Nunavut News, December 16 edition

ᐅᓯᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐳᑦ: ‘ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᓛᑦᑎᐊᖅ’ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᙳᖅᑕᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ; ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖏᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑉᐳᑦ

Freight arrival: 'Horrific at best'

Businesses express frustration at cargo delays since merger; Canadian North says issue mostly beyond its control

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Public transit hopes in Iqaluit part of master plan

Special edition on transportation

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Minister of Economic Development and Transportation David Akeeagok, federal Minister of Transport Marc Garneau and Qikiqtani Inuit Association president P.J. Akeeagok stand together after an August 2019 announcement of $76.5 million from the federal government for new harbours in Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay. Read more about vital transportation needs for Nunavut inside this edition.

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Apology

Nunavut News published a front page headline Dec. 9 that readers may find stigmatizing. Nunavut News regrets that headline and apologizes to Lori Idlout and any other readers who were offended.

We recognize Ms. Idlout's accomplishments without reservation.

ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᑎᑭᓐᓇᓵᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔫᑉ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓖᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕗᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

News Briefs ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᓂ

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᔨᒥ ᕼᐃᑯᒃ ᐃᓕᕼᐊᒃᕕᖕᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒥ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖓᓂ ᓂᐱᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᐃᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᓂ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 29–ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᑯᖓᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ 12– ᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒧᑦ ᓇᐃᐆᒥ ᑐᕌᒻᐳᓚᐃᒧᑦ. ᐊᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᐅᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᒃᑕᔫᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. please see Students, page 16

ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓖᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑎᖓ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ

ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ/Cambridge Bay ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 2020–ᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓖᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

500–ᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᖏᓐᓂ $20–ᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 370–ᖑᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᕌᓂᒃᐳᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᕚᓪᑐᕐ ᐳᑎᐅᓪᕼᐅ–ᕆᓯᓐᑎᔅ, ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᑭᓖᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᐸᓗᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᕿᒪᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖓᓂ ᖃᑭᔾᔪᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᓄᙵᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 23–ᒥ. ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑎᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 10–ᒥ 13–ᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ. please see Kitikmeot, page 16

ᕌᓐ ᓛᑦ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᕌᓐ ᓛᑦ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ 2018– ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᒥᓂ ᐋᓐᑎᐊᕆᐅᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᖓᑭᐊᖅ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂᓗ, ᐃᓂᓪᓚᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ, ᐃᕐᙲᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒥ, ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓇᖏᑦᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ, ᑖᓐ ᓚᐸᓛᖕᒃᒥ. "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᐱᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ (ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ) ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ," ᓛᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐱᖓᓂ–ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ." please see Ron, page 17

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Air cargo is taking longer to reach the Kitikmeot, according to the region's Chamber of Commerce and an Iqaluit vehicle repair businessman says he too is waiting an extra week or two for parts to arrive.

Cargo delays arise following Northern airline merger

Kitikmeot, Iqaluit businesses frustrated by slower service; airline spokesperson says weather, mechanical problems are factors

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Canadian North's merger with First Air has been followed by some cargo headaches.

The Kitikmeot Chamber of Commerce released a statement describing freight arrival as "horrific at best" since the airlines started combining services on Nov. 1.

Mail is slower and perishable products on grocery store shelves have been in worse condition, according to feedback from Chamber members, stated the organization's executive director, Valter Botelho-Resendes.

The Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce and the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce, however, reported that none of their member businesses had made complaints related to the merger.

Iqaluit mechanic Mike Gilbert, who runs Upper Base, said he's noticed an added week or two to get vehicle parts and that has resulted in unhappy customers whose vehicles are sitting idle for longer.

"Before it was two weeks, not too bad, but now it's a month or a month and something," Gilbert said, adding that delays increase the odds that parked cars and trucks will have dead batteries from the bitter cold.

Canadian North spokesperson Dan Valin acknowledged that there has been some turbulence in regards to cargo delivery but he primarily attributed it to factors outside the integration of the airlines.

"We have unfortunately had some delays and cancellations due to mechanical or weather situations. This has caused some delays in cargo movement as well. We are working on adding cargo capacity to rectify any backlog this has caused," Valin stated.

Gilbert also said shock absorbers have suddenly been classified as dangerous goods. It results in more paperwork and an extra couple of hundred dollars per shock absorber, he said.

"It's way more money and they never, never, never charged me (for dangerous goods) in 11 years when I was dealing with First Air ... it's insane," said Gilbert. "They don't care as much as before when we had the chance of saying, 'You're not right. We'll go to the other (airline)."

Valin replied that this was a mistake. The shock absorbers were classified incorrectly.

He said Gilbert has been contacted, the

situation will be rectified going forward and Gilbert will be credited for incurred expenses.

Another concern expressed by the Kitikmeot Chamber of Commerce is the lack of available seats through Aeroplan as late as October 2020. Valin said Canadian North intends to carry on its partnership with Aeroplan and the airline's internal system shows seats can be booked through Aeroplan next fall. He said Canadian North will look into that complaint.

No staff reductions yet It will take up to 18 more months for all aspects of the merger to be completed, according to Valin.

The airline has not laid off any of its close to 1,600 staff as a result of First Air and

Canadian North joining forces, he added.

"We have stated that we expect some workforce reductions as part of the merger, but we will endeavour to accomplish this through attrition or voluntary exits, where possible," Valin stated.

During the merger negotiations, Quebec-Inuit owned Makivik Corporation and NWT Inuit-owned Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, the proprietors of Canadian North, expressed interest in having Nunavut Inuit take equity in the merged airline.

"Talks are ongoing and it continues to be our wish to have Nunavut Inuit take an ownership stake in the airline," said Valin.

Land claims organization Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated didn't respond to Nunavut News' request for comment prior to press time.

Future fares and cargo rate changes Northern News Services

Canadian North's new economy fares will be priced lower than its current lowest available fares, but won't be available on every flight. Those economy seats will generally be available on less busy flights and travel dates.

That was among the information that the airline released on Dec. 12 in regards to price changes that will take effect after Jan. 1 as Canadian North's medical and duty travel contract with the Government of Nunavut takes effect. Corporate clients will be eligible to use economy fares. However, Canadian North will be raising its last-minute bookings and last-seat bookings by five per cent for the Iqaluit-Ottawa route and by two per cent for all other Nunavut markets.

Canadian North says it will introduce a corporate discount structure that provides a new discount from its new publicly-available pricing during the first half of 2020. Discounts provided will be based on travel volumes and will be reviewed regularly, the airline stated.

Economy fares will be offered in addition

to Canadian North's existing Saver, Flex and Super-Flex fares, which come with features such as extra checked baggage, reduced or complimentary change fees, refundability and the ability to earn additional Aurora Rewards points and Aeroplan Miles.

These various fares will be restructured to provide an overall average lower price, according to the airline.

Periodic seat sales will still occur and beneficiary fares will continue, Canadian North stated. Cargo pricing will climb by an "inflationary rate" in early 2020 until a new volume-based corporate cargo program is put in place later in the year.

Priority cargo rates will be priced 30 per cent higher than the general cargo rate.

Tracking changes in fuel surcharges will become more challenging for customers as that line item will be bundled into the overall price rather than shown separately.

Canadian North will review fuel surcharges on a quarterly basis and adjust them in accordance with its contract signed with the Government of Nunavut.

– Derek Neary

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ᓄĪØflî edition ᓄ transportation news special

ᑐᒃᑐ ᑕᒃᓰᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑖᒃᓯᖃᖅᑎᑐᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᓂ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᕐᒥ.

Caribou Cabs is Iqaluit's only cab company after a recent merger, now eqquipped with an app and new tech to improve service.

Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo

Cab company touts app and other new additions Iqaluit taxi firm says it's aiming to improve services after merger

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Iqaluit's now only cab company, Caribou Cabs, continues to improve its services and overcome challenges after a merger.

