ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ
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The changing ways of Nunavut on International Inuit Day Volume 78 Issue 28
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‘A balancing act between the two worlds’ examining what it means to be Inuit on the 17th International Inuit Day
Examining what it means to be Inuit on the 17th International Inuit Day By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative
The Inuit way of life continues to change. As we recognize the 17th International Inuit Day on Nov. 7, the landscape of Nunavut is literally and figuratively transforming. “In my life, in my 50 years, I’ve seen big changes,” says Jimmy Akavak, chair of the Amaruq Hunters and Trappers Association in Iqaluit. “We’re getting outsiders from the south, which I welcome, and seeing more of a multi-cultural society.” However, Inuit traditions are being affected not only by influxes of population, but by changes to the environment. Akavak also emphasizes that “hunting is very different to what it used to be. We can’t get to animals. I’m thinking of ice travel… areas that used to be safe have an earlier melt. I’ve seen changes where very knowledgeable hunters fall through the ice. Some get lucky and get pulled out, and some don’t make it. We’re using Ski-Doos [over ice] and a week later we’re boating. It’s unheard of.” Akavak says that the hunters and trappers organizations in communities “act as kind of watchdogs” on both the cultural and environmental fronts. “We listen to what the Inuit want and push for the people. We have the right to be respected, as well as our animals, culture, and especially preserving our language. Inuit can conserve and keep
their culture and learn at the same time. We look to the research process — we believe global warming is affecting us and our way of life. We always want to hear more from scientists while also using Inuit knowledge.” This marriage of ongoing education and conservation is perhaps the predominant theme among the challenges ahead for Nunavummiut as temperatures continue to climb and English dominates commerce. “It’s our way of life. You can’t live on education or work alone. You need a balancing act between the two worlds,” says Akavak. Hunting, he says, has always been “very soothing for mind and soul” for Nunavummiut. “People keep active, enjoying life in general. Inuit people are very adaptable, but we’ll [have] to keep an eye out and hope we can keep our way of life. “It’s hard now, you have to make money and speak English to succeed, and we’ll never get away from that. You have to travel south if you want to learn more, or see specialized doctors, and our Elders are moving away. We have the right to stay home. For us getting older, what do we face now in our future?” This uncertainty about literally navigating new waters is at the crux of the changing question of what it means to be Inuit. It’s something to ponder on International Inuit Day, which the Inuit Circumpolar Council established in 2006.
Inuit hunters, from left, Meeka Mike, Lew Philip and Joshua Kango skin a polar bear on the ice as the sun sets during a traditional hunt on Frobisher Bay near Tonglait in February 2003. The Canadian Press/Kevin Frayer file photo
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ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ−ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᑳᓕᐅᕈᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᐅᕈᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᑕᐅᖏᓗᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ 50-ᑲᓴᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. “ᔫᓐ 2022-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔨᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᖢᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃᑖᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐱᕆ 27-ᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔨᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔨᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᔫᓕ ᖃᐃᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᖓ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᑖᖅ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ. ᖃᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑕᖃᖏᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ. “ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔨᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑕᖃᖏᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᓄᒃᑎᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᒃ, ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᒡᔪᐊᒃᓴᒧᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᖃᐃᔪᓂ 2025-ᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ,” ᖃᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.
ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᕗᑦ ᐅᓕᐱᑲ ᐅᕿ ᕕᓕᐊᒻᔅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ
ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐅᓕᐱᑲ ᐅᕿ ᕕᓕᐊᒻᔅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ , ᑐᕌᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓕᐱᑲ ᐅᕿ ᕕᓕᐊᒻᔅᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᐳᑦ, ᐊᑐᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ $10,000 ᑎᑭᑦᖢᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᒡᓗ. ᕕᓕᐊᒻᔅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕆᐊᖓᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᔭᖑᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᓂ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᐃᑦᑕ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖁᑎᖏᑦ. “ᓯᐊᕈᖑᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᑐᓴᒐᓴᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. “ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓᓄᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓄᓪᓚᒃᓯᐊᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓂᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓄᑦ.” ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ, ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕕᒃᑯᑦ rebekahuqiwilliamsscholarship@gov.nu.ca ᐃᓱᓕᕕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 17-ᒧᑦ.
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ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᒃᑎᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᑦ, ᑏᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᒋᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ $118.8 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᑖᓚᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐃᒪᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒧᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ “ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᒪᖃᕐᕕᖏᑦᑕ ᓴᓗᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖏᑦ,” ᑕᖅᑭᓂ 6−ᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ. “ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒃᓴᖃᖏᑉᐳᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᖃᕐᕕᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕆᐊᖃᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᒪᖃᖏᑦᑯᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐱᕆ 19-ᒥ. ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ 2024-25-ᒥᓗ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ: -$86.1 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᑖᓚᐃᑦ 12-ᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᖃᑦᓯᐊᕙᖃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᑕᕐᕕᖃᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂ. -$3.2 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᑖᓚᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓇᖐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑎᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖏᑦ, ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᒍᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑦ. -$29.5 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᑖᓚᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖏᑦ.
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ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᖁᔭᖓ Northern News Services
ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᒪᓕᑭ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ. “ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᒥᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ 12-ᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑕᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓐᑎᒥᑦ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 23-ᒥᑦ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᖑᔪᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᖏᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑐᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᖏᓗᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᕗᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ, ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓱᕈᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᔭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ.” ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᑉᓯᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᑲᐃᑦᑑᓂᕋᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᖄᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ. “ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ. “ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᑉᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖏᑦ, ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᖏᓐᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᖅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᑦ, ᓄᖅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᖁᔭᕋ.” ᐊᐱᖅᓱᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᒪᓕᑭ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐹᒥᓚ ᒍᕌᔅ-ᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ “ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ.” ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑭᐅᑉᓗᓂ, ᒍᕌᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕋᒥ ᓄᖅᖃᖓᑉᓗᓂ ᐸᓂᒃᑖᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒧᑦ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒍᕌᔅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ. “ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 12-ᒥᑦ. ᐄ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᑯᕐᒦᖅᑕᕋ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ. ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ, ᑐᓴᕐᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᒪᓕᑭ ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᖕᒪᖔᑦ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᑭ. “ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᖕᓇᖅᐸᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᕐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ?” ᒍᕌᔅ ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ. “ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 2022-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᕐᕌᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐱᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᒻ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᕿᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒻ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒍᕌᔅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ. “ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔮᖅᖠᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖢᐃᓵᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᑐᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒋᐊᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᑦ.” ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑖᒻᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᕿᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ. ᓱᓕ, ᒪᓕᑭᐅᑉ ᐊᐱᖅᖁᑎᒋᔭᖓ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᕆᔭᖓ. “ᑭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᙱᑦᑐᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᑭ. “ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᖅᖃᐅᒐᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅᖄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᒻᓂᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖁᔨᙵᒻᒪᑕ. ᐃᓕᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᒻᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᒪᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᓂᐊᖅᐸ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᒻᓂᑦ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖏᓐᓇᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᒦᓪᓗᑎᒃ?” ᒍᕌᔅ ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᑎᒍᑦ “ᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᓗᒃᑖᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ” ᑕᑯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᖄᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. “ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔪᖕᓇᖅᑕᕋ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᖓᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᔨᒃᐸᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑐᓴᕈᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᔨᓂᖏᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᑎᒍᑦ.
