But Nunavimmiut with more “social and community support” tended to report more binge drinking
The results of a 2017 Inuit health survey in Nunavik suggest on-the-land and community activities are linked to less alcohol and cannabis use.
Active cases drop to 45 — all in Arviat, Health Department says
Canada Post says it’s working “to ensure that we have uninterrupted mail operations in the community”
Saimmajualy Ekomiak fishes through a hole in the ice he made at False River, outside of Kuujjuaq, during the weekend of Dec. 5. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Unofficial results have incumbent VP Olayuk Akesuk ahead of Jerry Natanine by just 10 votes
“I had to step in and work on myself for the research to be successful,” Romani Makkik says
Meanwhile, Kitikmeot organization will make $250 payments to urban beneficiaries
“They’re working on it. But it’s not fast enough.”
Freezers will add to storage capacity in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet
Police had asked residents to stay away from Aniakvik Road
“I would see it beneficial that someone from Nunavut or an Inuit language community be part of this,” says Nunavut’s languages commissioner
ᒪᓕᒐᖅ C-15 ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ
Victoria Grey looks out the window of a helicopter while anticipating her arrival at her fishing cabin at False River, outside of Kuujjuaq, during the weekend of Dec. 5. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Significant contacts have been put in isolation, says Nunavik’s health board
“Everyone deserves the same protection from COVID-19, no matter where they are”
“It came out of the blue, I had no idea,” says association president Kenny Bell
“We knew from the get-go that it would be a challenge delivering service in a region that is served by satellite”
From left: Viola Haqpi and Holly Kayuryuk with the Abluqta Society in Baker Lake try on face masks that sport patterns from Inuit culture on Dec. 7. A box of 200 of the masks, made by Tanya Innaarulik, were donated by Transformative Life Skills Nunavik. The Abluqta Society plans to give them away in January, once the current supply of masks in the community becomes less available. (Image courtesy of the Abluqta Society)
A new bridge was installed across the river near Inukjuak on Dec. 5, as part of work on 7.5-megawatt run-of-the-river hydro project that’s expected to be complete by late 2022. The bridge will connect to an access road on the far side of the river. The power project is expected to provide nearly all the electricity required for the nearby community of 1,800, which currently relies on diesel. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
Individual tested positive for virus in Tasuijaq but has since left community
Federal government will provide enough vaccine for 75 per cent of territory’s population
ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᑯᐊ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 14-ᒥᑦ
Ikey Evalik, TMAC Resources Inc.’s Inuit impact benefit agreement coordinator, helps prepare 1,500 pairs of socks to be distributed to Kitikmeot students through the region’s elementary schools ahead of Christmas. He’s seen here on Dec. 1 at TMAC’s office in Cambridge Bay. The company says that, with its Nunavut operations slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the socks were purchased with funds usually dedicated to site Christmas activities. (Photo courtesy of TMAC)
Kristen Kownak says family thrilled to see her on TV
Health minister asks Arviat residents to obey public health restrictions
