Sakku Investments Corp. president and CEO David Kakuktinniq, left, and Nunavut Health Minister John Main pose Wednesday after signing a 10-year, $150-million contract for Sakku to operate the new Kivalliq Long Term Care Centre in Rankin Inlet. The 24-bed facility will provide Inuit elders care at home, including dementia care, according to Inuit cultural practices, according to a news release from the Government of Nunavut. The GN has not provided an opening date but says construction is expected to finish by the end of summer followed by a three-month period to prepare for operations to begin. (Photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut)
Annual hockey tournament held in celebration of Nunavut Quest
Players face off during the semifinal game between the Igloolik Islanders and Arctic Bay Impact during Qamutik Cup action. (Photo by Bernice Saqtuqsi, special to Nunatsiaq News)