Caribou Cabs and Pai-Pa Taxi joined forces in March of this year.

The merger has led to mixed reactions from both employees and customers.

Former Pai-Pa Taxi employees now have the advantage of having more customers and therefore more money, according to Danny Savard, owner of Caribou Cabs. Prior to the merger, the drivers of Caribou Cabs received most of the calls, he explained.

A taxi driver named Louis, who has been working with Caribou Cabs for about two years and wished for his last name not to be revealed, said he is glad there is no more competition among cab companies.

Simultaneously, however, he recognizes customers now lack options. During the early months of the merger, he recalls customers complaining about not having the option to choose between cab companies.

The other common complaint was the long waiting times for taxis.

"It is getting better, at the beginning it was kind of difficult," said Louis.

According to Savard, the taxi merger has allowed the company to be "a little bit more on top of their game" and provide better customer service.

"The only hiccup we ended up having were the phone lines. The (phone line) system crashed on us," explained Savard.

To deal with the unreliable phone lines and address customer complaints, Caribou Cabs launched an app. It was released on May 22.

The app shows both the location of the vehicle and customers. It also notifies passengers of their taxi's expected arrival time.

According to employee Nasser Haymour, the app has "drastically" improved their customer service.

It is so efficient that 90 per

cent of customers are reached within five minutes, explained Haymour.

"We're the equivalent of public transit for Iqaluit right now. And we feel we're doing a very good job at it with customer service, with efficiency," said Ronnie McGregor, the business development advisor.

In addition to the new app, all taxis are now equipped with a tablet that has a GPS and voice/video recording.

Personally, for Louis the GPS is not very useful since he knows the routes and destinations by memory but he does find the tablet useful because it records all conversations. To him this provides a sense of safety in case there is an assault or dispute.

Dealing with drunk and aggressive individuals during night shifts is a challenge for him.

"Sometimes they go very far like trying to punch you or to fight you," said Louis.

"They assault you and are aggressive."

Future improvements for taxi services Caribou Cabs has created designated pick up spots in areas around the city with no fixed address. For example, there are several designated places at Syliva Grinnell Territorial Park known to customers.

Savard is working with the city to have taxi signs and benches in the designated areas.

He is also aiming to have a system similar to Uber, where the customer could pay the flat rate of $8 with a debit or credit card. Savard plans to meet with his programmer in January of 2020 to discuss this possibility.

Although the present app allows customers to rate their ride experience, Caribou Cabs wants to create a specific section for comments and complaints.

Another goal is to have a mini-bus shuttle and a handicap service for the public.

"We are willing to work with the city in order to provide an even better service," said McGregor.

Meanwhile, Louis is hoping bar owners will begin selling vouchers for a taxi ride to late night customers.

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ᓄĪØflî transportation news special edition ᓄ

How to keep your snowmobile humming Mechanic offers tips on year-round maintenance

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

There's no vehicle more trusted for Nunavummiut zipping around on the land than the snowmobile.

Keeping the machines in prime condition takes some know-how and Rankin Inlet's Jackson Lindell has acquired those skills and knowledge working as a professional mechanic.

He recommends an oil change and a new oil filter to start the season. Once should be enough for the full winter for most riders, he said.

If your battery is dead or sluggish, it's best to give it a slow "trickle" charge to restore it by using a charger.

A snowmobile's rubberized tracks may require a bit of tightening, especially after the first year with new machines because they tend to stretch a bit, Lindell advised. The same goes for the chain in the chain-case.

"Usually what the manual calls for is if you're able to tighten it with your hand, you just tighten it all the way until you can't tighten it anymore and then you fasten it with the locknut at that position," Lindell said of the chain.

The belt may also need adjustment to ensure it's at the proper height and tension.

"The more a belt is used, the more wear and tear. When you start seeing cracks in your belt, you know that you want to have a spare one or you want to change it," he suggested.

If the primary clutch can be wiggled forwards and backwards, it's probably an indication that the bushings are starting to deteriorate and the clutch may start sticking, meaning those bushings are due to be changed.

Plastic ski rods may have to be replaced after two years if the machine is driven frequently or gets a lot of mileage on roads in the community.

Spark plugs on a four-stroke engine can usually last for three years or more – depending on use – but with two-stroke machines yearly replacement may be necessary, he said.

Come late spring or early summer, it's best to cover your snowmobile while it's not in use to prevent dust from infiltrating parts.

Also be careful with stored gas so that condensation doesn't build up, adding water to the

ᔮᒃᓯᓐ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ JL ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᓯᑭᑑᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ 2012–ᒥ. ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᓯᑭᑑᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖓᓂ.

photo courtesy of Angulalik Pedersen

Kugluktuk's Colin Niptanatiak, above, completes a jump on a well-tuned snow machine. Jackson Lindell, owner of JL Repair in Rankin Inlet, has plenty of tips to offer to keep the machines in optimal running condition. gasoline, which is bad for engines.

Newly-purchased snowmobiles generally come with the tools required to perform basic maintenance, Lindell noted, adding that there are many helpful instructional videos online.

He recommended speaking to a mechanic whenever in doubt.

"They usually stay up to date with the modern advances, all the accessories and the little

tricks that he's learned on his own or through anecdotal conversation," said Lindell. "Most times they'll be willing to say what's best for your type of machine."

Some communities don't have the luxury of a certified mechanic to consult. In Hall Beach, Abe Qammaniq said residents often rely on friends and family to repair snowmobiles if they don't know how to do it themselves.

"Locally there's a handful who can repair four-stroke engines," said Qammaniq.

"Basically, there's a few who have the knack. They can take the engine apart, fix it, do the timing with a specialty tool. These are your neighbours. They have small snowmobile shacks that are kept warm. People utilize their friends. My cousins (fix snowmobiles) so I'm lucky like that."

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transportation special edition ᓄ

Hoping for a public transport system A Transportation Master Plan is in the works for Iqaluit

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Iqaluit's new Transportation Master Plan (TMP) is anticipated to be completed by late 2020. The goal is to improve the existing and future transportation operations in the city through better transportation network connectivity and road safety.

Mark Brodrick, the director of planning and development, is overseeing the plan on behalf of the city.

"TMP is in the very early stages and if all goes well (it) should be completed by the end of 2020," stated Brodrick.

A month ago, the plan was given to the engineering firm Stantec for consultation purposes.

With the TMP, Iqaluit's department of planning and development aims to tackle various "key" transit concerns. The department hopes to identify a potential transit network system or route that takes into account feasibility, accessibility and necessary infrastructure.

More specifically, it aims to evaluate the implementation of at least two transit system options and/or improve the present shared taxi system.

The plan also reviews viable transit models by considering alternative transit service solutions. This potentially includes a number of small buses with a centralized transfer point, transit services only during rush hour, or a door-to-door taxi service plus taxis on a designated route for less fare.

Mayor Kenneth Bell is looking forward to reviewing the potential transportation options and recommendations for Iqaluit.

The goal is to see some sort of public transportation in Iqaluit, said Bell.

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᖅᑳᖅᑐᕕᓂᐅᑉ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᖓᓐᓂ, ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᖅ 2020–ᒥ, ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᒻᒥ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ.

Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo

Iqaluit's Transportation Master Plan, set to be complete by 2020, is meant to improve road safety in the Baffin community.

"There's way too many vehicles already here. And as we grow, it's just going to get worse and worse," explained Bell.

Bell expressed his interest in having a public bus system.

Coun. Kyle Sheppard agreed some form of public transportation is needed.

"We need to make investment in transpor-

tation in the city for sure," Sheppard said.

"Some form of public transportation needs to be undertaken to alleviate congestion and provide alternatives to people in town."

City staff stated the final TMP will identify the future steps that are needed to implement the transportation plan. For example, it will include a viable financial and imple-

mentation plan to support the recommended improvements. The high cost levels associated with the recommended improvements and an assessment of revenue sources for funding these costs will be considered.

