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ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᖓᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ 65-ᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒧᑦ

2018-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓄᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᒧᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᑐᖃᒃᑯᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ $13 ᒥᓕᔭᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓕᕆᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ.

ᑐᖁᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 9:20 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᕐᒥ 27-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐊᖑᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 11:15 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᑕᒻᒥᕐᒥ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 22−ᒥ. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᐱᕗᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗ ᕿᓂᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ. “ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒐᓱᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖑᒻᒧᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᖢᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ. “ᖃᖓᑲᓪᓚᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᖁᖓᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ.” ᓄᕙᐳᕈ 23ᖑᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᖅᓯᕆᐊᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᖅᓯᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ, ᐊᓄᕆᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ, ᖃᒥᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᓱᕋᒃᑎᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᓐᓄᕆᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᓱᑲᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ 119 km/h, ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᒥ ᐊᓄᓂ ᓱᑲᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ 126 km/h ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᓗ 100 km/hᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔪᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᓂᒃ ᐃᒥᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ

ᓄᑖᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐅᕌᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᑉᓰᖅᑕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓴᓐᖏᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᓕᖅᑐᑦ: -ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒧᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ.

-ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑎᑭᓴᐃᒍᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ.

-ᖃᑦᓯᐅᓂᖓ ᐃᒪᖃᕐᓂᖓᑕ 7ᓖᑕ ᓴᓐᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ − ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖏᑉᐳᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃ, ᕙᐃᓂᒃ, ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓐᖐᓐᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ (ᑰᓗ), ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᓴᖅᑕᐅᓐᓂᖅᐸᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ. “ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓇᖓᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓᓪᓗ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓂᓪᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓐᖏᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᒃ. “ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ.” ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᖅᓯᒪᖏᑉᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᑎᒋᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᓂᒡᓗ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑎᑭᓴᐃᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ.

ᕿᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑎᓗᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐳᓛᕐᕕᖕᓂ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᒪᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓂᒃ ᐱᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᖓᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ: ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖏᑦᑐᑦ: ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖏᑦᑐᒦᓐᓇᓱᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓪᓗ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᖕᓂᖃᕐᓗᓯ 30 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ (100 ft) ᐱᓱᒍᑉᓯ, ᓯᑭᑑᕐᓗᓯ, ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓗᓯ ᐱᓱᒡᓗᓯ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑐᕐᓗᓯᓗ, ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓱᓗᕋᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᓯ. ᕿᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓱᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᐱᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ: ᐱᓯᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓂᒃ, ᐃᐱᖅᓯᒪᓗᒍ ᐱᓱᖃᑎᒋᓗ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᖕᓂᖃᕐᓗᓯᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓂᑦ 50ᒦᑕᓂᒃ (160 ft) ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖅᑐᓂᑦ. ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒃᑰᕈᕕᑦ: ᐊᐳᖅᓯᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᒍᕕᑦ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᒻᒥ, ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᑎᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓂᒃ, ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑉᐸᓪᓗ, ᓱᒃᑲᐃᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᒋᓪᓗ. ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᑦ/ᕼᐊᑦᑕᒃᑯᓪᓗ: ᐊᑐᕆᐊᒃᑰᕈᕕᑦ, ᓱᒃᑲᐃᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᖕᓂᖃᖅᑎᒋᓗᑎᒃ 30 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ (100 ft) ᑭᐴᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓯ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓪᓗ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖏᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᖏᓐᓂᕐᓗ: ᑐᖅᖢᓛᖅᑕᐃᓕᓗᓯ, ᑕᑯᖁᔨᑦᑕᐃᓕᓗᓯᓗ, ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᐃᒪᔮᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓗᓯ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᓂᒃ.

In 2018, the administrative offices and Kinngait Studios in Dorset relocated to a state of the art facility, the Kenojuak Cultural Centre. The venue was built with more than $13 million in private and public sector support./Photo courtesy of West Baffin Cooperative.

‘ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᑐᓂᔪᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᑦ,’ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᖄᖅ

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative

ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᖓᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᑦ 65-ᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᖓᓂᑦ 2024-ᒥᑦ 12 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᒥᐊᓕᒐᐃᑦ, ᐃᑕᓕ, ᑭᕆᔭ, ᐃᖕᓚᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕗᕌᓐᔅ. ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᒡᔪᓕᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕ ᒎᔅ (Canada Goose) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᕿᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᒪᐃᐊᒥ-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᐃᔪᖅ ᐊᑭᓲᑉ ᑭᙵᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ. ᑕᖅᖀᓐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ 2024-ᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᕕᓇᐃ ᐊᓲᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᕆᒥᑐᒥᑦ ᓚᓐᑕᓐᒥᑦ, ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᖕᓚᓐᒥᑦ. ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᑕᖅᕿᒥᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᐃᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊ ᐊᓯᕙᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᑦ: ᐃᓅᓯᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᖓ 9-ᖑᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ Beaverbrook ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᕗᕋᑐᕆᒃᑕᓐ, ᓂᐅᐳᕋᓐᔅᐅᐃᒃᒥᑦ. “ᐱᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 1959-ᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᖓᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᕈᐃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᕼᐊᓐᓇᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᐅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ. 2018-ᒥᑦ, 2018-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓄᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᒧᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᑐᖃᒃᑯᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ $13 ᒥᓕᔭᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓕᕆᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ,” ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ. “ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓛᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᖓᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒡᕕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥᑦ, ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᐃᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᑭᙵᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓄᑦ

ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ.” ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓛᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᕆᕝᕕᖃᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ. ᑯᐊᐸᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᖄᖑᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᖃᐅᒪᒋᐊᕐᒥᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ. ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᓕᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ. “ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ $5-ᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓖᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᒋᐊᖅ. “ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖃᖃᑕᐅᓂᕆᔭᐃᑦ.” ᑯᐊᐸᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑕᓗᒃᑖᕐᓚᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑖᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ. “ᐊᖏᔫᖏᑦᑐᖅ,” ᖃᐅᒪᒋᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, “ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐱᑖᕐᕕᒋᓯᒪᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒥᑦ.” ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ 10 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ 1,400 ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑯᐊᐸᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ “ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ.” ᖃᐅᒪᒋᐊᖅ ᐃᓚᓯᔪᖅ, “ᓴᙱᓂᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓱᐃᓂᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᐅᔪᒥᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᓂᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᖕᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒋ ᓄᑖᖓᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ.”

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West Kitikmeot Gold Corp takes reins of Grays Bay Road and Port project CEO envisions submitting project design to regulators in 2024

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative

West Kitikmeot Gold Corporation (WKG) announced on Nov. 24 its intention to move forward with what was previously the Kitikmeot Inuit Association’s Grays Bay Road and Port project (GBRP).

The initiative had already received an investment of $21.6 million from the federal government, another stakeholder in this triumvirate with WKG now at the helm.

The company’s board of directors includes Leona Aglukkaq and David Omilgoitok, who serves as co-chair.

“WKG was founded on the basis that the Kitikmeot is home to many mineral deposits that would already be mines in southern Canada, but have not been developed due to a combination of a lack of infrastructure, and a lack of social licence,” said Elliot Holland, chief operating officer of WKG in a statement to NNSL Media. “We have aligned our corporate mission with our shareholder and landowner: to build an Inuit-owned and led resources company, developing the Kitikmeot for the benefit of the Kitikmeot Inuit.

We believe that developing Grays Bay Road and Port aligns perfectly with this mission, and we have received strong support from the Kitikmeot Inuit Association to take on this responsibility.”

