Nunavut News - April 17, 2023

ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ

Cared for at home

Madeline Manitok thankful for support during home dialysis

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

Sandra Tulugak makes her way to Madeline Manitok’s home just about every day to assist her 75-year-old aunt with home dialysis treatment, and they play some cards.

“I’m very grateful,” said Manitok about her niece’s voluntary help.

Jovette Kurok, Manitok’s daughterin-law, is appreciative too.

“It’s a blessing to have someone like Sandra support my mother-in-law,” said Kurok. “You don’t come across that as often. Family means the world and you see it by caring for someone with nothing in return. That’s strong.”

Manitok previously spent two-anda-half years in Winnipeg receiving dialysis treatment before she was able to be treated at home, which she has been receiving for the past year.

“I refused to go down,” said Manitok when presented with the request to return to Winnipeg for further treatment. “I said, ‘If I have to die, I’ll die.’”

The Rankin Inlet Elder said it was difficult being away from home.

“My grandkids are here, my children are here,” said Manitok, adding that other family members help support her too. “My niece is here. When we were down there for twoand-a-half years, it was just me and my husband.”

“Home is home,” added Tulugak.

Manitok’s path toward bureaucratic approvals and government collaboration for home dialysis in Rankin Inlet is covered in depth by The Globe and Mail.

She used to receive four treatments throughout the day, from morning to night. Now, she spends nights on dialysis, removing it in the mornings.

Tulugak said she likes coming over to her aunt’s and playing cards, but the one thing she’s trying to do is move closer to Manitok.

“I live way out there, so I’m trying to get closer to her,” said Tulugak, saying it’s a long walk in sometimes challenging weather conditions.

Manitok was frank when asked how she was doing these days: “Not good, but I’m breathing.”

Madeline Manitok, left, said she is grateful for her niece Sandra Tulugak’s help with her home dialysis treatments. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

QIA pilot project hopes to tackle housing crisis in eastern Nunavut Project will initally focus on Tallurutiup Imanga communities

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is planning to build 21 houses in north Qikiqtaaluk, with a focus on the five communities most affected by the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area.

The pilot project is in the planning process. It prioritizes residential construction in Grise Fiord, Resolute Bay, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet and Clyde River.

“We will focus on those for now and we will continue to seek additional funds to build in each of our communities in the whole region,” said Karen Flaherty, QIA’s director of communications.

The units will be multi-use housing and will look to benefit QIA staff and Qikiqtani Inuit.

This reflects the regional Inuit organization’s growing role in the region with QIA hiring and seeking Inuit to serve as Nauttiqsuqtiit Land Guardians in the same five communities as part of Tallurutiup Imanga.

The project secured $12 million from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and QIA is seeking to leverage that to secure more funding to expand it to all 13

Qikiqtani communities.

“As excited as we are, $12 million is not enough to solve the housing crises in our region, but it’s a start,” said Flaherty. They hope to use the initial funding to help sway other proposals QIA has for the federal government. This includes another proposal for $18 million.

QIA is also seeking federal infrastructure funds secured by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami for the purpose of building affordable housing for Inuit.

“This is only the beginning,” she added, “depending on the further funding we will be able to receive.”

The timeline for when the housing will be built is dependent on what the funding situation looks like at the end of the planning stage.

“For now, we are aiming to build detached homes and duplexes and should know when construction will be completed once we know whether our funding proposals have been approved or not,” said Flaherty.

“We would like to reiterate that this is an amazing opportunity for QIA and for Inuit in the Region. We hope this demonstrates to the feds the capabilities Inuit have when they are properly resourced and supported.”

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ (QIA)

ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ 21−ᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ

ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ

ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒦᑉᐳᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔨᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ, ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ.

“ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ

ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ,”

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᐊᕆᓐ ᕙᓚᕈᑎ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦᑕ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ−ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ

ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ

ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ

ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ

ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ

ᕿᓂᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑏᑦ

ᓄᓇᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᔪᓂ

ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ $12 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ

ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ 13−ᖑᔪᓄᑦ

ᑲᓇᖕᓇᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ, $12 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕙᓚᕈᑎ. ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖑᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ $18 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓄᑦ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᕿᓂᕆᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᒧᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓘᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ.

“ᐅᓴ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ,” ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, “ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᑮᓴᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ.”

ᖃᖓ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ. “ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᑐᕌᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᑐᐊᕈᑦᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᒍᑎᒃ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕙᓚᕈᑎ.

“ᐅᖃᕆᐊᓪᓚᒍᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᓇ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ .”

Fire causes extensive damage to downtown Iqaluit construction site

Three-storey building with future dental clinic included burns on April 8

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Iqaluit

An early morning fire on April 8 has caused extensive damage to a three-storey residential building and dental clinic (building 767) currently under construction in downtown Iqaluit, near the Pentecostal church and Capital Suites.

The Iqaluit Fire Department subsequently continued to monitor the location all day for hot spots and areas of potential combustion. Municipal enforcement officers on the scene

set up road-blocks and redirected traffic for the day. There was also a temporary disruption to trucked water services as water trucks were involved in the fire response.

Nearby convenience store/take-out business Hunter’s Market posted on social media the same day that they had to close for the day due to smoke and debris making it unsafe for employees to work for long periods of time.

As of April 11, roadblocks remained in place on Natsiq and Fred Coman Streets due to the amount of material left over from the fire. The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined.

Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) president Olayuk Akesuk and QIA vice-president Levi Barnabas at the outset of QIA’s board of directors meeting on March 29, 2023. Trevor Wright/ NNSL photo

Qikiqtaluuk

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᑦ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ

ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ

The aftermath of a downtown April 8 fire which destroyed a dental clinic and apartments under construction. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo

ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ

ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨ

ᓯᑑᕙᑦ

ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ

ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕗᖅ

ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ

ᓴᖅᑭᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᒧᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᓲᕐᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓕᒻᐱᒃᓂ ᒎᓗᒧᑦ-ᐅᔭᒥᒃᑖᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᓴᓚ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᓄᑦ

ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔫᑉ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ. 16-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂᓕᒫᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᑲᑕᒃᖢᓂ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᕋᓛᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.

“ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨᐅᕗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᕗᖓ,” ᑖᐸᑕᐃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

“ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᐳᖅ. ᑕᑖᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᓲᖑᕗᖓ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᖁᔭᐅᕙᒃᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᓲᖑᕗᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.”

ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓇᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᓕᕙᒃᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃ−ᖓᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓅᒃᑲᒥ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᔫᑑᑉᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔪᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ.

ᑖᐸᑕᐃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒃᑲᖓᓂ ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑯᓂᒃᒧᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᑯᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

“ᑐᓂᕙᓚᐅᖅᐹᖓ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ.

ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒧᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᔪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᖏᓐᓂ.

“ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕋ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᙱᒃᑯᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᒃᑲ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᙱᑉᐸᑕ, ᐊᐃᑦᑖᕈᓱᓲᖑᕗᖓ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᖓ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᕙᒡᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᖑᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓕᒫᖑᔪᓂ. ᐊᓱᐊᓛᒃ, ᑖᐸᑕᐃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᒪᕗᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᓄᑦ.

Baker Lake’s Daniel Tapatai, 16, is finishing school, working a part-time job and taking on videography and photography jobs at the same time. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Lake teen visual artist learning fast

Daniel Tapatai’s media skills accelerating through livestreaming and video production

By Stewart Burnett

It was a scene almost out of an Olympic gold-medal game at the end of the Sala Hockey Memorial, where videographer Daniel Tapatai was flying around on skates filming the final celebrations for the tournament’s live stream on Facebook.

The 16-year-old Baker Lake resident spent the entire weekend livestreaming the tournament and taking photos, troubleshooting network issues along the way and getting on the ice for every game star presentation.

