Nunavut News - June 13, 2022 edition

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ‘ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᕿᔫᒍᓂ, ᓴᕕᕋᔭᐅᒍᓂ, ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᑲᓴᑦ’ Volume 77 Issue 7

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022 $.95 (plus GST)

Rankin terminal project on schedule, budget uncertain ‘Everything has gone up, whether it is lumber, metal, just about every piece of it’

Starting young Pangnirtung TB outbreak to receive three month updates

Flying fuel to Arviat has cost $500,000 plus CanNor deals out $980k in tourism funding Team Nunavut show off skills at competition

Publication mail Contract #40012157

On her way home with her sister from weekend fishing, 6-year old Rayna Kullualik caught her first polar bear. Photo courtesy of Rita Kullualik.

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Carter Joseph Manik Nunavut It was at White Fish Lake, 48 miles West of Arviat last September 21, 2021. It was a nice photo of a sunset with a plane.

ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᕋᐃᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖁᑭᐊᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᖁᔪᖃᖅᖢᓂ

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ᐊᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᖁᑭᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 21−ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑐᕆ ᐊᖑᑎᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2021-ᒥ, ᖁᑭᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐃᖢᐃᓪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐊᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑐᖃᓚᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 7−ᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᖁᓕᓂᒡᓗ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᖁᑭᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ. “ᑐᖁᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᑭᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ 21-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑐᕆ ᐊᖑᑎᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑐᖃᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᓂᒃ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ,” ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᒪᐃ 27−ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

please see Shooting, page 12

ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᖁᒍᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ 5 ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ 7 ᓚᐃᓯᓐᓯᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ

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ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᕐ ᐊᖁᒍᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ 5 ᐊᒻᒪ 7 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ 105 ᐊᖁᒍᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᓲᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥ, ᑭᖓᕐᓂ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥᐅᓂᒃ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᖁᒍᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᓗᐊᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ 5-ᓕᒃ ᓚᐃᓯᓐᓯᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑖᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ. ᓚᐃᓯᓐᓯᖃᖅᐸᑕ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᖁᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᒍᕆᑦ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᔫᓐ 6-ᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ $787,291, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᖁᒍᓐᓇᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᓄᓪᓗ. “ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓄᑦ, ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᓄᒃᑎᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᒪᑕ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᖁᒐᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᔪᖏᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ.”

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ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖓᑕ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. “ᐊᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᓕᖕᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᑲᔪᓯᓇᓱᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᒃ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᑐᑭᓕᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᐃ 30−ᒥ. “ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᕗᖅ.” ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᓂᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑲᓐᓂᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖓᓂ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔪᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᑕᑯᕙᒃᑐᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒍᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒥ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᒪᓕᑭᒧᑦ, ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᒫᔾᔨᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᒥ. “ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᐃ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ,”

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᑭ. “ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᒥ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸ ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ?” ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ, ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑭᓂᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᐅᑉ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ 75-25 ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᒪᓕᑭ ᐊᐱᕆᓕᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᕿᔫᒍᓂ, ᓴᕕᕋᔭᐅᒍᓂ, ᑭᓱᔨᒫᑦᑎᐊᑲᓴᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᓇᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ,” ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᑐᓵᔨᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑭᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ.”

On schedule, not necessarily on budget Kivalliq airport projects see high bills in inflationary economy

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

The Rankin Inlet airport terminal building replacement project is on schedule, at least.

“It is on schedule and we’re going to try to proceed with that,” said David Akeeagok, minister of economic development and transportation, through interpretation in the legislative assembly May 30.

“Whether it is on budget is another matter.”

His department is in talks with Transport Canada to seek more funding for the project, which is set to more than triple the size of Rankin Inlet’s airport terminal building, accommodating for the high amount of air traffic and layovers the

Kivalliq capital sees.

Once the department has figured out how to get more funds, Akeeagok said he will report back to the house.

He was responding to questions from Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki, who also asked about the request for tender issued in March this year for construction of new airport terminal buildings in Naujaat, Chesterfield Inlet and Whale Cove.

“The tender closed in early May,” said Malliki. “Information published by the government indicates that a total of five bids were submitted. During last Friday’s sitting of the legislative assembly, the minister indicated that his department is currently ‘in deep discussions’ with Transport Canada concerning the tender. Can the minister clarify what specific support his department is seeking from Transport

Canada in respect to the tender?”

Akeeagok responded that throughout Canada, capital projects are seeing escalating costs after Covid. That is driving discussions with federal partners, he said, because of the 75-25 partnership the two levels of governments have on building those new airport terminal buildings.

Malliki then asked for specificity about the factors that are increasing bid prices for Kivalliq airport terminal building projects.

“With all the bids, everything has gone up, whether it is lumber, metal, just about every piece of it, including labour, as they’re having a difficult time finding labour to do their capital projects,” responded Akeeagok through interpretation.

“There are a number of factors that are driving the price up.”

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖓ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᑦᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ.

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ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᔮᓐ ᒦᓐ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎ ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃ ᖃᑉᓗᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕇᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ. ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑭᕙᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑕᒃᑎᑦ Hyper T, ᐊᖔᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐊᓴᓐ ᑕᒍᕐᓈᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. ᒦᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ/ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᔫᓐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒃᑯᑦ.

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The Rankin Inlet airport terminal building is progressing on schedule, but not necessarily on budget, said Minister of Economic Development and Transportation David Akeeagok in the legislative assembly. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19−ᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ $981,605−ᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᔫᓂ 3−ᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐱᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕈᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᑦ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓪᓗ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ. ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ $500,000−ᒥ ᓯᓕᒃᓯᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑯᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᐊᐸᖕᒥ ᐱᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᑰᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᖁᓕᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᓃᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᓴᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ−ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ, ᑳᓐᓄᐊᕐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ−ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕈᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ $295,606−ᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᐸᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓗᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔨᔩᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ 20−ᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᓄᑦ 6−ᓄᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ $99,999−ᓂ ᑳᓐᓄᐊᕐ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᑭᑦᑑᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕈᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ. ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐹᒻᐸᑎᐊᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖄᓂᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. 28-ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓲᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᐊᕆᕗᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓂ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᕆᕗᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕆᕗᖅ. ᐃᓪᓗ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ, ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓐᓂ $86,000−ᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑳᓐᓄᐊᕐ−ᑯᓐᓂ. ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐸᒃᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᔾᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑕ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓪᓗ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑳᓐᓄᐊᕐ−ᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕙᙶᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ.

ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᑎᕐᔭᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ $981,605−ᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᕼᐋᓇ ᑐᖑᐊᕐᒧᑦ

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No details yet on how the government plans to add 1,000 homes ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᒋᐊᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ 1,000-ᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᓕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓂᑉᓕᐅᑎᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

The Government of Nunavut has committed to adding 1,000 new units in the territory during its term, but details in the legislative assembly about how exactly the GN would do that were scant from Lorne Kusugak, minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation. Trevor Wright/NNSL file photo

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Nunavut

ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓴᓚᒪᓐ ᒪᓕᑭ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓗᑕ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᓯᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅ 1,000-ᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑖᑉᑯᐊᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. “ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓪᓕᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᓪᓚᕆᒋᐊᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᓕᑭ ᔫᓐ 2-ᒥ. “ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔪᒪᔭᖓ 1,000-ᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ?” ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓵᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ “ᓇᒧᙵᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕ” ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑉᓰᓐᓇᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᑦ. “ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᖓᓗ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖃᕋᑉᑎᒍᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ.

“ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖁᑎᕗᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ.” ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᓗᖅᑕᕈᑕᐅᓕᖅᐸᖕᒪᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑏᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᒫᑦ. ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔪᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑲᒥᒎᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᒪᓕᑭ ᐊᐱᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ. “ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᓵᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᑐᓵᔨᒃᑯᑦ. “ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑲᑉᑕ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᕚᓪᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕ

ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᕈᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕈᑉᑕ”. ᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᐊᓂᒍᓐᓇᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᑭᐅᑉ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᐸᑕ.

Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki wanted some specifics in the legislative assembly about the Government of Nunavut’s Katujjiluta Mandate, which commits to adding 1,000 housing units to the territory during this government’s term.

“Although Naujaat and Coral Harbour are in desperate need of housing, I am concerned that this may not be a realistic goal to achieve with the timeline available to us,” said Malliki June 2. “Can the minister clarify how the specific target of 1,000 units was identified?”

Lorne Kusugak, minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation, responded by saying through interpretation that the corporation hasn’t “really gone anywhere” in recent years and has been seeing fewer and fewer public housing units being built.

“The board of the Nunavut Housing Corporation and myself have agreed that we need to

change the course of this,” said Kusugak. “We need to change our government. We need to change this issue.”

He noted the tendering process as an obstacle, suggesting as a potential option that contractors could be taken on for several years at a time instead of going to tender every year.

Kusugak said the government would be identifying its goals on how to achieve the housing commitment and he believes it’s possible.

Malliki then asked if Kusugak could clarify how many of the units were planned to be newly constructed public housing multi-plexes and how many were planned to be added to the overall housing stock through lease or purchases.

“We are actually right now beginning our work into those details,” the minister responded through interpretation. “We believe that we could achieve greater numbers of public housing, affordable housing, and working with people who would like to enter into private homeownership through our homeownership programs and homeownership assistance programs, if we can.”

He went on to say the government was not at the level of detail to provide specifics to Malliki’s question but would be happy to provide more information when it becomes available.

A6 Monday, June 13, 2022

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By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Arviat

ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᒎᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ 2020-21-ᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 883-ᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ 64-ᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ: 802 ᑐᒃᑐᑦ 58-ᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ; 46-ᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓲᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ; 31-ᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 33-ᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᓂᒃ 15-ᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ. ᑖᑉᑯᓇᙵᑦ 30 ᐅᒥᖕᒪᐃᑦ 14-ᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᙶᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᐃᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒥᙶᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ. ᑭᐅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᕐᒥ, ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ

ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑏᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᐱᑕᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᐃᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᖅ 19 ᕿᓇᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 3,856 ᑭᓗᒑᒻᔅᓂᒃ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᓖᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, 454-ᑲᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓗᒑᒻᔅᓂᒃ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᓖᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒥᙶᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᐃ 27-ᒥ, ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖓ ᓴᓇᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᓴᓇᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᐃᑰᓇ. “ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᔪᖓ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᑎᑕᐅᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᐱᐅᔫᔪᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᐃ 30-ᒥ, ᓴᓇᔨᖃᓪᓚᑦᑖᙱᑦᑐᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ. “ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᔪᖓ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓵᔨᒃᑯᑦ. “ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓚᑦᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᓲᑦ.”

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖓᑕ 2020-21-ᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᕙᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖓ “ᓴᓇᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ.” ᐊᐱᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᑖᖑᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ, ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔨᑕᖃᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᑕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅ.

In the legislative assembly, Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq keyed in on a line in Nunavut Development Corporation’s 2020-21 harvest report for Kivalliq Arctic Foods, which stated that the development corporation “employs harvesters as part of the supply chain for Kivalliq Arctic Foods.” When he asked Environment Minister David Akeeagok how many were employed in that program, Akeeagok clarified that none are, but that Kivalliq Arctic Foods purchases catches from harvesters directly. NNSL file photo

ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍᒎᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ 2020-21-ᒥ.

Environment Minister David Akeeagok said in the legislative assembly that due to Covid-19 lockdowns, Kivalliq Arctic Foods did not buy any caribou from Arviat in 2020-21. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo Kivalliq Arctic Foods bought zero caribou from Arviat in the last reporting year, revealed Environment Minister David Akeeagok in the legislative assembly last week.

Akeeagok said that due to the extended Covid19 lockdowns, Kivalliq Arctic Foods (KAF) did not purchase any caribou from Arviat in 2020-21.

The organization bought 883 caribou that year from 64 harvesters, with a breakdown as follows: 802 caribou from 58 harvesters in Rankin Inlet; 46 caribou from three harvesters in Chesterfield Inlet; 31 caribou from two harvesters in Whale Cove; and four caribou from one harvester in Baker Lake.

That year, KAF purchased 33 muskoxen from 15 harvesters. Thirty of those muskoxen came from 14 harvesters in Rankin Inlet, with three muskoxen provided by one harvester in Baker Lake.

Responding to questions from Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq, Akeeagok explained that there is no maximum set amount of caribou meat purchased per community, but that KAF uses its judgement and tries to line up its inventory with guidance from hunters and trappers organizations.

Also included in the harvesting summary

from Nunavut Development Corporation was that 19 beluga whales were harvested from Whale Cove and Rankin Inlet combined; and 3,856 kilograms of Arctic char were harvested in Whale Cove, with another 454 kilograms in Chesterfield Inlet.