"Something is bound to happen here soon," stated Sheppard referring to Iqaluit's future public transportation.

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ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑯᑖᖑᕗᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓵᙵᕗᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ. ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᓐᓇᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᐊᓗᖕᒧᑦ, ᖁᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᓅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓯᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒦᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓴᐱᕐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᓂ. ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖃᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᑲᑎᑎᕆᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓂᑦ ᖁᐊᖑᒐᔪᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖓᓂ, ᐅᓄᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐅᖅᓴᖅᓴᕐᕕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᖓ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᔪᐊᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐅᕙᙶᕐᓂᕐᒥ A–ᒥ B–ᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᓚᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓕᕇᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓛᑦᑎᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᑦ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᕙᓕᑭᐊᖑᕙᒃᐳᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕘᔅᑎᐊᒥ ᐃᓕᓯᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᒍ, ᑮᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᑕᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᐃᑎᔪᒥ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ

ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ $72 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖓ, ᐃᓚᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ 4 ᕼᐊᒃᑐᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᐅᓯᓕᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑕ ᐊᖏᓂᐊᑕ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ, ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ 2020–ᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᕐᔪᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᔫᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥ, ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᓪᓕᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᓂᑦ, ᐅᖅᓴᒃᓴᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂ ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᕕᒡᓴᕐᕕᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ. ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ, ᐊᑲᖅᓴᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᖅᑰᖅᐳᒍᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᔪᑎᒍᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒡᒍᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑭᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ." ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ–ᐅᒥᐊᕐᓄᑦ ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓯᖐᔭᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ. ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ

ᓄᓇᓕᑐᐊᖑᕗᖅ ᖃᓂᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᑐᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓪᓗᐊᙱᓚᖅ. ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓇᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓴᙱᔪᓂ ᑭᐅᓗᒍᑎᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐲᔭᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕈᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᙱᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᔪᒥ. ᖃᖓᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒍᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᔭᕐᓂᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᓕᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᓂ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑲᐅᓛᖑᔪᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓂᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᕈᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕈᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ.

Long road ahead for transportation needs Northern News Services

Nunavut faces the steepest transportation challenges out of any province or territory in the country.

Composed mainly of Arctic islands and vast, frozen wilderness, moving people and cargo is crushingly expensive and logistically daunting.

There are virtually no roads connecting communities, shipping lanes are frozen half the year, there are minimal refuelling stations and weather wreaks havoc on any and all modes of travel. Getting from point A to point B is an ever present struggle throughout Nunavut.

This difficulty in supplying goods and bringing people together affects productivity, adds layers of complications to medical travel and means even the best laid travel plans are often all for naught.

The recent airline merger of Canadian North and First Air has thrown more uncertainty into the mix.

That being said, in the face of the tremendous challenges, people have found a way to thrive.

There has been progress in the past decade in terms of harbour development, particularly in Iqaluit, where a deepwater port is under construction. Marine travel is a very large and essential part of transportation in Nunavut and needs proper

small-craft harbour soon, which is to allow the drop off of goods during The issue: sea-lift season. Pangnirtung is the Getting around Nunavut only other community nearby with a We say: engineered harbour.

Continue development The GN may have felt there was good reason to delay the projects respect and funding as such. but developing marine infrastructure Iqaluit's new $72 million port, should be a never ending process. equipped with nearly four hecAnother option to promoting tares of loading zone, is currently new infrastructure routes would be expected to be operational by sumresource development. mer 2020.

Although there are strong arguBut as great as big ticket items ments for and against mining and such as this port might be, it only other forms of resource extraction, stands to directly assist a portion of one major pro is the development of Nunavummiut. energy and transportation infrastrucCommunities need breakwaters, ture. refuelling stations with proper moorIf investment can be encouraged ing posts and small craft launches, and infrastructure built, mobility among other things. between peoples will increase and Earlier this year, to the exasperahelp form a strong and healthy territion of MLAs, the Government of tory.

Nunavut put a halt to marine infraOnce, Inuit were able to get all structure projects in order to conduct that they needed from the land and a study of community needs. got around well enough with the "I think we all know, for those of use of dog teams and qajaq. But as us who live in the communities, that Nunavut opens itself to the world there doesn't really need to be a around it there comes an expectadetailed study done," said Aggu MLA tion that the amenities of the outPaul Quassa at the time. "We know side world will be delivered efficientwhat the community needs and ly and fairly. what has to be done with regard to This expectation needs to be marine infrastructure." accommodated if Nunavut is to grow Pond Inlet is set to complete a and prosper.

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ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅᓯ?

ᓵᓐᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᐊᓕᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ Cambridge Bay Tea Talk with Navalik Tologanak email: helent@qiniq.com

ᑐᓐᖓᓱᒋᑦᓯ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᑯᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ. ᓯᓚ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᓯᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᓄᕆᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᒃᑮᕐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ -50 C–ᒥᒃ. ᐊᕿᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᖃᓐᓂᓵᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖑᔮᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ. ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᐅᓛᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᕐᙳᑕᕗᓪᓗ ᐊᔪᙱᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑖᓂᒡᓗ ᑲᒥᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑲᓕᒍᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᒃᐳᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᓪᓗ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᓐᓄᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ. ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 23-ᒥᑦ 30–ᒧᑦ. ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᕗᕋᐃᓐᓯᔅ ᐅᑐᕈᒥᒃ. ᓵᓐᑕᑲᓛᓯ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 14-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ

1-ᒧᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒧᐊᓕᖅᐸᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 14-ᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑯᓕᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂ. ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 21-ᒥ ᓵᓐᑕᑲᓛᓯ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᑉ ᐃᐅᒃᔅ ᑲᓚᑉᑯᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 22-ᒥ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒥᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓘᒃ ᓄᕙᓕᖓᒃ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 23-ᒥ ᐱᐊᓂᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 30-ᒥ. ᓂᕿᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ ᕗᕋᐃᓐᓯᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨ. ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ. ᐅᖃᓪᓚᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᕗᕋᐃᓐᓯᔅ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓂ. ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥ. ᓯᓚᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥ ᓯᑯᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ, ᒧᒥᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᓗ ᓱᓕ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑦ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ. ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᑦ ᑲᒥᑦ, ᐳᐊᓗᑦ, ᔭᐸᐃᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᕗᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᓯ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᑕᒪᑦᓯ. ᐅᖅᑯᖅᑐᒦᒐᓱᐊᕐᓗᓯᓗ. ᓵᓐᑕᑲᓛᓯ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᖕᓂᒃ. ᒥᐅᕆ ᑯᕆᓯᒪᓯ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᐹᑎᑦ ᐃᕐᓃᒃ.

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ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ street talk

Welcome to a little Christmas town of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Lately the weather has really cooled down quite a bit with wind chill temperatures already reaching -50 C. With fresh snowfall our community looks snow white with Christmas lights hung around town all lit up for the holidays. The community is very busy getting all ready for Christmas, with people shopping, travelling and of course our school children at elementary school getting ready for their annual Christmas concert. The greatest show in town where everyone gathers together to watch our children and grandchildren perform for their best all dressed up in brand new kamiks and dresses and shirt and ties or a kaligok.

Christmas is a time of family getting together, the community gets together to play games each night at the school gym put on by volunteers from the community. Prizes are donated by local agencies, businesses and hamlet.