That’s on top of the fact that he’s still in Grade 11 and also working a part-time job at the Nunavut Purchasing and Supplies convenience store in town.

“I’m a photographer and videographer,” Tapatai told Kivalliq News between games, explaining that he takes on jobs from people in town for weddings or events.

“It is very busy. I have a full schedule. A lot of people ask

me to do pictures and I try to make time for them to do the photoshoot or production.”

He started off by making slideshows, which he would post on his personal Facebook, until he transitioned into making his own videos, starting his Youtube channel and taking on freelance jobs.

Tapatai said he’s inspired by his uncle Jordan Konek, who runs Konek Productions.

“He gave me tips to do video producing and photography,” said Tapatai.

The toughest part for the upcoming media mogul is making sure he doesn’t lose any footage on big shoots.

“If my production doesn’t go well or my photos don’t go well, I get upset,” he said.

His advice for upcomers in media is to take a lot of photos and use different angles rather than sticking to one perspective the whole time.

Eventually, Tapatai wants to run his own production company, work for a news station or be an imagery technician for the Canadian Armed Forces.

Northern News Services

Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

Daniel Tapatai livestreams the celebrations at the end of the 2023 Sala Hockey Memorial in Baker Lake Sunday, April 2. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Published Mondays

Office: 626 Tumiit Plaza, Iqaluit, NU

Box 28, X0A 0H0

Reporter: Trevor Wright

Advertising:

Phone: (867) 979-5990

Fax: (867) 979-6010

Toll free: (855) 447-2584

Email: editor@nunavutnews.com

Website: www.nnsl.com/nunavutnews

Kivalliq office: Box 657, Rankin Inlet, NU, X0C 0GO

Phone: (867) 645-2862

Email: kivalliqnews@nnsl.com

Website: www.nnsl.com/kivalliqnews

Production facilities: Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1 Phone: (867) 873-4031

Fax: (867) 873-8507

Email: editorial@nnsl.com advertising@nunavutnews.com circulation@nnsl.com

Website: www.nnsl.com

FOUNDER (1934-2018):

J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldason

GROUP PUBLISHER

Mike W. Bryant – mike.bryant@nnsl.com

MANAGING EDITOR

James McCarthy – james.mccarthy@nnsl.com

ACCOUNTING: receivables@nnsl.com

Sophie Wu

EDITORIAL BOARD:

Mike W. Bryant • James McCarthy

Derek Neary

NEWS EDITORS

James McCarthy • Sean Fraser

EDITORIAL PRODUCTION: editor@nunavutnews.com

Sports: sports@nnsl.com

ADVERTISING PRODUCTION

Production manager: Jennifer Reyes

ADVERTISING advertising@nunavutnews.com

All departments: advertising@nnsl.com

National: James Boylan

Classified Advertising: classifieds@nnsl.com

Director of product development: Laura Whittle

Admin ad controller: Liezrie Maala

CIRCULATION – circulation@nnsl.com

Circulation Director: Edison Mathew

Circulation clerk: Bill Hutchinson

Subscriptions: One year mail $75

Online (entire content) $50/year

Celebrating spring with an Easter egg hunt

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

Nous reconnaissons l'appui financier du gouvernement du Canada.

Happy Easter from Iqaluktuutiaq. Residents and their families, both young and old, celebrated Easter Sunday, April 9, out on the Arctic Ocean Easter egg hunting. It’s an annual event, where mostly kids and parents and adults go and look for hidden Easter eggs in the ice and snow on the Arctic Ocean. Big Koana to William and Annie Palvialok and their children for volunteering each year to make this family event successful. Photos

UPLUKKKUT, INUIN QUVIAHUGTUT UPINGNALIGAMI. HILA ALIANAQHIJUQ. AUDLAALUGAAKTUT INUIN. INUIN IQALUKTUUTIAMI

UPLAPQIVAKTUT HIKUMI. QUANA NUTAQQAT ALIAHUGPAKTUT. IPAKHANI AKHALUTIGAALUIT

AUDLAKTUT IQALUKTUUTIAMIT UQHUQTUUMUNLU

TALOYOAMUTLU NUNAKKUUKPAKTUT. HINIKHUTIK AKHALUTIKJUAMI. IIGAVAKTUTLU ILUANI AKHALUTIMI.

