“We’re in an experimental situation here”
Baffinland’s proposed railways will face a caribou problem, participants heard at a technical meeting on the company’s expansion plans last week in Iqaluit. “Caribou clearly do cross the proposed railway,” said Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. wildlife biologist David Lee, referring to Baffinland’s proposed 110-kilometre raised railway from Mary River to Milne Inlet. Lee said caribou also…
“This was a complete falsehood, which has been perpetuated under the current department leadership"
Health and social services will be a priority in discussions, Makivik says
“A strong, financially stable northern air carrier would best serve the North"
“There’s a molecular treasure hiding in the North"
There are no options for a directly elected premier in which regular MLAs do not lose power
Allen Gordon catches a peach-coloured sunset over Kuujjuaq on the summer solstice last Friday, June 21, the longest day of the year. (Photo by Allen Gordon)
Licensing requirement no threat to Inuit activities, court finds
“There are going to be some challenges as we roll out the network”
Justice Department leads the pack
Ryan Dawiskiba faces two charges, following videotaped struggle with arrested Iqaluit man in 2016
Liberal government promises to implement it if re-elected
A nighttime view from the Nunavik community of Kangiqsujuaq, looking out over Wakeham Bay, on June 14. (Photo by Koneak Sivanau)
Aging fleet starts two weeks earlier, will stay one week later
Iqaluit reporter honoured with special award
Report should contain “regional-specific and national level recommendations”
Ivujivik school principal and graphic designer Thomassie Mangiok is honoured June 11 at the college where he studied graphic design, Cégep Marie-Victorin in Montreal. From left: pedagogical counsellor Michel Pruneau, director of continuing education Jean-François Bellemare, Thomassie Mangiok and his daughter Pasa Mangiok, and Cégep Marie-Victorin director, Sylvain Mandeville. The college honoured its alumni last week as part of its 50th anniversary. (Photo courtesy of Cégep Marie-Victorin)
11-year-old girl found unresponsive in Cambridge Bay on June 20
The deep footprints of tired men
“ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ”
“The consultant’s report is not the final report that was intended to be tabled—it is only one component”
Iqaluit RCMP host a free barbecue to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day outside the elder’s qammaq today. Residents enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs on a warm day in the capital. Also present was Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, on his first trip to the territory, who is seen by the barbecue. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
“It is hard to imagine a more invasive series of non-consensual, quasi-medical techniques performed on Canadian citizens”
GN calls for close monitoring to ensure minimal impact on Nunavut travellers
Nunavut Conservative candidate Aglukkaq says territory has had “no voice in Ottawa” since 2015
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, takes in the scenery at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park in Iqaluit with his party’s candidate for Nunavut, Leona Aglukkaq, and defence critic James Bezan. Scheer is in Iqaluit today and tomorrow to “lay the groundwork for strong Arctic policy,” according to a news release. Scheer will also visit the Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium and the deepsea port, and meet with community leaders to commemorate National Indigenous Peoples Day. More to come on Nunatsiaq.com (Photo by Emma Tranter)
“ᒫᓐᓇᓕ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓅᖓᔪᒥᑦ”
La Guilde exhibit curated by Lisa and Gabriel Koperqualuk
Nunavut’s literacy council and Rankin Inlet’s fire department receive funds from Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
Kuujjuaq theatre group coordinator Daniel Gadbois speaks at the launch of Atungaq and the Hunters June 12, a new Inuktitut script he helped develop with other Inuit youth around the legend of Atungaq. The initiative is a joint project between the Avataq Cultural Institute and Aarsiq: Nunavik Inuit Theatre Company, an initiative that hopes to get off the ground later this year. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