The first objective, according to WKG CEO Brendan Bell, is to sit down with all future users and stake-

This map of the proposed 227 km Grays Bay Road and Port Project was produced several years ago. West Kitikmeot Gold is now going to spearhead the initiative. Map courtesy of Nunavut Resources Corporation holders to get the project ready for shovel-ready status. The development of a design and scoping exercise, with a “view of releasing a project design” to the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) sometime in 2024 is key to getting shovels in the ground and the project into the construction phase, he said. Bell estimates construction, or phase two of this project, to commence three or four years later, once the design and permit phase is completed.

“We want to go to NIRB with designs leading to approval. This is a restart — indeed why [WKG] got involved in the

first place. Covid basically ground the project to a halt. This report was done last time around, but we want to make sure it still makes sense, and we need to understand all the factors involved and build the right design.”

Working with engineering firms Stantec Nunami and Jacobs Engineering, as well as Nuna Construction and PWC Canada on the permit front, WKG also intends to engage at all stages with the Inuit community.

Bell described past projects that have resulted in “great partnerships with Indigenous groups… I think it’s

Aerial photo of Gray’s Bay. Photo courtesy of West Kitikmeot Gold Corporation. the right approach and will lead to a much better alignment of Indigenous interests. That’s our perspective.

“Indigenous ownership can be a difficult hurdle, in terms of participating in the upside without risking huge amounts of capital, but I think we’re making progress. This has been the dream that companies doing the extracting could be Indigenous-owned,” Bell continued. “It also has a fascinat-

ing broader story about how we develop the North with Indigenous interests.

I think there’s a sea change coming about how we develop the North and our strengths… while being careful to protect capital that would be owned as birth-right inheritance for many generations to come.”

The Kitikmeot Inuit Association was contacted for comment but did not respond by press deadline.

ᑏᓯᒻᕙ 6 ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ December 6 is National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Tissaipa 6 Kanadami Ublunga Itqaumanikkut Hulidjutikkullu uvani Ningarnirnun Arnanun Le 6 décembre marque la Journée nationale de commémoration et d’action contre la violence faite aux femmes.

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ᓂᐱᖃᙱᓚᐅᑲᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓯ 11−ᒧᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓱᐃᔪᓐᓇᖅᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓗᓯᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᓐᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᑎᑦᓯᔪᓂᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑐᖑᔪᐊᖓᔪᒥ ᖃᑯᖅᑕᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᓴᔭᒥ. ᓈᓚᓐᓂᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᒻᒪᖔᑦ/ ᐊᖑᑕᐅᒻᒪᖔᖅ-ᑐᙵᕕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᐱᓱᖃᑕᐅᒋᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᒧᓪᓗ, ᑏᓯᒻᕙ 6-ᒥ, 6-ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᓂ-ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᕕᐅᔪᒥ.

Observe a moment of silence at 11 a.m. in remembrance and organize or attend a vigil in your community.

Wear purple or a white ribbon.

Listen, learn, and act everyday to end gender-based violence.

In Iqaluit join the walk and ceremony, December 6, 6 p.m. at the four-corners.

Nipaingaarlugin uvani 11mi ublaami itqaumadjutikkut ihuaqhailutin ilaulutilluunniit katimaqatigiigutimun nunallaarni. Atimalutin tungujuqtumik uumingaluunniit qakuqtamik qiliqhuutimik.

Naalaklutin, ajuiqhaqlutin, hulilutillu ubluq tamaat nutqaqtirnikkut arnaunikkut/angutaunikkuttunngavilgit ningautainnik.

Iqalungni ilauqatigilugu pihungniq aliahuutiniqlu, Tisaipa 6mi, 6mi unnuliqqat uvani hitamani-tiriquani.

Observez un moment de silence à 11 heures à la mémoire des femmes qui ont vécu de la violence.

Participez ou organisez une vigile dans votre communauté. Portez du violet ou un ruban blanc. Écoutez, apprenez et agissez contre la violence fondée sur le sexe.

Participez à la marche et à la cérémonie, le 6 décembre, à 18 h, à l’intersection des quatre coins d’Iqaluit.

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Housing shortage, airline issues and crisis management tackled during municipal conference ‘The territories have to step up to provide training and help,’ says veteran SAO

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative

Newly-elected and acclaimed municipal leaders, many serving their first terms, came together in Iqaluit Nov. 27-30 to better understand their roles and to tackle a wide array of issues at the Nunavut Association of Municipalities annual general meeting.

“You are the leaders, and we need your help,” said Community and Government Services Minister David Joanasie in his welcoming address alongside Premier P.J. Akeeagok. “We are not 25 years old (as a territory), and we have learned a lot… we still have a lot of catching up to do and are lacking in some things… Many years, the communities did not receive anything. It is hurtful to hear things like that because they have the same needs as others.”

Akeeagok added, “We always tell that to the federal government: you didn’t give enough money to Nunavut. We’re always mentioning the (infrastructure) deficit to the MP (Lori Idlout) and the federal government, and now we are looking to private companies who can provide infrastructure.”

Much discussion took place on municipal issues such as critical development for transportation infrastructure, problems with airlines and the housing crisis over the course of the four-day event, titled “The Northern Lights,” hosted at the

Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre.

Chris MacPherson, a retired SAO with experience working in numerous locations in Canada and for the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators, was flown in as a consultant to speak on professional development with the mayors and SAOs. He identified what he found to be the main areas for improvement among his dealings with community leaders, particularly, “finding people, keeping people, especially in small communities.

It’s clear everyone wants more housing, but not around them, which is an issue. Also the perception that affordable housing isn’t high-end (construction), which isn’t the case.”

MacPherson also mentioned several issues such as the lack of funds to look after public assets, and media insatiability — “I guess you have to have a thick skin,” he said.

He also mentioned his presentation with Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority CEO Kim Riles about the importance of crisis management and emergency planning, as seen during wildfires in the Northwest Territories over the summer, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate.

“The territories have to step up to provide training and help,” said MacPherson. “Sometimes it’s too much for the municipalities.”

He later said he was really struck by the enthu-

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Municipal leaders from across the territory gathered at the Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre in Iqaluit Nov. 27 to 30 for the Nunavut Association of Municipalities annual general meeting. Kira Wronska Dorward/NNSL photo

siasm of the assembled leaders at the conference.

“They’re very progressive and eager to learn new ways of doing things. It’s pretty enjoyable actually,” he said.

AGM organizer and NAM executive director Marla Limousin added, “For a long time, the

communities weren’t communicating with each other. That all changed during Covid, when we discovered we were all experiencing the same issues. This conference is a chance for all these leaders to come together to share their problems and come up with solutions.”

Preparing for climate changes to come ‘We need to know where our biggest risk areas are,’ says director of Climate Change Secretariat

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative

A significant portion of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities (NAM) annual general meeting in Iqaluit last week was devoted to the still small but growing Climate Change Secretariat (CCS).

“What we’re hoping to do here this afternoon is important,” said Cameron DeLong, director of the Government of Nunavut’s CCS, in his address to the gathered municipal leaders and senior administrative officers. “The purpose of NAM is to raise awareness while coordinating change across communities… [Your] concerns are things people don’t know about.

We want to start fixing them, so that’s why it’s such a great opportunity here today. You see it. You’ve been seeing it for years. Our goal is helping communities prepare better for the changes that are going to come.”

DeLong went on to explain that while still relatively modest in scale for the vast swath of land that is Nunavut, the CCS is growing as it compiles data and formulates strategies. Staff reach out to municipalities with information resources and possible approaches.

“We have reports that summarize all this stuff,” reiterated DeLong, referring to, among other things, the GN-wide risk and resiliency report being released in December, the translated posters distributed to communities, and an array of other compiled data relating to various initiatives, such as the Renewable Energy Support Program.

A recent greenhouse gas emissions inventory concluded that, as a whole, Nunavut releases 1,300 kilotons of carbon annually, which works out to 33 tons per person. To date, only six communities have completed a community energy plan in conjunction with the CCS, but the hope is that more of the remaining 19

Cameron DeLong, director of the GN’s Climate Change Secretariat, addresses municipal leaders and senior administrative officers attending the Nunavut Association of Municipalities annual general meeting in Iqaluit last week. Kira Wronska Dorward/NNSL photo communities will engage with the program.

