Maria Fellen Atienza of Iqaluit shared this photo of her family watching the northern lights on Sept. 6. along the Road to Nowhere. She says the light to the right is the planet Mars, next to a waning gibbous moon. (Photo courtesy of Maria Fellen Atienza)
Inukjuak man, 45, found unresponsive in cell
“The community is super proud to have someone who is so skilled and professional”
Whale Cove’s new plant now scheduled to be in place by 2023
“The government is exploring options with its contractors to reduce access to alcohol while in isolation”
Five-storey building now about three weeks from completion
Lucy Abraham of Kuujjuaq picked these blueberries on Sept. 3. “I went for an ATV ride with the dog, and I brought a container just in case I decided to pick. What a good move! The blueberries are huge and bountiful this year in Kuujjuaq, QC. I picked the berries near Stewart Lake,” she writes. (Photo by Lucy Abraham)
Members will discuss $173.2 million in urgent, unbudgeted special warrant spending
Program will remain ready and seek an exemption in the event of an oil spill
Technical meetings, stalled since March, to be held this week via teleconference
Isuarsivik hopes to resume programming by the end of the year
Kuujjuaq residents gather to commemorate World Suicide Prevention on the evening of Sept. 10. Participants lit candles and released flowers into the water in memory of lost loved ones. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Sandy Alaku died after police vehicle rolled over him
56-year-old man succumbed to injuries
“ᓄᓇᖃᑎᕗᑦ ᑐᕐᖢᓛᑲᑕᒃᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ
Elisapee Nowdluk took this photo of work underway on Iqaluit’s new deepsea port on Sept. 7. The port is scheduled to be completed by 2021. (Photo by Elisapee Nowdluk)
“There are a lot of Nunavummiut who want to move down south so they can go to work at the mine”
“These are the first official records of this invasive alien species in Quebec”
“We feel we can build it and operate it and give better benefit for everybody”
During Iqaluit’s Embrace Life Day Walk, nearly 100 residents walked from Iqaluit’s Four Corners to the Elders Qammaq and then on to the Embrace Life Council office on Thursday, Sept. 10. The event is held each year during World Suicide Prevention Day. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
World Suicide Prevention Day features many virtual activities
Harvesting equipment subsidies also get a small boost
“There remain several items of uncertainty which must be addressed”
“The Locals” take the stage at the second Aqpik Road Show in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday, Sept. 1, outside the Katittavik Town Hall Theatre. Local musicians Peter Nassak (left) and Derek Tagoona (centre), both of whom are on vocals and guitar, Adamie D. Alaku (right) on bass and backup vocals, and Willis Tagoona (drums), entertained the crowd with cover versions of popular songs. The event, at which the audience watched and listened in their vehicles, was organized by Katittavik Town Hall Theatre technical director Liam Callaghan in lieu of the usual Aqpik Jam Music Festival, which couldn’t take place due to the pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
New program features elders, artists reading stories over the radio
