancer free March 15.

For father Desmond Sr. Kreelak, that was the best sound he’s ever heard.

“To hear that bell,” choked out the emotional father. “Music to the ears. The best sound in the world is right there.”

Desmond Jr. had two minor appointments left, but his chemotherapy was over and he is due to head home to Baker Lake in April.

“He’s a strong boy,” said the older Desmond.

“He tried to give up but he kept going.”

He’ll never forget that bell.

“He came out with my father-in-law, motherin-law and my parents. They flew all the way

Desmond Jr. Kreelak ringing the bell to be officially declared cancer free was music to the ears of his father.

Photo courtesy of Sanaaq Kreelak here just to witness him ringing the bell. The best sound in the world is right there when he rings the bell.”

Just one wish “I feel so happy,” said Desmond Jr. about being at the end of his battle.

Now he’s on the road to getting his strength back. Seeing him lose that was one of the toughest parts of the journey, said Sanaaq.

“After his chemo treatments, the medication is so strong that he would just lie in bed for two or three days and have no energy to really do anything,” remembers Sanaaq.

And when he was nearly losing his life to a nosebleed, an ask from medical staff became all too real in the situation’s cold reality.

“He couldn’t stop nose bleeding, so they asked me to sign a form if I want him to be revived, because they knew that he was going to go,” she remembers. “But they managed to stop the bleeding.”

She’s so thankful he didn’t make it into that light.

“We’re so happy,” said Sanaaq. “We’re so proud of him. He’s such a strong young boy that didn’t give up.”

His strength is coming back, and he has one big wish when he gets home.

“My grandpa taught me hunting at a very young age,” said Desmond Jr. “Last year, April, my grandpa bought me an ATV for hunting.

When I go back home, he’s going to buy me a snowmobile for hunting. He asked me, ‘What’s

your biggest dream of all?’ And I said to catch the biggest grizzly bear in Nunavut. So when I go back home, we’re going to try to go on a bear hunt and catch a monster bear for me. I just can’t wait.”

Shockwave of inspiration and gratefulness The weather is perfect for his son to get home and get outside, said Desmond Sr. “We’re all very happy and relieved,” he said.

“There’s a big celebration waiting to happen as soon as we get home for Jr. I’m sure he inspired quite a few of the kids his age, and not only his age, he inspired me in life to keep marching forward.”

Desmond’s father thanked the doctors in Winnipeg and everyone who sent prayers.

“Without that, I think we would have lost our boy,” said Desmond Sr. Sanaaq said the whole family is grateful for all the support they’ve received.

“We were getting a lot of support all over Nunavut, not only Nunavut, but everywhere,” she said. “All over the world, we were getting support, and we’re really thankful for each and everyone who supported us in any way.”

She was especially grateful for his classmates, teacher and principal at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School who always make him smile.

For anyone going through what Desmond Jr. just did, he says to keep your head up.

“Tomorrow is a better day than today, so just keep going for tomorrow,” he said.

Ottawa’s budget gives GN $60 million for housing over two years

Another $845 million over seven years will support housing in Inuit communities

By Derek Neary Northern News Services Nunavut

The federal budget, delivered Thursday afternoon, commits $845 million over seven years to support housing in Inuit communities and $60 million over two years for the Government of Nunavut to support affordable housing and related infrastructure.

“Canada’s Northern communities face unique housing needs due to higher construction costs, shorter construction seasons, infrastructure gaps and the effects of climate change that are increasing as the North has been warming at roughly three times the global warming rate,” states a passage in the 280-page budget document.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) President Natan Obed called the housing investment “a significant step in the right direction,” as it represents three times the Budget 2018 allocation of $400 million for Inuit housing over 10 years. ITK stated that the commitment “ushers in a new era in housing investment for Inuit.”

To “maintain and transform” essential healthcare services for

Inuit and First Nations, Ottawa is allocating $1.4 billion over five years, which is inclusive of funding to support reliable access to clean water for First Nations communities.

The budget also earmarks $227.6 million over two years to maintain “trauma-informed, culturally-appropriate, Indigenous-led services to improve mental wellness, and to support efforts initiated through Budget 2021 to co-develop distinctions-based mental health and wellness strategies.”

ITK stated that it is also encouraged by the mental health support from Ottawa.

“Additional support for the implementation of ITK’s evidence-based and Inuit-specific suicide prevention strategy, the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy released in 2016, will result in more immediate and positive impacts for Inuit,” ITK stated.

The federal government is providing $209.8 million over five years to increase support provided to communities to “document, locate and memorialize burial sites at former residential schools; to support the operations of and a new building for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation; and to ensure the complete

disclosure of federal documents related to residential schools.”

In regards to Indigenous economic development in the North, Budget 2022 invests $15 million over five years to the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.

The Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay – described as “a hub for science and technology in Canada’s North … designed to be a world-class scientific facility in the remote Arctic that strengthens Canadian leadership on Arctic issues” – will receive $14.5 million over five years to support the completion of the scientific facility as well as operations.

Turning to the environment, Ottawa’s latest financial plan contains $29.6 million over three years to support the co-development of an Indigenous Climate Leadership Agenda to “support self-determined action in addressing Indigenous peoples’ climate priorities.” The climate funding will also support the phased implementation of distinctions-based climate strategies.

ITK added that it welcomes the federal government’s plans to develop a National School Food Policy.

Overall, the budget sets aside $31.2 billion in new spending over the next five years and projects a deficit of $52.8 billion.

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Inuit leaders react to pope’s apology Atonement marks a significant step, but justice still due for offenders, says Nunavut premier

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Vatican City

Pope Francis has formally apologized for the Catholic church’s role in Canada’s residential school system.

This came after the pope met with Canadian First Nations, Inuit and Metis groups at the Vatican in Rome this week.

The pontiff said he was “deeply grieved” upon hearing the stories from Canadian delegates, adding that he felt “sorrow and shame” for the roles Catholics played, particularly Catholic educators, in harming and abusing Indigenous people.

“I ask for God’s forgiveness, and I want to say to you with all my heart: I am very sorry,” Pope Francis said on Friday morning.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed, who led the Inuit delegation, said that the apology was “long overdue,” and that “individual survivors and inter-generational survivors all will have very different feelings and perspectives about today. “(It was) a heartfelt expression from the church that was delivered by Pope Francis in an empathetic and caring way,” said Obed. “There is much more to do, and so an apology is part of a much larger picture.”

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated President Aluki Kotierk asked

Inuit to “have more empathy today.”

“There will be many mixed, confusing emotions and I urge everyone to not only be gentle on oneselves, to be gentle with our fellow Inuit,” said Kotierk. “We cannot understand the horrific experiences our fellow Inuit experienced.”

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok also released a statement regarding Pope Francis’s apology, saying he was “encouraged” by it.