“We call ourselves matchmakers. We identify climate change impacts, find connections, and bring people together to solve these challenges,” said DeLong.

The hope is that through information sharing, relationship building and communication, or “mainstreaming climate change,” in the parlance of CCS, community leaders will always be thinking about climate change while making every municipal decision.

There is currently a Climate Change Youth Advocacy Committee in consultation with the CCS, as well as partnerships with the other Northern territories and the federal government. Funding for various initiatives and applications, such as solar panels for individual homeowners, will be forthcoming in the new year, and CCS stresses the importance of capitalizing on these resources, which are available on a “first come, first served” basis, sometimes with a backlog of waitlisted applications.

“We haven’t prioritized where to work… we need to know where our biggest risk areas are,” DeLong told the audience.

This will be the goal of the upcoming studies in individual communities starting in January 2025.

Creating resiliency “We are trying to help to form a lot of training skill sets and reports so that your communities can be better prepared,” said DeLong. “Climate change is coming.

It’s already here… it’s going to increase.

Civilizations have gone through periods of climatic changes in the past, and it often has significant changes on these civilizations.

“We have an advantage. We have a great advantage in that we know these changes are coming — they’ve been forecasted for us.

We’re not going to be necessarily blindsided.

And because they’re forecasted for us, we have an opportunity to prepare. We have an opportunity to prepare ourselves, and our communities, to better weather the storm for the changes to come, and be able to tolerate those changes. As community leaders, I’m really, really confident that we will be more resilient to those changes.”

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖁᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥᑦ.

Wishing all Nunavummiut a happy and safe holiday season.

Tamainnut Nunavunmiut quviahuqvingmi quviahuritti aanningnaittumiklu pinahuaqluhi.

Meilleurs vœux de bonheur et de santé à tous les Nunavummiuts en ce temps des Fêtes.

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ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᖅᖄᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑐᐊᕕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᐃᕕᕐᓂᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᒪᓕᑭ ᐊᐃᕖᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᒪᖃᐃᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᕿᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖏᒻᒪᑕ. ᐊᔾᔨᒥᑦ, ᐊᐃᕕᖅ ᐊᐃᑦᑕᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒥᑦ ᐳᕆᔅᑐᓪ ᐃᒪᖓᓂᑦ ᒪᓐᓃᑦ 27, 2019-ᒥᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨ ᓕᓐᑕ ᓵ-ᒥᑦ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᕋᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᐃᕕᖅᑕᐅᓵᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᕿᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᒪᓕᑭ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᒃ 3-ᒥᑦ. ᒪᖃᐃᑏᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᒪᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᖃᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᓂᐅᔪᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᑕ, ᐱᐊᓚᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ. “ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖓᐱᐊᓚᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᖃᑦᑕᕈᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᐊᖅᑕᐅᓵᓕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᑭ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᖓ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ. ᔮᓐ ᒦᓐ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᓪᓗᐊᓂᑦ. “ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒦᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑏᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᑦ, “ᒫᓐᓇ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᓃᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᐊᓚᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᖃᐃᑎᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.” ᒦᓐ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ, ᑭᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᐱᖅᖁᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᒃ 9-ᒥᑦ, ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐆᒃᑑᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ. ᒪᓕᑭ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᐃᕕᖅᓯᐅᕋᔪᓛᖑᔪᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᒐᒌᖃᑦᑕᕈᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᒦᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᒃᑖᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ. “ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᕕᕐᓂᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᑦᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓐᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖕᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒦᓐ. “ᐱᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᖑᕙᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓂᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑏᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᑦ.” ᒪᓕᑭ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑏᑦ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᙳᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᒪᖃᐃᑎ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ. “ᑎᑎᖅᖃᒥᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᒻᓂᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᒻᓂᑦ, ᐱᖓᓱᓪᓗᐊᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᓅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᖃᐃᑎᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ

ᐱᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ,” ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᒦᓐ. “ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᖃᐃᑎᓂᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒦᓐ. “ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᒪᖃᐃᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ/ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ.

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Poor Inuit housing ‘direct result of colonialism,’ says federal housing advocate ‘The level of distress cannot be understated,’ says Marie-Josee Houle A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to uphold the Inuit’s right to housing — and therefore denying their human rights.

“The housing conditions that the Inuit inhabit are the direct result of colonialism and a staggering failure by successive federal, provincial and territorial governments over many decades,” says a new report from Marie-Josee Houle.

“The level of distress cannot be understated, nor can the toll that being unhoused or precariously housed has on one’s physical, mental and emotional health.”

Parliament recognized the human right to housing in 2019 through the National Housing Strategy Act, which also saw the federal housing advocate appointed to ensure the government acts to make that right a reality.

For Inuit, the right to housing means having security of tenure, availability of basic services, affordability and culturally appropriate dwellings.

Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., said none of Houle’s finding are new for Inuit.

“We live with it,” she said at a press conference in Ottawa on Monday.

She said she hopes that this time, Canadians will be forced to reckon with the findings of the report, such as how inadequate housing up North can affect someone’s ability to be successful, finish schooling or take care of their health.

She noted the high number of youth in the Inuit population.

“Imagine if we were supported so that each of us could thrive, and how much we would contribute to Canada as a whole,” she said.

Unfortunately, Inuit are right now “neglected,” she said, struggling to make ends meet instead of thriving, sleeping on rotations in crammed houses, leaving school early and, at worst, taking their own lives.

“The lack of adequate and affordable housing across the North is unacceptable,” Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal said in a statement on Monday, adding the problem is “even more acute” across traditional Inuit communities.

He pointed to $845 million the Liberal government earmarked in its 2022 budget to help tackle the crisis, and added that he met with the federal housing advocate and other stakeholders on Monday to discuss the report.

“Our government is committed to continuing the important work with our Indigenous and northern partners to tackle our colonial past and chronic underfunding of infrastructure and housing in the region by past governments of all stripes.”

To research the observational report about Inuit housing released on Monday, Houle travelled to northern communities on the invitation of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national organization that represents Inuit in Canada.

‘Grim picture’ The non-partisan watchdog made the trip to hold discussions with community members and leaders in Nunavut and Nunatsiavut, in Labrador, in October of last year.

Her report paints a grim picture of what life in the North is like for Inuit.

It includes reference to one person in Nunatsiavut who burned down parts of their house to keep warm during the frigid winter months, and of people in Labrador who resort to sleeping in their cars or tents.

Houle found that in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., which has a population of just over 8,000 people according to the most recent census in 2021, the rate of homelessness was four times as high as that in Toronto and Vancouver in 2021-22.

The census found that more than half of Inuit living in their traditional territories lived in overcrowded housing, and nearly one-third were in homes that needed major repairs.

Those who do own homes in Nunatsiavut aren’t necessarily in a better position, however, as Houle found there’s a lack of accessible and affordable mortgages, along with home or tenant insurance.

According to the Nunatsiavut Executive Council, 78 per cent of the population cannot access home insurance.

The same issues are true for Inuit in Nunavut, where mortgages are tied to buildings and not land. This can lead homeowners to be left with high debts and no capital should their home burn down or be seriously damaged, Houle’s report notes.

The housing advocate reported that some Inuit did not have water, sanitation or reliable access to heat or energy for their homes.

Washroom fixtures left in disrepair led to persistent leaks that increased water costs for some Inuit homeowners and led to moisture

Canada’s federal housing advocate is shedding a light on what she says is the failure of every level of government to uphold the right to housing for Inuit, and in turn, denying their human rights.Houses are seen Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

levels that provide an environment for harmful mould, Houle found.

The cold leads to its own set of problems.

For those with access to oil furnaces, the cost to operate a comfortable temperature indoors can cost up $57 per day in Nunatsiavut or up to $500 per week in Rankin Inlet — an expense some Inuit can’t afford to pay.

In many northern communities, new housing simply isn’t being built, Houle found.