During questions in the legislative assembly May 27, Savikataaq noted that the development corporation’s 2020-21 harvest report for KAF states, “Nunavut Development Corporation employs harvesters as part of the supply chain for Kivalliq Arctic Foods and Kitikmeot Foods.”

Savikataaq asked Akeeagok how many hunters are employed in that program.

“I would like to know how many paid hunters are in Arviat because employment is limited there and if there are hunters who are working for the development corporation as hunters, it’s a good thing,” said Savikataaq.

However, when Akeeagok returned with more information June 1, he said there were no directly employed hunters.

“I would like to clarify the Kivalliq Arctic Foods does not employ harvesters,” said Akeeagok through interpretation. “The business purchases meat from the harvesters directly and compensates them for the weight of their catch.”

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Feds give $980,000 boost to Nunavut tourism operations

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Three tourism operators and a municipality will benefit from financial help

By Derek Neary Northern News Services Nunavut

After two years of inactivity due to the Covid19 pandemic, three beleaguered Nunavut tourism operators and a municipality are sharing $981,605 in funds, announced June 3 by the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.

The recipients of the financial assistance are the Hamlet of Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay Adventures, Kivalliq Expediting and Tours Inc. and Illu Tours.

The Hamlet of Pond Inlet will make use of $500,000 to widen the Salmon River access road, establish a gravel pathway along the river and put up a gazebo. This will be an additional attraction for cruise ship visitors, who will return later this summer after a two-year prohibition on cruise ships in Arctic waters, CanNor stated.

The project is expected to employ three people seasonally during two-years of construction and create one long-term position.

Arctic Bay Adventures is receiving $295,606 to expand operations by purchasing specialized expedition gear that will increase the number of destinations offered and safely increase the

number of participants per trip. Inuit youth and guides with limited experience will receive training and apprenticeship, resulting in 20 jobs over six months of tourism season.

Kivalliq Expediting and Tours Inc. will put $99,999 in CanNor funding toward providing small-scale marine expeditions year-round. The operation already has a Bombardier vehicle for trips between Kivalliq communities. A 28-foot commercial boat will also be purchased. This initiative is expected to maintain an existing full-time position and create two new part-time jobs. The Kivalliq Inuit Association and the Government of Nunavut are also providing additional funding and a bank loan has been arranged.

Illu Tours of Cambridge Bay is formulating a business plan, a marketing strategy and upgrading its website with $86,000 in help from CanNor. The company aims to attract clients from within the community and elsewhere in the Kitikmeot region. The Business Development Bank of Canada and futurpreneur are also contributing financial backing for Illu Tour’s aspirations.

CanNor’s investments come through the Tourism Relief Fund and the Northern Aboriginal Economic Opportunities Program.

GN to update public on Pangnirtung TB outbreak every three months Minister of Health says department continues to work toward flattening the curve

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Pangnirtung

The Government of Nunavut will be announcing public case updates for Pangnirtung’s tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in three-month intervals, said Nunavut Health Minister John Main on June 7.

“I want to assure the public and my fellow members that the Department of Health is working diligently and is using available tools to support the community. Containing a TB outbreak takes sustained effort spread over many months.

Ensuring the community is kept informed of what is happening during this extended period is one of our priorities,” Main said in the legislative assembly.

The Health minister also addressed the delay in announcing an outbreak in the community, which was declared on Nov. 25, 2021 while the first cases of active tuberculosis were diagnosed on January earlier that year. More than 30 active infections and 100 latent cases were diagnosed as of late May. “Having reviewed the information, I am confident that the right choice was made, and an outbreak was declared when it was clear there was risk to the broader community,” Main said.

“Prior to the outbreak being declared, despite the number of cases, there was no evidence that the illness had spread beyond a contained cluster of individuals.”

He added that he and his department will be continuing to work toward flattening the curve of this outbreak over the coming months.

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔫᓂ 7 −ᒥ the ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᑲᑕᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ .

Nunavut Health Minister John Main announced on June 7 the Department of Health will provide regular updates on the Pangnirtung tuberculosis outbreak. NNSL file photo

ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᑎᕐᔭᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ $981,605−ᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᕼᐋᓇ ᑐᖑᐊᕐᒧᑦ

Tourism is expected to rebound in Nunavut this summer. The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency is dividing $981,605 in funding among three territorial tourism businesses and a hamlet. Photo courtesy of Hannah Tunguaq

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ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕇᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑭᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒥ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒥᒐᖅᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓇ ᒪᕐᕈᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓂ ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕖᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓᓃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓂ. ᐃᓕᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ CBC−ᑯᓐᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓵᙵᓕᖅᐳᑦ 50 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓘᓪᓗᓂ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᐅᕗᖅ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓵᙵᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 1, 2015−ᒥ ᒫᔾᔨ 31 in 2016−ᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

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ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (Baffin) ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 106,457−ᓂ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ (Keewatin) ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 68,495−ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 42,216−ᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ 217,168−ᖑᔪᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ. ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᑎᒋᒥ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ, ᓱᓕ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᕌᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᒃᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ−ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂ/ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ. ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓗᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕆᕗᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐅᖃᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖑᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕆᕗᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᕐᓂᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᒦᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᒃᑳᖓᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᓪᓕᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓘᒃᑖᒥ ᐄᔭᒐᖅᑖᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19−ᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓗᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᑦ−ᐱᔪᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᙱᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕝᕙᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ−ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᕕᕗᐊᕆᒥ. ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ.

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Several communities can expect their health centres to close again this summer as Nunavut’s Department of Health continues to contend with staff shortages.

The closures are in direct relation to the difficulty that the Department of Health has had in securing summer relief staff amid an acute national shortage of healthcare professionals.

This presents a significant need for adjustment within the territory’s health sector as this is the second summer in a row when health centres are at risk of closure, which is certainly a testament to the significant need for full-time permanent healthcare staff to prevent future shutdowns from occurring.

To put this in perspective, according to CBC, the health department is now facing a 50 per cent vacancy rate among permanent nursing positions.

That’s a staggering figure, one that reflects the collective woes faced by community members who require access to health centres for their various medical needs.

According to the most recent numbers from the Nunavut Bureau of Statistics, from April 1,

2015 to March 31 in 2016, Nunavut’s regions experienced the following number of health centre visits: Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin) saw 106,457, Kivalliq (Keewatin) saw 68,495 and Kitikmeot saw 42,216.

Nunavut logged an overall total of 217,168 visits during that year.