IIMANI INUIN UPLAPQIVAKTUT EASTAMI ALAPPAAKNAIKMAN HILA ALIANAQHIKMANLU ANIJAAMI. INUINLU MIQHUQPAKTUT KAMILIUQPAKTUTLU KALIGUNIKLU NUTAANIK ATUQPAKTUT. IIMANI ALIANAQ KATITPAKTUT INUIN. UNGNANAQ ILANNUAVUT . IIMANI IHUMALUKHIMAITTUMIK PIVAKTUT INUIN NUTAQQATLU ALIAHUKPAKTUT. TAIMANI IMIITLU HEGAKJUAT PIJUINTAIT. ITQAUMANIAQTAVUT ILANNUAVUT. NAAMMAKPAKLUHI.

Greetings from the land of the Inuinnait from the Kiilinikmiut, south tip of Victoria Island.

This little fishing village is growing so much lately, it is not a small village anymore. Most places in Nunavut are now considered or named communities, not villages, not like when I was growing up. All the places where Inuit lived in camps all had Inuinnaqtut names — we did not know English names.

CAMBRIDGE BAY TEA TALK

with Navalik Tologanak email: helent@qiniq.com

It is wonderful to see the original place names on maps from the Inuit Heritage Trust. We must continue to teach our families and community members names of all the land areas in Inuinnaqtut. Let us not lose the language. Also, Inuit continue to name newborn children after our ancestors and family names. It is our tradition as Inuit.

I am proud of be named after my biological grandfather Navvalaalok, but I never met my grandmother from my father’s side of the family. Her name was Akhayok. I would love to see a photograph of her. I have one of our grandfather Navvalaalok,

when government missionaries and RCMP were registering our families. They registered him as Billy Navalik. I was told my father’s real name was Tologaknaalok, not Tologanak. So all our government IDs, etc., all have Tologanak. I love being called Navalik and my Elders still call me Navvalaalok. They would tell me stories of our ancestors. Back then life was so simple and easier, but today too life is easier for some also.

With spring arriving, many Inuit still celebrate with the arrival of warmer weather after a long cold winter months. For the community of Cambridge Bay, residents celebrated Easter with an annual Easter egg hunt out on the Arctic Ocean. With the dedicated volunteer family of William and Annie Palvialok, it seems to be a very popular event now, especially for our children. It’s a most beautiful way of doing family activities outdoors in warmer weather. Welcoming spring is a big part of being Inuit, it always has been.

We hope you all had a beautiful Easter and spring break. Soon our children and youth will be back at school after a few weeks break. Be safe when travelling, especially on the land. Look after each other. Soon it will be Omingmak Frolics again. Be good to yourself.

God Be With You Son.

so that we can confirm it came from you.

Not all letters will necessarily be published. Preference is given to short letters of broad interest or concern. Letters of more than 200 words, open letters and those published elsewhere are seldom used. We reserve the right to edit for length or taste and to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements.

Photo courtesy of Darlene Dyer

courtesy of Darlene Dyer

Adults and children form a large circle to say a prayer before starting the Easter egg hunt in Cambridge Bay earlier this month.

Nunavut News presents the Amazing On-the-Land contest, generously sponsored by NCC Investment Group Inc., visit www.nccig.ca today. The post on our page with the most reactions each week will win $100. Send in your entry to Nunavut News by Facebook messaging.

Ami’naaq Amaruq sent us this photo from Baker Lake. Some hockey under a moonlight.