Her report says the hamlet of Pangnirtung, population 1,500, hasn’t seen a new build in a decade. A single wait-list for public housing included 120 families as of March 2022, some of which had been on the list for more than 10 years.

Feel abandoned In Rankin Inlet, where just under 3,000 people live, 15 housing units were built in 2022 and 20 units are planned for 2023, the report says.

But Houle heard that people feel abandoned.

The lack of stable housing is particularly difficult for those in need of mental health and addictions support.

And a “lack of long-term housing options continues to put Inuit women in Nunatsiavut at risk of having their children seized by the state,” the report reads.

These problems are compounded by a high cost of living, high unemployment rates and a lack of access to daycare, Houle concluded.

The advocate also reported that overcrowding in Inuit housing is leading to the spread of tuberculosis and other viruses. Between

2015 and 2018, the rate of tuberculosis in traditional Inuit territories was more than 300 times higher than that of non-Indigenous Canadians.

NDP MP Lori Idlout, who represents Nunavut and serves as her party’s Crown-Indigenous relations critic, says she hopes the report will reignite a conversation about the increasingly dire issue.

Idlout told the story of a young pregnant woman in Nunavut who knew she wouldn’t be able to find housing for years to come. The woman chose suicide “instead of living with that reality,” Idlout said.

It has been an uphill battle to advocate with the federal government to address the situation, Idlout said, adding she’s already been trying for years.

“We’re not being heard loud enough.”

Houle’s report includes a slew of recommendations.

She is calling on the federal government to transfer jurisdiction over Inuit housing programs to Inuit governments, and for all levels of government to recognize housing as a human right.

The report also says governments should work with Inuit regional organizations to develop addictions treatment plans, and to put adequate funding toward providing access to safe, adequate and affordable housing for all.

Idlout said the federal government “needs to realize how these investments could actually help Indigenous Peoples be the healthy, productive adults that they want to be so that they can contribute to Canada’s economy. Because that’s what we want to do.”

—By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press

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ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᑉ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ W., (Kivalliq W.) ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥᙶᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᑉ 2022-ᒥᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ

The Kivalliq W., an oil tanker that made contact with the bottom in Chesterfield Narrows outside Baker Lake in 2022. Photo from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada

ᖃᐅᔨᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕈᖕᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᖅᖄᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒥᙶᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᕆᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᖃᐃᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐅᑏᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᙱᑦᑐᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᓗᐊᓂᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᕿᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖓᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᕐᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 28, 2022-ᒥᑦ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ W., (Kivalliq W.) ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐊᑭᕋᖓ ᓴᓂᕋᖓᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖓᔪᒥᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᑐᐃᔨᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦ-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ (Coastal Shipping Limited), ᐱᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ-ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᐊᖅᓯᓂᖓᑦ ᒫᕐᓕᓐ ᐊᒥᑐᕆᓐ-ᒧᑦ (Marlin Ametrine) ᑭᓴᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓂᑕᖓᓂᑦ ᖁᓕᒥᒎᓕᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐅᑉ (Helicopter Island) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓕᖅᖄᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᓱᑉᓗᐊᓂᙵᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ. ᐊᓂᒎᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐊᑖ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 1 ᒦᑕᒥᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᓗᐊᓂᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᓱᑉᓗᐊᓂᙶᕐᓗᓂ. ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ 4:50-ᒧᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓴᖑᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᓱᑉᓗᐊᓂᙶᕆᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓗᒃᑖᒥᑦ ᓴᔪᕋᓛᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᐸᓗᑲᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖁᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᒥᑦ. “ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᒍᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᖅ ᑎᓕᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐃᒪᖅᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪᖔᑦ, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᑐᐊᕕᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ,” ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᒥᑦ. “ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᒃᑲᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᒧᑦ.” ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᖃᐅᓯᕝᕖᑦ ᐃᒪᖅᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪᖔᑕ. “ᐊᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂᑦ ᓴᓂᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᐃᒪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᓴᐅᑎ 3-ᒥᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᑕ ᓴᓂᐊᓂᑦ ᐃᒪᖃᐅᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ,” ᐅᓂᑉᑳᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. “ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐊᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᒪᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃ ᐃᒪᖃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ; ᐃᒪᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᒪᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᑲᕐᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ. ᐊᓯᓗᒃᑖᖏᑦ ᐃᒪᖃᐅᓯᕝᕖᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᔭᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᑦ. ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖅᖄᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᓂᒃ

ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.” ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᖅᖄᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥᑦ ᐃᒃᓴᕐᕕᖕᒧᙵᐅᓗᓂ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ. ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ, ᐊᓄᕌᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᕐᓂᖅ 0-ᒦᖦᖢᓂ, ᓯᑯᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ W., (Kivalliq W.) ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓯᓚᑖ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᖔᓃᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᖓᓱᓪᓗᐊᓂᑦ ᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑭᑎᒋᔪᒥᒃ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 2022-ᒥᑦ, 15.8 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓃᖓᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑑᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑯᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᒫᓂᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᖃᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑏᑦ/ᑎᑎᖅᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓚᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ,” ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᒥᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᐃᑦ ᓯᑰᓄ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᑦ (Schooner Harbour) ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᓱᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓂᑖᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᕿᑦᑎᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ: 1975-ᒥᑦ, 1992-ᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2018-ᒥᑦ. ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓖᒃ ᐃᒪᕐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ 1974-ᒥᑦ, ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᓃᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ 100 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ. ᑎᑎᖅᖃᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 2004-ᒥᑦ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ,

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Damage to the vessel, viewed from the exterior as seen in the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s report. Photo from Coastal Shipping Limited

ᐋᖅᕿᒋᐊᖅᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ 1997-ᒥᑦ. 2018-ᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᖅ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ 2016-ᒥᑦ.

1992-ᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᑎᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ 4.2 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ, 2018-ᒥᓕ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᒥᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ, ᐊᔾᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ. ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᓂᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒪᕐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓃᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᙱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᖅᖃᓂᒃ ᐊᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ. “ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᓂᑦ, ᐊᑉᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᑉᓗᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ,” ᐅᓂᑉᑳᓕᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᑦ. “ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᓗᐊ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᖅᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓚᐅᔪᑦ.” ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖅᖄᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖅᑕᖄᓂᒃᐸᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ/ᑎᑎᖅᖃᓂᒃ 2016-ᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᖅᖃᓕᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᕿᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ 5.1 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. “ᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᑉ ᐊᑖ ᐊᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᓗᐊᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ,” ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᓕᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᓯᕆᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐅᒥᐊᑉ ᐊᑖ ᐊᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᑎᒋᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᕈᖕᓇᕐᓃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ.”

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Blizzard brings extreme winds across Kivalliq

A portion of the roof blew off Simon Alaittuq School in Rankin Inlet. Photo courtesy of Luke Webb

Low-pressure system intensified over Hudson Bay

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq

The blizzard hits Chesterfield Inlet.

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The first blizzard of the season for the Kivalliq was a big one, bringing extremely high winds to several communities, power outages and damage to structures.

“We had a very powerful low-pressure system that intensified over Hudson Bay, and that brought your widespread blizzard conditions and those incredibly strong and damaging winds to areas of the eastern Kitikmeot, Kivalliq, obviously through Hudson Bay as well and even into Nunavik,” explained Jesse Wagar, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

Conditions developed early in the week, hitting Baker Lake and Arviat before Rankin Inlet experienced the winds Wednesday, Nov. 22.

The way low-pressure systems develop, explained Wagar, is such that the outer edges of the system have the highest winds, so if the low pressure develops right over you, you won’t experience much wind, just snow or

freezing drizzle.

“Once the low started to move farther into Hudson Bay, it sort of dragged that pressure gradient eastward towards Rankin,” said Wagar.

She called the conditions a double whammy of high winds and bad visibility.