This year the games will be held beginning Dec. 23 to 30. The volunteers will meet to set up a schedule and to work along with the

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ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᖃᓪᓗᓇᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑐᕋᒐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖁᖅᓯᓯᒪᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᖃᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᕕᓂᕐᓂᒡᓗ

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. ᓄᑕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕕᖕᒥ (ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᒃ www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit-ᒥᒃ). ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ. ᐊᑏᑐᖅ ᑐᔪᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᖕᒥ photo@nnsl.com ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1

S.J. Bailey/Library and Archives Canada photo

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᑭᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ M.V. Regina Polaris, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ.

Inuit aboard the Eastern Arctic Patrol ship M.V. Regina Polaris, Cape Dorset, NU. MIKAN no.

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Project naming: Do you know your elders?

Can you help identify the people in this old photograph?

Project Naming is a trilingual Web exhibition and searchable photographic database available in Inuktitut, English and French. The goal of this project is to identify Inuit in the photographic collections of recreation co-ordinator Frances Oduro.

The Santa Claus parade is scheduled for Dec. 14 and that begins at 1 p.m. Also on Dec. 14 is the Last Chance Christmas Bazaar to be held at Kullik Ilihakvik gymnasium.

Dec. 21 Santa comes to visit where he will be giving out gifts for the children at the community hall in Cambridge Bay sponsored by Ikalluktutiak Elks and also on Dec. 22 the famous pancake breakfast will be held at the Luke Novoligak Community Hall.

Christmas games with prizes and great food is to begin Dec. 23 and ending Dec. 30.

Food hampers will be given out also to those in need and you need to sign up for this in order to get a hamper according to Frances from Department of Healthy Living. Make sure to get names in. Contact Frances at the

Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

The new information is added to these historical photographs at (www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit). Come visit.

Please send submissions to photo@nnsl. com or mail to Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1.

Hamlet office.

So there are plenty of Christmas festivities happening in the wonderful town of Cambridge Bay. In the past games were held outdoors on the ice but now they are held indoors.

In many communities across the North, games, dancing and feasting are still held all hours, but with many dedicated volunteers and residents the tradition carries on. Homemade gifts such as new kamiks, mitts, parkas were given, now today you buy gifts from the stores but today Inuit still sew for their families and that tradition carries on from generation to generation. Check out notices around town and have a safe holiday everyone. Stay warm everyone. Santa Claus is watching you. Merry Christmas.

God Be With You Son. ᓯᑦᓂ ᓇᓗᖏᐊᖅ: "ᐅᒥᐊᖅ"

ᒥᑲᐃᓚ ᑲᒃᑲᐊᓐᓂᐅᓐ: "ᑎᓴᒪᓕᒃ"

Sidney Nalungiaq: "Boat."

Mikayla Kakkianiun: "ATV."

ᑭᓱ ᐱᐅᒋᓛᕆᕕᐅᒃ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ?

Courtesy of Oral Scafe at Kugaaruk's Arviligruaq Illiniarvik school

What is your favourite kind of transportation? ᓵᑦ ᓇᕐᑐᖅ: "ᓯᑭᑑ"

ᑮᑕᓐ ᐊᑉᓴᒃᑕᐅᓐ: "ᓯᑭᑑ"

Chad Nartok: "Ski-Doo."

ᒪᐃᒐᓐ ᓂᑉᑕᔪᒃ: "ᓯᑭᑑ"

ᓕᐊ ᓇᓗᖏᐊᖅ: "ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ"

Kieden Apsaktaun: "Ski-Doo."

Leah Nalungiaq: "Airplane."

Megan Niptayuk: "Ski-Doo."

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ᑐᒃᑐᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ.

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Saw this when I was hunting caribou near Naujaat, had to take a picture when I was heading back home.

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My son, John Davis Makkigak, with his first muskox, March 2018 near Peter Lake.

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ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ ᓯᑯᒧᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᒥ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ Foster ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ.

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Ulaigi Okalik Maktar

ᐅᓇ ᒪᐃᔭ, ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᐆᒐᕋᓛᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑲᓇᔪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᒥᓃᖦᖢᓂ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᐱᕐᙶᖅ 2018–ᒥ.

This is Miah, two years old, at mini cod derby. She caught her first ugly fish with her grandma. She enjoyed the trip near Whale Cove back in spring 2018.

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Manasie Naullaq Hall Beach

Hunter coming back to edge after retrieving a seal, near Hall Beach in Foster Bay.

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Smooth sailing for sealift Fewer hurdles in 2019 than in an icy 2018; NEAS focused on finding navigational officers and engineers

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Sealift delivery in 2019 was generally smoother than in 2018, when ice conditions in some areas wreaked havoc on shipping schedules and prevented the final barge from arriving in the Kitikmeot.

Northwest Territoriesbased Marine Transportation Services (MTS) was responsible for that disrupted barge and the NWT governmentowned operation is facing three lawsuits in federal court as part of the fallout.

MTS reported a similar volume of cargo destined for the Kitikmeot in 2019 compared to a year earlier.

The biggest difference came in sailing conditions up the Mackenzie River, through the Beaufort Sea and into the

Dease Strait.

"Throughout the 2019 sailing season, we encountered favourable ice and weather conditions. As a result, MTS did not encounter any delays in delivering cargo to communities in Nunavut. In fact, MTS was the first marine carrier to arrive in these communities this year," reads a statement provided by Greg Hanna, communications co-ordinator with the NWT Department of Infrastructure.

NEAS – a shipping firm owned by the Makivik Corporation and Transport Nunuk Inc. and partnered with the North West Company – delivered to its customers "no problem," outside of delays in Rankin Inlet due to ice and a week-long holdup in Iqaluit in July because of a southeast wind, said Suzanne Paquin, presi-

dent and CEO of NEAS. The deep-sea port that is still under construction in Iqaluit may be in use by late in the 2020 shipping season.

When the port is operational, it will boost efficiency in offloading cargo, Paquin predicted.

"I think it's going to be a very big benefit for us because we're not going to be impacted anymore by the tides, so we'll be able to work all day and all night," she explained, adding that cargo ships currently cannot unload during low tide, limiting them to about eight hours of work per day in the inlet.

Paquin noted that the Canadian Coast Guard did "very well" in providing escort service in 2019, having three icebreakers at the ready.

"We were very happy about that," said Paquin.

NEAS delivered a higher volume of cargo this past season than in previous years due to securing a five-year Government of Nunavut contract in April involving 18 communities.

The shipping company provides employment for two Inuit employees per cargo ship and has two Inuit staff members based in its Iqaluit office, according to Paquin.

"Hopefully we'll be able to get more training done given that we have better retention of our local Inuit crew members," she said.

Another staffing priority for NEAS is finding navigational officers and shipping engineers, who are in short supply in Canada. The company would like to import these qualified professionals from other countries but the federal government has to be

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᖃᒧᑎᒃ, ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓲᖑᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᔪᐊᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ – ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓄᑦ – ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᑕᒫᒥ.

persuaded to recognize international certification, said Paquin.

Shipping company Nunavut Sealink and Supply Inc. (NSSI) – majority owned by Desgagnes Transarctik, with

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the Qikiqtaaluk Corporation and Sakku Investments Corp. having a share of ownership and aligned with Arctic Cooperatives – didn't respond to Nunavut News' queries by press time.

Coast Guard service calls during sealift 2019

• The Canadian Coast Guard escorted 43 cargo ships this past season.

• The Coast Guard's standard is to respond to calls for service in the Arctic within 10 hours.

That level of service was met 77 per cent of the time in 2019, up from 45 per cent in 2018.

• In the instances when responsiveness exceeded 10 hours, distance and weather were among the impeding factors.

Source: Canadian Coast Guard

photo courtesy of NEAS

The NEAS cargo vessel Qamutik, which serves Nunavut, is one of several ships in the company's fleet.

Nunavummiut rely heavily on enormous volumes of cargo – from food to vehicles to construction supplies – to be delivered via sealift each summer.

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Zacharias Kunuk film named among Canada's top 10 for 2019

Toronto The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has selected One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk as one of Canada's 10 best for 2019.

