Three-month intensive program aims to encourage renewables in Indigenous communities
The water treatment plant in Taloyoak, Nunavut, already has a six-solar-panel system, keeping it off diesel for the summer months. Around Kuujjuaq, Quebec, meanwhile, wind and solar-powered GPS locators aid hunters and trappers out on the land.
David Lametti, Canada’s minister of justice, was in Iqaluit this morning to announce $1.8 million in funding for three Nunavut initiatives to increase access to justice and support the well-being of women and children in the territory. Read more later on Nunatsiaq.com (Photo by Emma Tranter)
City of Iqaluit says it is not subject to ransomware attacks
Court dismisses temporary injunction; case to be heard again this fall
Glencore’s Raglan mine held its annual five and 10 kilometre run July 21. The event drew more than 100 participants. For the third edition of the run, the Nunavik mine opted to fund-raise for a regional organization. Raglan staff raised $5,000 for Nurrait Jeunes Karibus, which leads outdoor programming for Nunavik youth. (Photo courtesy of Glencore Raglan)
NIRB staff may bunk down in Arctic Bay; others may stay at mine site
“No one should feel unsafe in this community,” says letter from concerned Kugluktuk residents
ᓇᐃᓴᐃᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ (StatCan) ᐃᓱᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓂ 40 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᑕ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᒃ
“We think that this might be the final little push that folks need to be able to continue this for as long as it takes until they can quit smoking”
Arnait Video’s Restless River set in the Kuujjuaq of the 1940s, 50s
Free drop-in activities held weekly at Sylvia Grinnell Park
Family and friends of Mary Papatsie gather in Ottawa July 20 to memorialize the Nunavut woman. The mother of 10, who was 39 at the time of her disappearance, had been living in Ottawa for about 15 years when she went missing in May 2017. At left, Mary’s brother Tommy Papatsie speaks at an Anglican service held for the woman; at right, some of Mary’s children pose around a photo of the missing woman July 20. (Photos courtesy of Lizzie Ryan)
“It’s a waiting game”
Canadian North, First Air officials warn employees to expect job losses
Small Worlds opened at Winnipeg Art Gallery July 20
Robynn Pavia says current society has only has one board member, no oversight
“We are often told that we lack capacity, but it’s not true…. What we often lack is the infrastructure and means to cultivate it and release it”
Early morning crash injured three ATV passengers
Tommy Mucpa, Archie Kattuk, Josie Takatak and Raymond Komak appeared in Iqaluit’s courthouse July 16
Study highlights unique genetic makeup of the Northern Quebec population
“Eddy went to war for our country, and that’s something that needs to be recognized”
Chesterfield Inlet residents reported strong fuel odours late Friday
Sea ice lies in the bay in Iqaluit during low tide. Over the past couple of weeks, south winds have pushed the ice into the bay, making it difficult for smaller boats to move through the water. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Deal connects customers travelling to or from Nunavut
“We’re all in the same war, we just have different battles. You’re not alone.”