“Not only was it the first blizzard of the season, but it was a pretty powerful one at that.

The wind speeds were very high, extremely high,” said Wagar.

Arviat’s peak recorded windspeed was 119 km/h, with Baker Lake hitting 126 km/h and both Chesterfield Inlet and Rankin Inlet at 100 km/h.

“It wasn’t just one wind gust and everything died off,” said Wagar. “It does look like we’ll be approaching wind gust records for the month of November,” she said.

The last few years in the Kivalliq have seen fewer blizzards than normal, said Wagar, possibly attributed to the La Nina climate pattern.

That shifted this year to El Nino, though Wagar noted one can’t make direct correlations as blizzards are complicated events.

She hoped everyone had time to heed the weather warnings.

“We are obviously concerned about the communities and just hope everybody was able to stay safe and take those precautions before the blizzard hit.”

Kivalliq News asked the Department of Community and Government Services for information regarding the roof appearing to come off Simon Alaittuq School in Rankin Inlet due to the winds and this was the response: “The storm has resulted in approximately onethird of the roof structure above the Simon Alaittuq School gym being dislodged. In response, the department has secured an architectural/ engineering firm to visit the site on Dec. 4 to assess the roof structure and any additional structural damage caused by the storm.

“The building officials have mandated this inspection before allowing the reoccupation of the area. CGS operations and maintenance aims to conduct temporary repairs to restore functionality to the gymnasium during this winter season. However, a more permanent solution will be postponed until next summer. Collaboration between CGS and the Department of Education is underway to strategize and execute the permanent repair next summer.”

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How the scene looked over in Taloyoak. Photo courtesy of Sarah Kakiarniut Uquqtuq

ᐱᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ

In Rankin Inlet, Martha Hickes was glad to see her Starlink stay in position despite the winds. Photo courtesy of Martha Hickes

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By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq

ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᑉᓗᓂ ᐱᖅᓯᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᓄᕌᑐᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᖃᒥᙵᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᕋᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ. “ᓴᙱᔪᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓂᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐱᖅᓯᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᕋᒃᓯᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓄᕆᑐᓃᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᓗᒃᑖᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᔨᐊᓯ ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Jesse Wagar), ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᖁᔨᑉᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᓕᕆᔨᒥᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕈᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᐱᖅᓯᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᖅᓯᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.” ᐱᖅᓯᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖃᐅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᐊᖅᖄᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓂᑦ, ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᒃ 22-ᒥᑦ. ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑎᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Wagar), ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑎᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᙱᓛᒥᒃ ᐊᓄᕌᖅᖢᓂ, ᖁᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑎᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒃᐸᑦ, ᐊᓄᕆᑐᓗᐊᕋᔭᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᖃᓐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥᒃ ᒪᖁᓛᕐᓗᓂ. “ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑎ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᙵᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᒃᐸᑦ, ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖕᒧᙵᐅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Wagar). ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑕᐅᓃᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᖏᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖓᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓄᕆᑐᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ. “ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᖑᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᖅᓯᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᙱᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᓄᕆᐅᑉ ᓇᑭᖅᓴᕐᓂᖓ ᓇᑭᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᓇᑭᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Wagar). ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ ᓇᑭᓛᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 119 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᐃᑦ/ᐃᑲᕐᕋᒥᑦ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ 126 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᐃᑦ/ᐃᑲᕐᕋᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒐᕐᔪᒡᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᓗᓂ 100 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᐃᑦ/ᐃᑲᕐᕋᒥᑦ. “ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᓄᕆᐅᑉ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖅᓯᕈᖕᓃᖅᖢᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Wagar), ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕈᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓄᕆᐅᑉ A doorway completely blocked by snow in Baker Lake. Photo courtesy of Candice Kabloona

ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑏᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᒥᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄ. “ᓂᕆᐅᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓄᕇᑦ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᓄᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Wagar). ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔪᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᖅᓯᕋᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑐᖃᒥᐅᖓᓂᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Wagar), ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓚ ᓃᓇ-ᖑᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ (La Nina) ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓ. ᐊᓯᐊᓄᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᐅᓪ ᓃᓄ-ᒧᑦ (El Nino), ᐅᐊᒐᕐ (Wagar) ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑑᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᕙᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᓂᒃ. “ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᖁᙱᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᖁᔨᓃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖅᓯᓕᖅᖄᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ.” ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐊᓚᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᖄᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐲᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᖅᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒍᖕᓇᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᓯᓚᕐᓘᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

Snow piles outside the windows in Rankin Inlet. Photo courtesy of Cathy Towtongie

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Tiffany Aupilardjuk snapped this photo while headed to the only store open in Rankin Inlet during the blizzard — Red Top. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Aupilardjuk

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ᐊᐱᖅᖁᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᖕᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓪᓗᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᖕᓃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ ᓇᑦᑎᐊᑦᒥᑦ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᒃ 3-ᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᙶᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ. ᑕᒃᓯᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᖅ ᐃᑭᒪᕝᕕᒋᔭᖓ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑕᖓ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐅᕐᓂᒍᑎᓯᒪᔪᖕᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓛᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ: ᕉᑦ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ, ᕉᑦ ᓯᑖᑕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕉᓯ ᐃᔭᐃᒍ. “ᓄᑖᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑑᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕗᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᔪᖕᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᔾᔨᔭᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ. “ᐋᖅᕿᐅᒪᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᑐᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ Energy Star-ᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᕙᑎᕗᑦ.” ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑯᕇᒡ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ, ᓯᑖᑕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᔭᐃᒍ. “ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᕋᐃᔭᕐᕕᒃ 2000-ᒥᑐᖃᖅ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᓵᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃ,” ᑯᕇᒡ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᐃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓖᑦ ᑕᖅᖀᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᔪᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᖕᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒌᖓᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᔾᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. “ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑎᒍᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᖏᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᑦ,” ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᒋᐊᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂᓗ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ. “ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑕᐅᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᓯᑕᒪᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᖢᒍ ᑖᑉᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ 48-ᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ

ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑯᕇᒡ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᓱᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖄᓂᙱᒻᒪᖔᑕ. ᐱᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᑦᑎᐊᑦ 31, 2023-ᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ. “ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᖕᓇᖅᐸ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒦᒻᒪᖔᑕ?” ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᑭᐅᔪᖅ 45-ᖑᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ. ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ 13-ᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓇᑦᑎᐊᑦ 31-ᒥᑦ.

ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᑎᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ. “ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᑕᐅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ. “ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑖᖅᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐊᔪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑖᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑖᖅᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.”

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Showing genuine love and kindness is powerful medicine Northern News Services

My last two articles were about NDEs — near death experiences.

Here is an example. A woman has a heart attack and dies. The doctors bring her back to life using an external defibrillator, otherwise known as “the paddles.” They shock the woman’s heart and get it beating again. She later reports an amazing story.

Something unusual happened while she was unconscious and clinically dead.

The woman reports having an “out-of-body” experience. She floats outside her body, and she sees herself on the operating table. She goes through some kind of “tunnel’ and is greeted on the other side by her ancestors. They welcome her and are very happy to see her. She feels incredible peace. She then meets an all-loving, beautiful “being of Light.” Is the Light an angel? Or maybe it’s God? She is not quite sure what to call it. She then relives her whole life in a flash. Eventually she is sent back to this world because it was “not her time to die.”

She wakes up. She is a profoundly changed person.

Columnist There are many such stories.

Whatever one makes of these stories they have a profound effect on the NDE-er. The most life-changing part of the NDE is meeting the Light. The Light is totally accepting and radiates great peace and un-conditional love. One NDE-er described the Light as “total love… more than you can ever imagine… there are no words. If you take all the love you can have on earth and multiply it ten thousand times it doesn’t come close…I never wanted to leave the Light… everyone was in there.”