The movie – produced by Isuma Distribution International and directed by Zacharias Kunuk – was also named Best Canadian Film by the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival earlier this year.

"Set in Kapuivik, Nunavut, the film dramatizes an actual encounter with Iglulik elder Noah Piugattuk's nomadic Inuit band in 1961. When the white government agent known as Boss arrives in camp, what appears as a chance meeting soon opens up the prospect of momentous change," is the premise Isuma attaches to the film. The project, shot in north Baffin Island, features actors Apayata Kotierk, Kim Bodnia and Benjamin Kunuk.

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk premiered at the 58th Venice Biennale and at TIFF. – Derek Neary

Students share stories

Kugluktuk Students at Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik in Kugluktuk are encouraged to write stories to present to their peers in the classroom.

One student in each class is then chosen to read his or her story aloud to the entire school as well as guests from the community during an annual assembly known as Author's Chair.

This year's event was held on Nov. 29 with students from kindergarten through Grade 12 participating. Two of the students read in Inuinnaqtun, according to teacher Naomi Tremblay.

Each of the readers received a gift card for their efforts.

– Derek Neary

Food centre seeks participants for training program

Critical acclaim

image courtesy of Isuma Distribution International

Apayata Kotierk as Noah Piugattuk, left, and Kim Bodnia as Boss in the Zacharias Kunuk/Isuma film One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk.

Iqaluit Iqaluit's Qajuqturvik Food Centre is seeking participants for a 12 week training program.

This is an opportunity for trainees to learn about nutrition, health, hygiene and food safety with professionals. Emily Davenport, a dietitian, with Nancy McPhee, a baker, will be conducting the training sessions related to kitchen and food safety.

Participants will be trained to carry out basic preparation of grains, vegetables, soups, meats, fish, breads and desserts. The program also aims to teach individuals about workplace rules, importance of teamwork and taking personal accountability.

Other aspects of training include support with finding stable employment in Nunavut.

The program also provides follow up support, said Dorothy Turner, a program organizer.

"We keep in touch with participants, that's an integral part of the program," explained Turner.

Individuals from all communities are encouraged to apply, but preference will be given to beneficiaries. The program will cover travel expenses, provide staff housing and pay $15 per hour during training. To qualify applicants must have one week of work experience with a food services company or organization and commit to the 12 week program.

The training program will take place from Jan. 6 to April 3 in 2020. For more information, please contact info@qajuqturvik.ca or call 979-4863.

– Rajnesh Sharma

Kitikmeot Chamber of Commerce calendar to benefit regional artists

Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay The work of Kitikmeot artists will be showcased in a 2020 calendar being produced by the Kitikmeot Chamber of Commerce and proceeds from calendar sales will aid artists in the region.

Five hundred copies of the $20 calendar will likely be printed and 370 of those are already spoken for, according to Valter BotelhoResendes, executive director for the Kitikmeot Chamber. He said advertisers paying for spots in the calendar have covered off the much of the cost associated with the project, leaving the bulk of the profits to go to local artists and arts programs.

"I believe that this is an awesome opportunity to bring awareness to Inuit art and their need for support," Botelho-Resendes stated.

The Chamber is inviting artists to submit images of their work for inclusion in the project before Dec. 23.

The calendars will be distributed during the Kitikmeot Trade Show, Feb. 10 to 13 in Cambridge Bay. – Derek Neary Please see Ron, page 17

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Ron Ladd brings his SAO experience back to Nunavut

Kugluktuk When Ron Ladd departed Pangnirtung in mid-2018 to take care of a family matter in Ontario, he knew he'd return to Nunavut one day.

A year-and-a-half later, he's settling in as the senior administrative officer in Kugluktuk, where his immediate priorities include filling the jobs of an economic development officer, recreation manager, bylaw officer and lands manager. Outside of those vacancies, he said things are in good shape and he gave credit to his predecessor, Don LeBlanc.

"I was very happy to get Kugluktuk because we had a very seasoned (SAO) who had been here for 10 years," Ladd said.

"He set the stage and the tone – very professional and there was a lot of proactive stuff done in this community. He set the bar high and I'm looking forward to continuing his work."

Ladd is coming back to Nunavut with a new prized possession: a 2011 Bravo snowmobile with a mere 900 km on it that he found for sale in the Ottawa area.

"They're the best machines they ever made," Ladd said, joking that he might compete in the snow-drags at the Nattiq Frolics spring carnival.

Ladd also served as SAO in Coral Harbour in the past and he once resided in Iqaluit. He visited every Nunavut community while working for the federal government.

– Derek Neary

Ilagiiktunut funding supports Inuit artists and health workshops

Pond Inlet The Joshua Haulli band will be having a concert in Pond Inlet. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and the Embrace Life Council will be supporting the concert along with a handful of workshops and smaller events.

There will be guitar and music writing workshops as well as voice lessons. The organizations will also be having a SafeTalk for suicide prevention and a small health expo at the community hall.

According to QIA's Executive Director, Jeremiah Groves, "These events help to inspire our youth and ignite hope in our communities."

The events are being supported through the Ilagiiktunut Fund.

In Oct. 2019, QIA was given $17,110.10 for these events.

"QIA is proud to support young Inuit artists like Joshua Haulli through our Ilagiiktunut Fund. Music is a powerful tool for strengthening our language and cultural ties," said Groves.

All events are free of charge for Pond Inlet residents. The various events are scheduled to take place between Dec. 16 to Dec. 19.

– Rajnesh Sharma

ᔨᒥ ᕼᐃᑯᒃ ᐃᓕᕼᐊᒃᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨ ᑭᐊᕆᓐ ᓯᒥᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᓯᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᖓᑉᐳᖅ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᒥ 1–ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎ ᒪᐃᓕ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑯᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᔨᓐᔪᐳᕋᑦᒥ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᒥᒃ.

photo courtesy of Naomi Tremblay

How to catch the gingerbread man

Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik teacher Karen Smith holds the microphone and flashes a smile as Kugluktuk Grade 1 student Miley Nivingalok tells her story about how to catch a gingerbread man.

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NDP leader Singh wants 'bolder' legislation to tackle climate change Energy-efficient homes, job opportunities and generational knowledge discussed

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced he will be introducing a bill to the House of Commons to confront climate change during his visit to Iqaluit, Dec. 1. His announcement comes as the United Nations 25th climate conference is set to convene.

The legislation, which is inspired by Jack Layton's 2008 bill (the Climate Change Accountability Act), will have "bolder" and "more ambitious" targets to reduce emissions, he said. The targets will be based on science but will also be enforceable.

"This bill will put in place science-based targets accountability to reach those targets to make sure that fighting the climate crisis is a part of the law," said Singh.

He said he hopes to end fossil fuel subsidies and reinvest into clean and renewable energy, which needs to be both viable and sustainable in the North.

With this bill, Singh said his party aims to create "good" jobs and opportunities in Northern communities and make life more affordable for Nunavummiut.

Singh stated that he wants to retrofit homes and make them more energy-efficient.

If homes use less energy, families would be able to save money, explained the

NDP–ᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓ ᔭᒡᒦᑦ ᓯᖕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᑕ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᔪᖅᑐᕐᕕᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ

Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq talk about climate change at the Qajuqturvik Food Centre in Iqaluit.

NDP leader.

"With all the homes that we see, we're going to build new infrastructure that should be energy-efficient and should reduce emissions."

Furthermore, the retro-

fitting of homes and buildings would lead to creating local job opportunities, said Singh. He also emphasized the importance of investing in zero-emission vehicles.

"The prime minister needs

to commit to tough new emissions reductions targets for 2030 and stop the giveaways to his friends in the fossil fuel sector," said Singh.

NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, who joined Singh at

the press conference, spoke briefly about the impact climate change is having on the North and the need to address it.