As for which specific communities will be contending with health centre closures this summer and for how long, that currently remains unknown to the public. Although the Department of Health has a schedule, it had yet to be released as of Nunavut News’ publication deadline. The health department has stated, however, that communities will be notified through social media and radio in the weeks leading up to the closures.

While the Department of Health is in the process of developing plans to ensure continuity in urgent healthcare services in the territory, this does not include all healthcare services, meaning that some Nunavummiut’s needs will possibly go by the wayside.

During any health centre closures, the Government of Nunavut will use a combination of fly-in paramedic/clinic services and virtual health check-ins to support residents.

Those who wish to make calls will continue to be directed to local health centres and may also be

directed to virtual support services. Calls could also be routed to health centres in other communities.

However, the Department of Health noted in its news release that there may be delays during this time, so callers are advised to stay on the line when contacting a health centre.

As well, in an effort to continue providing assistance where possible, support staff will be available to assist with services like prescriptions and medical travel, but residents are advised to fill their prescriptions before the date of any given health centre closure.

Covid-19 vaccinations will continue to be available through appointments for those who need them.

These are less-than-ideal circumstances. While the territorial government is attempting to improvise during this pinch of adversity, the risks to residents temporarily without access to health centres surely rise.

The GN released its five-year nursing and recruitment strategy in February. It puts focus on training homegrown nurses and improving compensation to attract more healthcare professionals from other jurisdictions.

Let’s hope it doesn’t take the full five years for the government’s plan to bear fruit.

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Inuit Circumpolar Council outlines framework for international engagement with Inuit peoples Research conducted with Inuit from Greenland to Russia

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has released the Circumpolar Inuit Protocols on Equitable and Ethical Engagement to help guide and set expectations for international researchers, organizations and policy-makers in dealing with Inuit across the Arctic.

“Organizations and institutions such as the Arctic Council and agencies of the United Nations are a key audience for ICC,” said Monica Ell-Kanayuk, president of ICC Canada.

The new protocols are a result of a threeyear-long process involving Inuit from Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Chukotka (an autonomous region in Russia) who helped determine what Inuit are most concerned about. These issues include climate change, increased resourced

development, increased ongoing research and expanding opinions on how to manage these activities.

“As the first inhabitants and stewards of the Arctic, we have the right and responsibility to protect our environment and culture,” said ICC Alaska president Sames Stotts.

There are eight Equitable and Ethical Engagement protocols, outlining how to engage better with Inuit in governance, research and more. The

37-page document should be seen by others an in invitation to consult and cooperate with Inuit, stated Dalee Sambo Dorough, ICC’s international chair. “The elements embraced in this publication can be employed by others in any facet of engagement with Inuit and the diverse subject matter that affects our day-to-day lives. We especially invite scientists, researchers, funders and decision-makers to digest and ultimately implement these protocols with Inuit.”

Capturing Pond Inlet’s beauty Looking over the majesty of the surrounding area

By Navalik Tologanak Northern News Services Pond Inlet

HALUQQAFFI MITTIMALIKMIUTAT. QUANA PULARAPTA IPAKHANI. QUJANNAMIK INUIN UPAKTATIRUT. ATSILIUQTUT KELLILU IRNIALU ADRIEN UPINGAQLU QANUISAAQ. The most scenic community in Pond Inlet,

Nunavut was amazing, as it is spring time and 24 hour daylight/sunlight.

Everyone was busy going spring camping, hunting and fishing nearby. You can sit for hours watching the mountains surrounding Mittimatalik.

It is recommended a place to visit, there were many tourists, people doing research, and much more.

School was out first week of June until fall time. Spring melt brings mud but that didn’t stop the kids riding bikes and families heading out with their snowmobiles and qamotiit.

The mountains sit quietly protecting their people, wildlife and the sea. It seems when you wake up you have to look out your window to know you are in a most beautiful spot in the world.

During your stay in beautiful mountains of Pond Inlet, you have the very best food and service at the Tununiq Sauniq Co-op Hotel managed by John and his staff. A very nice and clean place to feel at home. The food is something else. Quana John!

Quana to the residents for a warm welcome to us visitors, we shall see you again. I shall dream of the mountains.

ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅ ! ᐅᓇ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ! ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᒃ, ᔫᓂ 4, 2022.

Home Sweet Beautiful Home! Here is Mittimatalik, Pond Inlet, Nunavut, one of the most beautiful scenery anyone can ask for as a hometown! Photo taken Saturday, June 4, 2022. Photo courtesy of Navalik Tologanak

‘ ᖁᓛᓂ ᑐᖑᔪᖅᑐᖅ’ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᕼᐊᓐᓇᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᖅᑲᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᕗᔭᓂ ᐆᓇᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᐱᕐᙶᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᔫᓂ 2, 2022.

‘Midnight Blue’ in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. One of hundreds of beautiful mountains sitting in clouds on a warm spring evening. Photo taken June 2, 2022. Photo courtesy of Navalik Tologanak

ᐅᐱᕐᙶᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ 5:00 −ᒥ , ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᕈᓐᓃᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ, ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕆᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᔫᓂ 3, 2022.

Spring time hunting and fishing is favourite time of year for Inuit. Friday at 5:00, the town gets empty cause everyone is gone camping, fishing. Photo taken Friday, June 3, 2022.

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Kivalliq Inuit Centre concerns raised ‘Facility is not very welcoming’ and guests having ‘negative experiences,’ says MLA

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Kivalliq

Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki said in the legislative assembly that it has been brought to his attention that service at the Kivalliq

Inuit Centre in Winnipeg is not at an acceptable level.

“My constituents have noted that the facility is not very welcoming and they are having negative experiences,” said Malliki on May 31.

He asked Minister of Health John Main to describe the steps taken by his staff to address

ᐊᐃᕕᓕᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᒪᓕᑭ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖓᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᐃ 31 −ᒥ , ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑐᙵᓇᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ .

Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki brought up concerns relating to the Kivalliq Inuit Centre in the legislative assembly on May 31, stating that some of his constituents find the facility unwelcoming. File photo courtesy of Solomon Malliki

concerns regarding the centre, which is run by the Kivalliq Development Corporation (KDC) on a contract that expires March 31, 2023.

Main responded that the management teams involved with the corporation meet and discuss common concerns with the department, and stakeholders work together to resolve issues that are brought up.

The last meeting between the department and KDC was April 19. Main said concerns or dissatisfaction with the centre can be addressed to the toll-free Office of Patient Relations at 855-438-3003.