“No words can erase the impact of the abuse endured by Inuit families, especially the children who were forcefully removed from parents and communities to be subjected to mistreatment and abuse,” Akeeagok said.

This apology is a “significant step on the long road” that is reconciliation, but he added that those who abused children must face justice.

“There is much more to do until we can achieve true healing, including ensuring surviving members of the Church who preyed on children have a day in court,” the premier said.

One of the actions the Inuit delegation to the Vatican has requested is the extradition of Johannes Rivoire, a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children iacross the North.

Obed, the leader of the Inuit delegation said “lasting reconciliation between Inuit and the Church can only be achieved through substantive actions led and directed by Pope Francis.”

ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 1-ᒥ, ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᕌᐱᒃ ᕗᕋᓐᓴᔅ ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᕋᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᖏᓪᓗ.

On April 1, Pope Francis formally apologized to Canada’s Indigenous people for the Catholic Church’s historical treatment of Indigenous children and adults. The Canadian Press/AP-Andrew Medichini On Feb. 23, a Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued for Rivoire.

Rivoire is currently living in France and was not extradited on past warrants issued by the RCMP.

A veritable reading ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ explosion

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᔪᐃᔅ ᒍᕆᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪ ᑑᒑᓕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ, ᕿᑎᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ‘ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ’ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ.

Teacher Joyce GrahamRoyal at Tugaalik High School in Naujaat, middle, leads a ‘Reading Explosion’ program in the school.

Photo courtesy of Joyce Graham-Royal

ᓄᑖᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ Northern News Services

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ. “ᑕᐃᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ‘ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ’ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᐅᖁᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᔪᐃᔅ ᒍᕆᒻ– ᕈᐃᔪᓪ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᑑᒑᓕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᓄᑖᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖁᔨᓲᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. “ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᖁᔨᒐᓗᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᖁᔨᑉᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒍᕆᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪᓪ. “ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᖕᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒍᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ.” ᑐᕌᒐᕆᓗᐊᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒨᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ.

“16 ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᖃᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒍᕆᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪᓪ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᒫᑦᓯᒥ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᒥᒃ 7-ᒥ 12-ᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒍᕆᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪᓪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᖃᑎᓂᓗ ᐃᐅᕆᑲ ᑖᒻᓴᓐ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ. “ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᒐᔪᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒍᕆᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪᓪ. “ᐊᐅᓚᔪᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ.” ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᔪᑯᕆᓂᔭᒥᐅᑦ ᕋᓴᒥᐅᓪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦᑕ

ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᒍᕆᔭᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪᓪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒻᓴᓐ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ, ᐆᒃᑐᕋᙳᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᖃᑕᐅᔪᑎᑐᑦ. “ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑕᕋᑯᓘᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᒪᒃᑲᐅᔪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒍᕆᔭᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪᓪ. “ᐱᔪᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ – ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖁᑉᓗᑎᒍᑦ.” ᑕᒻᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᓗᑎᒡᓗ. “ᖃᐅᔨᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᓴᕈᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᒃᑯᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐊᓯᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᖅᑐᒥᒃ – ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᒥᓯᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᒃᓴᓗᑭᑖᖅᑎᖦᖢᒍ – ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᓂᑉᓕᐅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ 85%-ᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔮᓚᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑉᐸᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. “ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑦᑎᐊᕌᖓᑕ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒍᕆᔭᒻ–ᕈᐃᔪᓪ.

New program in Naujaat teaches through play

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Naujaat

It’s not just a reading activity, class or even adventure – no, it’s an explosion.

“We dubbed it ‘reading explosion’ because we wanted a catchy name,” said Joyce Graham-Royal, a teacher at Naujaat’s Tugaalik High School.

The new program sees students invited to attend a literacy class on Saturdays to engage in activities to improve their reading, speaking and comprehension of English.

“What we are hoping to achieve is to increase the literacy level among all of our students,” said Graham-Royal. “We want to also improve students’ confidence in their literacy skills.”

And a main goal of the program is to be fun.

“We had 16 kids,” said Graham-Royal proudly about the first session in March.

They ranged from Grades 7 to 12, and Graham-Royal along with fellow teacher Erika Thompson used current events to create literacy games.

“Our students prefer to be actively involved,” said Graham-Royal. “They prefer to be moving. And so, we have grounded our approach in the whole idea of play.”

One student asked about the conflict in Ukraine with Russia.

Graham-Royal and Thompson were prepared with articles, and they used the class to go through news stories on the war, dramatize the sides and even roleplay as if they were in it.

“They were so good, and these are not children who usually like to talk too much,” said Graham-Royal. “We got what we wanted – we wanted them to talk.”

ᑑᒑᓕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᔪᐃᔅ ᒍᕆᐊᒻ– ᕈᐃᔪᓪ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖁᑎᖓ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

Tugaalik High School teacher Joyce Graham-Royal was particularly proud when one of her students showed they had learned compound words from the ‘Reading Explosion’ program. Photo courtesy of Joyce GrahamRoyal Thompson said literacy-based games that incorporate technology help students learn their analytical skills while having a good time.

“We find that students are developing important skills but also it’s maintaining their interest in what they’re doing, so they’re having fun and also learning,” she said.

Another game they played was using hoops to learn about verbs. Students would do an activity with a hoop – jumping in it, rolling it – and other students

would find the right verbs to describe what they were doing.

The program is all new and will run for two years. Students who attend 85 per cent of the Saturday sessions will be eligible to receive an iPad at the end.

In the long run, the teachers hope the program will have spinoff benefits on students’ performance.

“What we’ve found was that whenever they speak good English, their performance in other disciplines tended to be better,” said Graham-Royal.