Malliki wants answers on bullying MLA calls on government to address issue immediately By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq
In a member’s statement, Ailivik MLA Solomon Malliki called attention to bullying and violence in schools. “It is very upsetting when a parent contacts you with a photo of their 12- year-old student who has been so badly beaten by a fellow student they have to be medevaced out of the community,” he said Monday, Oct. 23. “It is sad to hear that parents aren’t sending their kids to school because they are worried for their safety. It is even sadder to hear that our youth are scared to go to school because of the violence they see around them, fearing that it might affect them. Mr. Speaker, our children are losing opportunities to receive their education because of the bullying and violence in our schools.” He went on to say he recognizes the Department of Education has started to collect data on the number of violent incidents reported in schools but called it a slow start that does nothing to reassure students and parents that steps will be taken to prevent bullying and violence or hold bullies accountable. “It seems every week there are fights at the local high school,” he said. “For the sake of our children’s health, safety, and mental wellness, this situation must not continue. For the sake of their education and their future, it cannot continue. I call on the government to address this serious issue immediately.” During question period, Malliki asked education minister Pamela Gross if she is aware of “incidents of violence in our schools where young victims are being medevaced out of the community.” He asked how these situations are addressed by her department staff. In response, Gross said through interpretation that she had been away on leave due to the birth of her daughter and Minister David Joanasie was acting on her behalf. “I do know that a letter was sent to the Department of Education in regard to bullying in schools,” she said through interpretation. “Mr. Speaker, the situation was looked into and the department has written a letter back to the member on October 12 about that instance he is referring to. Yes, we are aware of the situation of bullying in the schools, and I thank the member for bringing for-
ward his concerns. Whenever there are issues in our communities, we do hear from the member and from his constituents as well.” Malliki responded through interpretation that she didn’t answer how such situations are addressed. “I understand that the department has a new school violence tracking system,” said Malliki. “Can the minister describe how this system works and how it is used to directly address the increasing level of violence and bullying in our schools?” Gross responded through interpretation that violence in school is a top priority. “In October 2022, last year, Mr. Speaker, we had a new anti-violence reporting tracking system and that was established through the Nunavut Teachers’ Association under the Safe Schools Anti-Violence Committee, and with that we have this new mechanism for reporting any incidents to this tracking system,” said Gross through interpretation. “The reporting of incidents includes violence and harassment. It is also a way for us to use as preventative measures so that we can work on corrective and preventative actions to take if there are similar incidents that occur in the future.” She went on to say she never wants to see incidents of violence in Nunavut schools, but this is a tool to track then and launch resources into communities where necessary. Again, Malliki did not think his question was answered. “I’m not getting any answers,” he said. “Mr. Speaker, as I noted in my member’s statement, parents in my constituency don’t want to send their children to school out of fear for their safety. Students in my constituency are afraid to go to school due to bullying and violence. Will the minister commit to provide additional security measures for the schools in my constituency so that our children can continue to receive their education in a safe environment?” Gross responded through interpretation that “all of our schools do have updated security cameras” that can be reviewed following incidents. “As far as extra security measures, I can talk to the member about what he’s referring to, and if he has any suggestions for extra security, Mr. Speaker, I’d be pleased to hear what his suggestions are from his constituents, and the Department of Education will look into his request,” she said through interpretation.
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When Josh Tartak incorporated his electrical business this summer, he was in Winnipeg waiting for the birth of his son. Since then, the 28-year-old, born and raised in Rankin Inlet, has had a busy life. “It’s been amazing how much work has come to me since I started,” said Tartak, a Red Seal electrician and father to a four-month-old and two-year-old, who opened his business Nunavut Electric Ltd. in June. He just returned from a job in Coral Harbour. He’s also done work for the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet, Sakku Properties, homeowners in town and assisted with Nunavut Arctic College’s house build, where he instructed students on electrical work. “It was a challenge trying to oversee 14 students brand new to construction,” said Tartak, adding they were all eager and picked it up quickly. Between family and work, he’s loaded with responsibility now, but that wasn’t his original idea. “I had this whole plan when I was a kid,” said Tartak about getting a secure job with government. He originally wanted to be a carpenter, until a career day in high school inspired him to follow in his older brother’s footsteps as an electrician. “That was the whole reason why I became an electrician,” he said. “Ever since that day, it switched me over from wanting to be a carpenter to being an electrician.” He started as an apprentice and eventually earned his Red Seal certificate. After working for government and in the private sector, Tartak decided to pursue his own venture with Nunavut
Electric Ltd. “It has a little bit of everything,” said Tartak about electrical work. “You really have to use your head when it comes to planning out and implementing an electrical system. You get a good mix of both worlds, whether you like working with your hands or using your head.” Since opening his business, he’s had “tons and tons” of work. “The field work is what I’ve expected it to be, but the special challenge for running a small start-up company like this is all the paperwork, all the accounting,” he said. “It’s very important to stay on top of that.” Scheduling has been another learning curve. Tartak takes pride in his work and is aware the buck stops with him now when it comes to his final products. “Working by yourself, you’re bound to your own workmanship,” he said. “You have no safety net. Everything’s on you. What you put up is your work.” He was especially thankful to his parents and partner for supporting him. “They are the biggest help,” said Tartak. “I wouldn’t be able to do any of this without them.” Tartak wants to send a message that Inuit are capable. “There’s so much potential out there, lots of hidden potential,” he said, adding that he wants to give young Inuit the same opportunities he had. “We are able to do all this by ourselves. We will get to that point where Nuanvut’s a lot more self-sustaining and we won’t need any fly-in contractors, for the most part.” For anyone interested in pursuing a similar path, Tartak said it’s very rewarding and only takes four years, and once you’re certified, “no one can take that away from you. You’ll be set for life for work.”