This encounter with the Light does not seem to have much to do with how good or bad the person was in life. Neither does it seem to matter whether a person is religious or not. The Light loves everybody. No exceptions.

We ended the last article with a question. What about judgement? If the NDE really is a glimpse of the afterlife why is there no judgement as we have been taught by religion? Where do we get the idea that judgement comes after we die? It’s not just the Christian religion that talks about judgement. It seems to be in all religious traditions.

The ancient Egyptian religion is much older than Christianity.

It describes Osiris as the god of the dead. Osiris weighs the hearts of those who have died in a set of balances according to sacred law. A good heart is as light as a feather. It rises up to one of the heavenly worlds. An evil heart is heavy. It sinks down to one of the underworlds. But where is the judgement in the NDE? Is there any? The answer is, yes! But it is not what we normally think. Let me explain.

As mentioned above, some NDE-ers see their whole life flash before them. This is called a “life review.” This happens in the presence of the Light. The NDE-ers say they relive their life all over again in great detail. They also re-live all their emotions.

All their feelings, including every painful emotion is re-experienced. They also feel the emotions of others. If they hurt someone, they experience that person’s pain like it was their own. Some NDE-ers also see the “ripple effect.” They see the pain spreading out and affecting many others, sometimes for generations.

This is often hard to take. The NDE-ers did not fully realize how they hurt their families and friends. Now they know. But did the Light judge them? No! Rather, the Light was comforting them and telling them that pain was simply part of being human. We often hurt those around us. And we all get hurt, often by those we love the most.

No punishment, no shame Experiencing pain is just part of life on planet earth. But the NDE-ers were ashamed of the pain they caused. They judged themselves. They were their own worst critics. The Light did not judge. The Light was more interested in what lessons were being learned through all the pain. There was no punishment coming from the Light. The shame felt by the NDE-ers was the punishment.

Most NDE-ers are every-day common people. One woman who was an ordinary mom was so ashamed during her life review she couldn’t take it. The Light kept stopping her life review. It would then comfort the distraught woman before moving on. The Light was extremely patient and merciful. It was not interested in punishment, only in the opportunities to learn lessons. Our punishment comes from us.

I have yet to come across an NDE report by a mafia hit man or a serial killer. Imagine someone like Hitler who was responsible for the death of millions. I wonder what his life review was like? If he had to experience all the pain that he caused that would be a hell, wouldn’t it? Hitler would take thousands of years to go through his life review. It would seem like an eternity. Would he eventually pay his debt and learn his lesson?

That’s an interesting question.

Here’s the good news. NDE-ers also report the good times.

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They report feeling joy when they did good things. They felt very positive when they supported others and lifted them up.

The Light affirmed these experiences. The NDE-ers may also see the joy spreading out and affecting others for generations.

According to the Light, these are the most important events in life, when we show love. NDE-ers say it was the little things that really counted. For example, encouraging a co-worker going through hard times. Or supporting a friend going through a breakup. Even a simple smile shared with a stranger on the street really counts. These little things were super important to the Light. These everyday, spontaneous deeds of caring were from the heart. No one was looking. No reward was expected.

Many of us would overlook such small acts of kindness. We would think they are not important. But the Light was very interested in these simple acts of spontaneous, unplanned love.

It’s not that the Light was keeping track of how good people were on a heavenly balance sheet. There was no counting up spiritual brownie points. Other things that seem really important in life were not so important when it came to the life review. It was not so important having a bunch of university degrees, or a top paying job, a powerful position, or a big bank account.

Being religious did not impress the Light. It was not about how righteous people appear. It was all about simple, basic love in action. These were random acts of kindness that anyone of us can do. The message from the Light was about learning to love. And making mistakes is how we learn.

Isn’t this the core message of the world’s religions? Isn’t this the main teaching of the world’s great spiritual teachers? This is also the message of twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Learning to love others and allowing others to love us is the goal of healing.

So according to NDEs there is a judgement. We are our own judges. We cannot hide in the Light. Is there a final judgement day when everyone stands before God while he sits on a giant throne in heaven? I don’t know. Or is judgement day really our own final accounting as we review our lives in the loving presence of the being of Light?

I never had an NDE. As a recovering addict, I find NDEs reinforce something that all recovery programs teach. Showing genuine love and kindness is powerful medicine and can heal anyone’s heart. There’s a second important lesson the Light imparts to NDE-ers. I will write about that in another article.

Megweetch. Pray for Peace. Mahsi.

—Darrell Taylor is a retired mental health professional who

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Managing the blizzard in Arviat How a qulliq helped keep classmates warm From Charmaine Okatsiak, Arviat

I went to Arviat from Rankin to do weeklong module studies with the Anglican church.

I had a classmate from Coral Harbour who stayed with me at the church house called Inuuhivik, right next to the church. We had arrived on the weekend and had only completed one class on Nov. 20 due to the blizzard.

We knew the blizzard was coming and bought some food to cook, but a power outage was not in our mind. The night the blizzard started, it took out the power twice, leaving us with no cellphone service as we both were with Qiniq. It was already after midnight when the outage happened, and being very tired, we fell asleep despite being cold.

Once we woke up, the snow had already built up and visibility had gone very bad. We felt we had no choice but to stay inside, especially being in a polar bear town. It got so cold — to the point where we wore all our warm clothing with blankets and could even see our breath inside the building.

We looked everywhere for any resources to keep us warm.

There were no flashlights, no candles, no generator. There were strong drafts coming in from the bedroom windows and the bathroom had no insulation.

In hopes of making contact, I had put on my cellphone hotspot and changed my hotspot name to “help inuuhivik no heatNinternet.” Hoping

Charmaine Okatsiak created this qulliq in Arviat to help stay warm during the power outage in the recent blizzard.

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someone in our area would see it on their WiFi list and come to us.

Getting worried and desperate, I thought and thought of how Inuit survived back then on the land, in iglus. And the qulliq came to mind (traditionally made of stone, using animal fat and Arctic cotton).

Thankfully, I had some knowledge of lighting qullit from my Elders through the cultural workshop I ran a few summers ago. I took a frying pan, some canola oil and paper towel and lit it with my roommate’s lighter. It was so good to feel heat for the first time in a long time.

We warmed up our hands and just soaked in the warmth.

Ten minutes later, my roommate hears banging and shovelling at the door so she went to

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check it out. A man, who turned out to be a classmate’s husband, went to pick us up by walking to bring us to another classmate’s house near the church. We were so happy and so thankful that we rushed out and walked against the strong blizzard to a house with power.

Once we arrived there, I found out that my mom and sister were so worried about me, they had contacted a different classmate to check on us, and that’s when our “rescue” had started. It turned out that no one had heard from us for about 16 hours, according our last online activity when the Qiniq cellphone service went down. That means it was that long we had no heat or contact with anyone.

The host of the house we stayed at said that her and her husband were going to go check on us once they can see the stop sign, meaning

when the visibility improves. But that would have meant more hours to wait. Thankfully, we got picked up when we did.

Towards the night, weather improved a bit, but still left many residents without power until linesmen arrived in town on Saturday.

I believe it was a three-day blizzard. After all that, I only looked forward to going home to my family so they don’t worry about me. And once I was travelling home, the passengers and I had to manually checkin outside the terminal from a car due to no power, a slight smell of fuel inside the terminal, and being outside was warmer than being inside.

One of the agents also went live on Facebook prior to check-in time because three polar bears were going toward the terminal but they were chased away.

It was an interesting trip. I learned so much about myself and how to handle new situations. I would like to thank my classmates and their families for taking care of my roommate and me with emergency accommodation, food, transportation, etc. Without them, I’m not sure how things would have turned out.

I’m thinking about Arviammiut. I’m glad their power was restored. It really makes you think to prepare for emergencies, not only on a personal level but also a corporate level.

I thank the Qulliq Energy Corporation workers who were able to restore power to most houses when it first went out. I’m hoping the church will get some help in repairs and improvements in their church house for future accommodations.