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ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑖᖑᑎᓐᓇᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ Northern News Services

ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃᑖᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒡᒍᑕᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᙱᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃᑖᖑᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓇᔭᙱᒻᒪᖔᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ. ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᔪᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᑉ ᒪᓃᑦᑐᖅᑖᒻᓴᓐ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᓐᓃᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓ. ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒥᒃ 22,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. “ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔪᒪᖅᑰᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᑭᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ, ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᓯᑕᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑖᒻᓴᓐ. “ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᒃᐸᑕ (ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ), ᐅᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ (ᐊᑯᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᔪᓄᑦ) ᐃᒡᓖᑦ, ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᑉᓯᓐᓂ. ᖁᔭᓈᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.” ᑲᙳᑦᑕᐃᓐᓂᕋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ, ᑖᒻᓇ ᑕᒡᕙ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᖕᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᖅ. ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᑉᑕ ᓗᐊᕆ ᐃᑦᓚᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ, ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᒥᒐᖅᓰᓐᓇᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓕᕐᓂᒃ 2017-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ. ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ, ᐃᑦᓚᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᔭᔅᑕᓐ ᑐᑐᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓯᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑖᒻᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. “ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᕿᒪᐃᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᕝᕕᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑦᓚᐅᑦ. ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 2022-ᒥ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᑕᒻᒥᕐᒥ, ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 7-ᒥ, ᓂᑉᓕᐅᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ. ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ

ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᙵᒍᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᓕᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ $16,000-ᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ. ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑰᔪᖅ ᐸᐃᕆᔭᐃᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᒥ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ Embassy West-ᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕙᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 3-ᒥ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᑐᓵᔨᖃᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒥᒃ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 5-ᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ Embassy West ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖅᑳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ “ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᔩᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.” ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ 30-ᖃᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑕ, ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓈᓚᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᕌᖓᑕ ᓴᓚᐅᓱᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᓕᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ. ᒪᐃᓐ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ: “ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᖁᔨᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖃᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕇᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᒋᐊᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃᑖᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᓪᓗ.” ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᑎᑦ ᒪᐃᓐ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᔭᐃᑦ. 2019-ᒥ, ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᖁᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ, ᒪᑐᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓲᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

We cannot keep passing the ball on Elder care Northern News Services

The need for community care centres for elderly Nunavummiut has long been a point of division in our territorial government.

It’s not so much that regular members and cabinet are at odds on whether or not these smaller facilities would be of benefit to their communities, but rather if those community-based facilities could ever be fit into a budget and be acted on.

The plan currently in favour is still to build regional centres in Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay, which has driven former Kivalliq MLA Manitok Thompson to repeatedly express frustration.

She was one of many instrumental forces behind a petition launched last fall that has now pulled in more than 22,000 signatures in favour of keeping Elders in communities when they lose the ability to live independently.

“I don’t think they have the will to change the plan from regional centres to smaller, three-bedroom, four-bedroom Elder care in communities,” said Thompson. “When they build those regional centres (in Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay), they’re going to say we have enough (long-term care) beds, we can’t build in your communities. It’s going to shut down any ideas the communities may be thinking of.”

She called it a shame, and that’s

the word that fits best.

According to MP Lori Idlout, Elder care facilities in the territory have been at capacity since 2017.

In November, Idlout asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Parliament to take action and invest in Nunavut’s Elders, conveying the same message as Thompson’s petition.

“Mister Speaker, our Elders in Nunavut are being exiled from their families, from their homeland and from their communities because they cannot access care in the territory,” said Idlout.

The federal budget for 2022, released on Thursday, April 7, has no such action promised.

The practice of sending Elders to out-of-territory care facilities has continued to draw ire and speculation that beloved family members are little more than a $16,000 line item on a budget.

An open letter from Pairijait Tigummiaqtikkut, the former operators of the Iqaluit Elder’s home, laid out several concerning inadequacies reported to them from residents of the Embassy West facility in Ottawa and their family members on March 3, including issues with communication, interpretation and culturally relevant care.

Health Minister John Main responded to the letter April 5, stating that Embassy West Senior Living sent the letter to its regulatory body, the Ontario Retirement Homes Regulatory

Authority (RHRA), which triggered an investigation.

The result of that investigation was that there were “no findings of non-compliance related to the concerns identified by the Pairijiit Tigummiaqtikkut.”

Even if all of the near-30 concerns listed in the open letter were oneoff problems, our Elders must be listened to when they say they are not comfortable or happy where they are being told it is safest for them to spend their twilight years.

Main’s response continued: “I understand many people feel strongly about increasing the availability of in-territory care options for Nunavut Elders and we are working to make that a reality. The Government of Nunavut continues to work toward expanding in-territory care options with planned facilities such as the Rankin Inlet Long-term Care Centre.

We are committed to meeting the long-term care needs of Nunavut Elders and providing quality care in a culturally appropriate manner.”

The ball is in your court, Minister Main. In 2019, you warned against the potential obsolescence of regional care facilities, with the hopes the closure of Baker Lake’s care centre was not the beginning of a trend.

Home care may be able to stem the gap for now, but we must do much more to ensure our Elders can safely age in place in their communities.

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ᐅᐱᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᕗᒍᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᑑᔮᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᓚ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᑦ, ᐃᓐᖑᑕᕋᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒃᑲᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᑯᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ. ᐆᒃᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐃᔾᔪᑎᒋᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᑯ, ᑕᑭᓂᖃᓄᑦ ᓴᓐᖏᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᒪᖅ ᐊᑖᓂ ᓇᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ, ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᑕᕆᐅᖃᖅᑎᒋᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ, ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᓯᑯᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᖅ ᐊᑖᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᑦ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑐᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᖅᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖏᑦᑐᒦᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᕼᐊᐅᓕ ᒪᒃᓴᒐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓯᑯᒃᑰᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖃᕌᖓᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓗᐱᓐᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᒡᓗ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒍᓗᓯᐅᕐᕕᕕᓂᖓᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ 43-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ 5 ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓯᑯᒥ ᕿᑐᖓᖃᖅᓱᓂ, 28-ᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑎᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖏᑦᑐᒦᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᐅᖃᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᑳᑦᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖑᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖏᑦᑐᒦᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᔪᖏᒐᓱᒋᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓗᒃᑖᕋᑦᑕᓗ ᓯᓚ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᖅᑳᓂᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᐊᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᖅᑳᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖏᑉᐸᑕᓗ ᓯᑯ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ – ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᐊᑦᓯᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᑉᔪᑎᒋᓂᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᑖᓂᓗ ᐃᒪᖅ ᓇᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓗᑕ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᕕᒃᓴᒥᖕᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᒃᑲ National ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑕ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑕᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᐳᒍᑦ Geographic–ᑯᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᑐᖁᔪᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒡᓗᑕᓗ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕐᓗᐊᕿᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᓕᑉᐹᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᓴᐅᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᐅᐱᒋᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᒍᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᐅᑕᕗᑦ.

Conditions and terrain the unknown in our global village Northern News Services

It is amazing with today’s technology and advancements how we can pursue a program or adventure almost into the unknown. The world as we know it has become our global village so there really isn’t the unknown, however, the conditions and terrain are the unknown.

In recognition of technology and acknowledging the application of new equipment, my grandson and several other individuals in our community and the region of Kitikmeot have taken a course in the study of ice and conditions. They can measure the thickness

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/Iqaluit street talk with Trevor Wright

ᑭᐅᕈᓚᐃᓐ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ “ ᑐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒻ. ᐊᓃᑲᑕᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᕙᒃᖢᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᙱᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒻᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.”

