New report illustrates increase in Arctic shipping
Arctic Council study shows rise in vessel traffic from 2013 to 2019
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Winter fisheries on Baffin Island see changes due to COVID-19
Pangnirtung season delayed, other small test fisheries to go on
$2M in community food programs announced by NTI, Nunavut government
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Aluki Kotierk, seen here, and Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq announced on Friday, April 3, over $2 million in funding for community food programs for children and elders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be given directly to hamlets to deliver programming that fits each community’s needs. See our story later at nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
Nunavut artists get support during COVID-19 restrictions
With gigs cancelled, festivals postponed, artists are going virtual
Southern teachers in Nunavik remain on standby to leave region: union
End now in sight to “a very distressing situation”
Plenty of swag for CamBay bingo players
Wayne Gregory and Valter Botelho-Resendes stand next to a table laden with prizes they later handed out to lucky bingo players on Saturday, March 28, in Cambridge Bay. The community-wide bingo, sponsored by the hamlet, was promoted as a stay-at-home, social distancing affair. Another bingo is scheduled for this coming Saturday evening. (Photo courtesy of the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay)
ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓯ ᑐᐊᕆᔅᒥ ᖁᐊᕐᓵᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ “ᐅᐊᑲᓪᓛᓘᒐᔭᕐᒪ”
Nunavut Association of Municipalities calls for a ban on travel between communities
Request made to help prevent spread of COVID-19
Nunavik halts passenger flights following second confirmed case of COVID-19
“This decision was not taken lightly. We strongly believe it is the best way to reduce the risk of community transmission.”
Iqaluit’s post office offers drive-thru for parcels
Cars line up at Iqaluit’s new drive-thru pick-up for Canada Post parcels at 1057 Mivvik St. The post office has introduced the new service, when weather permits, to help with physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drivers stop their vehicles at the barricades, park and shut off the ignition. A postal clerk then comes to the window and takes their delivery notice cards. “Stay warm in your vehicle,” says a post office announcement. “The postal clerk will collect your parcels from the post office and place them on a table near your vehicle. Take your parcels and load them into your vehicle. Follow the barricades out of the parking lot. Please drive carefully—this is a residential area!” (Submitted photo)
Nunavut club launches at-home skills competition for students
New challenges launch each week, with prizes for best entries
Nunavut legal aid offices remain closed, but you can still call
Updated phone system now in place
Kitikmeot Inuit Association announces support for elders, on-the-land activities during pandemic
New programs supported with $3.5 million in federal funding
Remembering Markoosie Patsauq (1941-2020)
“I was happy that people all around the world heard those stories that I made,” recalled author of Harpoon of the Hunter
Public health emergency extended in Nunavut, health minister says
George Hickes, Nunavut’s health minister, has extended the territory’s public health emergency until April 16. Hickes first declared the public health emergency on March 18. There are still no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut. Hickes also cautioned Nunavummiut against wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “We want to make sure that our health-care workers have all the personal protective equipment that they need to do their jobs and help take care of us. People using masks for day to day … is unnecessary and, in fact, could increase the level of risk,” Hickes said. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Studies underway to see if TB vaccine lessens COVID-19 symptoms
Researchers hope trials will show “a reduction in the prevalence and severity of COVID-19 symptoms”
Nunavut needs more help from Ottawa to prepare for COVID-19, says Hickes
“I would hate to see 50 years from now that the federal government would have to make an apology for abandoning us now”
Nunavut residents in isolation offered mental health advice
Nunavut’s chief public health officer, Michael Patterson, offered some mental health tips to residents who are isolated because of COVID-19 and live alone on Wednesday, April 1. Regular phone calls can help so you have “voice contact,” he said. Short walks with friends are “tolerable,” as long as you’re six feet apart. This expands the definition of a household, Patterson said, but the time together will protect other aspects of well-being. “We’re not doing anybody any favours if we deal with COVID-19 but cause a lot of other difficulties,” he said. Nunavut has no confirmed cases of COVID-19. Eighty-five people have been tested and found to be negative, while 205 people are waiting for test results or have symptoms, or both, and must self-isolate for 14 days or until they’re cleared by the Government of Nunavut. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
Taloyoak convicted murderer will serve 13 years before being eligible for parole
Abel Kingatook killed his common-law spouse, Erin Qayutinnuaq, in 2018
COVID-19 leads to more Canadian North schedule changes
Iqaluit–Rankin Inlet–Yellowknife, Montreal-Kuujjuaq-Iqaluit flights are temporarily suspended
Northern airlines trim passenger service to the basics
Only bottled water is now available on Canadian North, Calm Air, Air Inuit
Cambridge Bay bans alcohol imports for two weeks, citing COVID-19 concerns
Move aims to improve safety in overcrowded homes
Second case of COVID-19 identified in Nunavik
Public health reaching out to those who may have been in contact
Qikiqtani Inuit Association rolls out pandemic support plan
“It’s imperative that we protect the most vulnerable in our communities”
Arctic Alaska oilfields and mines stay open but add quarantines, longer shifts
Both sectors are considered “essential” by the state of Alaska