Iqaluit city council appoints deputy mayor, committee chairs
First-day formalities filled Tuesday’s agenda
Iqaluit’s new city council met for the first time on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Gjoa Haven residents to vote on continued liquor prohibition
Plebiscite on Dec. 9 will offer choice between prohibition and restricted quantities system
Restless River screens in Kuujjuaq
Kuujjuaq residents attend a screening of the movie Restless River on Nov. 7. The Katittavik Theatre had a full house for the occasion, with the crowd applauding the movie at the end. On the screen, from left, are the film’s three main actors: Etua Snowball and Matthew York from Kuujjuaq, and Malaya Qaurniq Chapman from Kuujjuaq. The film is based on Gabrielle Roy’s novel Windflower. Its story focuses on a young Inuk woman who, shortly after the end of World War II, is raped by an American soldier stationed at the Fort Chimo air force base. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Acclaimed Inuit carver charged with sexual assault
Toonoo Sharky, 49, set to enter plea on Nov. 19
Inuit art showcased at National Arts Centre exhibit
“It’s great to see these big institutions make an effort to indigenize a space”
In Quebec? Laval University offers Inuktitut class in 2020
Students will learn the basics of communication in Inuktitut
Government of Nunavut says computer data backups OK, despite ransomware attack
Voicemail for GN’s Iqaluit offices also working again
Over 34,000 more people visited Nunavut in 2018 than in 2015
Government of Nunavut releases annual tourism report for 2018-2019
Nunavut MLAs muddle their way through the elder-care issue
Legislators finally approve 24-bed extended-care centre for Rankin Inlet
Balloons set aloft in memory of those lost to suicide
Coloured balloons rise into the sky on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m., outside the Nunavut legislature in Iqaluit, during a suicide prevention event organized by Iqaluit city councillor Joanasie Akumalk, who lost a son to suicide. Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq said “it was a privilege to be part of today’s coping with suicide event in Iqaluit. I released a balloon to honour loved ones lost to suicide and their survivors. If you are struggling, please call the Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line for anonymous support 24 hours a day at 1-800-265-3333.” (Photo by Ron Elliott)
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Nunavut MLAs make the case for a living wage
Ten MLAs submitted petitions calling for wages tied to the territory’s high cost of living
Some Inukjuak residents remain concerned about hydro project
“We rely on the river a great deal and rely on the sea ice for our survival, for food”
Nunavut airline schedule change leaves CamBay business owner short
Kalgen’s notes a 60 per cent drop in sales at airport location since Nov. 1
Fires caused $41M worth of damage in Nunavut in 2017: report
Financial significance and number of deaths are “substantial enough for Nunavummiut to strive towards the elimination of all types of fires,” says fire marshal
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓕᖅᑐᒥ
“ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ ᐅᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓴᕈᓘᔭᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ”
Lest we forget
The Royal Canadian Legion’s Simon Awa serves as a standard-bearer during Iqaluit’s Remembrance Day ceremony in the Cadet Hall on Monday, Nov. 11. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Propylene glycol leak discovered in Rankin Inlet’s district heating system
QEC says there’s no evidence that leaked substance reached the surface
Nunavut, Nunavik mark Remembrance Day
Nunavut government offices are closed, but IT staff continue efforts to deal with systems breach
Nunavut MLAs rank among top five per cent of Canadian wage earners
Premier records the highest annual salary: $222,725
Nunavut Day is now a statutory holiday in the territory
Previously the holiday applied only to Government of Nunavut employees
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Arctic Bay says farewell to the sun
“Day after the sun has set for the next three months,” photographer Clare Kines says about this shot, taken on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The ship is the SV Vagabond, a research vessel that will spend the winter frozen into the ice. (Photo by Clare Kines)
Nunavut MLAs approve amendments to Income Tax Act
“Our government is taking significant action to recycle carbon revenues back into our economy“
Nunavut Arctic College and Memorial University sign agreement
Pauloosie Suvega, Nunavut Arctic College’s president, and Noreen Golfman, provost and vice-president of Memorial University, sign a memorandum of understanding to finalize an agreement for new joint credential degree programs at a ceremony at the college’s Nunatta campus in Iqaluit. The Nunavut Teacher Education Program—previously accredited through the University of Regina—will be the first program offered as part of the new agreement, as well as the first program in Nunavut to offer graduates a degree from both schools. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᑎᑭᑉᐳᖅ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅᒧᑦ
ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᒪᓂᒻᒪᐃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ
Spooky students
These are the Grade 1 winners of the best costumes in Pitakallak School’s Halloween parade in Kuujjuaq on Oct 31. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)