Caroline Ipeelie “Toonik Tyme.

Because we’re promoted to stay outside more and see faces we probably didn’t see all winter. With restrictions, with Covid and not being able to do the normal things that you do during Toonik Tyme.”

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A polar bear and her cubs, spotted northwest of Somerset Island, Nunavut by the Transglobal Car Expedition in their travels from Cambridge Bay to Resolute. Photo courtesy of Andrew Comrie-Picard

of the ice, length and inter-community strength of the curtravelers crossing the strait of where it rent, the content of might not be safe to salt, and the moveHarry Maksagak is a Cambridge Bay resident, former underground cross. ment of the ice as a miner at the Lupin gold mine, now For anyone out result of the current. retired from the Government of there who have This is valuable Nunavut. He has been married for 50 years and has five children and the thought of adfor local hunters numerous grand- and great-grandand for the Hunters venturing into the children. and Trappers OrNorth with oversized vehicles – one has ganizations in the to collect any and safe passage for our all information of the trail they are going to organized hunts in country food provision cut or travel through. I am referring quite such as Musk-oxen and caribou along with clearly to the National Geographic group fish as well. This is helpful too in reminding

In my View

ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᐱᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ?

What are your favorite springtime activities or events? ᔪᓕ ᕙᑕᐸᓕ “ ᑐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒻ! ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᓱᓕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ (ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᒃᑲ) ᕿᑎᒃᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓲᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᑐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒻ– ᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ.”

Julie Vaddapalli “Toonik Tyme! I haven’t seen the program, but (I like) the regular activities each year.

There are people who haven’t been here and arrived in Iqaluit because of Covid (that) have never experienced Toonik.”

ᐊᑭᓱ ᓇᐅᓪᓚᖅ “ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᕋ ᑐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒻ, ᕿᓂᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓇᓗᑭᐊᖅ. ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓃᕐᒪᑕ.”

Akeeshoo Nowdlak “I’d say Toonik Tyme, scavenger hunt games and I forgot what else. It’s been a couple of years.”

that were fortunate in not experiencing a fatality but could have. A valuable lesson from this experience is to get in touch with the local HTO’s and have their trained Smart Ice individuals map out the safest route and not assume that the vehicles though amphibious could break through the ice as was the case. Everyone is aware of the effects of global warming and the extreme danger of not knowing the ice thickness or current beneath.

By checking and asking questions we are working in the IQ Principles issue of working together for a common cause and showing respect for the environment.

ᒪᐃᒃ ᑯᐊᑦᓂ “ ᓄᓇᒧᙵᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑏᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᖅ. ᐃᓐᓇᕈᓕᕋᒪ, ᓯᓚ ᐅᖁᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓕᖅᑕᕋ, ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓵᓚᒋᔭᐅᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ.”

Mike Courtney “Getting out on the land and drinking some tea and doing some fishing. I’m getting old now I prefer the warmer weather, spring-time up here you can’t beat it.”

ᐋᒻᐳᕐ ᐊᒡᓗᒃᑲᖅ “ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᕐᓂᖅ. ᕿᒧᒃᓯᕋᔪᖕᒪᑕ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐳᑎᕗᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᐅᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᖅ ᐱᐅᔭᕌᖓᑦ, ᕿᒻᒦᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᑦᑎᐊᓲᑦ.”

ᐋᒻᐳᕐ ᒪᐃᓄᕐᔅ “ ᐊᓃᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᕋ, ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑯᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑯᒥ, ᓯᓚᒥ ᓇᐃᒪᓪᓗᓂ. ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ, ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᕈᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖁᖅᓯᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᑉᑯᑦ ᐱᓂᖅᓴᐅᔫᔭᓕᖅᑐᖅ.”

Amber Aglukark “Dog sledding. It’s the prime time for it.

Past winters we had good compact snow for dog sledding but it’s melting way too fast. But when we have a good day, the dogs can really haul a**.”

Amber Miners “I like just getting outside, skiing, being out in the bay, being out in the air. It’s very nice, it was a little bit scary because it got too warm but now it feels a bit more like a normal spring.”

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Food bank hands out tuktu ᒪᐃᔭ ᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑕᓇ ᒪᑲᐃᔮᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᕗᕆᑦᓚᓐ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᑖᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

The Ikurraq Food Bank in Rankin Inlet has been on a roll of community support initiatives, with the latest one being a free bag of tuktu, potatoes and fruit cups to nearly 800 people.

Sally Cormier-Ittinuar, food bank coordinator, and a team of volunteers handed out generous bags of frozen tuktu, fruit cups and potatoes to every car, ATV, snowmobile and pedestrian that came by Wednesday evening, March 30.

She thanked the Department of Economic Development and Transportation for funding for the tuktu meat, as well as Kivalliq Arctic Foods and Agnico Eagle for the fruit cupts and EPLS for delivering the potatoes.

ᓇᐅᔭ ᕗᕆᑦᓚᓐ ᑎᒍᓯᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ.

Mia Eetuk, Donna Makayuk and David Fredlund make sure all their tuktu is in order. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Nauya Fredlund grabs a bag of tuktu to give out to a resident. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᓵᓕ ᑯᐊᒥ–ᐃᑎᓐᓄᐊᖅ, ᑲᒪᔨ ᐃᑯᕐᕋᖅ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᑦᑕᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓕᐅ ᐃᑦᓯᕐᒧᑦ.

ᓇᐅᔭ ᕗᕆᑦᓚᓐ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᑦᑕᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓄᑦ.

Sally Cormier-Ittinuar, coordinator of the Ikurraq Food Bank, gives a bag of tuktu and potatoes to Leo Eecherk. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Nauya Fredlund hands a bag of tuktu and potatoes to some eager community members. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Iqaluit gets ready for Toonik Tyme Iqaluit-Kimmirut Race coming back

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Iqaluit

Toonik Tyme is finally coming back after being cancelled due to Covid-19 these last couple of years, and it is full of events all over Iqaluit.

There are events happening all over the territorial capital starting on Friday, April 8. There will be snowmobile races, dog races, hunting, skinning, Elders activities and many other events marking the return of spring.

“We are really excited about it because we have been shut down for two years, every time we would do an event, Covid would shut us down.

So we’re really happy to reopen it this year,” said Pitseolak Alainga, president of 123Go! which organizes Toonik Tyme.

The normally-annual Toonik Tyme festival has been cancelled twice in a row due to the global pandemic, however with the easing of public health measures it is ready to return.

“It’s been a long two years,” said Alainga, “I think we’re a little bit rusty but at the same time anxious to start our Toonik Tyme.”

Among the first events announced for Toonik Tyme was the Craft Fair, which will be taking place at the Aqsarniit Hotel.