WINNER! Manasie Noah sent us this picture from Grise Ford. Lily Noah on her first polar bear at 14 years old with the guidance of her father. Taken on April 1, 2023.

Bernard Maktaaq sent us this image from Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). The full moon on April 5.

Hector Nargyak sent us this picture from Gjoa Haven. During the Gjoa Haven Snowy Owls, travelling home by snowmobile from Baker Lake, after a hockey tournament. Full moon at midnight.

Evelyn Rumpel sent us this photo from Arviat. An amazing sundog.

ᐳᓇᑦᒧᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ

Seven teams competed at the 2023 Sala Hockey Memorial in Baker Lake.

ᑏᐊᑐᐊᕐ

Theodore

Thompson

ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ.

suits up for the Grey Wolves. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Paul Jr Autut smiles during a game. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

Maximus Ammaq cheers as Rankin Inlet beats Gjoa Haven in the finals. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐊᓄᓕᒃ ᑲᑦᔪᒃ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔫᓂᐊᓂ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐳᓇᑦᒧᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ

ᓲᔾᔭᐃ ᒪᒻᒐᒃ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᑲᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑯᖓᓯᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐳᓇᑦᒧᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ

Alvin Pudnak smiles before taking the ice for the Juniors. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo Levi Otokiak leads the Gjoa Haven Snowy Owls to the ice. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Tommy Tavalok cheers as Gjoa Haven completes the comeback in the semifinals to beat Chesterfield Inlet. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Charles Oosuaq suits up in net for Qamani’tuaq. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Leo Kaludjak charges after a loose puck in semifinals play. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Sergei Mamgark got a bit of internet fame with his neck situation at the tournament. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

Remembering late Baker Lake resident through sport

Solomon Tulurialik was a beloved and active community member

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

Ask anyone in Baker Lake about Solomon Tulurialik and you hear some pretty similar responses.

“He was very nice to everyone,” said Carlos Simailak, a close friend with Tulurialik. “He would always help everybody who’s feeling

down to get themselves back up.”

Tulurialik drowned in a tragic accident in summer 2019, leaving a hole in the community. This year’s hockey tournament, previously known as the Inlanders Cup, was dedicated to his memory and dubbed the Sala Hockey Memorial.

“When I was just a little kid, I used to watch him play hockey a lot,” said Simailak, who suited up for the Juniors in the tournament.

“He was one of my favourites growing up.

It’s very nice to have a hockey tournament in memory of him.”

Tulurialik would have been 33 this year.

“He was always happy, he was always friendly,” remembered Florence Nagyougalik, Tulurialik’s sister. “Everyone knew him, from babies to Elders.”

She was glad to see the packed arena for the tournament.

“It’s exciting,” said Nagyougalik. “We’re really happy to see people have fun and the

crowds going wild.”

Rena Nagyougalik, younger sister to Tulurialik, called her late brother inspirational.

“He was always there for everyone,” she said. “He was a hockey player, a square dancer. He even played Inuit games.”

After an opening puck drop that saw many family members and friends honour Tulurialik, players settled in for an energetic weekend of matches, with teams from the Kivalliq to Gjoa Haven competing.

Ronny Nagyougalik faces off against Chad Taipana in the opening puck drop of the 2023 Sala Hockey Memorial in Baker Lake Friday, March 31. Mayor Richard Aksawnee, back left, along with Hugh Tulurialik and Keenan Kaayak help drop the puck. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔭᐅᕗᖅ

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᓴᓚ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᑉᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᒥᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ 2023−ᒥ ᓴᓚ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᖃᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐲᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ 3-1 ᐃᓚᑰᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ 5-4−ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᖅᐳᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ ᐅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᒥᓂᑦ−ᖑᔪᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ 3-2.

ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᒥᓱᓂ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓛᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 2−ᒥ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ

ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᓂ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ, ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ 4-3−ᒥ.

“ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᔮᓐ ᒋᐱᓐᔅ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. “ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐸᕗᑦ. ᖃᓂᑦᑐᑯᓘᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.”

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑳᑉᑕᖓ ᓵᑦ ᑕᐃᐸᓇ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ

ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐳᕋᑦ ᕚᑐᕆᖕᕼᐊᒻ

ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᓚᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ.” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᖅᑕᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᒥᒃ. “ᐊᒃᓱᕈᐃᓐᓇᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔪᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕚᑐᕆᖕᕼᐊᒻ ᓴᓚ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. “ᓂᕆᐅᒍᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑐᓂ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ.”

ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᒐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᕚᑐᕆᖕᕼᐊᒻ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᕆᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ. “ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒥ ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᙱᓚᖅ. ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ

ᐅᓇᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕈᓐᓇᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ.”

ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᕌᓂᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᐅᓛᖅᑐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. “ᐅᕗᙵᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐆᒧᖓ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᕐᓂᕈᒪ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕚᑐᕆᖕᕼᐊᒻ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒦᖦᖢᓂ.”

ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ

Redemption achieved for Rankin Inlet

Community’s

hockey

team takes home Sala Memorial Cup with victory over Gjoa Haven in final

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

The 2023 Sala Hockey Memorial in Baker Lake had stiff competition all tournament long.

Both semifinal match-ups featured comeback wins, with Rankin Inlet erasing a 3-1 deficit against Qamani’tuaq to win 5-4 and head to the championship game, while Gjoa Haven wrestled back against Chesterfield Inlet in the last few minutes to win 3-2.

In round-robin play, the Gjoa Haven Snowy Owls had put in a dominating performance against Rankin Inlet, whom many considered to be favourites.

But for the championship game the evening of April 2, Rankin Inlet got off to an early lead and wouldn’t let the Snowy Owls come back this time, finishing the game off 4-3.

“They were pretty tough,” said Rankin Inlet forward Jon Gibbons after the win. “We worked hard and we went through them. It was a close game.”

He said captain Chad Taipana played a big role in coaching the team through the tournament.

Brett Fotheringham was glad to beat the Snowy Owls too.

“We lost to Gjoa Haven in our round-robin game,” he said. “We came into this game wanting redemption, which we got. Couldn’t be happier with the group of guys we had.”

He said there’s no better feeling than going home with the trophy.

“It was a battle since day one,” said Fotheringham about the Sala memorial. “Couldn’t expect a better turnout than this. We worked our butt off.”

Asked to name a player who played a big role in the win, Fotheringham couldn’t point out one person.

“Everyone contributed in some way,” he said. “It’s not a one-guy kinda thing. Everyone was talking to each other. It’s one of those things where you all have to communicate as a team. A tournament like this with the competition, you can’t win with one person.”

He had a great time in Baker Lake and is already looking forward to next year’s tournament.

“I’ll come to this tournament until the day I can’t play anymore,” said Fotheringham. “It’s always great being in Baker Lake.”

ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ

ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ

ᕼᐃᐅ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ

ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒥᒃ

ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᖢᓂ

ᐳᓇᑦᒧᑦ

ᐊᐱᕆᓗᑎᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ. “ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑳᓘᔅ ᓴᒪᐃᓚᒃ, ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᐅᑉ. “ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ

ᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ.”

ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᑭᕕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ 2019−ᒥ, ᕿᒪᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖕᒪᔫᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ

ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ Inlanders Cup,−ᒥ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᓚ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. “ᓱᕈᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᖁᙱᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᐸᕋ ᕼᐋᑭᒐᔪᖕᓂᖓᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ, ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᔫᓂᐊᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᖃᓯᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐸᕋ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᑎᓪᓗᖓ. ᖁᕕᐊᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ a ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒥ.”

ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ 33−ᖑᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ. “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑐᙵᓴᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ,” ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓗᐊᕆᓐᔅ ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ, ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᓇᔭᖓ. “ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ.” ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᑖᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ

ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

“ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ. “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᑦ ᑐᑮᕈᑎᓕᖅᑐᓂ.”

ᕇᓇ ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ, ᓄᑲᖅᖠᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᔭᖓ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᐊᓂᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᔨᐅᓂᖓᓂ.

“ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

“ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᐱᕗᖅ.”

ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᑐᓗᕆᐊᓕᒃ

ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ,

Ottawa to negotiate schedule for new icebreakers as existing fleet nears end of life

Costs yet unknown as talks underway with Quebec shipyard to undertake project

The federal government doesn’t know when replacements for Canada’s aging icebreakers will start to arrive, as officials say the schedule will ultimately depend on a fresh set of negotiations with Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced earlier this month that Davie was being formally tapped to build seven icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard in the coming years at an estimated cost of $8.5 billion.

Yet despite long-standing concerns about the Coast Guard’s existing icebreakers and calls for urgency to ensure replacements arrive in time, the announcement was devoid of any specific timelines.

In response to questions from The Canadian Press, Procurement Department spokeswoman Michele LaRose said new negotiations have been launched to hammer out contracts for each of the seven vessels.

Among the issues under discussion: When Davie will actually deliver the vessels.

“Negotiations have begun with Chantier Davie on contracts to support the construction of six program icebreakers and one polar icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard,” LaRose said in an email.

“With respect to timelines and costs, the exact build schedule and cost will be negotiated and finalized during the individual contract negotiations.”

LaRose did not indicate when the government hopes to have those contracts finished.

Last week’s announcement followed three years of negotiations over what investments Davie would be required to make as a condition of getting the icebreaker work.

Officials had originally hoped to conclude those talks by the end of 2020, and opened the door at one point to abandoning the discussions with Davie and looking at other options.

The lack of timelines did not sit well with University of Calgary professor Rob Huebert, an expert on the Arctic and Coast Guard, who said building new icebreakers is time consuming even without the added complication of negotiations.

“It’s difficult because you’ve got to get the engineering down,” he said. “You are purposely driving into ice. I mean, remember what happened to the Titanic when it accidentally hit some ice.”

Auditor general Karen Hogan noted in a report last year that the Coast Guard’s existing fleet is already on average more than 40 years old, increasingly prone to breakdowns and expensive to maintain.

Hogan found that the federal government was in the process of spending hundreds of millions of dollars to extend the life of the fleet, including its 54-year-old flagship, the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent.

She also noted that the government had recently purchased three second-hand icebreakers from Davie, which would help backstop the current fleet.

But the auditor general concluded there was little room for delay if Ottawa wanted to maintain its current icebreaking capabilities, which are critical for keeping Canada’s waterways open to trade and resupplying northern communities.

An internal Coast Guard report obtained by The Canadian Press in 2019 indicated the fleet was already having problems, including $2 million in lost navigational buoys, disrupted ferry services in Eastern Canada and commercial ships being trapped in ice.

Davie, which is owned by a company based in Monaco, also has a mixed record when it comes to making good on the federal contracts it has won in recent years, including the three second-hand icebreakers.

Originally ordered in August 2018, the last of the three Norwegian-built icebreakers was only delivered by Davie late last year. By that point, the cost to Canadian taxpayers had soared from $610 million to nearly $1 billion.

The shipyard was also selected through a sole-sourced deal in 2019 to build two ferries for Transport Canada to replace two existing vessels serving Eastern Canada.

Officials said at the time that they expected the first vessel to be delivered by 2026, but that has since been delayed to 2028 even though one of the existing ferries was lost to a fire last year.

—By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces major investments in shipbuilding at the Davie shipyard in Levis, Que., Tuesday, April 4. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

CanArctic signs MOU with Alaskan company to bring fibre to Iqaluit

Functions of today’s society necessitate better internet, says CanArctic COO

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services

On March 27, CanArctic Inuit Networks, a majority Inuit-owned company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Quintillion, an Alaska-based Arctic fibre network operator to signal their commitment to building the SednaLink subsea fibre-optic network from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador to Iqaluit.

