Nunavut News, Sept. 4, 2023 edition

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Department of Education allocates funds to hire guidance counsellors at every high school

Department has also set up a cost centre dedicated to emergency repairs of schools and offices, according to Minister Pamela Gross

By Tom Taylor Northern News Services

Local Journalism Initiative reporter

There will soon be guidance counsellors working at every high school in Nunavut, according to the territory’s Minister of Education, Pamela Gross.

“We see this as a valuable contributor to the success of our high school students,” Gross said in an email. “Guidance Counsellors are valuable for the success of our high school students, guiding students in their career paths by helping them choose the right courses and by helping students navigate the application process for universities, colleges, or other training.”

Staffing is ongoing concern within Nunavut’s education system, particularly as it pertains to teachers.

According to Gross, 91 per cent of all teaching positions in the territory are currently filled, and the Department is working on finding ways to fill the remainder of those jobs.

“The recruitment of teachers is critical,” she said. “They give children purpose. They set them up for success. The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow, and teachers are that vital person who get children ready for their future.

“We are developing a comprehensive strategy to retain and recruit educators in Nunavut for the short-term and mid-term as well as find ways to have more Inuit and bilingual educators in the long term,” she added, without providing specifics on her department’s plans.

Teacher recruitment is particularly important as rising populations in communities across Nunavut have created “the potential to approach or exceed the capacity of schools,” Gross said.

The condition of existing schools is also a going concern, she admitted. Some schools in the territory are quite old, and in need of repairs.

In an effort to stay on top of repairs, the De-

partment has implemented “a five-year capital plan that identifies which schools are in the queue for renovations, additions, and new builds,” she said. The department has also set up a cost centre dedicated to emergency repairs to our facilities.

“This is intended to streamline the process and provide clearer tracking of emergency repair expenses incurred by the Department of Community and Government Services on behalf Department of the Education,” she said.

While hiring guidance counsellors and teachers and maintaining schools will keep Gross’ department busy for the foreseeable future, the department is making headway in several key areas.

Last year, 286 Nunavummiut graduated from high school—just one shy of the 287-student record set in 2021.

It remains to be seen how many students will don their commencement robes next summer, but Gross contends that the territory is on track for a record-breaking number of graduates.

“Current enrolment of grade 12s indicates that there is the potential to beat or match the 2022-23 graduate numbers,” she said. “I am very proud of all our graduates. They worked very hard this year to reach such a celebrated milestone.”

Attendance was also up up last year, according to Gross, with an average attendance of 75.3 per cent. That marks an increase from the years that were affected by the pandemic, but is also quite a bit higher than the most recent pre-pandemic figures. In the 2018-2019 school year, for example, Nunavut schools had an average attendance of 64.8 per cent.

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Nunavut Minister of Education Pamela Gross, pictured, said her department has designated funds to hire guidance counsellors at every high school in the territory. Funds have also been set aside to cover urgent repairs of schools and department offices. NNSL file photo

Scary and exhausting, but safe

ᑲᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᖃᓇᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖅ

Ruby Nanaout recounts experience fleeing Fort Smith

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Chesterfield Inlet

About a month ago, Ruby Nanaout got a notification on her phone that she should be prepared and pack a bag of important items in light of increasing wildfire activity in the Northwest Territories.

She had been living in an apartment in Fort Smith with her husband and son. A couple of weeks after the first notification, her phone showed a more dire one, alerting her to evacuate.

“Everybody started getting ready,” recalled Nanaout, originally from Chesterfield Inlet.

Her husband and son left first with three students from the college, while Nanaout stayed behind one day as an essential worker as a housekeeper in the hospital. The next day, Sunday Aug. 13, she evacuated with a co-worker at noon, heading on the highway to Hay River.

“Just when we were almost in Hay River, our phone went off and the alert went on and said Hay River was evacuating as well, so me and my co-worker were like, ‘what?’”

So they fuelled up – luckily finding an open gas station quickly – and the evacuation continued south, heading to High Level.

Nanaout met up with her family in

High Level, continuing on to Peace River and arriving at a hotel past midnight. She had been on the road fleeing the fires for 13.5 hours by the time she got to the hotel.

“The highway was long,” recalled Nanaout. “There were probably 10,000 evacuees from Fort Smith and Hay River.”

The next day, she was on the road again and headed to Grande Prairie, where she made it to the evacuation centre. She waited six hours in line but eventually got her number called and went through the process to get accommodations and meals.

“Everyone is tired and stressed because of all this,” recalled Nanaout.

“Like what are we going to do, what’s our plan? I think everybody’s going through that at the moment.”

Thankfully, people were very supportive, she said.

“Even people who I don’t know will come up to us and tell us where to go, what to do,” said Nanaout. “There’s a lot of support. Everybody’s supporting each other.”

Since the evacuation, she and her family have been in Grande Prairie, playing the waiting game.

“It was a tough journey,” she said. “It was scary. You could see the fires on the way to High Level, leaving Hay River.”

She had even heard of a car and camper that caught fire on the drive.

Asked if the experience changed her or what she would do if it happened again, Nanaout said, “I have no idea. I don’t know what I would do the next time. But I hope I will never experience it again.”

As of talking to Kivalliq News, Nanaout and her family were being taken care of in Grande Prairie as they waited for news of when they could return home.

“All we have to do is wait patiently,” she said. “We’re safe. That’s all that matters.”

ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕋᓚᒥᒍ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᐊᕐᓕᕐᒥᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᓂᕆᔭᕐᒥᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑯᐊᓚᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ. ᐅᕙᑦᑎᖃᖅᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᒐᒥᒃ ᕗᐊᑦᔅ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ ᐅᐃᖓᓗ ᐃᕐᓕᖓᓗ. ᒪᕈᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᓂ, ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕋᓛᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᕕᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᕿᒪᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᓂ. ‘’ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᐸᖅᓇᓯᕗᖅ’’, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ, ᐃᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᒃ.

ᐅᐃᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑐᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᖄᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᖏᓚᐅᑲᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒪᕆᐅᖃᑕᐅᒐᒥ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐ ᐋᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᖃᐅᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᖕ

Every child deserves access to services that they need

Whether it’s medical supplies, personal care, or academic assistance, we can help communities get the supports that Inuit children need.