“They are very good at addressing matters of concern,” said Main through interpretation.

“Last year in 2021, the Office of Patient Relations helped 393 patients who were dissatisfied with the services that they were provided, so this highlights the level of assistance this office does provide.”

Malliki didn’t appear overly optimistic about that office’s ability to stem issues from reoccurring.

“I recognize that the minister and his staff work with the contractors to address the concerns when they arise,” said Malliki. “However, it often seems that after a short period of

improvement, service standards start to drop again. Will the minister commit to working with the contractors on a regular basis, and not just in response to complaints and concerns, to ensure that the services provided at the regional boarding homes meet the standards specified in their contracts at all times?”

Main responded, “I’m not going to commit to that at this point, the reason being that the commitment would be meaningless because what the member has asked me to commit to is already standard operating practice for the department.”

The department already meets regularly with contractors and addresses issues when they arise, the minister went on to say.

The Office of Patient Relations also watches trends and addresses more than individual cases, he added.

“I would just encourage the member and medical travellers out there that if you do have an issue, please raise it directly with the operator and, if that’s not satisfactory to you, please bring it to the department through the Office of Patient Relations and we will look into it,” said Main. “We want them to have a good and healthy medical travel experience.”

Dying wish for an Elders’ home Aivilik MLA pushes government on home care support

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Kivalliq

According to Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki, the dying wish of an Elder in his constituency was for an Elders’ home in the community.

“Just last week, an Elder from my constituency passed away,” said Malliki through interpretation in the legislative assembly May 30. “This is a great loss for the community. The Elder’s last words were to say that there needs to be an Elders’ home in the community.”

He went on to ask Minister of Health John Main how his department assesses the need for Elder care in each community.

Main offered his condolences and said health centre leaders in each community continually monitor Elder care needs and assess the need for home care.

“They want the Elders to be at home and be well taken care of, and we know that as the health department, when the Elders go through hard times, the family also ends up going through hard times and they carry a lot of stress,” said Main through interpretation. “On occasion, we

try to provide support at home through our home care providers. With that, for each individual community, how many Elders need care and how many have disabilities or possible disabilities are noted.”

Malliki responded that he appreciates the government has limited funding to build new Elders’ homes and suggested renovating existing buildings to accommodate Elders who need extra care.

Main said that Elders’ care facilities have certain legal responsibilities related to proper care and protocols, and that the Department of Health does its due diligence to pursue the best opportunities available in line with legislative standards and needs of Nunavummiut.

Malliki followed by asking if Main would commit to working with Nunavut Arctic College or other agencies to deliver programs to train individuals to provide Elder care in the communities.

Main responded that the department continually collaborates with NAC. With regards to home care workers, Main said pandemic measures postponed many programs for in-house training at health centres, and that the department is trying to catch up on that now.

ᐊᐃᕕᓕᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᒪᓕᑭ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓐᓂ .

Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki said the dying wish for an Elder in his constituency was for an Elders’ home in his community. Trevor Wright/ NNSL photo

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Commissioner of Nunavut presents emblems All of Nunavut’s MLAs recieved one ᑲᒥᓴᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐄᕙ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ, ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂ ᑕᖅᓴᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ Her Majesty ᑯᐃᓐ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ II Platinum Jubilee −ᖓᓄᑦ . ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐋᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ/ᑐᕕᑐᕐ

Commissioner of Nunavut, Eva Qamaniq Aariak, presented all the Nunavut MLAs with an emblem to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Photo courtesy of Eva Qamaniq Aariak/Twitter

Savikataaq pushes for Arviat fuel solution Flying in fuel to Arviat has cost more than $500,000

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Arviat

Diesel is currently flown into Arviat until the summer tanker can resupply the community, prompting Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq to ask the minister of Community and Government Services (CGS) if there are any shorter-term solutions to lessen that expense.

David Joanasie, CGS minister, replied in the legislative assembly on May 30 that diesel sales in Arviat have increased by 22.5 and 25 per cent in the last two years and 400,000 more litres are expected to be flown into the community before the summer tanker resupply.

Arviat is slated for a new tank farm, something Savikataaq called “desperately needed,” but the project will not start this summer.

“That means the fuel capacity in Arviat will not change,” said Savikataaq.

If fuel sales continue to go up in line with the last two years, another 25 per cent increase next year will further stretch the community financially, he said.

Savikataaq asked Joanasie if the department has a plan to bring in large, portable tanks so that Arviat can receive more diesel in the coming sealift to lessen the need for air delivery in the year following.

“The Petroleum Products Division is closely monitoring the fuel consumption in Arviat and we’re working to ensure that the community has enough fuel throughout the year in terms of if there’s going to be a portable fuel tank being supplied,” responded Joanasie. “As a result, I’m not aware if there is, but I’ll have to check and clarify to the member if there is or is not.”

Savikataaq asked for assurance that flying fuel into Arviat would not impact the cost of fuel for Arviarmiut. Joanasie couldn’t confirm that.

“The Petroleum Products Division works within its budget and the revolving fund operates on an as-even basis, so whatever you bought the fuel for, you have to pass on to the customers,” responded Joanasie. “If that’s the case for Arviat, I hope that will be the case. I can’t say for now whether or not prices will increase in Arviat.”

Joanasie later clarified that fuel prices outside of Iqaluit are reflected across the territory, not community-by-community.

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᕿᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕋᔭᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ .

Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq sought confirmation in the legislative assembly that flying diesel to his constituency would not impact the price of fuel for Arviarmiut. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo

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Federal and Nunavut governments to invest over $6 million together to keep air in schools clean

Nunavut The federal government on June 7 announced it will invest $4.5 million to support the cleaning and balancing of air handling units in Nunavut schools alongside the Government of Nunavut, which will be providing around $2.1 million for the same purpose.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of having good ventilation in public facilities across Canada. By funding and cleaning and balancing of the ventilation systems in schools across the territory, we are creating healthier and safer learning environments for children in Nunavut,” said Dominic LeBlanc, federal minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities.

More than 130 units and ducts are expected to be cleaned across the territory to ensure reduced virus transmission in schools. There will be more than 900 air filters installed to ensure cleaner air.

“This funding will support improved ventilation in our schools, which is key for reducing transmission of Covid-19,” said Nunavut Education Minister Pamela Gross. “Effective air circulation and filtering inside classrooms will help keep students and staff healthy.”

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Premier congratulates Melissa Attagutsiak on Indspire Award

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Nunavut Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok congratulated Melissa Attagutsiak for her 2022 Indspire Award for Youth at the Nunavut Legislature on June 8.