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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ CHESTERFIELD INLET, NUNAVUT XOC 0B0 PHONE ( 867) 898 4602 FAX (867) 898-9108

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ( SAO ) Hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut

ᓯᕗᑦᓕᐅᔭᐅᓇᔭᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ.

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ

A unique opportunity exists for a motivated Senior Administrative Officer to gain valuable, professional experience in Nunavut. Amongst the benefits that come with this position are an an attractive salary, northern living allowance, full range of benefits and a paid vacation as well as subsidized housing.

ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑭᒍᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᔨ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ

ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ

The Municipality of Chesterfield Inlet is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut on an arm of northwestern Hudson’s Bay. It has a population of approximately 450 and It is a very traditional community with ice fishing and hunting very popular. It is very picturesque and has easy access into the nearby regional capital of Rankin Inlet.

Chesterfield has a hockey rink which is open to the public for 6 months of the year as well as a Community Hall which is host to a variety of Recreation and Wellness activities.

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 10-507825

The SAO is the administrative head of the Municipal Government and is responsible for ensuring that the policies and programs of the municipality are implemented while advising and informing the council on the operations and affairs of the Municipality. The SAO must be able to direct the daily administrative operations, including human resources, budget tracking and regulatory compliance.

Responsible for overall strategic planning and delegating tasks to senior managers. Strong leadership, teamwork and management skills are required to lead the team of the municipal staff. Knowledge of Sage 300 accounting software is an asset.

(1 ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐃᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ) ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $89,483 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $101,569

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᐃᓐᓄᒐᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᐲᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ ᐆᒃᑐᕈᒪᔪᓕᒫᓄᑦ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᐃᓐᓄᒐᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᐲᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ

ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎ ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $69,745 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $79,165

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 10-508120

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᑎᓴᕝᕙ 8, 2023

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑐᐊᖅ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ.

The successful candidate must possess highly developed communication, organizational and interpersonal skills along with the ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting.

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 05-508025

Upon joining the Hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet, you will be welcomed into a culture that is supportive and inclusive. You will also enjoy being part of a team who genuinely want to see you succeed.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ.

If you are interested, please submit your resume no later than December 7, 2023 to: John R Ivey, SAO Hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet Box 10 Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut XOC 080

By Fax # 867 898 9108 or E Mail: Sao@chesterfield-inlet.ca We thank everyone for applying but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER!

ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $89,483 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $101,569

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᑎᓴᕝᕙ 15, 2023

ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᓯᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $100,780 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $114,378 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 05-508097

ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $109,029 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $123,694 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 04-508115

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᐃᓐᓄᒐᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᐲᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ

ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $93,148 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $105,724 ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖓ: $18,517 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 10-508118

ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᑎᓴᕝᕙ 15, 2023

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂ: $117,746 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $133,647 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᖓᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ: 03-508117

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᑎᓴᕝᕙ 15, 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 (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.

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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ

GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT

GOUVERNEMENT DU NUNAVUT

ᓯᕗᑦᓕᐅᔭᐅᓇᔭᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓄᑦ

Priority Hiring

Priorité d’embauche

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᖅ, ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ

Directeur, produits pétroliers

Director, Petroleum Products

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ ᐆᒃᑐᕈᒪᔪᓕᒫᓄᑦ.

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants.

Salary Scale: $128,139 to $183,055 Northern Allowance: $18,517

ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖓ: $128,139 ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ $183,055 ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖓ: $18,517 ᑲᖏᕐᖠᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

Closing: December 22, 2023

La priorité est accordée aux Inuits du Nunavut.

Ministère des services coMMunautaires et GouverneMentaux

Department of Community anD Government ServiCeS

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ

ᒪᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᑎᓴᕝᕙ 22, 2023

Priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit.

RANKIN INLET, NU

Cette offre d’emploi est ouverte à toutes et à tous. Échelle salariale : 128 139 $ à 183 055 $ Indemnité de vie dans le Nord : 18 517 $ Clôture : 22 décembre 2023

RANKIN INLET, NU

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

Please note that all Iqaluit based positions are eligible for a Nunavut Northern Allowance of $16,008 per annum, unless otherwise indicated.

Veuillez noter que les postes situés à Iqaluit sont admissibles à une indemnité de vie dans le Nord de 16 008 $ par année, sauf indication contraire.

ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ: Phelps, 401 Bay Street, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖓ: (416) 364-6229. ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: careers@phelpsgroup.ca.

Apply to: Phelps, 401 Bay Street, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4.

Phone: (416) 364-6229. E-mail: careers@phelpsgroup.ca.

Postuler au : Phelps, 401 rue Bay, bureau 1400, Toronto (Ontario) M5H 2Y4.

Tél : 416 364-6229. Courriel : careers@phelpsgroup.ca.

If you are interested in applying for this job, please submit your application to Phelps by clicking: https://bit.ly/3QY4Nmp.

Si vous souhaitez poser votre candidature pour ce poste, veuillez soumettre votre dossier à Phelps en cliquant sur : https://bit.ly/3QY4Nmp.

Application deadline: December 22, 2023.

Date limite de dépôt des candidatures : 22 décembre 2023 .

Job descriptions may be obtained by fax or e-mail or online.

Employment in some positions requires an acceptable criminal record check. Possession of a criminal record will not necessarily disqualify candidates from further consideration.

Les descriptions de poste peuvent être obtenues par télécopieur, par courriel ou en ligne. Une vérification du casier judiciaire pourrait être exigée pour certains emplois. Un dossier judiciaire n’entraîne pas nécessairement le refus d’une candidature

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

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

ᐆᒃᑐᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐃᖅᖃᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᒧᑦ, ᑐᓂᓗᒍ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐃᑦ Phelps-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᓇ ᓇᕿᓪᓗᒍ: ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᕈᖕᓇᐅᑎ https://bit.ly/3QY4Nmp. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᓴᕝᕙ 22, 2023. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓴᒍᑦᑎ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᑑᓂᖏᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᕐᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᖏᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓂᑰᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕐᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ

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

GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT Priority Hiring Priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit.

Department of HealtH

Department of Human resources

Regional Community Oral Health Coordinator North – Baffin

Senior Policy Analyst

(1 Indeterminate Position) This employment opportunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only.

Salary Scale: $89,483 to $101,569 Ref. #: 10-507825

IQALUIT, NU

Closing: Open Until Filled

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KIA candidates on the issues

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq

Five candidates are vying for president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association in the Dec. 11 election.

Kivalliq News sent a questionnaire to all five.

Ross Tatty and David Kuksuk acknowledged receipt of the questions but did not respond by deadline. The other three candidates’ answers are found below.

Their answers have been edited for clarity and grammar but otherwise left unchanged. Some candidates wrote answers that encompassed multiple questions; we have edited the question list based on the response from each candidate for ease of reading.

Kivalliq News will publish the remaining candidates’ answers if they arrive prior to voting day.

betterment of Inuit lives. Advocate for Inuit rights and Inuit land and businesses.

Implement programs in an open, fair and timely manner.

Q: Do you have any solutions for the housing crisis?

A: NTI introduced the Nunavut Inuit Housing Action Plan (NIHAP) and KIA received $14 million last month and will receive another $75 million over three years for Inuit homeownership programs in the Kivalliq communities.

Build homes that are tailored to Inuit needs.

Hire NIHAP implementation manager as soon as possible. Consult with community leaders on community needs. Deliver feasible programs to commence summer 2024.

Q: What is your stance on Rankin Inlet’s beer and wine store and its impacts?

A: Leaders and Inuit have expressed concern over the beer and wine store that led to limited purchases. Advocate for more support programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and support centres.

Q: What is your stance on the issue of a medical boarding home in Rankin Inlet, and is it something you would advocate for as president of the KIA? A: I have been advocating for this for seven years and will continue to do so as president. I will work with the government and offer support to work with authorities to ensure this vital service becomes available as soon as possible. In the meantime, I believe we can work with Calm Air and improve on the waiting room such as provide free wi-fi. Rankin Inlet is the transportation hub of the region and more services are needed.

Samuel Alagalak. Photo courtesy of Samuel Alagalak

Samuel Alagalak Q: Can you list your name, age, home community and any relevant work or political experience?