Lear n more at Canada.ca/supporting-inuit-children or contact our national call centre 24/7 at 1-855-572-4453

ᐊᒌᓯ 13, ᕿᒪᒃᓯᖃᑕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ

ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᓐᓇᒥ, ᐊᖁᑎᑯᑖᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᔪᑦ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗᒧᑦ. ‘’Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗ-ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᖢᑕ, ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓕᕆᓪᓗᑕ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᑎᑕᐅᖕᒥᖕᒪᑕ, ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᑎᒐᓗ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ‘’ᖃᓄᖅ?’’

ᐅᖅᓴᒃᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ - ᓇᓂᓯᖤᑐᐊᕋᒥᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ - ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᑲᔪᓯᓕᖅᐴᒃ ᕿᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᒡᒋᖅᐸᓯᖕᒧᑦ, ᖁᑎᒃᑲᓂᕐᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ.

ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖢᓂ

ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᕝᕕᒋᔭᖓᓂᑦ. ᑲᔪᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔅ

ᕆᕗ-ᒧ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᑎᒃ

ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖓᓂ 12. ᐃᖏᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ

ᐊᖁᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒍ 13.5 ᐊᑲᕋᓄᑦ.

‘’ᐊᖁᑎᑯᑖᒃ ᑕᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ

ᓇᓇᐅᑦ. ‘’10-ᐸᓗᑦ ᕿᒪᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ

ᕗᐊᑦᔅ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗ-ᒥ.’’

ᖃᐅᖕᒪᑦ, ᐃᖏᕋᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ

ᕕᕋᓐ ᐱᐅᕆ-ᓕᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ

ᕿᒪᕝᕕᐅᕕᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ. ᐃᑲᕋᓄᑦ

ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐅᑕᕿᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖏᖅᖢᓂ

ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓂ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ

ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄ ᓂᕆᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᑕᖃᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᐃᓱᒪᓗᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ,’’

ᓇᓇᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ‘’ᖃᓄᓂᐊᓕᕋᑦᑕᓕ, ᑭᓱ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᕗᑦ? ᑭᓇᓕᒪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓚᐅᑲᒃᓯᒪᖂᖅᑕᓂ ᒪᓇᐅᔪᖅ.’’ ‘’ᖁᔭᓕᕗᖅ, ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪ. ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ.’’

It was 6 p.m. in this picture but looked like it could have been midnight as Ruby Nanaout fled the wildfires. Photo courtesy of Ruby Nanaout 6-ᒧᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓐᓄᓵᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᓄᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᓗᐱ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

ᕿᒪᒃᓯᐊᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑯᕋᓐ ᐱᐅᕆᒥᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ, ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑕᕿᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ‘’ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓵᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᕗᑦ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ‘’ᑲᐱᐊᓇᓵᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒍ ᐊᑯᐊᓚᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᓈᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᕿᒪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒍ Hᐊᐃ ᕆᕗ.’’ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᑯᐊᓚᓕᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᖏᕋᑎᓪᓗᒋ. ᐊᐱᕆᕙᕋ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓇᔭᕐᒪᖓᑦ ᐊᑐᑲᓂᕈᓂᐅᒃ, ᓇᓇᐅᖅ ᑭᐅᕗᖅ ᓇᓗᓪᓗᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᔭᖏᑦᑐᖓ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑲᓂᔮᖏᐸᕋᑐᖅ.

ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᕙᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᖦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᕕᕋᓐ ᐱᐅᕆᒥ ᐅᑕᕿᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑯ ᐊᖏᕋᕈᓐᓇᓯᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥ. ‘’ᐅᑕᕿᑦᑎᐊᑐᐃᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒦᑦᑐᒍᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ.’’

Ruby Nanaout, originally from Chesterfield Inlet, evacuated Fort Smith when wildfires threatened the community. She recounted the story to Kivalliq News.

ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᒃ, ᕿᒪᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ

ᕗᕋᑦ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ ᐃᑯᐊᓚᔪᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒥᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ. ᐅᓂᑲᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᔾᔪᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᑦᑕᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓄ. ᐊᔨᖁᑎ ᐅᓗᐱ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ

Chaque enfant mérite d’avoir accès aux services dont il a besoin.

Nous pouvons aider les communautés à obtenir le soutien dont les enfants inuits ont besoin, qu’il s’agisse de matériel médical, de soins personnels ou d’aide scolaire.

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

ᐊᔨᖁᑎ ᑕᑯᔭᓯ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐ

ᐅᓗᐱ ᓇᓇᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᕿᒪᖃᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕗᐊᑦᔅ ᓯᒥᑦ-ᒥ

A photo shows the busy highway as evacuees drive from the Northwest Territories to northern Alberta to escape wildfires.

Photo courtesy of Ruby Nanaout

Rankin Inlet grapples with beer and wine store

RCMP, council looking for answers

ᐸᓕᓯᒃᑯᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᐅᔪᑎᓂᒃ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

“Everybody’s getting quite tired, and we can’t sustain this for a long amount of time,” said Sgt. Patrick Frenette to the hamlet’s council Aug. 14.

“So if we don’t action any possible solutions long term and short term, something’s going to collapse, something’s going to give.”

He was referencing lack of resources and burnout from responders and medical professionals who are taking on a large workload in the wake of rising calls for service. Total calls for service were up 23 per cent for the year as of Frenette’s report, thought to be attributed to the impact of the beer and wine store, which opened late 2021.

Calls involving alcohol are up 42 per cent over last year, added Frenette. Prisoners are up 70 per cent, and Frenette anticipates more than 1,000 prisoners by the end of the year – at 652 as of the August council meeting – for a record.

One of the only statistics down is community engagements, which as Frenette said, “It’s difficult to be proactive when you’re up to 1,800 calls in six months.”

Asked about what resources the Rankin Inlet RCMP may receive to help them accommodate the increasing needs, Frenette indicated a new detachment might be looked at in 2026-27 and a new constable position in 2025.