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GN prepared to hire remote workers to fill ‘highly specialized’ positions Lawyers, epidemiologists and electrical engineers given as examples of possible hires from beyond territorial boundaries; union promises to monitor closely By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative
Struggling to fill vacancies, the Government of Nunavut has unveiled a remote hiring policy and a direct appointment policy. Operating at 64 per cent capacity — 76 per cent when including casual employees — the GN is aiming to quickly fill some “highly specialized” positions with remote workers for up to three-year terms. “Today’s labour market is tight with a limited supply of talent, particularly employees in highly-skilled occupations,” Human Resources Minister Margaret Nakashuk said in the legislative assembly on Oct. 19. “The pandemic also changed the concept of the workplace with a shift to remote or hybrid work arrangements for many employers and employees, including those in the public sector. “The Government of Nunavut is competing, often unsuccessfully, with other regions in Canada to recruit new employees to fill critical vacancies,” Nakashuk continued. “This has resulted in an increase in the use of contracted service providers, which results in increased costs, limited outcomes, and decreased employee morale. To address this, the Department of Human Resources is introducing an interim remote hiring policy.” Nakashuk added that accountability measures
will be in place to ensure this temporary practice allows the territorial government to “meet operational requirements and supports employee productivity and wellness.” The department is currently working on guidelines and an implementation plan to support the remote hiring policy, said Kerry McCluskey, Nakashuk’s ministerial political advisor, when asked for further details. She noted that lawyers, epidemiologists and electrical engineers would be examples of specialized, hard-to-fill positions. Daniel Kinsella, executive director of the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU), said the union “had some concerns” and “agreed that we’d be watching how it was implemented. We were assured that these [new hires] would not be front-line workers.” Kinsella said the NEU had put forward a proposal about accompanying mentoring programs, but “did not receive any clear answers” on that front. “It’s certainly not our preferred way to see things happen, but it relates to larger problems with the education system… the message we want to get out is that we understand why it’s being implemented,” he said. The NEU was also assured that these would be new hires — not displacing any existing public servants — and the policy will only be used for specialized positions unable to be filled
“Today’s labour market is tight with a limited supply of talent, particularly employees in highly-skilled occupations,” says Human Resources Margaret Nakashuk. Photo courtesy of the legislative assembly by Nunavummiut He emphasized that the NEU would be closely monitoring how the policy develops, and anyone with concerns could contact the organization. The GN’s direct appointment policy will allow the government to offer indeterminate jobs directly to Nunavut Inuit employees. These improvements, according to Nakashuk, will streamline and simplify the hiring process. “While the competitive process is used for most appointments to the public service, there are cases where it makes sense to direct appoint
a candidate to a position without competition, particularly Nunavut Inuit who have been longterm employees filling casual or relief roles” she said. As a result of the new direct hire policy, 91 Inuit have been appointed to various positions in public service. The policy also helps the Nunavut government “achieve a more representative public service, and demonstrates Pijitsirniq, serving and providing for family and community through financial stability for Inuit employees and their families” Nakashuk contended.
ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative
ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ 2019-ᒥᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᖃᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑏᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᑯᓪᓕᕈᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᖃᐅᑕᐅᖔᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓱᓕ ᓇᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂᑦ… ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᒪᓗᒃᑖᕐᓚᒃ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.”
“ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᑦ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍ. ᓄᓇᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑖᒻᑉᓴᓐ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅᖄᖅ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 19-ᒥᑦ. ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᓚᐅᖏᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓐᓂᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ. “ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐋᖅᕿᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖏᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓛᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ: ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᑕᒥ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ. “ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖓ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ - ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑕᖓᑦ 40 ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᖅᖃᐅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ TVNC-ᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᒥ APTNᑰᓪᓕᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᖅᖁᖅᓯᒪᔭᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ.” ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᕿᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑐᖅᖁᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ.” ᒪᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑖᒻᑉᓴᓐ, ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᖓᑦ, ᐃᓚᓯᔪᖅ, “ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᑦ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍ. ᓄᓇᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ. (ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ) ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐅᖃᕈᖕᓇᕆᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ. “ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᕿᓖᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑎᑐᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓ, ᖃᑯᒍᑦᑎᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᓯᒪᓂᒃᑰᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ. ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᕋ (ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ) ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ.” ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑯᓪᓕᕈᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᐃᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᕿᑎᕈᔪᐊᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᕈᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 16-ᒥᑦ. ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ. “2023-2024-ᒧᑦ, (ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯ) ᐊᓯᐊᓄᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ
ᑎᑎᖅᖃᒥᑦ, ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᖄᖅ ᐸᐅᓕ ᐱᓚᑎᐄ-ᒧᑦ (Paul Pelletier). ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᕌᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᖃᐅᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᓯᒪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᖁᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ: “ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖅᕿᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒦᑏ… ᐅᑭᐅᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ, ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ: -ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔩᑦ: ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᑦ -ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ: ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥᑦ -ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ: ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᓂᐅᕙᓐᓛᓐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓛᐳᕋᑐᐊᒥᑦ -ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ: ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓇᓕᒨᖓᑦᑎᐊᓛᖑᔪᒥᒃ ᓱᓕᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ… ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥᑦ, ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᐅᒪᓛᖑᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ.” ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᖕᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ. ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎ ᑭᐅᕆᓐ ᐳᕋᓐᑎᔅ (Karen Prentice) ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, “ᐊᐃᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᓄᐊᖅᓯᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ. ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒧᑦ, ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᔪᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᒪᓂᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ 7 ᑕᖅᕿᓃᓕᐊᓂᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖁᔨᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ.
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Candy Ivalutanar sent these images from Naujaat. The nephews caught the first younger beluga this summer.
WINNER! Ada Angidlik sent us this photo from Rankin Inlet. Avaala found a caribou antler while taking a short hike at Tasirjuaq in the summer of July.
Jeannie Evalik sent us this image from Cambridge Bay. Taken at the Gravel Pit.
Charles Egotak sent us this photo of the 2020 fall tag harvest west of Cambridge Bay.
Happy National Child Day, November 20 National Child Day celebrates our young people and the rights they have which help them grow into able citizens that support themselves, their family, and their community.
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 20 ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖁᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᑦ, ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᓂᒡᓗ.
Quviahugitti Nunaqyuami Nutaqat Ublua, Hikutirvia 20 Kanatami Nutaqat Ublua quviahuutigiyaat inulramiit inuit uvalu pilaarutinginnik ikayuqtait angikliyuumiriami inungnut ikayuqtuq inmingnik, ilamiknik, nunagiyamiknullu.
Bonne Journée nationale de l’enfant, le 20 novembre La Journée nationale de l’enfant célèbre nos jeunes et droits qu’ils ont qui les aident à devenir les dr des cito citoyens capables qui subvenir à leurs besoins, à ceux de leur famille et de leur communauté.
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Minnie Tatty sent us this image from Iqaluit. The 9-year-old irnguta Kelvin Anguti Tatty loves Nunami maqaii. It was his second caribou (tuktu). Captured in Tasijuaq (cabin area) on Sept. 23, 2023,
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Lilian Palvialok sent us this photo of ice fishing at Grenier Lake, 20 minutes from Cambridge Bay. She caught a trout (white fish) while enjoying her cup of coffee. Taken by her other half, Dyson Koaha. Samantha Nakoolak sent this image from Rankin Inlet. Her children, from left, Maliki Nakoolak (age 8), Mikka Nakoolak (age 7), Monique Nakoolak (age 10). These three children are on a little island in Rankin and spent the day out boating and took a snack break. They’re looking for jellyfish by the shore at Tuapaqtuuq on Sept. 18, 2023.
Sherise Tunguaq sent us this picture of a youngster on the land.
Olasie Kooneeliusie sent us this photo from Qikiqtarjuaq. Edmond Joe Kooneeliusie of Qikiqtarjuaq with his catch on Oct. 23, 2023.
Rosie Ussak sent us this photo from Whale Cove. Cranberries and crow berries harvested in September 2019.
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4 moving November 11 traditions Held each year on November 11, Remembrance Day is an opportunity to pay tribute to the men and women who fought on behalf of Canada to defend its values of freedom. On this solemn day, several commemorative events take place from coast to coast. Here are some of the moving traditions associated with these gatherings. 1. Reading the Ode of Remembrance. This is an excerpt from Laurence Binyon’s poem For the Fallen. Full of sadness and gratitude, this moving text was written in 1914 following the deaths of thousands of young soldiers. 2. Minutes of silence. At 11 a.m. on Remembrance Day, the public is invited to stand in silence for two minutes and pay tribute to the courage of those who have served and are still serving.