"We're seeing our seasons changing. That's affecting our animals," said Qaqqaq.

She referred to animal migration, hunting grounds and health of animals as examples.

The NDP only holds 24 seats in the House of Commons, including Qaqqaq's, which she won during October's general election. But they do hold the balance of power with the minority government Liberals, who have long been proponents of tougher climate change measures and need the NDP's support to pass legislation.

The 20-minute press conference, held at the Qajuqturvik Food Centre around noon, was followed by both Singh and Qaqqaq serving some food to the public at the soup kitchen.

CBC Ottawa was the only non-local media to attend the event. And although the announcement was open to the public, fewer than 10 people showed up, including city councillor Joanasie Akumalik.

Qaqqaq, who arrived in Iqaluit on Nov. 27, was joined

by Singh on Nov. 29.

On that day, the two politicians visited officials with the Government of Nunavut, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Singh took the opportunity to

discuss his plans for tackling fossil fuel subsidies and introducing legislation with binding emissions reductions targets, according to a news release.

"We need to listen not just to scientists, but also to the people of the North for solutions. The people who live here, who have lived here for generations, know this land and the consequences of climate change better than anyone," said Singh.

On Nov. 30, both Singh and Qaqqaq spent the day meeting and greeting supporters at different venues. They visited the Black Heart Cafe, Inukshuk High School for the Christmas Arts and Craft Fair and attended a game at the Arctic Winter Games Arena.

The public had an opportunity to take photos with the NDP members dressed in their orange and grey seal skin customized parkas.

Marlene Watson, who has been making parkas since the age of 15, designed the parkas for both Singh and Qaqqaq.

On the back of each parka in Inuktitut it says, "In it for you."

Singh said he plans on wearing his parka in Ottawa.

After the visit at the Qajuqturvik Food Centre, Singh departed for Ottawa. Qaqqaq, who is still in Iqaluit, will be in Ottawa on Dec. 4 for a sitting of the House of Commons.

Singh said he plans to visit Nunavut again but did not provide a date.

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ᖁᔭᓕᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓄᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑲᓈᖏᓐᓇᖅ ᐳᑐᒍᖅ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᐃᓱᒪᑐᕗᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᒻᒧᑦ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᕕᖓᓂ 1966–ᒥ.

ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 50–ᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᒧᑦ-ᐊᒥᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓂᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᕐᓂ – ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 60–ᓄᑦ – ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 7–ᒥ. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ, ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓇᖕᓇᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 30, 2020– ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒧᑦ.

ᓗᒃᑕ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᑦ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓂᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓂᑦ ᐋᓇ ᑭᙳᐊᑦᓯᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃᔪ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ, ᐃᓱᕼᐊᙱᑦᑐ ᐳᑐᒍᖅ, ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ, ᓘᓯ ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ, ᒥᐊᕆ ᓴᒧᐃᓕ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ, ᐅᕕᓗ ᐹ, ᐸᐅᓂᑦᓯᐊ, ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ ᐊᓲᓇ, ᐸᓪᓗ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ, ᓵᓂ ᐳᑐᒍᖅ, ᓯᐅᐊᒃ, ᓱᕈᓯᓗᑐ ᐊᓲᓇ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓛᔪ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᒃ ᑕᕕ, ᒫᑕ ᖃᔮᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᒃᔅ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ.

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Cape Dorset's Kananginak Pootoogook, right, gets creative with a pencil at Kinngait Studios in 1966.

ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎ ᐋᓇ ᑭᙳᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ (1911-1971) ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᖕᒫᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓪᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᒥᒃ.

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Lukta Qiatsuk and Iqaluk Pingwartok enjoying their work at Kinngait Studios in Cape Dorset. An exhibition of textiles from Cape Dorset features work by Anna Kingwatsiak, Anirnik Oshuitoq, Innukjuakju Pudlat, Ishuhungito Pootoogook, Kenojuak Ashevak, Lucy Qinnuayak, Mary Samuellie Pudlat, Ovilu, Parr, Paunichea, Pitseolak Ashoona, Pudlo Pudlat, Sharni Pootoogook, Sheouak, Sorosilutu Ashoona and Ulayu Pingwartok, as well as contemporary fashion designers Tarralik Duffy, Martha Kyak and Nooks Lindell.

A tribute to textiles image courtesy of Dorset Fine Arts

Artist Anna Kingwatsiak (1911-1971) produced this work titled Camp Scene, which was screen printed and made of cotton and sateen twill.

ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᔪᑦ ᑲᖑᐃᑦ, ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᒥᒃ, ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᒥ ᓯᐅᐊᒃᒥ, ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ 19231961–ᒧᑦ.

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by Dorset Fine Arts and Library and Archives Canada Kinngait/Cape Dorset

Northern News Services

More than 50 hand-printed textiles from Cape Dorset's Kinngait Studios – some of them produced more than 60 years ago – went on display at the Textile Museum of Can-

ada, located in Toronto, on Dec. 7.

The exhibit, on loan from West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, will run through Aug. 30, 2020 and then it will be taken on tour across Canada.

ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ, ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᕼᐃᐅᔅᑕᓐ, ᑲᓈᖏᓐᓇᖅ ᐳᑐᒍᖅ, ᓗᒃᑕ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᐅᐱᕐᙶᒥ 1959–ᒥ.

image courtesy of Dorset Fine Arts

Proud Geese, a cotton plain weave, originated from the imagination of artist Sheouak, who lived from 1923-1961.

From left, Osuitok Ipeelee, James Houston, Kananginak Pootoogook, Lukta Qiatsuk churning out designs at Kinngait Studios in Cape Dorset in spring 1959.

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Nunavut curlers Brier-bound

ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ, ᐃᐊᑦ ᒪᒃᑖᓄᑦ (ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ), ᑯᕆᔅᑎᐊᓐ ᔅᒥᑐᕋᒻ (ᒪᕐᕈᖓ), ᑕᐃᔪᓪ ᑯᓕᓐᐴᒡ (ᐱᖓᔪᖓ), ᔭᐃᒃ ᕼᐃᒡᔅ (ᔅᑭᑉ) ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᓂᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ.

Photo Courtesy of Nunavut Curling

From left to right, Ed MacDonald (lead), Christian Smitheram (second), Dale Kohlenberg (third), Jake Higgs (skip) hoist their Brier purple hearts after winning qualifiers last weekend.

Jake Higgs talks prospects after qualifiers

by Nick Pearce

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Four curlers will be packing their bags to represent Nunavut at the 2020 Brier in a few short months.

Those four are Ed MacDonald (lead), Christian Smitheram (second), Dale Kohlenberg (third) and Jake Higgs (skip), who emerged as the clear winners from territorial qualifiers held in Iqaluit, Dec. 6-8.

For Higgs – who lives near London, Ont. and works as a teacher, while the other three are based out of Nunavut – it was the culmination of visiting Nunavut for the past two years as an import player shooting for the Brier.

"Third time's the charm," he told Nunavut News about the strong showing his team displayed during qualifiers.

The team had to come together quickly, fitting in a fast practice session before they were expected to perform. They met that Friday at

2 p.m. for the practice and played their first game together that night.

Higgs had played with MacDonald before, but didn't know Christian Smitheram, a pilot, or Dale Kohlenberg, a lawyer, before the weekend. Despite the ad hoc team, Higgs said all his teammates made their shots, which made his turns easier.

The personalities gelled and made for a successful run, he said.

"I guess I came through a couple times when they needed me," he said. "But other than that, it was pretty easy."

The qualifiers were a double round-robin.

There were only three teams, meaning the teams had to play each other twice each.

Whoever had the best record won the spot at the Brier. If there was a tie, there'd be a playoff game.

The first game on Friday against Dave St. Louis' team – last year's Brier qualifiers – saw Higgs' team take two in the ninth, going up

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Opportunities for Indigenous and women coaches at Canada Games An Aboriginal Apprenticeship Program and a Women in Coaching Program are looking to bolster the ranks of coaches at the Canada Games.