Deputy mayor Martha Hickes quipped, “If I was the big boss, I’d shut it down today,” about the beer and wine store.

For Coun. Megan Pizzo-Lyall, the circumstances were more dire.

Saying she’s “known for being pushy and radical” but with a commitment to keeping people safe, she feels that “things are just getting worse. I feel like we’re ignored by the government.”

Pizzo-Lyall went on to say, “I need to state for the record, my dismay and my disappointment with our government elected leaders because we are in a state of what I would think is an emergency.”

Mental health and addictions, combined with lack of capacity to address them, have reached that point, she said.

“It’s a dim future if that’s what we’re facing now. It could just continue to get worse,” she said, going on to reference the outcome from a spring council meeting on the same subject for the hamlet to push for action regarding the store.

“What’s the end before the government listens and does something when we have cried for help over and over again? And nothing, except an offer of closing the beer and wine store for an extra day and limiting the amount of alcohol. That’s not even what we wanted. We wanted more mental health services.”

Coun. Michael Shouldice said the hamlet kicked the door open on addressing the store.

“If we don’t follow up, if we don’t keep it in the public’s view, if we do not do that, it’ll disappear,” he said. “People will go, ‘Ah well, they tried.’”

Coun. Lynn Rudd added that council has a responsibility to deliver public messaging as well.

“We should be doing this stuff on top of asking for help from our government or other organizations,” she said. “We have that obligation.”

Coun. Danny Kowmuk echoed his support, agreeing with Rudd that the community has a role too.

Shouldice had been thinking about what it means to be an effective council.

“We’re not responsible for absolutely everything in the world, and we have to be able to define what is it that we can influence, and if we can influence, what’s the best way that we can do that?” he wondered.

He said council needs to have its top messages nailed down and at the ready to discuss with the public.

“Being message driven is a consistent thing for us all, it’s a uniting thing, and we need to be clear on that,” he said, adding he doesn’t mind badgering people with follow-up communications to pursue his goals.

He agreed with Pizzo-Lyall about putting some urgency on this issue.

“We need to take our town back,” said Mayor Harry Towtongie. “Stop this alcohol beating everybody up.”

‘’ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖏᖢᑎᖑ ᐊᑯᓂᒃᑲᓂ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳ ᐸᓕᓯ

ᓴᔨᑦ ᐸᑐᓕᒃ ᕗᕐᓂᑦ Hᐊᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒌᓯ

14. ‘’ᑲᒪᒋᖏᒃᑯᑦᒍ ᑕᑭᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᑭᓱᑭᐊᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᑦᑐᑰᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ, ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᓚᖅᑐᖅ.’’

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖏᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᖃᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 23%ᒥ ᐊᕋᒍᒧ ᕗᕐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᔪᑎᒋᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ

ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐅᒃᑯᐃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2021-ᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᖕᓂ ᐱᔪᓇᖅᑐᑐᕈᓕᖅᑐᖅ,

ᕗᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᖑᒪᑎᓇᕆᐊᖅ

ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᑦ 1800 ᑕᕿᑕᒪᖅ. ᐊᐱᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓱ

ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖓᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐸᓕᓯᑯᑦ

ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᕗᕐᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᕗᖅ ᓄᑕᖅ ᐸᓕᓯ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑕ ᑕᑯᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ 2026-27 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᓄᑕᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᐅᓐᑕᐳᒥᒃ 2025-ᒥ.

ᒪᐃᔭ ᒪᐅᑕ Hᐃᒃᔅ ᐅᖃᙳᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ‘’ᐃᓱᒪᑕᐅᓚᐅᕈᒪ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᕋᔭᖅᐸᕋ,’’ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ

ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒥᑭᓐ ᐱᓱ ᓚᐃᔪ, ᐊᑦᑐᕐᑕᐅᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ

ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.

ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ‘’ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒐᒥ ᐱᖁᔨᑲᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᑲᐅᒐᒥ,’’ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥᖁᓪᓗᒋ, ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕋᒥ. ᓇᓚᒃᑕᐅᖁᔨᖏᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑦ.’’

ᐱᓱ ᓚᐃᔪ ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ‘’ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖃᕋᒪ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᕋ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᖏᖦᖢᖓ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ

ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐅᑐᕋᑦᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ.’’

ᐃᓱᒪᒧ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᕆᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᑦ, ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒍ ᑲᒪᒋᒪᐅᑦᑎᐊᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓕᖅᑐᖓ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

‘’ᑕᖅᑐ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᒧ ᒪᓇ ᐊᑐᕈᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᓐᓂᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

ᑲᔪᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᐱᖓᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔪᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᔅᓱᒧᖓᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ Hᐊᒪᓚᑯ

ᐱᓇᔪᖁᓪᓗᒋ ᐊᕿᒃᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ.

ᐃᐱᕆᔪᑎᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑕ

ᐊᐱᕆᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑕ? ᐱᑕᖃᖏ, ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓂ. ᐱᔪᒪᓚᐅᖏᑕᕗ.

ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᕗᑦ.’’ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒪᐃᑯ ᓱᑐᕆᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ hᐊᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑯᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᖁᓪᓕᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ.

ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᖏᑯᑦᑎᒍ ᓇᒥᓕᒪᖅ ᐊᓯᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ‘ᐱᓇᓱᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᓕᓐ ᕋᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᓴᔨᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᔾᔪᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᖅᑎᓂᓗ.

ᐊᐃᕆᒧᓐᓇᕋᖓᑦᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕ

ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᒍ. ᑲᑎᓴᔨ ᑕᓂ ᑲᐅᒪ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕈᑦᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕋᒥ. ᓱᑎᔅ ᐃᓱᒪᑲᑕᒃᑐᖅ ᑭᓱᒪᖓᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ.

‘’ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᐃᓇᕆᖏᓇᑎᒍ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ, ᒪᓕᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓗᑕ ᖃᐃᕙᓕᐊᒧᒥ.

ᑲᑎᓴᔨᑦ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᓕᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃᐱᕆᒐᑦᑎᒍ, ᑐᑭᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒍ, ᒪᓕᓱᑦ ᐊᔪᒥᖏᔭᒥᓂ.

ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓱ-ᓚᐃᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᑐᖃᖁᓪᓗᒍ

ᑕᓱᒪ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ.

‘’ᓄᓇᓕᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍ,’’

RCMP Sgt. Patrick Frenette is seen at Rankin Inlet council May 8, when he gave a clear message that the beer and wine store is causing a significant problem in the community. He reiterated that message at the meeting Aug. 14. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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House fire starts from phone charger

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

The Rankin Inlet Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the morning Sunday, Aug. 20.

Five firefighters responded initially and fought the fire from the outside. They transitioned to an interior attack once more firefighters arrived.

The department said the cause of the fire was electrical and resulted from a cell phone charger plugged into a faulty circuit. There were no injuries reported in the event.

A house fire in Rankin Inlet left extensive damage Sunday, Aug. 20. Photo courtesy of Mark Wyatt

Helmet might have saved a life

Accident a reminder of how important head protection is

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

Fourteen-year-old Howard Sharp was getting pretty confident on his ATV, until a bit too much speed on his way to Sandy Lake outside of Rankin Inlet led to a devastating crash.

“It all happened so fast,” remembers Howard, whose short-term memory is still suffering from the early-August accident.

“I was trying to slow down and then I don’t even know how the steering wheel turned.”

Before he knew it, he had crashed, his helmet flew off and he was rolling down the hill. A passerby spotted the incident, and emergency responders attended the scene before sending him on a medevac to Winnipeg.

Howard was conscious after the crash but in bad shape.

His mother, Pelagie Sharp, said it was shocking and frightening to see her own child in that situation. When he made it to the hospital, Howard had bleeding in his stomach, swelling in the back of his head from blood collecting between his skull and

scalp, and a plethora of cuts and bruises.

“The neurologist told us that if he wasn’t wearing the helmet it would have been a completely different scene,” said Pelagie.

He spent five days in the Winnipeg hospital recovering and even got a visit from fire chief Mark Wyatt, who happened to be in the city at the time.

“That helmet probably saved your life,” said Wyatt, speaking to Howard as the two met up again at the Rankin Inlet fire hall recently.

“I’ve known him since he was this tall and I read about the accident and he was in the hospital. I figured I’d go see him, see how he’s doing.”

Wyatt said there have been six medevacs due to ATV accidents in Rankin Inlet this summer, and all of them have taken place outside of the hamlet’s limits.

“That’s where all the accidents happen,” said Wyatt about the road out of town. “That’s where people are going much faster.”

He wasn’t sure if people thought it wasn’t cool to wear a helmet, but he is sure they make a huge difference in the event of an accident.

“A severe head injury is going to cripple you for life,” said Wyatt, adding that many of the accidents this summer have had alcohol involved.

“Howard wasn’t drinking, fortunately, but we’ve

been to a number of accidents this year where people could barely walk and they’re driving.”

Howard is still recovering and his headaches, as expected, have started. He was short on what to say, but he did have one piece of advice after his ordeal: wear a helmet.

Racism partly to blame for unequal health care provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study

Multiple studies have connected poorer health outcomes for Indigenous females

Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Metis and Inuit women and girls have poorer health overall compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, says a study by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Compared with non-Indigenous females, those in the three distinct groups reported a higher prevalence of diagnosed chronic diseases and worse mental health, including mood or anxiety disorders, says the study, which noted Canada’s colonial history of residential schools, forced or coerced sterilization and destruction of traditional lands.

Researchers used data for all females aged 15 to 55 from the annual Canadian Community Health Survey between 2015 and 2020. That amounted to 6,000 people from the three distinct groups and 74,760 non-Indigenous females, all in their reproductive years.

“Indigenous females waited longer for primary care, more used hospital services for non-urgent care and fewer had consultations with dental professionals,” says the study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Lead researcher Sebastian Srugo said that while thousands of women across Canada lack a family doctor, “those conversations are happening much, much more among Indigenous women.”

“Even when we compare Indigenous women and people assigned female at birth to non-Indigenous counterparts of a similar age, similar education, income and living in the same places, we still have those gaps,” Srugo said.

Women who were pregnant or had just given birth were worse off, and that could affect their children years later, he said.

“This is about intergenerational impacts of not having access to this care,” Srugo said. “It’s also about a justifiable lack of trust that Indigenous communities have with the health-care system in Canada.”

Primary care providers could support the women in their reproductive decisions and assess them for conditions including heart disease, depression and cancer, he said.

Limited research

Multiple studies have connected poorer health outcomes for Indigenous females compared to the wider population.

But Srugo said the PHAC study adds to limited research involving First Nations, Metis and Inuit, which have diverse cultures, languages and histories but are typically lumped together as Indigenous Peoples.

The study included 2,902 First Nations, 2,345 Metis and 742 Inuit women and girls. Researchers also received input from an advisory committee specifically created for the project. Members were from four organizations — Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (Women of the Metis Nation), the Native Women’s Association of Canada, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada and 2 Spirits in Motion.

While Lee Clark, director of health for the Native Women’s AsIndigenous communities are still deeply affected by the 2020 death of Atikamekw woman Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital, where she filmed staff insulting her as she lay dying, Lee Clark said.

sociation of Canada, lauded federal researchers for partnering with Indigenous organizations, she said their study should not become “one more paper in the pile of evidence” that has made little difference in the lives of women deprived of equitable care.

Researchers themselves cited the challenges in access to care in a “disjointed jurisdictional system, resulting in medical relocations for birthing and general health care.”

Clark said she hoped the federal government would use the findings to “hold provinces accountable” to deliver targeted programs for women whose needs have been sidelined for too long.

Indigenous communities are still deeply affected by the 2020 death of Atikamekw woman Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital, where she filmed staff insulting her as she lay dying, she said.

“The majority of people I speak with in the community, we have stories of blatant racism,” she said from Gatineau, Que. “Colonialism isn’t historic. It’s ongoing. These harms are continuing and they’re

perpetuated still. Joyce’s example is just one of the examples that was recorded.”