“The Crafts Fair has become really large and it’s still getting larger and larger,” Alainga said.

This year will be the 57th anniversary of Toonik Tyme. Returning this year is the race to Kimmirut, an endurance race to the South Baffin community and back.

“It’s coming back after four or five years.

That’s what everyone’s been waiting for and wanting to participate,” explained Alainga.

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒻᒥᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᔪᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

“It used to be hunters doing the race but lots of people want to join in on the races this year.”

Schedule of events for Toonik Tyme 2022: April 8: - 12:00 p.m. RCMP Barbeque - 1 p.m. Kids Ski-Doo Race/Outdoor Games, Sea Ice - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Elders Boardgame Night, Iqaluit Makerspace April 9: - 10 a.m. Craft Fair, Aqsarniit Hotel -1 p.m. Skijoring Race - 6 to 8 p.m. Youth Bonfire April 10: - 9 a.m. Snowmobile Circuit Race - 10 a.m. Traditional Dog Race - 1 p.m. Kids Snowmobile Races, Sea Ice - 2 p.m. Ski Loppet, Building 5001 - 1 to 4 p.m. Tea and Palauga Contest, Sea Ice - 2 to 5 p.m. Games/Harpoon Throw - 3 to 4 p.m. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Northwestel Toonik Tyme Poolooza April 11: - 12 to 4 p.m. Elders Games, Iqaluit Square (beside Northmart) April 12: - 1 to 3 p.m. Elders Bingo, Elders’ Qammaq April 14: - 1 to 3 p.m. Elder’s Fashion and Food, Elders’ Qammaq

Iqalummiut can look forward to taking part in Toonik Tyme after two long years. Photo courtesy Toonik Tyme - 1 to 4 p.m. Youth Sliding Party April 15: - 10 a.m. Hunters Qammutiq Race Iqaluit/ Kimmirut - 10 a.m. Traditional Dog Team Race - 12 p.m. Tea and Palauga Contest, Sea Ice - 7 p.m. Inuit Games, Youth Centre April 16: - 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hunting Contest, Ptarmigan, Hare, Seal - 10 a.m. Iglu Building

- 2 p.m. Scavenger Hunt, Family Friendly - 6 p.m. Seal Skinning Contest April 17: - 10 a.m. Sno Challenge Ski-Doo Race, Iqaluit/ Kimmirut Ongoing Events: April 8 to 16: - Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Anne Frank Exhibit, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum - DJ’s Drawing Contest, closes April 16 Source: Toonik Tyme

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Vaccine passport ends in Baker Lake

Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake The Hamlet of Baker Lake’s vaccine passport bylaw was no longer in effect as of Tuesday, March 29.

The bylaw had required individuals to provide proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 before entering a municipal public building. It was repealed by hamlet council with another bylaw.

The hamlet reminded residents that all current Government of Nunavut public health measures are still in effect until removed by the GN. – Stewart Burnett

Two fox attacks on dogs reported

Iqaluit Nunavut’s Department of Health is investigating reports of two fox attacks against dogs in Iqaluit on April 1.

The department is reminding people to report animals at large to the City of Iqaluit at 867-979-5772.

The same day, the municipality also reminded residents to have their pets vaccinated against rabies.

Rabies is commonly found in foxes in the territory and can spread to dogs when they are bitten by wildlife. Rabies can be transferred to people when an infected animal bites, scratches or licks them.

– Trevor Wright

RCMP warn of online scams

Nunavut Nunavut RCMP are warning that some people on Facebook have been posing as a dealership, pretending to sell all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.

The police are urging Nunavummiut not to send money to anyone over Facebook without meeting the person first, or somehow confirming that a seller is legitimate.

The following approaches can be used to protect yourself from scams, according to the RCMP: - Request the seller send a video of the machine running and make sure they include the vehicle’s serial number, or VIN. Then enter the VIN into the Carfax Canada website for a vehicle history — but be aware that using the Carfax service requires payment; - Check the address on the invoice and ensure the machine is attached to a physical dealership; - If possible, check the vehicle in person; - Use a reputable payment option (such as Paypal), which can investigate fraud claims on your behalf. A reputable seller will welcome use of secure services; - Do not allow anyone to pressure you in buying or

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sending more money without a background check; - When in doubt, walk away from the transaction and do not send money.

Report any fraudulent activity to your local RCMP or make a report to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or visit their website online.

– Trevor Wright

Feedback sought for making TRC statutory holiday

Nunavut The Department of Justice is seeking public input on making the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which occurs Sept. 30, a statutory holiday in the territory.

The department is seeking feedback from registered businesses and societies in Nunavut on if they support the initiative and if it would have any negative effects on them.

Any feedback should be sent to TRHolidayConsultations@gov.nu.ca and is due by April 8.

– Stewart Burnett

Liquor plebiscite to be held in May

Kugluktuk There will be a liquor plebiscite in Kugluktuk on May 16, allowing residents to vote on whether to keep the existing system of unrestricted liquor or to replace it with a restricted quantities system.

If more than 40 per cent of votes cast are no, then the unrestricted system will remain in place; if 60 per cent or more vote yes, then it will move to restricted.

A restricted system will limit the amount of liquor that a person can order to 1.775 litres of spirits; 48 cans of 355 ml of beer or other similar drinks, such as ciders or coolers; and up to 3.75 litres of wine (five bottles of 750 ml).

For more information about the plebiscite, residents can contact Elections Nunavut at 1-800-267439.

– Trevor Wright

Late-night landfill fire

Iqaluit A fire was confirmed at Iqaluit’s West 40 landfill at 2:12 a.m. April 6.

Nine firefighters and seven public works staff with water trucks responded to the fire.

Due to ongoing inclement weather at the time, the Iqaluit Airport helped provide shelter with a mobile command post.

Later that Wednesday an excavator was on-site and was working on exposing a “significant” hot

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ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᒐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᑲᑕᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᐅᔫᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᒫᑦᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᐃᓐᓄᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ – ᒪᓕᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ – ᐃᑯᕐᕋᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖓ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᑲᑕᒃᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ, ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 2-ᒥ. ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᓲᑦ, ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᒐᔩᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ. ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖏᑦ $600-ᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐋᓪᓕᐊᕋᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ.

Community comes out for craft fair It’s a good thing the Government of Nunavut increased capacity restrictions late March, because Rankin Inlet’s community hall was packed – within legal limits – for the Ikurraq Food Bank’s community fair Saturday, April 2. All manner of vendors, from artists to bakers, provided a shopping opportunity for the many dozens of Rankinmiut who passed through. The event raised $600 for the food bank through table sales. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo spot, according to a release by the City of Iqaluit.

Shortly before noon the fire at the landfill was extinguished. The landfill reopened Saturday, April 9 after the final site cleanup was concluded.