"It's to help stimulate those two populations in the coaching field," Rita Mercredi of Sports North said about the programs.

For anyone drawn to the opportunity, there's a public interest forum with the Coaching Association of Canada that closes Jan. 10 for individuals' expressions of interest and evidence of the support of their territorial sport organization.

to four points and breaking away late from a close game.

The second game was another tight match, this time against Wade Kingdon's team.

As the game closed, Higgs was up two points, leaving the opposition a chance to die.

Kingdon's team only pulled a point, ceding the match to Higgs.

The third game for Higgs was a convincing win against Dave. St. Louis and led to sealing the tournament. That's because after the two other teams played Sunday morning, both teams had two losses, meaning the last round robin game was unnecessary – Higgs had too great a lead.

"An outside chance" There will be some challenges waiting at the Brier. Chiefly, those would be world class teams and acclimating to arena ice – both of which could pose some speed bumps for the Nunavut curlers.

Full applications are due Feb. 10 and selections are to be made before March 16. After an application and selection process, successful candidates will participate as coaches at the Canada Games. Rita said an ideal candidate would be someone with experience and involvement in the sports represented at the game.

Team Nunavut's roster announced The final roster for Team Nunavut's bantam hockey team that will compete in the upcoming 2020 Arctic Winter Games has been officially announced following a tryout camp in Rankin Inlet earlier this month.

The bantam team is led by head coach David Clark, assistant coach Graham (Bubsy) Kusugak and team manager Hanna Siksik, all of Rankin Inlet.

Goaltender Tony Natsiapik and forwards Seth Burke, Michael Donovan and Jacob Nungaq are from the Baffin region, while all other players selected to the bantam team are from the Kivalliq region.

The players and their jersey numbers are:

Higgs acknowledged it's not realistic to expect a team from Nunavut to carry the tournament. Typically, the goal is to simply win a game or two.

"This is a recreational team compared to teams that play every weekend and practise every day," he said. "But I feel we may be more competitive than teams have been in the past, which would be nice. There's an outside chance that we could win a game."

As a seasoned player who's been on the Grand Slam tour and competed against several other Brier curlers, Higgs sees the tournament as "different ball of wax." Though he added it's still fun to represent the territory at the banner event.

"I wouldn't have kept going back up there if I didn't think we had a chance to do something decent at the Brier. It'd just be nice to put Nunavut on the map and be a competitive team in the Brier and (to not) get steamrolled."

Goaltenders: Tony Natsiapik – 35; Ramsey Eetuk – 31 Defencemen: Prime Paniyuk – 12; Russell Matoo – 7; Sandy Tattuinee – 10; Terence Pilakapsi – 14; Thayer Komakjuak – 26; Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq – 29 Forwards: Seth Burke – 24; Ethan Kuksuk – 8; Gregory Wiseman – 19; Justin Eetuk – 13; Liam Tattuinee – 16; Kadin Eetuk – 96; Owen Connelly-Clark – 17; Michael Donovan – 44; Jacob Nungaq – 88 – Darrell Greer

City of Iqaluit chips in on New Year's resolutions The City of Iqaluit is challenging residents with a 12-week fitness program. The program starts on Jan. 14, featuring three sessions every week, with Tuesday and Thursday events held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and a Saturday edition held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Registration is now open for interested residents to become "an even better version of yourself" at the Iqaluit Aquatic Centre, according to the City.

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Elder super fans remembered Annual Hockey Challenge to honour legendary fans in Rankin Inlet

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

A new hockey game promises to be a big hit with fans and players alike when the Rankin Rock peewee team splits into two club teams to play the first annual Team (Tommy) Misheralk vs. Team (Moses) Aliyak Hockey Challenge in Rankin Inlet on Feb. 8.

The game will be played from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the annual salute to the game known as Hockey Day in Canada.

Anyone who knows anything about local hockey in Rankin Inlet realizes the two deceased super fans the peewee teams are being named after were part of a group of hockeyloving elders who always occupied the same section of the bleachers (take a hard left after entering rink side) at the old Rankin arena when watching local hockey games.

And these guys watched a lot of local hockey.

Didn't matter if it was minor, junior or senior hockey, the elder group rarely missed a game for many a year and became almost celebrities in their own right for their love and dedication to the sport.

Robert Kabvitok is behind organizing the Hockey Challenge and he said the idea developed after he started coaching peewee hockey when he felt it was time to move away from volleyball, which he had coached for years in Rankin with Holly Mercer.

Kabvitok said when coaching, he's always looking for something new for kids to look forward to.

He said he looked at the Team (Bobby) Orr vs. Team (Don) Cherry format for major junior's top prospects and immediately saw a local comparison – a quick call to Troy Aksalnik produced the family names of the two brothers, put them on the same page and started

the puck sliding.

"We thought of those two respected elders, who had been in the old arena all those years watching so much local hockey with their group of friends. and I thought the same format could be used here for the peewee players to pay tribute to the two brothers, Misheralak and Aliyak," said Kabvitok.

"I asked the parents of the peewee group and they liked the idea, so we got it started."

The Rankin Rock peewee players will be split in such a way as to make the two teams as evenly matched as possible.

Kabvitok said it's a great time to launch the game because there's so many Misheralak and Aliyak family members among the current cast of peewee players.

He said he spoke to the families to get their input and things are moving in the direction of making the Hockey Challenge an annual event to give the younger players a big game to work toward and get excited over as they move through atoms to peewees.

"Everyone knows Misheralak, Aliyak, (Simon) Twyee and the rest of the hockey elders who always sat in the same corner of the old arena watching hockey," said Kabvitok.

"They were Rankin's biggest hockey fans and they were always there, even when it was -60 C in that old barn.

"The two families were excited, speechless and a little overwhelmed by it, so that made everyone pretty happy about the idea.

"The families requested the two teams wear the sweaters of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens – so we're going to have to start writing letters to have a sponsor in place for the game, which seems like it's going to be very well received by the community."

ᐅᕙᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒥ, ᒪᐃᔭᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓯᑖᓐᓕ ᐋᒡᔪᒃ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᐊᓂ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐋᑭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑖᒥ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᕼᐋᑭᕐᓂᒃᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒧᓯᓯ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Peewee ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖅ ᐊᑭᕋᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᓕᔭᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕈᒫᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 8-ᒥ

photo courtesy of Stanley Adjuk

In this file photo, former Whale Cove mayor Stanley Adjuk, right, chats with hockey super fan, the late Tommy Misheralak, who is being honoured along with late elder and fellow super fan Moses Aliyak in the Rankin Rock peewee team's first annual Team Misheralak vs. Team Aliyak Hockey Challenge in Rankin Inlet on Feb. 8.

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Team North is alive and kicking ... for now ᔫᓯ ᑰᑕᐃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᒃᑲᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᓐᓄᑦ 2019–ᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᐊᐃᑦᕼᐅᐊᔅᒥ ᒪᐃᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. 2020–ᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

Northern News Services to Regina looking sharp and all but no I know I told you last week I was on hotel room and no food and no rest make vacation and I am. But you and I both hockey players something something. know I'm never really on vacation, though The Sports Circle did indicate a possible cash donation but it won't be the the trips back and forth between my bed and my couch are a welcome change from main financial backer nor should it be. It's done enough over the years and it's time remote-starting the car at -30 or worse for others to do some heavy lifting. every day. Damn climate change.

Nunavut and Yukon should be leaned Anyway, for those of you who perused on big time and it's time those two territhe Dec. 9 edition of News/North (and I know a lot of you did because I saw copies tories provided some assistance if the probeing bought at my local grocer's customer gram is to continue. What has to happen is to make it clear that without help from the service counter), you would have noticed other two territories this time and several that the kick is on to save Team North. times down the road, this program is well There is a pulse as Les Skinner of and truly dead.