In a decision earlier this month, anarbitration tribunal ordered the reinstatement of an orderly who was fired by the hospital. An arbitrator wrote that while the employee made inappropriate comments toward Echaquan, she was not responsible for most of the poor treatment the patient received compared to the “insulting, vulgar, racist and rude remarks and behaviour” of a nurse. That nursewas also fired for telling Echaquan that she was stupid and “better off dead.”

Clark also called on federal and provincial governments to work together to incorporate Indigenous practices in health care, including midwifery that uses traditional practices.

“Pockets of this is happening, recently in Nova Scotia. It needs to be everywhere. It needs to be more accepted. The medicalization of birth is just an outright stamp of colonialism.”

By Camille Bains - The Canadian Press

Howard Sharp, right, got a visit from Rankin Inlet fire chief Mark Wyatt while he was in the hospital in Winnipeg recovering from an ATV accident. Photo courtesy of Pelagie Sharp

Rankin Inlet Fire Department Chief Mark Wyatt stands with 14-year-old Howard Sharp, who is recovering from significant injuries after an ATV accident this summer. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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Casting for Netflix comedy series underway in Nunavut

Inuit between the ages of 8 and 80 are encouraged to apply for paid roles

By Tom Taylor Northern News Services

Local Journalism Initiative reporter

People across Nunavut could soon see their own neighbours on Netflix.

Casting has begun for an unnamed comedy television series set in Iqaluit, and the call is open to all Inuit between eight and 80 years old. Those interested in earning paid roles on the series are encouraged to apply by following the instructions listed at ArcticComedy.CastingCrane.com. There is not currently a deadline for applications.

“Right now we’re doing a large-scale open call,” said Jesse Griffiths of Jesse Griffiths Casting, one of the companies handling casting for the project.

The series, which will also air on CBC and APTN, is the creation of established Nunavut-born filmmakers Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. The plot will centre around a young Inuk mother trying to build a future for herself in Iqaluit — a community where “everybody knows your business,” according to the project’s tentative tagline.

Griffiths has received more than 350 applications in the last several months, but he encourages Nunavummiut to continue applying.

“We’re really happy so far with the turnout but we want to make sure this is as exhaustive as possible and we see as many people as we can,” he said. “We’re trying to cast a full town. This

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is an episodic TV show, so there will be lots of characters and lots of episodes.”

Auditioning for a role on a major television program might seem daunting to many people living in Nunavut, where the film industry is still finding its feet, but Griffiths assured that experience is not a huge factor in the selection process.

The main things he and his team will be looking for are charisma, energy and presence, as training will fill any gaps in experience or skill.

“The thing when you’re doing an open call search like this is there are people out there that just have a natural energy, a natural lightness, a natural connection to the material,” he said. “When we’re watching these self-tapes, we know they’re not a professional actor, but there’s something about them that resonates. They have that quality that makes you think to yourself that they could be good in a certain role.

“Once we get a sense of who’s out there and what they’re capable of, and their interest, we can slot them into more specific role.”

Filming for the series will take place in Iqaluit next spring or summer. Specific dates have not yet been finalized.

While there’s still a substantial amount of casting work to be done before filming can begin, Griffiths is pleased with what he’s seen from Nunavummiut so far, and is optimistic that the finished product will be a hit.

“We’ve been really impressed with the level of talent and professionalism and care that peo-

Iqaluit will be the setting of an upcoming Netflix comedy series that is expected to begin shooting in 2024. Inuit from across Nunavut are invited to apply for paid roles on the series. Photo courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr

ple have been putting into the work,” he said.

“Having read the pilot, I was laughing, I was moved, I was shocked and excited, and that’s from someone who’s not part of the Inuit community.

cation Unit were investigating the incident. No further details had been released as of press time.

Rankin Inlet

The Rankin Inlet RCMP confirmed Friday, Aug. 25, that officers responded to a report of a deceased male at an unspecified time earlier in the day.

The ‘V’ Division Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identifi-

Didur makes kettlebell team

Rankin Inlet

Rankin Inlet fitness instructor and kettlebell competitor

“I hope that the people watching this will feel strong connections to the characters that they see,” he added. “I’m hoping people get excited and take a lot of pride in the work that’s being done shooting in the North.”

Lynette Didur received official word that she made Canada’s national kettlebell team. She had travelled to Ontario in August to compete for a spot. Now that she’s made the national team, Didur has a year to attend a world’s competition on the international stage. She is working to decide which event to compete at, with her choices between Denmark, Poland and Uzbekistan.

2023 Graduation Parade

Following the ceremony at

grads took a motorcade tour of the community to many friendly waves and shouts. After that, the community held a feast with games and a square dance to close the evening of festivities Friday, Aug. 18.

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Grad Sydney Kataluk is seen from a fire truck.

Sherise Tunguaq shouts to get the message through in charades.

Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq, 2023 grad, takes a selfie in a full cab.

Adrianne Iyago furiously kicks the air while playing charades with Kayla Kreelak.

Grads Kassidy Klinger, Haley Hachey and Aaron Niego are seen in the back of this full pickup truck.

Kimberly Ukpatiku and Richard Iyago pause for a photo during their grad celebrations.

Stewart Burnett/NNSL photos Lucy and Peter Niego wave hi from their ATV.

Bethany Utat’naaq, left, William James Evviuk, Grace Evviuk and Eric Thomas Utat’naaq say hi while riding through the parade.

Alvin Pudnak smiles from the fire truck.

Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School, Baker Lake’s seven 2023 high school

Sanikiluaq rapper Ehski releases first album ‘Final Legacy’

ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᖏᖅᑎ ᐃᔅᑭ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ

ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᕐᒥᓂ ‘ᕙᐃᓄ ᓂᑭᓯ’

11 ᐃᖏᐅᓯᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓯᒪᓇᓱᒃᑐᖅ

By Tom Taylor Northern News Services

Ehski is doing his part to put Nunavut on the hip hop map.

On Aug. 25, the Sanikiluaq-born rapper released his first full length album, an 11-track project called Final Legacy.

“Before it got released, I was down, and overthinking it all, but once it got released, I was happy,” he said a few days after the album debuted on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services. “I’m excited and proud that I’ve released my first album.”

Ehski started working on the songs that comprise Final Legacy years ago, but the project finally came together during his time in the 2021-2022 Ajungi Mentorship Program.