– Trevor Wright

QWorks launched as online learning portal for Nunavummiut

Nunavut The Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation, Qikiqtaaluk Corporation and Qikiqtani Industry Limited announced they have launched a new platform for learning online which will help Nunavummiut access free online courses and resources to support skills development in Nunavut.

“This initiative is part of Qikiqtaaluk Corporation’s commitment to serving and supporting our communities’ well-being and self-reliance,” said Harry Flaherty, president of Qikiqtaaluk Corporation.

According to a release by the three companies,

Nunavut’s Inuit labour force is underutilized and obtaining the right skills and education remains a barrier.

The learning portal is known as QWorks and can be accessed via qikitaniindustry.ca or trainingnunavut. ca, and is available in both Inuktitut and English.

QWorks was developed with the help of the Pinnguaq Corporation.

– Trevor Wright

Fuel prices rise

Nunavut It wasn’t an April Fool’s joke and had nothing to do with the invasion of Ukraine, but Nunavut’s fuel prices rose April 1 due to the federal carbon tax.

Gasoline is now $1.19 per litre, with vehicle diesel at $1.29 per litre. Naptha is $8.22 per can.

The carbon tax increase was offset by the Nunavut Carbon Rebate, which reduces the impact of the tax by 50 per cent.

– Stewart Burnett

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Researchers prepare for return to assess thinning Arctic glaciers Ice depth equivalent to 7.5 metres covering Canada’s Maritime provinces has melted since 2002

ᒪᑯᓯ ᐃᑦᓂ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᑉ ᓇHᐊᓂ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ. ᐅᔭᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃᑑᑉ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑎᒋᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᑯ ᓅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ 2017-ᒥ 2021-ᒧᑦ.

By Ethan Butterfield Northern News Services Nunavut/NWT

Two teams of scientists with Natural Resources Canada will make their annual 3,500 kilometre trip across the High Arctic this month to monitor weather stations and observe glacial changes which, since 2002, have been dramatic as 1,000 giga tonnes of ice has melted.

“To put that into perspective, 1,000 (giga tonnes) of ice would cover New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and P.E.I. in a layer of ice over 7.5 metres thick,” said Dr. Bradley Danielson, a researcher with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC).

The trip across the High Arctic has been occurring well before 2002, however, as professionals from GSC have been making the trek ever since 1959. New measurement practices were established at some of the Arctic glaciers in 2002, Danielson said.

Two other researchers will accompany Danielson to analyze five of the ice caps. This includes the Agassiz, Meighen, Devon, and Grise Fiord ice caps in Nunavut, as well as the Melville ice cap in the Northwest Territories.

A second team, led by GSC scientist Mark Ednie, will observe the NWT’s Nahanni National Park Reserve to monitor the Bologna Glacier, plus two other locations in Alberta and British Columbia.

Making their way out to the glaciers, the team members expect to see a continuation of a trend of thinning ice, said Danielson.

This is determined through measurements taken with fivemetre-long aluminum poles used at each of the target glaciers.

“There’s an established set of measurement poles on these glaciers,” said Danielson. “We drill a hole in the ice, we put the pole in, and that’s our reference marker. We can use that to measure the distance from the top of the pole to the ice surface, then we know where last year’s ice surface was, (so) when we come back this year, we can measure how much snow accumulated in that area. We can also measure how much ice melted the summer before. So we’re looking for that balance.”

With regards to monitoring weather stations in the area, the team assesses data received from the year-round facilities to better understand the seasonal fluctuations of temperatures in different regions. However, Danielson noted, issues can occur that affect the station’s readings.

“Occasionally, they get knocked over or they fall over,” he

Dr. Bradley Danielson, left, and David Burgess, conduct research at the Melville Ice Cap in the Northwest Territories during their 2021 journey to the High Arctic. They also go to several sites in Nunavut. Photo courtesy of Government of Canada said. “For instance, (in) 2020, we were really worried that a lot of our weather stations would be damaged, just because we didn’t anticipate leaving them for more than a year without maintenance.

“We got lucky in a few cases that some of them are still standing,” he added. “Some of them were buried or knocked over.

Then yeah, we do we lose pieces of that temperature record or climate record.”

Overall, each ice cap has at least one weather station, but there may be as many as five, depending on the glacier.

“I think there’s three on the Agassiz ice cap, and five on the Devon ice cap, just because those are much bigger sites,” said Danielson.

All the data gathered from the team’s journey goes towards analysis for predictions regarding things such as rising sea levels.

“So what we’re doing is really collecting the ground truth data that allows us to make bigger picture assessments of glacier changes,” Danielson said. “Then that type of information is used to help predict how much glacier melt is occurring in Canada, and then how much glacier melt may contribute to future sea level rise for instance.”

ᐳᕋᑦᓕ ᕼᓂᐅᓪᔅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᐳᒋᔅ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔪᑦ ᒥᐅᕕᐅᓪᒥ ᓯᑯᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ 2021ᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒧᙵᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ.

Mark Ednie, of Natural Resources Canada, will be studying the Bologna Glacier in the NWT’s Nahanni National Park. The area between the rock and the red line in the image shows how far the ice retreated between 2017 and 2021. Photo courtesy of Natural Resources Canada

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GN hopes for acceptable second round of bids on multiple projects

ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᓄᕆᒧᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 2020-ᒥ. ᕿᓂᕋᓱᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᑖᒻᓇ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑭᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᒃ.

The Hamlet of Sanikiluaq office sustained major damage during a wind storm in September 2020. There’s another attempt underway to find a contractor to build a replacement, but the cost has to fall within the GN’s budget.

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Delayed Kivalliq airport terminals and Sanikiluaq municipal office back on the block

By Derek Neary Northern News Services Nunavut

After failing to find affordable contractors in 2021 to replace some critical infrastructure in the Kivalliq and Sanikiluaq, the Government of Nunavut is again searching for companies that can construct key buildings within the GN’s budget.

A tender been reissued for airport terminal buildings in Naujaat, Chesterfield Inlet and Whale Cove — the deadline for submissions is April 28. A separate tender is again up for bids to replace the Hamlet of Sanikiluaq’s office building, which was badly damaged in a storm in September 2020. That competition closes on April 25.

Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki admitted that he’s worried a contractor may not be found within budget for the three Kivalliq airport terminal buildings, even though the federal government has topped up the price limit by an additional $22.5 million for those three airport terminals in addition to ones in Kugluktuk and Kimmirut.

Supply chain issues could be a hurdle, Malliki suggested.

“I really hope the tender’s fair and (gets) the project going. If there is a delay again the price won’t be going down as we all know that price of everything increasing around the globe,” he said.