On November 11, take a moment to reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of those who have served the True North Strong and Free. Today, we remember you.
3. Laying wreaths. In many cities and municipalities, it’s customary to place wreaths at the foot of veteran memorials. The flowers used have different meanings, such as gratitude, hope and resistance. Tulips, forget-me-nots and daisies are popular choices. 4. Wearing poppies. Since 1921, the poppy has been a national symbol of Remembrance Day. It’s also the symbol of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign, which raises funds to support veterans and their families. Wearing the poppy on November 11 is a gesture of solidarity and respect. November 11 is full of songs, bagpipes, cannon fire and parades. Discover other Remembrance Day traditions by participating in the commemorative activities in your area.
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Iqaluit Royal Canadian Legion prepares for Remembrance Day ceremony Close to 400 observers usually gather for poignant memorial service in Nunavut’s capital By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative
The Iqaluit Royal Canadian Legion will be celebrating its 63rd Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11. It’s an impressively long and historically well-attended service that usually draws a crowd of close to 400 observers. A parade made up of RCMP, Legion members, the Canadian Armed Forces, Rangers and air cadets will begin at the RCMP Division V headquarters after the traditional two moments of silence at 11 a.m. The parade participants will march to the cadet hall in downtown Iqaluit. The Legion requests that members of the public congregate at 10:45 a.m. so the ceremony can follow traditional protocol. “It’s the biggest day of our year and the most sacred in our calendar of events,” said John Graham, president of the Branch 168 Legion. “I think it’s a real success story for the Legion,” he said of the longstanding and well-attended memorial event. “It serves the purpose in bringing families together” to remember the conflicts of the past and the sac-
rifices of numerous Canadians. Originally of Scottish origin and having a lengthy family military history near the Scottish town of Selkirk, Graham moved to Iqaluit at age 10, and spent 30 of his 67 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force reserve. Like many Canadians, he “was born into the [military] tradition, and it’s something I’ve always held dear.” The Remembrance Day ceremony will follow the same ritual as observed in Ottawa, with the one difference being that Graham will also deliver remarks in Inuktitut. Establishing and maintaining the ritual of remembrance year after year is essential in honouring the fallen and sacrifices made during the many international conflicts Canada has been involved in since the First World War, according to Graham, whose grandfather served during the global conflict that took so many lives between 1914-1918. In a day and age where history sometimes seems on the brink of repeating itself, “that’s what it’s all about — not forgetting,” concludes the Iqaluit Legion president.
The impressively long and historically well-attended service at the cenotaph outside the Iqaluit Legion usually draws a crowd of 400 observers. Photo courtesy of Royal Canadian Legion Iqaluit Branch 168
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Fraud case involving twins who claimed Inuit status adjourned until new year Next court date set for Jan. 8 A court case involving twin sisters who are facing fraud charges for claiming Inuit status has been adjourned until the new year. Amira and Nadya Gill and Karima Manji — who has claimed to be their adopted mother — are each facing two counts of fraud over $5,000 for allegedly defrauding two Inuit organizations in Nunavut. The three women live in Ontario and did not appear for a scheduled court date at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit on Oct. 30 — but lawyer J. Scott Cowan was present on their behalf via Zoom from Rankin Inlet. Cowan appeared as Manij’s legal representative and as an agent for the Gills. He asked chief justice Neil Sharkey, who was presiding over the session, to adjourn requests for the defendants till the new year. Cowan explained the two sisters have not yet found counsel to represent them who are licensed to practice in Nunavut as members of the bar. He added that crown prosecutor Sarah White, who is part of the case, is aware of this. Sharkey confirmed the next court
Between October 2016 and September 2022, the Gill sisters, Amira, left, and Nadya, “were found to have applied for and obtained Inuit beneficiary status as adopted Inuit children through Nunavut Tunngavik Inc,” according to an RCMP press release. Photo Queens University website date for Jan. 8. Nunavut’s RCMP charged the 25-year-old Gill sisters and 59-yearold Manji in September after launching an investigation in April. The charges followed concerns on social media
about Amira and Nadya’s claims of Inuit identity. Between October 2016 and September 2022, the Gill sisters “were found to have applied for and obtained Inuit beneficiary status as adopted Inuit chil-
dren through Nunavut Tunngavik Inc,” according to an RCMP press release. “The women used this Inuit beneficiary status to defraud the Kakivak Association and Qikiqtani Inuit Association of funds that are only available to Inuit beneficiaries by obtaining grants and scholarships,” the police alleged. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association is one of three regional associations in the territory. Kakivak is the association’s community and economic development arm, and responsible for providing student financial aid to Inuit enrolled in education programs. A joint statement from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association said that applications from Manji had been made in 2016 on behalf of the Gills “relying on information provided in their application that they had an Inuk birth mother.” “On March 30, 2023, an application was made by the Inuk woman’s legal guardian to remove Amira and Nadya from the enrolment list because the Gills have no biological relationship with her,” the April statement continued. “The Gills were asked by NTI to provide evidence that they have
an Inuk birth parent as claimed in their application. No response was received.” According to Sept. 21 APTN article, Amira won a $4,000 scholarship from the Ontario utility company HydroOne in 2017. The online announcement lists Amira as Inuk, which appears to be the first public reference that the sisters are Inuit. In 2018, Amira also won an award for Indigenous students from RBC, one of Canada’s largest banks that was previously called the Aboriginal Student Awards program. As well, a Sept. 21 article by Nunatsiaq News reported that between 2021 and 2023, the twins ran an online business selling products decorated with Indigenous artwork called Kanata Trade Co. The Gills claimed to be Inuit on both the company’s website and in media coverage about Kanata Trade Co. They promised profits would be donated to Indspire, a charity that had awarded bursaries to the twins during their post-secondary education. —By Cara McKenna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews
20 sea cans fall into Frobisher Bay; beer run ensues Floating coolers garnered much attention from residents By Kira Wronska Dorward Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Twenty shipping containers containing “assorted freight” tumbled into Frobisher Bay on Oct. 27. The territorial government advised citizens and marine traffic to be on the lookout as the containers washed ashore. Two of the sea cans were fished out of the water as the sun set over Apex on Saturday, Oct. 28, but not before some residents helped themselves to some of the contents during low tide.
Facebook posts on community groups accompanied by photos indicated that the lost freight contained large quantities of beer, some of which had been “harvested” by local people just in time for weekend Halloween parties, and were even being openly consumed on shore. The Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission confirmed to NNSL Media in a Nov. 1 statement that 12 of the sea cans that dropped into Frobisher Bay contained liquor products owned by the Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC). The
total value of the products is approximately $500,000. Most of the products were recovered but are not fit for sale. The NULC is in the process of making a claim for reimbursement of the cost of the product. On Oct. 28, two of the NULC’s sea cans were found during low tide in an accessible location and were subsequently broken into by members of the public. As soon as this was discovered, the NULC worked with the RCMP and the shipping company to secure and recover the sea cans.
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Chaque enfant mérite d’avoir accès aux services dont il a besoin. En travaillant ensemble, nous pouvons aider les communautés à s’assurer que les enfants inuits obtiennent le soutien dont ils ont besoin maintenant afin de s’épanouir pleinement. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site Canada.ca/soutenir-enfants-inuits ou contactez notre centre d’appel national 24 heures sur 24, 7 jours sur 7, au 1-833-753-6326.