The program, created by Iqaluit-based record-label Hitmakerz, provided him with one-on-one mentoring sessions on performance skills, production, entertainment law, and marketing, and ultimately helped him record his project with Ottawa-based production company Tev Sound.

“I practiced a lot,” Ehski said of the recording process for Final Legacy. “I didn’t want to waste time for my producer. I wanted them to know I took the time to practice so it all went smoothly.”

Ehski got into hip hop when he was about 13, and credits Eminem as one of his earliest influences. However, he didn’t begin working on his own music until he was 16, when he was incarcerated as a young offender at the Isumaqsunngittukkuvik Youth Center in Iqaluit, and started writing poems and lyrics to “cope.”

“After I got out of young offenders I started working on myself and making my own beats and lyrics,” he said. “Every mistake is a lesson for me. Adapt and learn, that’s what I do.”

After his time at the youth centre, Ehski began to grow as a musician by rapping over beats he found on YouTube, and picking the brains of other performers, many of whom have also worked with Hitmakerz.

“I didn’t know what I was doing,” he said of his early days as a musician. “I didn’t know how to perform well.

“I took a lot of inspiration from others,” he said. “I learned a lot from other artists.”

Ehski’s favourite songs on his new album are Believe in Yourself, and the title track, Final Legacy, which features fellow Nunavummiut and Hitmakerz artist Shauna Seeteenak.

No matter which songs listeners identify with, Ehski hopes his music will help people see that they are “not alone” in whatever struggles they’re going through.

“I know it’s exhausting with all of the struggles you deal with, but at the end of the day, it will get easier,” he said. “Tough days will pass.”

He also hopes to inspire other musicians across Nunavut, wider

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔪᒥᒍᓱᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ, ᐃᖃᐃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓵᔪᓂ ‘’ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᓛᖅᑐᖅ.’’

Canada, and internationally.

“That’s a goal too. I’m not the only talented artist in Nunavut. We’re trying our best to reach other provinces and territories, as well as other countries and continents.

“It takes one artists to inspire more artists in the future.”

ᐃᓯᑭ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᒧᒥᕈᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒌᓯ 25-ᒥ, ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓅᓂᑯ ᐃᖏᖅᑎ

ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᕐᒥᓂ, 11-ᓂ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ

ᕙᐃᓄ ᓕᑭᓯ.

‘’ᓱᓕ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᑕᖓᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᓗᒃᖢᖓᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ,’’

ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᐸᑎᕙᐃ, ᐊᐳ ᒥᐅᓯᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ. ‘’ᐅᐃᒪᔮᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᓪᓗᖓ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᒪ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓕᐊᓐᓂᑦ.’’ ᐃᓂᔅᑭ ᓴᓇᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᒥᓂ ᕙᐃᓄ ᓚᑲᓯ ᖃᖓᑲᓪᓚᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᓇᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᖢᓂᒋᑦ

2021-22 ᐊᔪᖏ ᐃᑲᔪᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ-ᐊᑎᓕᑦ Hᐃᑦ ᒪᐊᔅᑐᔅ, ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ

ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕐᓇᖅᓱᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓂᖅ ᐱᖑᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᖁᖏᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᕚᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓯᓂᒃ ᑎ+ ᓴᐅᓐ.

‘’ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᒻᒪᕆᒃ,’’ ᐃᓯᑭ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᓂᖅ ᕙᐃᓄ ᓕᑭᓯᒥ. ‘’ᓱᕙᓕᑭᐊᕈᒪᓚᐅᖏᓐᓇᒃᑯ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕋ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᔨᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ.’’

ᐃᓯᑭ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 13ᓂ ᐊᕌᒍᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᖏᖅᑎᒥ ᐱᓇᕈᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᒥᓂᒻ ᐃᖏᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᕕᓂᖅ. ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᓂ

ᐱᒋᐊᖏᓂᑯᐊ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ 16ᓂ ᐊᕋᒍᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑎᒍᔭᐅᒪᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᑯᒃᑲᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᒪᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑦᑕᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒥᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ.

‘’ᐊᓂᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᒪᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᓯᒋᐊᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᓂ,’’

ᐅᖃᐳᖅ. ‘’ᑕᒻᒪᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕝᕕᒋᓲᒃᑲ. ᒪᓕᓗᖓ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓗᖓᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᐸᒃᑐᖓ.’’

ᑕᐃᑲᙵ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᒪᕕᒥ ᐊᓂᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓯᑭ ᐃᓕᑎᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖏᕈᓯᓂ ᓂᐱᖃᕈᓗᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᔪ ᑐᑉ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᓂ, ᐃᓚᖏ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓂᑯᑦ Hᐃᑦᒪᔅᑐᔅᑯᓂ.

‘’ᓇᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖏᖅᑎᐅᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓇᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊ. ‘’ᐊᔨᒥᒍᓱᒃᖢᖓ ᐊᓯᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᑐᖓ ᐃᖏᖅᑎᓂ. ᐃᓯᑭᐅ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᓂᖅᐹᖓ ᓴᕿᓵᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᖏᓂ ‘Believe yourself’ ᐃᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᓗᑎ, ᕙᐃᓄ ᓕᑭᓯᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖏᖅᑎᖤᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Hᐃᑦᒪᐃᑯᔅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᖅᑎ ᓴᓇ ᓯᑎᓐᓈᖅ.

ᑭᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓯᑭᐅ ᐃᖏᐅᓯᓕᐊᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ

ᑭᓇᓕᒪᒥ ᑕᑯᓗᑎᒃ ‘’ᐃᓄᑑᖏᓐᓇᒥ’’

ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᓕᕋᓗᐊᕋᖓᑕ. ‘’ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᑕᖃᓇᖅᓯᓲᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᕐᓇᖅᓯᒐᖓᒥ ᑲᒥᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑎᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓗ ᐊᓂᒍᕋᖓᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕈᓐᓂᖅᐸᓕᓲᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ‘ᐊᔪᕐᓇᑐ ᐊᓂᒍᓲᑦ.’’ ᐱᖁᔨᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔨᒥᒍᓱᓕᖅᑐᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᖏᖅᑎᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓗᒃᑕᓄᓪᓗ, ᓇᒧᓕᒪᖅ. ‘’ᐱᔪᒪᔭᕋ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ, ᐅᕙᖓᑐᐊᖑᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕋᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒪᒥ. ᐃᖏᖅᑎ ᐊᔨᒥᒍᓱᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ.