As a fashion designer and owner of Nuvuja9, Attagutsiak’s collection was showcased in Paris, France, during National Indigenous Fashion Week.

“I want to congratulate Melissa on her award and on pursuing her passion for fashion. She is truly a role model for young Inuit,” said Akeeagok.

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For 29 years, the Indspire Awards have been recognizing Indigenous people in Canada for their achievements in public service, health, youth, the arts, business and culture.

- Trevor Wright

Family Services teams up to help Nunavummiut with Class 5 and 7 drivers licences

Nunavut The Nunavut Municipal Training Organization is partnering up with Nunavut’s Department of Family Services to help deliver class 5 and 7 driver training courses for up to 105 participants in Coral Harbour, Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Kinngait, Rankin Inlet, Kugluktuk and Pangnirtung.

“We know the lack of a calid Class 5 driver’s license is a major impediment to gainful employment for many Nunavummiut. A valid drivers licence enables the holder to seek employment with small businesses and municipalities where drivers are needed,” said Margaret Nakashuk, minister of family services on June 6.

This training will come at a cost of $787,291, she adds and it will be delivered with the assistance of the Department of Economic Development and Transportation’s Motor Vehicles Division.

“The Targeted Labour Market Program provides funding to eligible employers, institutions, and training providers to deliver education and training to equip Nunavummiut with transferable skills and credientials that are recognized and in-demand for the territory. We are ensuring that Nunavummiut develop knowledge and skills aligned to current and future labour market demands.”

- Trevor Wright

Police find no criminal offence in shooting of Rankin Inlet man

Rankin Inlet The Ottawa Police conducted a criminal investigation into the shooting death of 21-year-old Trey Angootealuk November 2021, in which the man was killed by an RCMP officer during a prolonged altercation.

Fax: (867) 979-6010 The Ottawa Police Service travelled to Rankin Inlet and commenced a police oversight investigation to determine if there was any criminal responsibility on the part of the RCMP. The investigators interviewed seven civilian and 10 involved police witnesses.

“Although the incident resulted in the tragic death of 21-year-old Trey Angootealuk, the OPS concluded that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with his death,” wrote the OPS in a news release May 27.

The release ends by noting the OPS will not comment further in the matter.

- Stewart Burnett

High school grads celebrated

Naujaat Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki took a moment in the legislative assembly to congratulate high school graduates from Naujaat.

He recognized the May 10 graduation of Melina Qaunaq, Sabrina Iyerak, Selma Shaimaiyuk, Heather Putulik, Latisha Siusangnark and Chrissie Kringayark.

- Stewart Burnett

Angutiit a success

Arviat Minister of Health John Main used a minister’s statement to congratulate the Department of Health’s Inuusivut team, which collaborated with the Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre to create a program dedicated to men’s mental health called Angutitt.

The program saw a tour through the Kivalliq for men’s workshops, wherein musicians Hyper T, Agaaqtoq and Nelson Tagoona helped inspire conversations and connections.

Main said the program is a great example of Piliriqatigiinniq/ Ikajuqtigiinniq and the tour is planned to extend to the Kitikmeot in June and Qikiqtaaluk region in fall.

- Stewart Burnett

ᐲᑐᕆᔅ ᓯᒪᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐆᓇᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᒥ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ, ᒪᐃ 2022 −ᒥ ᓯᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᖅᑐᑦ .

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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ.

6- ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᓄᑲᖓ ᕋᐃᓇ ᖁᓪᓗᐊᓕᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᓇᓐᓄᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ .

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Taloyoak Here’s James Taylor Aiyout, 10 years old, with his first polar bear catch.

It was outside of Taloyoak, Nunavut and taken last May 27, 2022.

ᐊᒫᓐᕼ ᐄᑦᑐᖅ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᕇᐊ, ᕇᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕋᐃᓕ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ .

ᐲᑐᕆᔅ ᕼᐃᐊᕆᓐ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ 13- ᓂ−ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐲᑐᕆᔅ ᐃᓪᓗᖓ, ᔭᐃᑕᓐ ( ᐊᒃᑲᖓᑕ ᕼᐊᐸᓇᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ) ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐃᖣᕋᕐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖣᕋᕐᒥᑦ ᐲᑕ ᑕᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᒪᐃ 21,2022 −ᒥ .

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Nunavut Rhea, Reid and Rylee are enjoying the weather while fishing.

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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᒥ ᐅᐱᕐᙶᖑᔮᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᖃᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᖅᑰᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᐳᑎᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓄᕌᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑕᕆ ᓱᓕ ᐃᖃ;ᒐᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᔪᒥ .

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Nunavut On their way home from weekend fishing. Her 6-year old sister Rayna Kullualik’s first caught polar bear.

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Nunavut The 13-year old Beatrice’s cousin, Jaden (her uncle Hapanaq’s son) caught his first trout during the Rankin Inlet Fishing Derby for Trout at Peter Lake on May 21,2022.

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Nunavut Ice fishing near Pond Inlet. One day it was like spring , then the next day it looked like winter again. Lots of snow and windy but Catherine still fishing in the weather.

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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒥᓐ 7- ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ (8 −ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐃ 30 −ᒥ ) ᐃᕐᙳᑕᖓ ᑭᐅᓪᕕᓐ ᑕᑎ, ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒥᖓ 35 1/4 ᐃᓐᓯᔅᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖣᕋᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᒥ, ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᒥ !

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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓵᒥᐅᓪ ᐊᕈᐊᓚᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖣᕋᖅᑕᒥᓂ. ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᑉ 2022 −ᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ .

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᕕᓕᑉ ᑭᓐᓄᕙᑦᓄᕐ, ᓯᑯᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕗᒡᑐᐊᖅ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ( ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ).

ᐊᓚᔅ ᒪᓐᓂᒃ

ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖕᒪᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᒥ 8” ᑑᕐᒧᑦ , ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, , ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂ .

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Nunavut Minn’s 7-year old (turned 8 on May 30th) grandson, Kelvin Tatty, caught this 35 1/4 inch during the recent Trout Derby at Tasiujaq, he was excited throughout the day!

Nunavut Samuel Arualak with one of the trout fish he caught. He won 3 prizes in Whale Cove’s 2022 Fishing derby.

Nunavut Phillip Kinnowatner, ice jigging near Nuvu’tuaq (near Baker Lake).