The project is slated to be underway in 2024, CanArctic stated, and it is badly needed, according to the federal auditor general’s 2023 report on Connectivity in Rural and Remote Areas. Progress on high-speed internet and mobile services in rural, remote and Indigenous communities lags behind the rest of Canada and represents an increasing economic gap..

“Connectivity is also a driver of economic growth for communities across the country, whether they are urban, rural, or remote,” the report

reads, with those communities having to increasingly pay more for continued slower services, compared to the rest of Canada.

“The impact of unaffordable access is felt by those communities who need it most,” the report continues, with the Covid-19 pandemic serving to highlight that gap in places like Nunavut communities.

Madeline Redfern, CanArctic’s chief operating officer, said Nunavut has needed a fibre-optic network for a very long time.

“Iqaluit is the only capital city in Canada without fibre,” she said.

“Without fibre, our governments, businesses, NGOs and residents struggle with never-ending connectivity challenges.”

Emails, online banking, public service announcements, payments at the grocery store and bank/ATM withdrawals are just some of the things largely dependent on the internet in the modern age.

“It hampers productivity and it

can become a safety issue when the networks aren’t working,” said Redfern.

“Not long ago, RCMP kept issuing notices to residents that if they needed police services, that people would have to go to the detachment. This isn’t reasonable or possible such as in a domestic violence situation or someone breaking into your home or apartment.”

Qunintillion and CanArctic also have additional future network plans for the Arctic which would be deployed in a phased approach as well as plans to connect to other networks to ensure redundancy.

“Both companies see substantial synergy and alignment with our respective plans to build, marine fibre-optic networks through the North American Arctic,” said George Tronsrue III, Quintillion’s CEO in a statement from the company.

According to Redfern, Iqaluit could have had a fibre-optic network

Fibre-optic cables are the bread and butter of internet infrastructure and better service is badly needed in Nunavut, according to CanArctic COO Madeline Redfern. Photo courtesy CanArctic

this year already if a previous 2020 proposal was accepted.

Artists, businesses, everyone is impacted by the slow internet. It leads occurrences such as Inuit or Nunavut video productions having to be edited elsewhere, largely being stored on servers down south or delays on larger data files being sent.

“The rest of the world has better access to our Inuit cultural content than we do,” she said.

Having a speedy fibre optic network is also important for federal interests, added Redfern, with Nunavut and other Arctic regions hosting the North Warning System and other defence facilities.

“At a time when both Canada and America are facing elevated threats from foreign aggressors, this collaboration can make a significant contribution to the defence of the entire North American continent.”

RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER!

www.nunavutnews.com

∂ƒÇîìËîΩÄî Ä∏ê≤Öúòî

íØÄí ∂ƒÇîìËîΩÄî ΩÒïŒÒéíÇÀÒ∞∏∂ á·∆¿ÖÀ≤ Çò∂≤

ĵ›ú ΃Çî, ≤Çø ¥Öî, ¥∂îπÖÒ & ¥∂flî ï·∆¿Í´ ≤áflî, Õ¬∂Ä´Çî, ÖêÇ∏∂Çπ∑‰flî

á·∆¿ÖÀ¿‰«úòî Ä∏ê≤Öî´ Ä≤ˆ∏≤.

êïπùÖúö∏≤ÊØü›î Ô¥Ò ÖêÄ∏∂‰À∏∂ÍؘÒáùî, ééËͬéî Çflˆ circulation@nnsl.com

Tenders on the Web

All tenders advertised in the current editions of Inuvik Drum, NWT News/North, Nunavut News/North, Kivalliq News and Yellowknifer are also available on the NNSL website. For more information on how to access them, contact circulation@nnsl.com