11 songs intended to help listeners through tough times, and inspire the next generation of artists in Nunavut

On Aug. 25, Sanikiluaq rapper Ehski released his first album, Final Legacy. He hopes the 11-track project, which was recorded in Ottawa, will remind listeners that “tough days will pass.” Photo courtesy of Hitmakerz

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ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ.

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ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ.

ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $120,779 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $172,539 ᑲᖏᕐᖠᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖓ: $18,517 ᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 14-507957 ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᓯᑦᑕᕝᕙ 22, 2023 ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ

ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ

(ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᑦᓴᓕᒃ ᒪᑦᓯ 31, 2028) ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒻᒥᐅᑕᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ.

ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $105,342 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $119,511 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 04-507967 ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᓯᑦᑕᕝᕙ 29, 2023

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᑦᑎ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ $16,008 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒧᑦ, ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒃᐸᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ.

ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ: ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᕕᖓ 1000, ᐴᒃᓴᖅ 430, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ X0A 0H0. ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ: (867) 975-6220. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖓ: (867) 975-6222. ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑐᒃᑯᑦ: 1-888-668-9993.

ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: iqaluitapplications@gov.nu.ca

ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $97,372 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 14-507953 ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᓯᑦᑕᕝᕙ 15, 2023 ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᔨ

ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ

(ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑖᑕ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑖ ᑭᓱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐊᓂᑦ ᐃᕐᖐᓐᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓕᕈᕕᑦ.)

ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓴᒍᑦᑎ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᑑᓂᖏᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᕐᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᖏᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓂᑰᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕐᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ

ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖅ masculine−ᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ.

https://gov.nu.ca/iu/human-resources-iu

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EMPLOYMENT, LEGAL NOTICES & TENDERS

Workers’ Advisor Office DEPUTY WORKERS’ ADVISOR Iqaluit, NT

Department of Justice

Capital Planner and Special Projects Coordinator

This employment oppor tunity is restricted to residents of

only

y Scale: $97,372 to $110,510 IQ ALUIT, NU Ref #: 05 - 507966 Closing: September 15, 2023

Department of Community and Government Services

Senior Financial Analyst

(Term Position Ending March 31 2028)

This employment oppor tunity is restricted to residents of

only Salar y Scale: $97,372 to $110,510 IQ ALUIT, NU

Ref #: 14 - 507965 Closing: September 15, 2023

Director, Communit y Development

This employment oppor tunity is open to all applicants Salar y Scale: $120,779 to $172,539 R ANKIN INLET, NU

Nunavut Nor thern Allowance: $18,517

Ref #: 14 - 507957 Closing: September 22, 2023

Federal Agreement Specialist

(Term Position Ending March 31 2028)

This employment oppor tunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only

Salar y Scale: $97,372 to $110,510 IQ ALUIT, NU

Ref #: 14 - 507953 Closing: September 15, 2023

Systems Analyst

This employment oppor tunity is open to all applicants

Salar y Scale: $97,372 to $110,510 IQ ALUIT, NU

Ref #: 14 - 507969 Closing: September 15 2023

Department of Family Services

Income Assistance Worker

This employment oppor tunity is restricted to residents in Clyde River, Qikiqtarjuaq and Pangnir tung communities

Salar y Scale: $74,018 to $83,985

CLYDE RIVER, QIKIQTARJUAQ AND PANGNIRTUNG, NU

Nunavut Nor thern Allowance: Various by Community

Ref #: 17- 507713 Closing: September 15, 2023

Department of Human Resources

Employee Relations Consultant

This employment oppor tunity is open to all applicants

Salar y Scale: $105 3 42 to $119,511 IQ ALUIT NU

Ref #: 04 - 507967 Closing: September 29, 2023

Please note that all Iqaluit- based positions are eligible for a Nunavut Nor thern Allowance of $16 0 08 per annum, unless other wise indicated.

Apply to: Depar tment of Human Resources

Government of Nunavut P O Box 1000 Station 430

Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0 Fax: (867) 975 - 6220

Phone: (867) 975 - 6222 Toll-free: 1- 888 - 668 -9993

E-mail: iqaluitapplications@gov nu ca

(Please include the Ref # in the subject line of your email )

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 disqualif y candidates from fur ther consideration

N ote that the use of the masculine is meant only to make the tex t easier to read

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current editions of Inuvik Drum, NWT News/North, Nunavut News/North, Kivalliq News and Yellowknifer are also available on the NNSL website.

For more information on how to access them, contact circulation@nnsl.com

The Workers Advisory Office (WAO) helps clients with their Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) claims. The WAO is separate and independent from the WSCC and provides a range of supports and assistance to workers injured in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. These services include obtaining information from the WSCC on behalf of clients; helping clients communicate with the WSCC; explaining the WSCC process and decisions; reviewing file evidence and obtaining further evidence that may be necessary to support the client’s case; assisting clients to prepare and present submissions to all WSCC decisionmaking levels; and referring clients to other community services.

We are seeking an energetic and highly organized individual to advance the interests of injured workers and their dependants by providing advice, assistance and advocacy with respect to WSCC decisions. The Workers’ Advisors Office has a significant responsibility to provide the best assistance possible and meet the highest professional standards.

The Deputy Workers’ Advisor (DWA), under the direction of the Workers’ Advisor, will provide a range of supports and assistance to WSCC claimants and their families. The DWA will be responsible for obtaining information from the WSCC on behalf of clients; helping clients communicate with the WSCC; explaining the WSCC processes and decisions; reviewing file evidence and obtaining further evidence that may be necessary to support a client case; assisting to prepare and present submissions to all WSCC decision‐making levels; and referring clients to other community services. This position works within a legislative and policy framework and carries out its responsibilities in accordance with the Acts, Workers’ Compensation General Regulations, policies and procedures. Under the direction of the Workers’ Advisor, the DWA identifies the proper policies, procedures and sections of the Acts and Regulations to ensure correct application. The DWA is also responsible for the management and administration of their allocated budget and reporting monthly to the Workers’ Advisor

Successful applicants must have completed postsecondary education, have five or more years of experience working with administrative justice, have five or more years of experience with policy and legislation, experience working with medical and legal terminology and psychological first aid training. An equivalent combination of education and professional experience will be considered. A certificate in administrative justice would be considered an asset. Familiarity with working in a cross-cultural environment will also be considered an asset.