Baker Lake This is a fishing hole made from 8” auger, taken from North East of Baker Lake, Nunavut.

ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ

ᕙᓂᓴ ᐊᓇᑉᓚᒃ

ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᐋᓪᒎᓇ

ᒫᒡ ᐴᓪᑦ

VANESSA ANABLAK

Nunavut Kyle and his nephews, on their way to their parents’ favourite camping grounds, 35 miles, Northwest of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᐃ 28 , 2022 −ᒥ . ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᐆᒐᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ .

KALLUK UGJUK

Nunavut These photos were taken last May 28th 2022.

It was during the annual cod derby on the sea ice in Rankin Inlet.

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᔪᐊᒐᓐ ᐊᓇᑉᓚᒃᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓐᓂ

Kugluktuk Photo of Jorgen Anablak with his successful hunt.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖏᐊᖏᑦᒪ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᑕ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᓛᖓᓂ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᖓᓄᙵᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ , 35 ᒪᐃᔪᔅᓂ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ, ᓄᓇ ᕘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᐱᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥ

KYLE ALGONA

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᐊᕋᑲᓕ ᐴᓪᑦ ᕿᓯᓕᕆᕗᖅ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᑕ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᖁᕐ;ᖅᑐᖅ , ᓄᓇᕗ ᒻᒥ . ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᒡ ᑕᑯᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᒥ

MAG BOLT

Nunavut Dorakelley Bolt fleshes her seal skin, outside their home in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. She is as excited as Mag to see the end result.

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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ 90 ᒪᐃᔪᔅᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᖓᓂ, ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᑲᐃ ᑲᐃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᓂ .

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Nunavut About 90 miles treeline, South of Arviat, end of April, Kai Kai captured these beautiful northern lights.

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Three Skills Canada medals for Team Nunavut Medallists encourage others to take part in competition

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

Five participants represented Team Nunavut at this year’s national Skills Canada competition, which took place at the Vancouver Convention Center in late May. Three of them managed to bring back medals.

David Aglukark garnered a bronze in web technologies while Mac Pavia earned a silver in photography and Willow Watson captured silver in 2D character animation.

Maple Faulks and Katie Yu also took part in the national Skills Canada competition, in graphic design and public speaking respectively.

For those who participated, it was a chance to show off their skills on a national platform.

“Skills is fun. It helps you improve at what-

ever you are competing in,” said Watson, who competed virtually against other secondary students. “I’ve always liked cartoons and drawing. Animating on FlipNot Studio on Nintendo DS when I was little got me into it and I still use it sometimes.”

Pavia and Aglukark both took part in past competitions multiple times before and each time they say they get a little better.

“Each year you feel the same type of nerves leading up to the event,” said Aglukark, “but as you experience opening ceremonies and preparing to start competition day one, you can only focus on the task at hand and the nerves seem to pass over.”

“This was my second time competing on Team Nunavut,” added Pavia. “It was stressful but fun. I had a limited amount of time — beads of sweat ran down my face, my heart was pound-

ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐅᓂᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕚᓐᑰᕙᒥ ᒪᐃ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ .

David Aglukark, right, holds the Nunavut flag after winning bronze in web technologies at for Team Nunavut in Vancouver in late May. Photo courtesy of Natalie Maerzluft

ing. Deep down, I knew I was skilled enough to be there; better yet, I had every right to be there. (I) know that gave me a sense of calm — I knew what to do and how to do it.”

As a lifelong photographer, Pavia started taking pictures while he was in Alberta, but he really began honing his craft when his family moved to Nunavut.

“Photography was therapeutic for me; it was an escape from my feelings. When high school got tough or I had a bad day, I went for a walk on the tundra and poured my emotions into the photos I created,” said Pavia.

The three Nunavut competitors encouraged others to take part in Skills Canada events.

“It gives you a good idea on what it’s like to do those skills and trades. It can help you see if you really like your craft and if you want to pursue it,” said Watson.

She hopes to compete in-person at the national Skills Canada competition next year, if she gets the chance.

Aglukark said Skills Canada is much more than a territorial or national competition.

“They focus on helping youth build a career in the skilled trades, and offer amazing connections with many companies and mentors that will help further your skill set,” he said.

In May, Aglukark joined the team at Outcrop Communications in a full-time position as a junior creative, which allows him to work on various projects.

“My biggest piece of advice is the experience of competing is unmatched, the stress you feel is good and the people you meet are help you improve so fast. Most of all the recognition you get feels fantastic, even if you don’t win,” Pavia said.

ᒫᒃ ᐸᕕᐊ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᑯᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ .

Mac Pavia brought home a silver medal for Team Nunavut in photography. Photo courtesy of Natalie Maerzluft

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Volleyball returns to Aqsarniit Middle School Eight teams compete in first intramural league since 2019

By James McCarthy Northern News Services Iqaluit

One day, there will be a chance for schools to travel again in order to play in tournaments.

In the meantime, it would appear students are happy simply playing anything resembling a tournament within the confines of their own school. Such was the case at Aqsarniit Middle School in Iqaluit.

The school hosted an intramural volleyball league, which wrapped up late last month, the first of its kind since 2019. It followed an intramural soccer league, which was held earlier in the school year.

Rob Strutz, the school’s phys-ed teacher, said the volleyball league usually happens in January but that’s when Covid began to take hold around the world in 2020.

“We had so many stops and starts and we’ve been so limited in what we’ve been able to do for team sports,” he said. “Once the restrictions lifted enough and things began opening up, that’s when we were able to begin hosting leagues like this again.”

The league’s format featured a total of eight teams split into two pools of four with games played over the lunch hour. It was a round-robin tournament with a cross-over playoff format until two teams remained to play for the championship. Each match was a best-of-three sets with each set being a race to 25

points, winning by at least two points, just as it is in a normal volleyball game. The third set, if necessary, was a race to 15 points.

Strutz said volleyball is quite popular at the school and it was no trouble getting students to sign up and play.

“We’ve always done co-ed for volleyball intramurals and that seems to be the system that works the best,” he said. “We ended up having around 12 players on each of the teams, so there was close to 100 kids playing. We do it as part of the phys-ed program here at the school.”

While everything was for fun, Strutz said things became more passionate once it got to the playoffs.

“I always ask the kids why they sign up for something like this and they always tell me for fun,” he said. “Some of the kids take it a bit more serious in the playoffs but the level of play also goes up because the kids really get into it.”

One of the semifinal contests went the distance with all three sets going past the requisite amount of points, he added.