In the Legislative Assembly on March 18, Economic Development and Transportation Minister Lorne Kusugak explained that the three Kivalliq air terminal buildings have been bundled together for one contractor to tackle in an effort to “get them done faster and cheaper.”

The GN is expecting the contractor to have all three structures completed by the end of 2023.

Malliki inquired about a runway extension in Naujaat as well, but Kusugak made it clear that such a project is out of the question, despite being requested for many years.

“There is a limit to expansion because it can become obscenely expensive, and we have limited funding, with no extra funds specifically set aside for runway extensions,” the minister said.

“Canada, via the federal government, must fund the expansion or construction of the runways, and we have no discretionary funds towards that.”

In Sanikiluaq, Daniel Qavvik, MLA for Hudson Bay, said he has “strongly supported the timely replacement of Sanikiluaq’s municipal office.”

“It is essential for the community that a new office be constructed,” he said.

The plan is for a 7,500-square-foot, single-storey building to house municipal staff in addition to some GN departmental employees. The Department of Community and Government Services (CGS) 2022-‘23 budget includes $4.5 million toward the project. The government expects construction to be complete by next year.

Qavvik asked CGS Minister David Joanasie about the impacts of construction costs, high bids and Covid-19.

Joanasie replied, “The factors that the member points out are things that we try to mitigate any risks as we try to proceed with our projects.”

Last June, Jeannie Ehaloak, then-minister of CGS, revealed

that propositions to build a new hamlet office in Sanikiluaq “significantly exceeded the budget, resulting in the cancellation of the request for proposals.”

Sakku School debate The winter sitting of the Legislative Assembly in March also sparked extensive debate about the practicality of renovating and expanding Sakku School in Coral Harbour versus constructing a new school.

Malliki, who represents Coral Harbour, initially thought the latter course of action made more sense after hearing that the budget for renovations and expansion ballooned to $45.1 million over four years from the originally proposed $27.6 million.

The expenditures will increase Sakku School’s footprint to

54,000 square feet from the existing 43,000, and will provide a large gymnasium and more services for children and parents.

Student capacity will rise to 445 from 335.

Also within the budget will be a new 3,550-square-foot Nunavut Arctic College community learning centre.

Education Minister Pamela Gross explained that the estimated cost to build a new school was $51 million, including demolition of the existing school. She added that the territorial government’s capital planning process spans five years and that the renovation and expansion plan had already gone through that procedure with considerable community consultation, whereas a new school would reset that planning process to the beginning phase.

It’s anticipated that the structural improvements to Sakku School will begin during summer 2023.

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ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᖅ, ᓴᓇ ᓰᑦᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒥᐅᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᙳᕋᓱᒃᖢᓂ. ᐃᒻᖏᖃᑕᐅᔪᒫᖅᑐᖅ Folk on the Rocks-ᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ.

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Eager to perform again Baker Lake’s Shauna Seeteenak on lineup for Folk on the Rocks in Yellowknife

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake

Originally from Baker Lake, Shauna Seeteenak now lives in Iqaluit while pursuing her music career.

She will be performing at Folk on the Rocks this summer in Yellowknife. Photo courtesy of Shauna Seeteenak

The first wave of artists announced for Yellowknife’s iconic Folk on the Rocks summer music festival includes a familiar name to those in the Kivalliq: Baker Lake hip-hop artist Shauna Seeteenak.

“Covid has taken a huge toll on being able to travel and perfom and share my music,” said Seeteenak from Iqaluit, where she now lives.

The Baker Lake artist got into music when she found an old cassette tape in one of her mother’s spare rooms as a child.

“It was Salt-N-Pepa,” remembers Seeteenak.

“I really loved the way that it sounded.”

And she always had a penchant for performing in front of a crowd, with a talent show in elementary school being her first time singing for a full room.

“I really loved the way it made me feel when the crowd clapped and cheered,” she said.

As she got older, she got into Eminem and appreciated how he was able to express his emotions through music without taking action.

“I started practising following along with his songs, getting to know the rhythm,” said Seeteenak. “That’s when I started wanting to become a rapper.”

Her writing skills continued to develop through poetry in junior high. When she was a teenager, she plugged a Rock Band microphone

into her computer and downloaded recording software and instrumentals.

After recording, she uploaded songs to Bebo, a popular social media platform at the time, and her music began circulating around her home community.

“I’m sure I have over 500 songs that are stored somewhere,” said Seeteenak. “I wrote a lot. I really liked the way it made me feel. Growing up, I was never taught how to express myself healthily.”

Performing at a Baker Lake talent show then got her an invite to the Alianait festival in 2010, her first professional performance.

“I’m still learning a lot to this day, recording music the professional way,” said Seeteenak.

She is is currently signed to Iqaluit-based label Hitmakerz and put out her first album, Therapy Sessions, in 2021.

Over the years, her music has changed and become more positive, she added.

“My music back then was angrier,” she said.

“A lot of sad songs I put out. I’ve noticed lately that the music I’m writing now is a lot more heartfelt, more about healing and more about helping other people.”

She’s excited about the Yellowknife festival, and she’ll be following that up with another performance at Alianait this year as well. When not on the road, she’s continuing work on her second album.

Readers can find her music on any streaming platform under her name, Shauna Seeteenak.

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Teaching these cops a thing or two

ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑕᖃᑦ ᕕᓕᐊᒻᓴᓐ ᑕᓯᖓᓂ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᖑᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

Families and children filled the Williamson Lake skating rinks to play hockey and race around. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑎᔪᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᓂᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ

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ᐸᓖᓯ ᐸᐱ–ᔫ ᐅᐃᔅᑐᕆᒃ, ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒥᒃ.

Const. Bobbie-Jo Oystrick, one of the skilled police skaters, races a youth. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐸᓖᓯ ᑰᑎ ᐱᐅᕆᓐ ᖁᖓᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

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ᐸᓖᓯᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖏᓚᑦ – ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐸᓖᓯ ᒫᑦ ᕼᐅᑉ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑭᐅᑎᖑ ᓲᑕᐃᔅᒧᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ “ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᓂᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ, ᐄᐳᕈ 2-ᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᕕᓕᐊᒻᓴᓐ ᑕᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᒥᑦ ᓄᑕᖃᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓪᓗ ᐸᓖᓯᓪᓗ ᓯᓚᑦᓯᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᖅᑭᑕᒫᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖓᖃᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᕙᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐊᓂᖕᒪᑕ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑕᖃᓂᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

Our police officers can do a lot of things, but not all of them can skate very well – and certainly not Const. Matt Hope, who was graciously taught by Akkiutaq Shouldice how to get his legs under him during a “Teach a Cop to Skate” event held by the Rankin Inlet RCMP detachment Saturday, April 2.

The event turned out to be almost the first mark of spring in the community, with the town’s skating rinks on Williamson Lake filled with dozens of children, families and cops on a warm day.