A shipping container is lifted out of Frobisher Bay in Apex while another floats offshore on Oct. 28. Kira Wronska Dorward/NNSL photo
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Changes to Indigenous Language Program funding concern Inuit broadcaster New model lacks clarity and direction, according to Inuit Broadcasting Corporation By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative
Since 2019, the Inuit Languages and Cultures Program (ILCP) has been distributing language culture funding and supporting various organizations, such as the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), in endeavours to preserve and expand Inuit language services. However, as of August, the federal department of Canadian Heritage announced a new funding model that instead sees all funds in support of Inuit language distributed through land claims organizations. “IBC board members are concerned about this change as there has yet to be a call out for language projects from any Inuit land claims organizations… Also, most land claims organizations don’t have a specific mandate pertaining to language retention or staff to work on this file,” Iqaluit-based Inuit Broadcasting Corporation stated on Oct. 19. IBC also objected to what it deems as a lack of transparency that went into the decision, stating that some Inuit stakeholders were not included in the decision-making process. “We are concerned that this new model is being implemented without consultation with Inuit beneficiaries, and it is pertaining to the most fundamental aspect of our culture: language,” said Adamie Itorcheak, vice-chair of IBC’s board of directors. “Inuktut maintenance, revitalization and reclamation — IBC has been doing this for over 40 years through our Inuktut language programming first broadcast on TVNC and now APTN, and more recently from the digitization and increased public access of our vast collection of archival material,” reads the IBC’s response to Heritage Canada. “Continued celebration and promotion of the Inuktut languages, as well as Inuit culture and values through the public access of IBC archival material must be maintained.” Manitok Thompson, IBC’s executive director, added, “NTI is getting the program money, which they are not mandated to get and ad-
“NTI is getting the program money, which they are not mandated to get and administer. The land claims agreement doesn’t give them that mandate,” says Manitok Thompson, executive director of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. Photo courtesy of Manitok Thompson minister. The land claims agreement doesn’t give them that mandate. The (Government of Nunavut) culture and language minister should have a say in this. “The federal government is treating the land claims like a band council. In the Nunavut territory, the funding for language, health and, I guess, soon education is being partly funneled through the land claims. I believe the (territorial) government is missing out on the talks between the Inuit partnerships with the federal ministers.” Brief response Also in August, the IBC responded to a notification letter from Canadian Heritage by asking for details of the mid-fiscal year change, and asking a series of specific questions, which it
contends the federal government did not answer in a subsequent letter dated Oct. 16. The response consisted of a mere two paragraphs. “For 2023-2024, (Heritage Canada) remains committed to transitioning to this new funding approach to support Inuktut language maintenance, revitalization, and reclamation,” states the letter, signed by director general Paul Pelletier. It goes on to confirm the already announced intentions of Heritage Canada to disperse funds directly to Indigenous land claims organizations. When asked for clarification, specifically relating to IBCs questions, the Department of Heritage’s public relations team sent this reply to NNSL Media: “The Government of Canada remains committed to implementing the Indigenous Languages
Act in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis… As of this fiscal year, the following organizations will manage funding based on Inuit priorities, strategies, and activities to support Inuktut: -Inuvialuit Regional Corporation: representing the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Northwest Territories -Makivvik: the organization representing the Inuit of Nunavik in Quebec -Nunatsiavut Government: regional government of Nunatsiavut in Newfoundland and Labrador -Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated: the organization representing the Inuit of Nunavut Inuit organizations interested in working on Inuktut maintenance, revitalization and reclamation are invited to contact the organization which is best aligned with their realities… This approach is consistent with the Indigenous Languages Act, which recognizes that Indigenous peoples are best positioned to take the leading role in reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining and strengthening their languages.” When contacted for comment, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, now the beneficiary of the funding, did not respond. IBC spokesperson Karen Prentice told NNSL Media, “IBC doesn’t have a problem with the federal government allocating the language funds to the Inuit land claims organizations in a new language model. What our concern is, is that the organizations that were already doing this work on a daily basis are now in the dark about where to apply to the fund, how the new model will work, and how much funding will be available. And, as it states in the release, we are already seven months into the fiscal year and there hasn’t been a call out for proposals. “Our board members are concerned about the lack of transparency in the process. So, ideally, at this point, we would be able to find out how to apply, when the funding will be distributed to Nunavut Inuit organizations, and hopefully receive at least the same, and ideally more funding for our crucial Inuktitut language programs.”
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Navy wants connections with Kivalliqmiut ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ HMCS William Hall to be affiliated with region
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Coun. Levi Curley, right, swears in as the third new member to the group. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᓕᕙᐃ ᑰᓕ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᐊᓂ, ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖑᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᑉᓗᓂ. ᓯᑐᐃᑦ ᐸᓂᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
HMCS William Hall ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet
The HMCS William Hall is running through some final testing before going into operation, but Royal Canadian Navy members have already visited Rankin Inlet seeking to make connections with the Kivalliq region in advance of affiliating the ship with the Kivalliq. The Navy is building six Arctic and offshore patrol vessels, explained Sabrina Nash, assistant director of Public Affairs with the Royal Canadian Navy, at a town council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 24. Four are currently in the water. “Each of those ships, our goal is to affiliate them with different regions in the Inuit Nunangat so we can work together and build relationships with the local communities,” said Nash. The HMCS William Hall will be the one for the Kivalliq. “Our arctic vessels play a vital role in protecting our nation’s interests,” said Nash. “We’re really here to establish (and) build some connections that will last. We want to learn from the wisdom of the communities and the people here and contribute to your well-being to the best of our ability.” That presence and partnership is in the spirit of respect and reconciliation, she added. Commanding Officer Scott Kelemen told council the ship was launched Aug. 31 and will require another year of trials before it’s ready for operating. The Navy is hoping to bring it up to the region in 2025 but wants to establish a relationship beforehand. “We’re hoping that when we come here with the ship, we’ll already have artwork in the ship that’s representative of the cultures in the area, that we already have people who have had direct personal relationships with people in the community,” he said. Kelemen added that the Navy is looking for ways to make charitable contributions in the community, “whether it’s money or some other way.” Asked about employing Inuit with the Navy, Kelemen said, “There are a lot of opportunities and certainly available, definitely 100 per cent available, to Inuit.” He said the Navy intends to visit regularly to establish that connection before the ship is operational, and for the relationship to continue throughout the ship’s lifecycle. Taxi fares passed Rankin Inlet council passed the third reading of its bylaw to hike taxi fares in the community. The new fare limits are $8 per customer in town and $10 to or from the airport. New deputy mayor named, new councillor needed With a new council, a new deputy mayor was selected. Though former deputy mayor Martha Hickes put in her name to continue on, council voted on three volunteers: Hickes, Coun. Daniel Kowmuck and Coun. Michael Shouldice. In a second round of voting, council voted in favour of Kowmuk becoming deputy mayor. With only seven people running for council in the fall election, everyone was acclaimed without an election, and the hamlet has advertised for applications from community members to become the eighth council member. This process was used several times in the past sitting council to fill vacant seats, where the hamlet would receive applications and then vote one of them in. Medical boarding home desired In the wake of yet more travel issues for medical patients through the Kivalliq, Shouldice suggested the need for a medical boarding home in Rankin Inlet. “More and more and more, I see that if you’re from Baker Lake, and you get stuck for weather in Rankin, people are asking each other for a foamy for children and could you give them a meal – how could Health do that?” said Shouldice, referencing pleas on social media from travellers stuck in town. “If you’re going to come to Rankin for a health appointment, you have to have accommodation, you have to have somebody that responds.” Coun. Art Sateana, one of the new members to council, echoed the need for a boarding home.
ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ HMCS William Hall ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐅᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᓯᐅᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕈᐃᔪ ᑲᓃᑎᔭᓐ ᓃᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᑦ
ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᐊᓂᒃᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖏᑦᖢᑎᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᓱᓕ. ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᓃᕕ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 6−ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑎᓐᓂᖅᓴᒥᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐱᑕ ᓈᔅ, ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑎᔨᐅᑉ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᕈᐃᔪ ᑲᓃᑎᔭᓐ ᓃᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒃᑐᐱᕆ 24-ᒥ. ᓯᑕᒪᑦ ᐃᒫᓃᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ. “ᐊᑐᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᒍᒪᕙᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᕈᒪᑉᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓈᔅ. ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ HMCS William Hall ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒧᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, “ ᓈᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᑕᒡᕙᓂᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᒪᑉᓗᑕ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᒐᑉᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᒍᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ.” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐅᐱᒋᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓗᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᖃᑎᒌᒡᓗᑕᓗ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓯᑳᑦ ᑭᓕᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᔭᒃᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᒐᓯ 31−ᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᓐᓂᕐᒥᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒧᐊᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ 2025-ᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕙᓪᓕᐊᖅᑳᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᒥᖕᓂᒃ. “ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᒡᕗᖓᕈᑉᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᓪᓗ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᓗᑕ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕙᒌᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᖁᑎᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑭᓕᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕆᑉᓗᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᓄᑦ, “ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.” ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ, ᑭᓕᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, “ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ, 100ᐳᓴᓐ ᐃᓄᖕᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ.” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓃᕕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑎᑭᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖓᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓕ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᐊᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓇᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᓂᓗᒃᑖᒥᖕᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᑖᒃᓯᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᖅ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᖁᔨᒍᑦ ᑖᒃᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ. ᓄᑖᖅ ᑖᒃᓯᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ $8 ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ $10 ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᓄᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᐊ ᐊᑦᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ, ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᓴᖅᑖᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᐊᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᑐᖏᓕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᐃᔭᒧᑦ ᒫᑕ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐊᑎᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓯᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐱᒍᒪᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ: ᕼᐃᒃᔅ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑖᓂ ᑲᐅᒪᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒪᐃᑯ ᓲᑕᐃᔅ.
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ᑐᖏᓕᐊᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᖠᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑖᓂ ᑲᐅᒪᖕᒥᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪ 7−ᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᐳ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓂᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᖏᑦᖢᑎᒃ, ᕼᐊᒻᒪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᓂᑦ 8−ᒋᔭᐅᔪᒃᒥᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᖅᑎᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᕕᐅᒃᐸᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᖃᓕᕋᔭᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖅᑎᑎᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᑦᑐᒦᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᓲᑕᐃᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. “ᑕᐃᒪ ᓱᓕ, ᓱᓕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᒥᐅᑕᐅᒍᕕᑦ, ᐊᔪᖅᓯᒃᑯᕕᓪᓗ ᓯᓚ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ, ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᓪᓕᓂᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐱᐳᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᑎᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ − ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᕙ?” ᓲᑕᐃᔅ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᓕᕌᖓᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. “ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᐊᕐᓂᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᑦ, ᓯᓂᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᐅᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᓯ.” ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᐋᑦ ᓴᑎᐊᓇ, ᐅᖃᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᑉᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᔪᒥᕕᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ.
Coun. Martha Hickes swears in, though this time she will not be serving as deputy mayor. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒫᑕ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᓂᐊᖏᑦᖢᓂᐅᒃ. ᓯᑐᐃᑦ ᐸᓂᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
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Sakku School and Chesterfield Inlet power plant among discussions By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq
Coral Harbour school renovations on schedule
“The Sakku School project in Coral Harbour has been on government’s book for almost a decade,” said Solomon Malliki, MLA for Aivilik, in the legislative assembly Oct. 26. “The project has finally gotten underway, but the community has expressed some concerns that the material to proceed with construction has not arrived in the community. Can the minister provide an update on when the materials to begin construction on Sakku School will be brought to the community?” Pamela Gross, minister of education, replied that work was underway, but in terms of the materials question, she would have to get back to Malliki. “I was informed from the department that they have started the project,” said Gross. Malliki responded that the community is anxiously awaiting progress on the school and asked Gross to clearly explain “why the project has been delayed again.” Gross replied through interpretation that the project is not delayed. “It’s going ahead as scheduled,” said Gross through interpretation. “There is work that is happening, and we do anticipate that over the coming years, the completion of the school, the department anticipates that all of this work will be done by November 2027.”
Lack of funding for Chesterfield Inlet power plant
Rankin Inlet North – Chesterfield Inlet MLA Alexander Sammurtok inquired about the status of replacing Chesterfield Inlet’s powerplant, which is almost 50 years old now. “In June 2022, the Utility Rates Review Council submitted its report concerning the Qulliq Energy Corporation’s proposal to construct a new power plant,” said Sammurtok Oct. 27 in the legislative assembly, noting the review council recommended
Chesterfield Inlet is slated to get a new power plant, as the old one, seen here, is aging and decaying. However, a lack of funding appears to be slowing progress on making that replacement. File photo courtesy of Qulliq Energy Corporation
the project be approved. He asked Joelie Kaernerk, minister responsible for QEC, for an update on the timeline for design and construction of a new power plant for the community. Kaernerk replied that there is a lack of funding. “When it comes to the Utility Rates Review Council, yes it was looked at, but due to insufficient funds, the Qulliq Energy Corporation has moved the program, but they have budgeted for a new generator for the upcoming budget for 2025 until they have constructed a new power plant in Chesterfield Inlet,” said Kaernerk.
Noah and Sarah Matoo recognized
Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki used a member’s statement to recognize Noah and Sarah Matoo, who organized a suicide prevention walk in August, said Malliki.
“Starting in 2005, they have been volunteering to prepare this suicide prevention walk for youth from 14 years on to 60-year-olds this past summer,” said Malliki through interpretation. “They had a walk for six and half hours to the river called Igluralaaq. Once they made it to Igluralaaq, they had a feast and they worked together and they did some healing programs over there. Starting in 2005, they have been working in other communities such as Whale Cove and now that they have moved to Rankin Inlet, they have been asked if they can organize another suicide prevention walk in the community.”
Airport terminal work underway
Economic Development and Transportation minister David Akeeagok said in the legislative assembly that construction of new airport terminal buildings
in Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet, Naujaat, Whale Cove, Kugluktuk and Kimmirut are all underway. “Thanks in part to the federal National Trade Corridors Fund, we are now constructing properly sized and equipped facilities to accommodate travellers in all of these communities,” said Akeeagok. “At our winter sitting, this House approved additional funding to allow five of these important projects to proceed into construction, and I am happy to report that all six projects are now progressing well. Site preparation is complete, foundation work is well underway, and most of these buildings will be closed in for the winter. Mr. Speaker, one of the greatest rewards of serving as minister comes from seeing years of planning finally come together as physical infrastructure. I had the pleasure of touring the project sites in Rankin Inlet and Kimmirut earlier this fall, and I’m sure my colleagues and particularly the members representing these six communities share my excitement to see these facilities taking shape.”