A: Sam (Samuel) Alagalak Age: 51 Rankin Inlet and Arviat Experience: -Current KIA secretary treasurer on leave of absence without pay.

-Experience in finance and bookkeeping, financial planning and reporting -Certified in negotiation – Osgoode Hall Law School -Certified in contract law and procurement law and practice – Osgoode Hall Law School -Human resource management – Government of Nunavut -Past Kangiqliniq HTO chairman Q: What are your main priorities to address if you are elected president of the KIA? A: Communication and working together with other organizations including NTI, GN, federal government for the betterment of Inuit lives.

Wildlife and environmental protection based on Inuit values. Mining and exploration transparency. Transparency and accountability. Legacy Fund implementation.

Each community has unique priorities and can be addressed. Some include, based on community feedback: Dene boundary overlap – Arviat Heritage rivers - Baker Lake Homelessness and mining – Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove Marine protection, and Ukkusiksalik IIBA – Naujaat, Coral Harbour and Chesterfield Inlet Medical and airline travel – All communities Qamanigjuaq caribou protection – All communities Elder care – All communities Education – All communities Q: What are the biggest challenges the KIA faces?

A: Communication and transparency, staffing, accountability.

Q: What can the KIA do better?

A: Communication – keep beneficiaries informed. Work with other organizations for the

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?

A: My priority as president will be to serve Inuit in the Kivalliq region and to hear their concerns and provide leadership that is needed.

I will ensure communication to KIA president is open, all inquiries will be responded to in a timely manner. We need to support Inuit of all ages, we need to take control back as it was intended when Nunavut was created. The Legacy Fund will be implemented if elected in a timely manner to ensure current generation of Inuit benefit fully and ensure the fund continues to grow for our future. I am not new to KIA as I was the assistant COO as well. This means I would not need training and all my work can begin immediately instead of needing training and introduction.

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for many terms, have chaired for local Co-op boards both in Arviat and Rankin Inlet, later on have also been the board chair at the Arctic Co-operatives, representing 32 member-owned Co-ops in the Arctic. I was also one of the first to sit on the Nunavut Water Board in its initial start-up. During this time in the ‘90s I was the vice-president of Kivalliq Inuit Association and sat on the Nunavut Tunngavik Board. Served as president of Kivalliq Inuit Association 2019 and have decided to run for my second term of office.

Q: What can the KIA do better?

A: There are some things as an Inuit organization that we can improve upon and one of the things we can work more closely with the GN, specifically the Health department for those medical travellers that often get stranded in Rankin. They sometimes have to find a ride to town, and most of them do not find their own hotel or accommodations. Part of the solution could be that to lobby the GN for a medical boarding home in Rankin as it’s the hub of the region. One of the other things the Health department can do better might be to make available hotel for those that have to wait more than four hours and at least make food available for them if the layover is more than two hours.

One issue currently is there needs to be a better job of coordinating financial resources for those pursuing post-secondary education so it’s needs based versus a first come, firstserved basis. This means working with all levels of governments, industry and Inuit organizations to see what programs are delivered, including what is funded, and develop programming that complements each for students and their families. One of things that is tied in with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit that’s kind of become very quiet is the trapping industry — as our forefathers had done to provide for family, to put food on the table. We need to look into building a relationship that’ll partner with the GN Environment (wildlife) to see if we can top up the amount the GN currently provides for fur-bearing animals i.e. foxes, wolf, polar bears, to name a few.

The KIA can work or partner with the GN to bring this very important life skill to continue something that can help not only young people but the community as a whole. We need to revive this old trade that would again not only teach survival skills but also teach the next generation that they can be proud of.

Q: Do you have any solutions for the housing crisis?

A: The KIA has a pot of monies budgeted thanks to the Nunavut Inuit Housing Action Plan sponsored by the federal government to tackle affordable housing and homelessness in Nunavut. While I was president of Kivalliq Inuit, the funds have already been allocated to go towards affordable housing and or towards homeownership. The board had only deliberated and we went over some numbers but nothing was finalized. The funds allocated for Kivalliq is approximately $90 million and $14 million has already been secured for our region in this fiscal year. We have a lot of work to do and need to hear what this region wants.

Kono Tattuinee. Photo courtesy of Kono Tattuinee

Kono Tattuinee Q: Can you list your name, age, home community and any relevant work or political experience?

A: My name is Kono Tattuinee, married to Bernadette and I’m 60 years old, currently living in Rankin Inlet.

These are some of my work experiences: started off working for airlines as cargo hand and later in charge of cargo, at the same time being an agent and training others to the trade.

I’ve also worked for the Housing Corporation for the region as well as Nunavut headquarters. My political experience or experiences are as follows: Hamlet council in Arviat

Q: What is your stance on Rankin Inlet’s beer and wine store and its impacts?

A: I believe the monies or the profits that go into GN should go towards education programs on the effects of alcohol use. Some of that monies should also provide help for those that need help with mental issues as well.

Q: What is your stance on a medical boarding home in Rankin Inlet, and is it something you would advocate for as president of the KIA? A: This is also much needed in Rankin with Rankin being the hub — to get people that travel on medical travel who have to try and find a place if the hotels are full; and not only those getting medical appointment here in Rankin, but those travelling from Winnipeg and/or Iqaluit get stranded here and they’re the ones that would be able to access the boarding home if GN Health department were able to either build or renovate an existing building in Rankin.

Patterk Netser. Photo courtesy of Patterk Netser

Patterk Netser Q: Can you list your name, age, home community and any relevant work or political experience?

A: My name is Patterk Netser, 64 years old.

Born and raised in Coral Harbour. I am married to Mona Netser. We have six children, all adults now, 20 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren.

I am a former MLA and cabinet member of the Government of Nunavut with various departments: Environment, ED&T, Arctic College and Housing Corporation.

I also worked for former Nunavut MP and federal minister Leona Aglukkaq as her constituent assistant and, later, regional director.

Q: What are your main priorities to address if you are elected president of the KIA? A: My priorities are as follows and they all have equal attention: -There’s growing concerns over the Dene land claims currently under negotiations with the federal government that claim to have assertive rights over some of the Kivalliq region as well the Kitikmeot region on mineral rights and land use. If elected, I will vehemently oppose this claim.

-Build a regional rehabilitation centre that will provide a place of treatment for people that have alcohol and drug addictions as well as mental health issues.

-Build a transient centre (boarding home) in Rankin Inlet for the medical patients that are often stranded at the airport due to flight cancellations and for those who go for medical appointments in Rankin Inlet.

-Work with all HTOs on their aspirations for wildlife management and preservation.

-Lobby the federal government on GST rebates on purchases of trucks, snowmobiles, ATVs, freight charges, and other large-ticket items.

-Bring transparency and report on all aspects of KIA operations annually.

-Under the Nunavut Inuit Housing Action Plan, the KIA secured funds of $78 million. I will use that to build homes for young families, similar to the former HAP home ownership programs and renovate existing private homes.

-Provide funding for access roads.

Q: What are the biggest challenges the KIA faces?

A: I think we are swamped with many challenges.

Medical care is very high. I would work with the Department of Health for how patients can receive better health care. Many have gone to the health centre for help but have been sent home with a bottle of Tylenol. I would create an office where KIA can be an advocate. Many Kivalliq residents need a voice.

Q: What can the KIA do better?

A: I can’t at this time say where the KIA can do better, but I would consult with stakeholders, business groups, HTOs, education, Arctic College and hamlets on how we can be a better body.

Q: What is your stance on Rankin Inlet’s beer and wine store and its impacts?

A: For Rankin Inlet’s beer and wine store, I cannot speak for the community, but (from) reports from RCMP and concerned citizens about the ravages of alcohol, the community would do well with either more control or shutting the store down.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?

A: I believe the KIA partnering with both the GN and federal government can do much in addressing our critical infrastructure needs. I am willing to work with the Kivalliqmiut residents to build our region. As your president, I will lead this region to another level. On Dec.11, vote Netser.