During monthly briefings to the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet’s council, detachment members had repeated that they’d like to have more involvement in the community but had been stifled lately by pandemic restrictions.

Saturday’s event was celebrated by many on social media afterwards for the visibility and involvement of the police and the fun children had on the ice.

ᐊᑭᐅᑦᑕᖅ ᓲᑕᐃᔅ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᓖᓯ ᒫᑦ ᕼᐅᑉᒥᒃ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Akkiutaq Shouldice, front, persevered to teach Const. Matt Hope, behind, how to skate. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐸᓖᓯ ᔭᑯᕆ ᕈᐃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᐃᔾᔮᖅᑐᖅ.

Const. Zachary Roy goes for a spin on the ice. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Const. Cody Perrin smiles while entering the skating fray. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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Sport awards handed out ᒪᐃᔭ Hᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᓕᓴ ᐅᓗᔪᒃᓗ, ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕿᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓗᔪᒃ “ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖅᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.”

ᐃᑐᕆᔭᓇ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᔾᔫᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᖅ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᑲᓛᒃᒥᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖅ ᒪᐃᔭ Hᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ. ᖃᕆᑕᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ “ᐆᒃᑑᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᑯᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᓗ.”

Mayor Harry Towtongie smiles with Lisa Oolooyuk, who received a special recognition award from the territory’s Sport and Recreation Awards.

Sport Nunavut called Oolooyuk “a shining light in the Rankin Inlet soccer community.” Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Adriana and Pujjuut Kusugak receive the Male Athlete of the Year Award on behalf of son Qaritaq Kusugak Clark from Mayor Harry Towtongie. Qaritaq was called “a true role model on and off the ice for youth in Rankin Inlet and Nunavut.” Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Thanks, Will Smith … your hostile gesture has now permeated the tennis world And how much would you pay for a burger? How about $151?

ᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᑐᕋᓐᓯᔅᑭ, Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ Humboldt Broncos-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓛᕐᒥ 2021-ᒥ. ᑐᕋᓐᓯᔅᑭ ᑐᖁᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᐸᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᔪᐊᓘᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 2018-ᒥ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᖑ 16-ᓂᒃ. ᓯᑕᒪᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ Humboldt-ᒥ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 6-ᒥ.

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couple of people attempted to get at Kouame.

For his part, Kouame, being the tough guy that he is, took off as fast as he could.

Once again, we take you to the wonderful Couldn’t expect anything less than that, eh? world of large lottery wins, even though I Look, if you’re going to wallop someone, have no idea of what it’s like to hit the jackyou’d better be ready for the response. It’s pot because I’m me. a shame no one was able to get at Kouame A Missouri man won himself $77,777 on a more than they did because you don’t pull scratch ticket earlier this month. That’s great that sort of stunt and for him … especially not expect a response. when you consider he Don’t you wish it bought the wrong one. happened in a hockey The unidentified man game? I kind of do told lottery officials in McCarthy is the sports editor and once you see the the state that he wasn’t James at NNSL Media. Reach him at sports@ video, you will as paying attention when nnsl.com well. Can’t wait to he bought the ticket see what happens to and it was a fluke. He Kouame in his next match. doesn’t know what he will do with the winnings and he’s still taking it all in. You suck, dude. Lotteries suck. And yes, I have a ticket That’s a pass for me for Tuesday’s Lotto Max drawing because If you’ve ever eaten at a sporting event, lotteries suck and I’m a sucker for a dollar you’ll know what I mean when I say that it’s sign and a digit followed by a boatload of probably more prudent to assuage your gaszeroes behind it. tronomical compulsions before setting foot Anyway: within the confines of the venue. Truist Park in Atlanta is a perfect example of that.

The home of your reigning World Series Keep your racquet out of … champion Atlanta Braves is offering up a Rumour has it Will Smith slapped Chris burger for the economically-stunned price of Rock at the Academy Awards last month. $151. That’s not a typo. $151.

I’ve seen a few photos of it but I’m still not So just what in the hell are you getting for sold. the equivalent of an average trip to your local There’s been another occurrence of a slap supermarket? in plain sight and it comes from Accra, A Wagyu beef patty topped with a fried Ghana. It was the International Tennis Fedegg (cage-free, of course), golf leaf-wrapped eration Juniors World Tour stop earlier this foie gras, grilled cold-water lobster tail, Tilmonth and it came following the men’s singles contest between Michael Kouame of lamook cheddar cheese, heirloom tomato and France and Raphael Nii Ankrah of Ghana. a truffle aioli all on a toasted bun. Can you Ankrah defeated Kouame, the no. 1 seed for imagine someone sitting in the $20 section the tournament, and, as is customary followof the park thinking to themselves ‘Gee, you know what I’m in the mood for? One of that ing a match, both players came to the net for there Ragu burgers. I just pawned the kid off the post-match handshake/fist-bump/racquet for the day and got $175. Hey, ya gotta live, tap/whatever. right?”

They shook hands before Kouame stepped Of course, if you order a beer, that price back and laid an open palm across Ankrah’s will increase by 50 per cent because I’m cerkisser. He didn’t exactly hide it, either, and it made quite the sound. Naturally, Ankrah tain the running price for a tall-boy has to be and his fans didn’t take too kindly to it and a around $70 or so at that ballpark. Probably

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Ryan Straschnitzki, a former Humboldt Broncos player, speaks to students at an elementary school in 2021.

Straschnitzki was one of those who survived that horrendous bus crash in Saskatchewan in 2018 which killed 16 people. The fourth anniversary of that tragedy was observed on April 6 in Humboldt. Susan Zielinski/Advocate staff photo that much at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

I’ll stick with the hotdog and small Coke.

That’s my $30 spent at the ballpark right there.

And finally …

Good Idea: Honouring the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy.

Bad Idea: The sadness four years on that remains.

It was four years ago on April 6 that changed the city of Humboldt, Sask. That was the day 16 people were killed in that horrific bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. They were on their way to a playoff game in Nipawin, Sask., a game they would never make.

It was a quiet day in Humboldt on April 6 as the city and team marked the fourth anniver-

sary. Quiet because that’s how the families of those who perished wanted it to be. Michael Behiel, the city’s mayor, opened the arena for anyone who wanted to come in and just be with people; it was the first in-person memorial since the pandemic began.

His worship said the community has been forever changed because of what’s happened.

I can believe it. It will take a long time to get over the tragedy that occurred that afternoon.

At 4:50 p.m., a church bell rang 29 times in honour of those killed or injured. How haunting those gongs must have sounded. It’s obvious people are trying to turn this into a positive and I really hope they can. Out of something bad always come something good and you have to hope that something good will become great.

Until next time, folks … #HumboldtStrong