“There are a lot of Nunavummiut who want to move down south so they can go to work at the mine”
Underground haul-truck driver Katelyn Netser has her eye on Sept. 28: that’s when she returns to work again at Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.’s Meliadine gold mine in Nunavut.
“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
“This post was offending and out of place”
“It looked like a hurricane”
Kindergarten students at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak school arrive for their first day of classes on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The school will gradually reopen for older students, with Grade 1 students returning in one week and then students in the higher grades will start to return. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Change is designed to reduce risk of TB infection
Letter of recommendation to be forwarded to Government of Nunavut
“The individual will not return to Nunavik until there is no risk of contagion”
Ottawa chef Trudy Metcalfe-Coe will fill the role for one year
“I wanted the plaque to be in the exact place where officials put us that day”
“Training Inuit into these positions is critical”
Ukaliq & Kalla to launch online on NITV today
Pilot project will see swabs from Baffin communities analyzed at Qikiqtani General Hospital
Niivi Snowball, 12, makes her debut as a soloist at the second Aqpik Road Show in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday, Sept. 1, outside the Katittavik Town Hall Theatre. 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 that couldn’t take place due to the pandemic restrictions. Snowball, whose father is Kuujjuaq musician Etua Snowball, a.k.a. Sinuupa, sang her song “Broken Mirror,” for which she wrote the lyrics and the music, and played the accompaniment on her ukulele. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
“A recent steep decline in the population” prompts interim total allowable harvest of 42
“We want to ensure that we maintain the largest market access possible”
Municipalities are exempt from NNI procurement policy
“That’s no sunset!” writes Rankin Inlet photographer David Kakuktinniq. “That’s the moon over the horizon. Along with the beautiful northern lights/ᐊᒃᓴᕐᖕᓂᖅ outside of Rankin Inlet, #Nunavut.” The moon appears so bright because of the long exposure used to capture the northern lights in the shot, taken on Aug. 28. We wish our readers a happy and peaceful Labour Day weekend. The offices of Nunatsiaq News will be closed on Monday. (Photo by David Kakuktinniq)