Inuvik, who's been the boys team's head Sure, corporate sponsorship is the coach the last two years, is trying his obvious avenue and that's how the registrahardest to save the program. tion fees were paid, or at least two-thirds If you're reading this in Nunavut, you of it. There are companies around that may be hearing about this for the first would love to jump on board but there's time. And you may want to pay attention. such a thing as donor fatigue. It isn't that As it stands, Team North is entered into the 2020 National Aboriginal Hockey they don't want to help, it's that they can't always be depended upon. You can lean Championships in Regina this coming on the mines and NorthMay after the entry fees wesTel and other mediumof $1,500 for the boys and sized businesses all you girls teams were paid late want but they'll only be able last month. Some community generosity helped to provide so much. to make it happen and In short, this doesn't with James McCarthy happen without the other while that's good news, it's not a cause for celebration two territories being equal yet. All that $3,000 did partners. Their players are was guarantee spots. Now the real work a part of it and so they need to be more begins. involved than just handing over a list of The Aboriginal Sports Circle of the potential skaters and wishing them GodNWT announced this past July that it will speed.

If Yukon and Nunavut truly believe not foot the bill for the program going in this program, they'll get in touch with forward and, in all honesty, I don't blame them and neither did Skinner. When you're Skinner. After all, this is the only national hockey championship for youth in the shelling out close to $200,000 and getting North. Nunavut gets to play in the Mariabsolutely no help from your partners – time-Hockey North Junior C ChampionYukon and Nunavut – in the endeavour, ship each year but that's a regional event. there comes a time to pull the plug.

It would be a shame if Team North Remember, this is Team North and all rolled over. three territories are a part of this. If you This is one of the best chances for looked at the books, you would be forgiven if you thought it was a NWT-only young Indigenous players to get a real venture because, well, it was in terms of good and honest look-see from scouts in the bankroll. But the good thing was the junior and post-secondary programs and Sports Circle left the door open to provide those scouts do show up. some support if it was needed and that The program has produced plenty of was confirmed when I spoke with Aaron players who have gone on to bigger and Wells, the Sports Circle's executive direcbetter things, most recently Annie King, tor. who played with Team North for two The first thing he did was mention the years and is now preparing to head over to uniforms. All of the Team North uniforms Slovakia to play with Team Canada at the are at the Sports Circle's offices along with World U18 Women's Hockey Championship, which begins on Dec. 26. Sounds the helmets, gloves, socks, bags ... you corny to say but if King can do it, so can name it. The team can be outfitted and right there, Skinner will save a buttload of anyone else.

So if you think this program is worth cash. Check that box as positive. saving, why not jump on board and help After that, it's a bit lean. There's no cash on hand right now. It has to be raised Skinner out? He could use the peoplepower and the extra set of hands. because you can send the boys and girls

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Josie Cote of Iqaluit provided determination and toughness for Team North's boys outfit at the 2019 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Whitehorse this past May. The 2020 edition of Team North is entered but needs more than registration fees to make it a reality.

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Iqaluit taxi drivers feel 'unsafe' due to mischievious children Taxi drivers increasingly concerned as kids throw rocks and eggs

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Iqaluit taxi drivers fear for their safety after kids continue to throw rocks at their taxis.

Taxi driver Martin Bernard picked up a woman and her son with crutches from Northmart in the late afternoon of Dec. 11. As he was driving between Arctic Ventures Marketplace and D.J. Specialties his taxi was hit with a big rock.

A handful of kids were throwing rocks at his vehicle.

"This one (rock) was very loud," said Bernard. His car window had almost been broken.

This is not the first time Iqaluit taxi drivers have experienced kids throwing objects at their taxis.

In the past, numerous taxi drivers have mentioned that kids are specifically targeting taxis with eggs and rocks, explained Danny Savard, owner of Caribou Cabs.

However this week particularly the situation has gotten even worse, said Bernard.

The rock throwing seems to take place within the same area, usually after 3 p.m. or 4 p.m.

Another Caribou Cabs employee revealed his greatest challenge

as a taxi driver is avoiding the kids throwing rocks.

"So sometimes they break the windows, they break the windshield," said the taxi driver who wished to remain anonymous.

Once, when passing Arctic Ventures Marketplace, he heard a rock hit his taxi, he explained.

"Luckily it didn't break anything, but I felt it bang on my car," said the employee.

After dropping the passengers at the boarding home, Bernard too was relieved to find nothing was broken.

Bernard admits he is afraid to drive past this area because he feels unsafe.

"I'm scared actually," said Bernard. He was also very concerned about his passengers who felt unsafe.

"It's getting out of hand and eventually somebody's gonna get hurt," said Savard. "It's a safety issue."

He wants everyone to take this issue seriously and hopes the RCMP will pay more attention.

Nunavut News reached out to the RCMP for a response to this issue, but did not hear back by press time.

ᒪᓐᓂᖕᓂ ᒥᓪᓗᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒧᖓ ᑖᒃᓰᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐊᖁᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᒥᓪᓗᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑖᒃᓯᓄᑦ ᓱᔪᐃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ.

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Eggs were thrown at this taxi. Drivers are increasingly concerned that children throwing rocks and other objects at their taxis will cause property damage and risk the lives of their passengers.

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Baffinland faces 16 workplace charges

Baffinland is going to court after WSCC brings 16 workplace safety charges since the death of a worker.

photo courtesy of Baffinland Mines

Company says it will defend itself vigourously

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

The Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) has levelled 16 charges against Baffinland Iron Mines under the Mine Health and Safety Act. The allegations include failing to supervise, instruct and train workers

as necessary to protect their health and safety and failing to provide and maintain healthy and safe worksites.

The charges are scheduled to be heard in the Nunavut Court of Justice on Jan. 9.

The WSCC's investigation was triggered by a fatal incident from December 2018 when a contract employee died while operating a

745C rock truck at the Mary River mine, 160 km south of Pond Inlet.

Baffinland disagrees with the WSCC's assertion that it has breached the Mine Health and Safety Act and "intends to vigorously defend itself," stated Deborah Harron-Thomson, Baffinland's manager of communications and stakeholder relations.

Harron-Thomson said the mining

company has worked closely with the RCMP and WSCC to facilitate their investigations and has fully co-operated throughout. In addition, Baffinland conducted its own investigation and subsequently adopted remedial measures, she added.

"Baffinland is forever saddened by the loss of a dear colleague and friend to many. At the same time,

this can never compare to the sorrow that this individual's family continues to experience," HarronThomson stated. "Health and safety is the highest priority and a value at Baffinland. It is of the utmost importance that every Baffinland employee and contracted employee return home safely to their families each and every time."

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ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᑯᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᑭᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑦᑎᓛᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᑭᓛᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᕕᐅᒐᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑮᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 12–ᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑭᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 1 ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕆᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑲᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᕐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᔾᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᑭᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᓯᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᓄᑦ–ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ 5 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ–ᐋᑐᕚᒧᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 2 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑭᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᑭᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ-ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂ 2020–ᒥ. ᐊᑭᑭᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᑭᑭᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᑯᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᓂ Saver, Flex ᐊᒻᒪ Super-Flex ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᓂᑦ, ᐊᑭᑭᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ, ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᕈᐊᕋ ᖁᔭᓕᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᐊᕈᐸᓛᓐᒥ ᒪᐃᔪᔅᓂ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᓛᓐᓂᓚᐅᓱᖓᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᑎᑭᓐᓇᓵᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔫᑉ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓖᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕗᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ "ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ" ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᒥ 2020–ᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᖓᓂ-ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᒍᓂ ᖃᖓᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᑎᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 30 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᒋᔭᖓᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑭᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑎᑕᐅᖔᖏᓪᓗᓂ. ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᕌᖓᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓲᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ.

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