Direct deposit to be paid on Friday, while cheques to arrive on Nov. 18
The Government of Nunavut says its employees can expect to be paid as scheduled this Friday, despite disruptions caused by the recent ransomware attack. Whether or not they would be paid as usual has been a major concern for GN employees since Nov. 2, when the attack disabled the government’s computer systems. Pay cheques issued…
“It's great to see these big institutions make an effort to indigenize a space”
Voicemail for GN's Iqaluit offices also working again
Students will learn the basics of communication in Inuktitut
Legislators finally approve 24-bed extended-care centre for Rankin Inlet
First-day formalities filled Tuesday’s agenda
Plebiscite on Dec. 9 will offer choice between prohibition and restricted quantities system
Kuujjuaq residents attend a screening of the movie Restless River on Nov. 7. The Katittavik Theatre had a full house for the occasion, with the crowd applauding the movie at the end. On the screen, from left, are the film’s three main actors: Etua Snowball and Matthew York from Kuujjuaq, and Malaya Qaurniq Chapman from Kuujjuaq. The film is based on Gabrielle Roy’s novel Windflower. Its story focuses on a young Inuk woman who, shortly after the end of World War II, is raped by an American soldier stationed at the Fort Chimo air force base. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Toonoo Sharky, 49, set to enter plea on Nov. 19
Government of Nunavut releases annual tourism report for 2018-2019
Coloured balloons rise into the sky on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m., outside the Nunavut legislature in Iqaluit, during a suicide prevention event organized by Iqaluit city councillor Joanasie Akumalk, who lost a son to suicide. Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq said “it was a privilege to be part of today’s coping with suicide event in Iqaluit. I released a balloon to honour loved ones lost to suicide and their survivors. If you are struggling, please call the Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line for anonymous support 24 hours a day at 1-800-265-3333.” (Photo by Ron Elliott)
Ten MLAs submitted petitions calling for wages tied to the territory’s high cost of living
“We rely on the river a great deal and rely on the sea ice for our survival, for food”
Kalgen’s notes a 60 per cent drop in sales at airport location since Nov. 1
Financial significance and number of deaths are “substantial enough for Nunavummiut to strive towards the elimination of all types of fires,” says fire marshal
“ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ ᐅᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓴᕈᓘᔭᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ”
The Royal Canadian Legion’s Simon Awa serves as a standard-bearer during Iqaluit’s Remembrance Day ceremony in the Cadet Hall on Monday, Nov. 11. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
QEC says there’s no evidence that leaked substance reached the surface
Nunavut government offices are closed, but IT staff continue efforts to deal with systems breach
Premier records the highest annual salary: $222,725
Previously the holiday applied only to Government of Nunavut employees
“Day after the sun has set for the next three months,” photographer Clare Kines says about this shot, taken on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The ship is the SV Vagabond, a research vessel that will spend the winter frozen into the ice. (Photo by Clare Kines)
“Our government is taking significant action to recycle carbon revenues back into our economy“
Pauloosie Suvega, Nunavut Arctic College’s president, and Noreen Golfman, provost and vice-president of Memorial University, sign a memorandum of understanding to finalize an agreement for new joint credential degree programs at a ceremony at the college’s Nunatta campus in Iqaluit. The Nunavut Teacher Education Program—previously accredited through the University of Regina—will be the first program offered as part of the new agreement, as well as the first program in Nunavut to offer graduates a degree from both schools. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᒪᓂᒻᒪᐃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ
These are the Grade 1 winners of the best costumes in Pitakallak School’s Halloween parade in Kuujjuaq on Oct 31. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Business woes were no secret in Cambridge Bay
“For 10 years, the Nunavut government has been indifferent to the goal of a fully bilingual education system”
Kimmirut will host do-over election of alcohol education committee
But big consulting company seeks tech specialists to work in Iqaluit