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Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased ‘moderately’ since 1995: StatCan But lower-wage earners were still less likely to report that they have sick leave coverage A new report from Statistics Canada says self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased moderately since 1995, but coverage for front-line workers is still far from universal. The federal agency says that approximately 64 per cent of workers reported having paid sick leave coverage in November 2022, in comparison to 56 per cent in November 1995. Self-reported coverage appears to have increased for groups that traditionally have lower rates of coverage, including workers with fulltime temporary jobs and non-unionized jobs. The report released this week says the data suggest that inequality in coverage has narrowed between some job types. But lower-wage earners were still less likely to report that they have sick leave coverage. Only 17.2 per cent of workers aged 15 to 64 whose hourly wages were in the bottom 10 per cent said they had coverage. In contrast, 86.7 per cent of employees whose hourly earnings fell in the top 10 per cent said
they have coverage. Meanwhile,employees of small businesses are also less likely to report coverage. Just under one-third of employees who said they worked for businesses with less than 20 workers said they had coverage. The report also looks at the British Columbia government’s move in January 2022 to mandate up to five sick days for all workers, with some stipulations to the policy. Not surprisingly, self-reported coverage increased in B.C. following the change. However, no more than 56 per cent of workers in the province reported having paid sick leave in 2022. This suggests workers were not aware of the new legislation or employers had not implemented the policy yet, the report says. Alternatively, the report adds, respondents may have associated the new sick days as coming from the province rather than their employer. Simon Black, an associate professor in labour
studies at Brock University, says there is a distinction between legal coverage and effective coverage, with effective coverage reflecting whether workers are actually getting a benefit they’re entitled to. “That distinction is important because if the government doesn’t do a good job of ensuring that workers are aware of a new rate, including access to paid sick leave, then workers won’t be able to exercise that right in the workplace,” Black said. The federal government mandated a requirement for 10 paid sick leaves for employees in federally regulated workplaces, and the change came into effect last December. A significant political push for paid sick leave legislation happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, when workers were required under many public-health orders to stay at home when they tested positive for the virus or were experiencing symptoms. Black said research has shown that businesses
saw large outbreaks during the because workers were saying on the job while sick. He said business groups that have pushed back on paid sick leave may be underestimating the costs associated with having employees work while ill. —By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press
Statistics Canada says self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased moderately since 1995, but coverage for front-line workers is still far from universal. Marcus Aurelius/Pexels photo
‘Like stepping off the edge of a cliff’: When to take retirement benefits? CPP benefits withdrawn before age 65 decrease by 7.2 per cent per year, up to a maximum reduction of 36 per cent if you start at age 60 Finding themselves “at the edge of retirement,” Jen Gibson and her wife Christy Ganshorn found it hard to fathom dipping into their savings already. Gibson, 55, has jumped between multiple careers, first working as a musician before going into special events planning, followed by a stint working at a veterinary clinic and then for CBC Radio. Ganshorn, 53, has been with the RCMP for more than 30 years. Next year, both plan to transition to part-time work as public servants for the Saskatchewan government while starting to draw from their investments. “Both Christy and I have little bits of pension. We sort of collected little bits here and there. So it feels a little bit like stepping off the edge of a cliff,” Gibson said. “Is money really going to be there when we need it?” As hundreds of thousands of Canadians retire each year, many face the stressful question of how to financially plan for the day their paycheque no longer arrives. That includes deciding when to begin withdrawals from the Canada Pension Plan or registered retirement savings plans, said certified financial planner Zena Amundsen. “The first conversation that brings people to the door is that they’ve got these buckets that they saved in, and now it’s like, ‘I don’t know which one to start pulling from and when and why,’” said Amundsen, owner of Astra Financial Services in Regina, who specializes in retirement planning. “The second piece to that is they say, ‘I don’t want to pay any more taxes than I have to.’” With an RRSP, taking out money before the fund reaches maturity — which happens the last day of the calendar year you turn 71 — means having to pay a withholding tax, along with income tax on the withdrawal. CPP benefits withdrawn before age 65 decrease by 7.2 per cent per year, up to a maximum reduction of 36 per cent if you start at age 60. If you wait until after reaching 65 to withdraw benefits, payments increase by 8.4 per year, up to a maximum increase of 42 per cent if you start at age 70. “The mistakes I see are people that started at 60 and they’re still working,” said Amundsen. “Now they’re not even taking the full benefit of the max. It’s at a reduction now too. You might as well just burn the money if you’re going to take it while you’re working and you’re not going to put it to work for you.” Gibson and Ganshorn’s situation in not unique. Among Canadians planning to retire, 55 per cent say they would continue working longer if they could do so part-time, according to data released by Statistics Canada in August. About half report they would continue working if they could work fewer hours without affecting their pension. Gibson, who lives on a farm just outside of Regina with her wife, says they’re “fortunate enough” to be in a position to start withdrawing retirement benefits sooner rather than later. ‘We thought, ‘Let’s do this earlier, while we are healthy, while we have interest in exploring the world.’”
For Saijal Patel, founder and CEO of Saij Elle which offers financial literacy education for women, the most common misconception surrounding this decision tends to be that it’s better to take CPP early in case you don’t live long. “I think people are understanding that they’re living longer, but people tend to want their money now,” she said. “It’s kind of that instant gratification too. They’re like, ‘Let me do this now and if I don’t use it. I’ll invest it.’ I go back to the point, ‘Well, do you think you can get 7.2 per cent in the market consistently?’” She said the decision of whether to withdraw benefits sooner than later is “not a black and white answer.”
“You can’t follow what your neighbour is doing because every single situation is different,” she said. “What’s your health condition? Do you need the income? Do you have other income sources that you can look at?” Although Gibson said she’s been reassured by her adviser that the plan they’ve mapped out makes sense over the long term, she admitted “it does feel a little bit unsettling.” “It’s hard to believe the actual math,” she said. “It’s hard to believe the numbers, but the numbers are there and they say that, I guess barring a huge financial crash, we’ll be OK.” -By Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Canada expands drug strategy to prevent more overdoses, provide additional services Priority areas are prevention and education, treatment, harm reduction, support for recovery, evidence-based data and substance controls The federal government says its expanded drug and substance use strategy will save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada’s overdose crisis. The drug landscape has changed with an increasingly toxic supply since the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy was first developed in 2016, Health Canada said Monday as it outlined its “renewed” plan. The COVID-19 pandemic also revealed gaps in the government’s approach and highlighted the need for a more holistic and integrated response, the agency said. “Substance use harms and the overdose crisis are driven by many complex and interrelated factors, and we need a full range of services and supports to address these factors,” states a Health Canada web page dated Monday. The strategy’s priority areas are prevention and education, treatment, harm reduction, support for recovery, evidence-based data and substance controls.