The starting salary for this position ranges from $113,120 to $135,135 per year The position will be based in Iqaluit, NT and the successful candidate will be responsible to establish the office in Iqaluit. The position is not part of the WSCC, and no benefits will be provided.

If you have the required experience and are interested in joining our team, we encourage you to apply In the submission package, the candidate should demonstrate that they have the education and experience required for the job The start date would be negotiable, but preference would be for a start date as soon as possible. Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume by Friday September 22, to:

Attn: Janet Toner at Janet Toner Consulting Ltd.

RE: Workers Advisor Office Hiring Competition

e-mail: janettonerconsulting@gmail.com

Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. A job description is available upon request.

NNSL Media news editors collect the latest news and photos readers want to seepolice & court stories; what hamlets, town halls and schools are doing; big and small government; sports, arts, business and community heroes.

NNSL Media gathers the news, and streams it along all our Northern digital information rivers and trails - nnsl.com, nunavutnews.com, five Facebook Pages, one lnstagram feed and a Twitter feedwhere it all lands in our newspapers. We do the same with our advertisers - Northern businesses and governments - getting their information to the widest possible audience, online and offline, across the NWT and Nunavut.

Ministère de la Justice

Planificateur d’immobilisations et coordonnateur de projets spéciaux

Cette offre d’emploi s’adresse uniquement aux personnes ésidant à Iqaluit

Échelle salariale : 97 372 $ à 110 510 $ IQ ALUIT NU

No de réf 05 - 507966 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Ministère des Services communautaires et gouvernementaux Analyste financier principal (mandat se terminant le 31 mars 2028)

Cette offre d emploi s adresse uniquement aux personnes résidant à Iqaluit

Échelle salariale : 97 372 $ à 110 510 $ IQ ALUIT, NU

No de réf 14 - 507965 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Directeur du développement communautaire

Cette offre d’emploi est ouver te à tous

Échelle salariale : 120 779 $ à 172 539 $ R ANKIN INLET NU

Indemnité de vie dans le Nord : 18 517 $

No de réf 14 - 507957 Clôture : 22 septembre 2023

Spécialiste des ententes fédérales (mandat se terminant le 31 mars 2028)

Cette offre d emploi s adresse uniquement aux personnes résidant à Iqaluit

Échelle salariale : 97 372 $ à 110 510 $ IQ ALUIT, NU

No de réf 14 - 507953 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Analyste système

Cette offre d emploi est ouver te à tous

Échelle salariale : 97 372 $ à 110 510 $ IQ ALUIT, NU

No de réf 14 - 507969 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Ministère des Services à la famille

Agent de l’assistance au revenu

Cette offre d emploi s’adresse uniquemenet aux résidents des communautés de Clyde River

Qikiqtarjuaq et Pangnir tung

Échelle salariale : 74 018 $ à 83 985 $

CLYDE RIVER QIKIQTARJUAQ ET PANGNIRTUNG NU

Indemnité de vie dans le Nord : Selon la collectivité

No de réf 17- 507713 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Ministère des Ressources humaines

Conseiller en relations de travail

Cette offre d’emploi est ouver te à tous

Échelle salariale : 105 3 42 $ à 119 511 $ IQ ALUIT, NU

No de réf 04 - 507967 Clôture : 29 septembre 2023

Veuillez noter que les postes situés à Iqaluit sont admissibles à une indemnité de vie dans le Nord de 16 0 08 $ par année, sauf indication contraire

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 descr iptions de poste peuvent être obtenues par télécopieur par cour r iel ou en ligne Une vér i fication du casier judiciaire pour rait être exigée pour cer tains 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 a léger le tex te

https://gov nu ca/fr/human-resources-fr

EMPLOYMENT, LEGAL NOTICES & TENDERS

OPPORTUNITIES CAMBRIDGE BAY, NU

Nunavut Northern Allowance $20,891

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Continuing Care Worker

September 15, 2023

OPPORTUNITIES IN KUGLUKTUK, NU

Nunavut Northern Allowance $22,042

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Correctional Caseworker

Salary $96,424 - $109,458 Ref. #: 05-507925 Closing: September 22, 2023

OPPORTUNITIES IN GJOA HAVEN, NU

Nunavut Northern Allowance $26,345

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES Income Assistance Worker

Salary $74,018 - $83,985 Ref. #: 17-507970

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES

Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut

P.O. Box 460, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut X0C 0G0. Fax: (867) 645-8097. Phone: (867) 645-8065.

Toll-free: 1-800-933-3072. E-mail: kivalliqhr@gov.nu.ca

OPPORTUNITIES IN KINNGAIT, NU

Nunavut Northern Allowance $24,192

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

Conservation Officer II (Re-Advertisement)

Starting Salary $89,998 - $102,149

Ref. #: 13-507971 Closing: September 15, 2023

OPPORTUNITIES IN SANIKILUAQ, NU

September 22, 2023

Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut

P.O. Box 2377, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut X0B 0C0.

Fax: (867) 983-4041. Phone: (867) 983-4058.

Toll-free: 1-866-667-6624. E-mail: hrkitikmeot@gov.nu.ca

OPPORTUNITIES IN RANKIN INLET, NU

Nunavut Northern Allowance: $18,517

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Regional Laboratory Technologist

Starting Salary $89,998

Ref. #: 10-507589 Closing: Open Until Filled

Medical Travel Clerk (4 Positions)

Starting Salary $63,184

Ref. #: 10-507952 Closing: September 8, 2023

OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS

COMMUNITIES, NU

Nunavut Northern Allowance: $22,178 - Arviat

Nunavut Northern Allowance: $24,317- Naujaat