ᑐᕉᑑ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑭᙳᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᓯᑯᖃᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ
“ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃᖤᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ”
ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕝᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᒥᒃᒪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑕ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᑕ ᓯᒡᔭᖓᓂᒃ.
Prosecutors appeal Nunavut judge’s rejection of mandatory minimum for firearms offence
Iqadluk Daniel Nungusuituq serving three years in jail for recklessly firing a gun and endangering the lives of others
Record-low Arctic sea ice in July sets up conditions for an ultra-low minimum extent this fall
“Sea ice extent in September of 2019 is likely to be among the five lowest minimums recorded”
As Trudeau confirms existing housing money, Nunavut’s premier makes the best of it
“It’s the prime minister making the announcement and that’s a good thing”
DFO puts money into Frobisher Bay mercury study
“Mercury contamination is a continuing threat”
Convicted murderer asks Nunavut appeals judges for reduced conviction or new trial
“This makes this killing tragic, enigmatic, and horrifying. It does not make it first degree murder”
On the lookout
A raven sits atop a utility pole behind building 157 in Iqaluit on Tuesday, Aug. 6, surveying the territory and calling out to the other ravens in the area as Iqaluit continues to experience dry, sunny weather with light winds. Though many residents are enjoying the summer, the dry weather has produced drought-like conditions that are producing record low water flow levels in local creeks and rivers. (Photo by Jim Bell)
In Kugluktuk, Nunavut RCMP urge united action to restore peace
“it’s not just about the police—it’s about everyone”
New VHF radio system connects Puvirnituq hunters
Communications system allows accessible alternative to HF radio
Nunavik community creates new place for food waste
Inukjuak organization starts composting
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Iqaluit’s newest hotel gets pieced together
A crane lowers part of Iqaluit’s newest hotel into position on the evening of Monday, Aug. 5. The building, owned by Qikiqtaaluk Corp., will sport 94 rooms and 12 suites, which were pre-constructed and assembled in Shanghai, with everything from televisions and microwaves already set up and strapped down inside. (Photo by Catherine Whittaker)
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᐋᒃᑳᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃᐳᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
New Cape Dorset art centre a space to learn, create
“Art income is very important in Cape Dorset”
Environmental education gets federal boost in Nunavut
Training program focuses on conservation and climate change
Staff at Nunavik’s Inuulitsivik health centre decry its “toxic workplace”
“The working climate inevitably has a negative effect on the delivery of services”
Cambridge Bay couple brings crucial knowledge to Nunavut cruise
“I live this every day and I wasn’t sure how much you knew”
Students on Ice sets sail
Youth education program takes students on a two-week trip across Greenland and the Canadian Arctic
Raising money for Hannah’s cross-country journey
A group of organizations and volunteers in Kuujjuaq helped host a fundraiser July 23 for local resident Hannah Tooktoo, who is cycling across the country this summer to raise awareness of suicide in Inuit and Indigenous communities and to promote wellness. Tooktoo, who is expected to reach Montreal by August, 8, is still looking to reach her $25,000 goal, to help pay for her trip and donate the remainder to wellness initiatives. Visit Tooktoo’s crowdfunding page here. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
With Trudeau’s blessing, Nunavut’s Liberal hopeful launches campaign
“Nunavut is my heart,” Megan Pizzo-Lyall says
Iqaluit seeks new emergency fix for another looming water shortage
Low rainfall leads to record low levels at Lake Geraldine reservoir
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Trudeau uses Nunavut to sell reconciliation, conservation as a package deal
Tallurutiup Imanga and Tuvaijuittuq protected areas bring management power and jobs to Inuit
Sled dog island
A team of sled dogs are seen on Thursday, Aug. 1, running across a small island just outside Kimmirut, where they live during the summer months. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Search continues for missing Nunavut boater
Solomon Tulurialik, 29, has been missing since last Wednesday
Out for a paddle
Siasi Sequaluk of Kuujjuaq takes part in an introduction to kayaking class at Stewart Lake on July 24, as part of the new summer offerings from the Jeunes Karibus’s Nurrait program. The summer program offers Nunavik youth between the ages of 14 and 19 exposure to a range of outdoor activities centred on camping and the outdoors. The staff at Nunatsiaq News hope our readers enjoy the civic holiday on Monday, Aug. 5. Our offices will be shut that day. We’ll be back at it on Tuesday, Aug. 6. (Photo courtesy of Jeunes Karibus)
Kugluktuk wants Nunavut RCMP to pledge action at public meeting tonight
“Our protection and the protection of others doesn’t have to stop just because the (alcohol) restrictions were lifted”