With things returning to something resembling normal, Strutz said he’s hoping to get back to the regular schedule of intramural leagues offered by the school.

“We run four leagues during the year: soccer, volleyball, basketball and we finish up with floor hockey,” he said. “It’s a great way to keep the kids active and they’ve been starving for team sports to return.”

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ᐅᑯᐊ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᕚᓕᐹᓪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ, ᐱᔭᕇᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐋᓕᔅ ᓚᐃᓴ, ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ ᓄᑭᕈᐊᖅ JJ ᑯᓐᓇᒃ , ᔫᓇ ᓕᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᓕᓐ ᔅᑑᓂ - ᔭᐃᓐᔅ ; ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ. ᖓᑲᒻ ᔪᒻᐹᖕ, ᑕᓐᑭᓐ ᒥᐅᓐᔅ, ᐋᐱᒋᐅᓪ ᒪᒃᐸᓗ, ᕋᐃᓕ ᑲᐅᓯᓐ, ᕌᐱᓐ ᓇᐅᓪᓚᖅ−ᕗᕋᐃᓱᕐ, ᒐᐃᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᓵᓗᒨᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᐃᔭ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᕌᑉ ᓯᑐᕋᑦᔅᒧᑦ

Here’s the winning team from Aqsarniit Middle School’s intramural volleyball league, which wrapped up late last month. They are, front row from left, Alice Laisa, Pitseolak Nukiruaq, JJ Koonark, Jonah Laird and Dylan Stoney-Janes; back row from left, Ngankam Yombang, Duncan Mearns, Abbigail Muckpaloo, Ryleigh Causyn, Robyn Nowdluk-Fraser, Gabriel Salomonie and Eliyah Kilabuk. Photo courtesy of Rob Strutz

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Oh, great … the beating of the dead horse that is the Arizona Coyotes continues

ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᓛᑦ Arizona Coyotes −ᑯᓐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ 1,000 −ᖓᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᒥᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 20 −ᒥ . ᓛᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᑲᒃᑐᒥ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ Coyotes ᓴᖑᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂ Tempe, Arizona −ᒥ , ᐃᓗᓪᓕᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᑖᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ . (Arizona Coyotes Twitter/Special to The News)

Andrew Ladd of the Arizona Coyotes celebrates his 1,000th career NHL game on April 20. Ladd will be playing in a temporary arena for the next little while as the Coyotes try to convince city council in Tempe, Arizona, that it can fill a brand new arena. (Arizona Coyotes Twitter/Special to The News)

And perhaps the new precedent for plunking batters has been set for Woods to join was in the “high nine-digit range.” Leave that up to your imagination but high nine digits to me means You know how we blame ravens whenever the power goes approaching 10 digits. Nicklaus also apparently turned down a nine-digit offer to sign up. Not that he needed the money, but out? Well, in Minnesota, they’re blaming a squirrel.

The Minnesota Valley Electric Co-operative reported earlier this if the Golden Bear is shunning at least $100 million, it makes you wonder. month that around 4,000 of its customers in the Prior Lake area lost power for close Dustin Johnson is the highest-profile to 30 minutes due to one of the rodents active player to make the jump and he wandering into a substation and making resigned from the PGA Tour to do it. contact with the equipment. No word on Seems his price was $125 million, which James McCarthy is the sports editor the fate of the squirrel but rumour has at NNSL Media. Reach him at sports@ is the figure reported by more than one golf insider. Add Phil Mickelson to that it the night shift didn’t have to make a nnsl.com late-night run to the store for munchies. list, which came at a reported cost of Anyway: $200 million. As I said last week, it won’t Must … beat … horse … take long for some of these mid-range PGA Tour players to see So we know the Arizona Coyotes have been a miserable failure what’s happening and think they can do this, too. You going to from the time the franchise left Winnipeg to now. Sure, the team tell me playing for $25 million per tournament wouldn’t entice is still in the state, so the National Hockey League will deem that you? You’re a damn liar.

And finally … a win but beyond that, nothing screams success about this outfit.

Good Idea: Winning a game via walk-off.

Apparently, the city of Tempe, Arizona, thinks there’s something there. Its city council voted 5-2 in favour of negotiating a potential $2-billion development deal on 46 acres that would see all sorts of things built, including a new arena for the team.

Right now, the Coyotes are playing at the brand-new arena on the grounds of Arizona State University, capacity 5,000, because the city of Glendale, Arizona, told the Coyotes it was no longer interested in doing business and kicked the team out of its arena.

If you ask me, the smart councillors were the two who voted against this. They must have done their research.

One of the big problems with this deal exists between the team and Sky Harbor Airport in Tempe. The design, as it stands, would see the proposed 1,600 residential units be 9,800-feet away from one of the airport’s runways. That, according to Chad Makovsky, the airport’s director of aviation services, would reduce the effectiveness of noise abatement corridors in place.

I don’t care what any of you 14 or so Coyotes fans believe — Quebec City is the best place for this team. It would create, in one season, more revenue in terms of ticket sales and advertising than the Coyotes could ever hope to make in Arizona. No need for any arena to be built because there’s already one there and it would be sold out every single night. The NHL knows this but is resisting because it doesn’t want to admit moving to the American southwest was a terrible idea.

Everyone has a price … except Tiger This LIV Golf deal, backed by the Saudi Arabian regime and apparently with a money tree in its backyard, hasn’t been shy about splashing around the cash … if we’re to believe reports relating to Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.

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Bad Idea: Winning a game via walk-off with four straight plunks.

I have never seen this before and I don’t think I will again.

We take you to the Southern League, an AA circuit in Minor League Baseball. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are taking on the Biloxi Shuckers. Pensacola is down by two in the bottom of the ninth and Biloxi’s Harold Chirino is on to try and save it. Troy Johnston is the first batter he faces and he would reach base on an error. After a walk to Griffin Conine, Chirino would proceed to nail the next four batters in succession: Luis Aviles Jr., Ray-Patrick Didder, Cobie Fletcher-Vance and Bubba Hollins.

If you kept score on this, you would know that three runs ended up scoring and that gave the Blue Wahoos a 7-6 win in the most befuddling of fashions.

Why wasn’t Chirino replaced? Chirino’s just lucky the game wasn’t out of reach because he would probably be squaring off with the Pensacola dugout after the third plunking. In any event, it’s a painful way to walk it off and congrats to Chirino for probably tying Ricky Vaughn’s record for hit batters in one inning.

Until next time, folks …

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