The update puts more emphasis on addressing inequities in those areas, Health Canada said. That includes investing in community-based programs to reach youth, marginalized groups and others who are disproportionately at risk from harms due to substance use. Poverty, mental illness, exposure to peer substance use, unmanaged chronic pain, unstable housing and trauma are all risk factors. Discrimination and trauma suffered by Indigenous people, Black people and LGBTQ+ people can place them at higher risk, it adds. The strategy also focuses on substance control, including addressing organized crime that feeds the illegal drug market. Tools for police and the justice system include training on stigma among substance users, overdose monitoring and ways to divert people using drugs from the criminal justice system to health and social services instead. Ya’ara Saks, minister of mental health and addictions and associate minister
of health, also said Monday that $21 million is going to 54 harm reduction projects across the country. That money is part of $144 million the federal budget earmarked earlier this year to address substance use and addiction. “Our comprehensive and compassionate approach is about reducing harms, and saving lives. We are supporting community organizations who have deep roots in their communities, have the trust of their clients and have the first-hand knowledge needed to make a real difference in people’s lives,” Saks said in a news release. The Toronto Drug Checking Service, operated by St. Michael’s Hospital, received $2 million of those funds over two years, said Karen McDonald, who manages the service. The money will allow more people to get drugs checked in more locations, McDonald said in an interview. “We’re going to be able to bring on more sites so that we can interact with more service users, collect more sam-
The federal government is expanding its drug and substance use strategy to try to save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada’s overdose crisis. An injection kit is seen inside the newly opened Fraser Health supervised consumption site is pictured in Surrey, B.C. Tuesday, June 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
ples,” she said. People come to the service with the drugs they plan to use and a sample is sent to a lab, McDonald said. The results come back in about a day with information on what’s actually in the drugs that the user may not be aware of. In addition to giving information to individuals, the service shares its overall findings with the community so people have a better idea of what contaminants are circulating in the drug supply. Fentanyl samples are often found to be contaminated with central nervous
system suppressants such as xylazine or benzodiazepines, which increase the risk of overdose. “When we’re talking about the fentanyl supply, what we are finding is that it is incredibly and increasingly contaminated and unpredictable,” said McDonald. “That is precisely what is driving the loss of our communities. So folks just, they don’t know what it is that they’re using.” By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
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August 28, 1966 – October 24, 2023 Philip Gordon MacQuarrie passed from action to memory on October 24th, 2023. He was 57. Having prevailed over leukemia, his death from a common infection seems deeply unfair, and yet Phil met it, as he had borne the entirety of his disease and its treatments, with Stoical courage and that trenchant, quick, and clever wit that imprinted on others as his signature mark. Phil was born in Toronto, but grew up rural on a 100 acre farm that had everything a growing boy could want or need: fields over which to roam, structures to be explored or reengineered, and a pond in which to sink. Swimming, it turns out, was never Phil’s thing. Books however were, and that old farmhouse held plenty. Phil read voraciously as a child: classic literature, fantasy, science fiction, humour, history (and most especially military history) all proved fine grist for his hungry mind. Phil’s interest in all things martial ran deep. It was reflected in his penchant for strategy games and military modeling as well as a period of service with the Royal Canadian Regiment which took him to Germany and from which he resigned a junior non-commissioned officer. Curiously, Phil was never ambitious for promotion or recognition. He took his duty and responsibilities seriously, but never allowed the military, nor any of his subsequent employers, to encase or define him. Work for Phil was the thing that allowed him to read, to travel, and to experience life. He did not confuse it for Living. His journey, especially later in life, took him to many places and he found travel rich and rewarding. His latest residence in Nunavut was an experience he cherished; the friends he made there, he valued greatly. Wherever Phil stayed, he had a wonderful quality of putting people at ease and his genuine curiosity about others enabled him to forge real and lasting bonds with people near and far. He may not have always seen how much of an impact he had on others and how he touched their lives in positive ways. He hated to impose, and he hated to disappoint. Of the many torments he endured with leukemia, dependence was perhaps the hardest, but it was made so much easier by the compassion of his care providers at Cancer Care Manitoba and especially the team on D6 at the Health Science Centre where dignity is afforded the same status as blood or bone. Friends and family will never be able to thank these folks adequately for what they have done, but Dr. Brown should know that many of us will never look on the Chiefs in quite the same way, either. The other person that Phil would want thanked, he never met, but somewhere in the world a person with blood almost exactly the same as Phil’s own, registered as a stem cell donor and sent a man whom he would never meet, a chance to live. The enormity of this gift is humbling: it is hope, and kindness, and possibility. Thanks then to all who commit themselves to such transformative generosity. Please consider a donation to Cancer Care Manitoba and Canadian Blood services in honour of Phil. And if you are able please consider registering with the Bone Marrow registry as you have the power to save a life.
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ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $109,029 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $123,694 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 17-508013 ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᓅᕙᐃᕝᕙ 17, 2023
ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᖕᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎ
ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $112,874 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $128,103 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 05-507987 ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᓅᕙᐃᕝᕙ 17, 2023
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(3 ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᑦ) ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖓᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑐᓕᒫᓄᑦ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $93,148 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $105,742 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 10-508070 ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᐃᓐᓄᒐᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᐲᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ
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(ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑖᑕ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑖ ᑭᓱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐊᓂᑦ ᐃᕐᖐᓐᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓕᕈᕕᑦ.)
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ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓴᒍᑦᑎ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᑑᓂᖏᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᕐᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᖏᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓂᑰᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕐᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ
Job descriptions may be obtained by fax or e-mail or online. Employment in some positions requires an acceptable criminal record check. Possession of a criminal record will not necessarily disqualify candidates from further consideration.
ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖅ masculine−ᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ.
Note that the use of the masculine is meant only to make the text easier to read.
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Ministère des Services à la famille Gestionnaire des finances et de l’administration
Cette offre d’emploi s’adresse uniquement aux personnes résidant à Iqaluit. Échelle salariale : 109 029 $ à 123 694 $ IQALUIT, NU Clôture : 17 novembre 2023 No de réf. 17-508013
Ministère de la Justice Infirmier institutionnel
Cette offre d’emploi s’adresse uniquement aux personnes résidant à Iqaluit. Échelle salariale : 112 874 $ à 128 103 $ IQALUIT, NU No de réf. 05-507987 Clôture :17 novembre 2023
Ministère de la Santé Technologue de laboratoire
(3 postes) Cette offre d’emploi est ouverte à tous. Échelle salariale : 93 148 $ à 105 742 $ IQALUIT, NU No de réf. 10-508070 Clôture : jusqu’à ce que pourvu Veuillez noter que les postes situés à Iqaluit sont admissibles à une indemnité de vie dans le Nord de 16 008 $ par année. Postuler au : Ministère des Ressources humaines, Gouvernement du Nunavut, C. P. 1000, Succursale 430, Iqaluit (Nunavut) X0A 0H0. Tc : 867 975-6220. Tél : 867 975-6222. Sans frais : 1 888 668-9993. Courriel : IqaluitApplications@gov.nu.ca (Veuillez indiquer le no de réf. dans l’objet de votre courriel.) Les descriptions de poste peuvent être obtenues par télécopieur, par courriel ou en ligne. Une vérification du casier judiciaire pourrait être exigée pour certains emplois. Un dossier judiciaire n’entraîne pas nécessairement le refus d’une candidature. Notez que l’utilisation du masculin n’a d’autre fin que celle d’alléger le texte.
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