Aqsarniit Middle School Grade 7 students Sarah Nakashuk (left) and Suma Klengenberg (right) show off their project, which tested how playing music for one hour per day can affect how a plant grows over a period of three weeks, at the school’s science fair on Wednesday, May 29. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Agnico Eagle pitches plan to power mines and nearby communities with wind farms
Inuit org says they want an end to “obfuscation”
Igloolik’s renowned rock band, Northern Haze, has released a music video to accompany their song “Qainna.” The song is featured on the band’s late 2018 album, Silatugami, their first recording since the 1980s. The psychedelic video was filmed in Igloolik and features the veteran rocksters dressed in full caribou parkas and pants. You can watch it on YouTube.
Regional government issues RFP for supply, installation of new network to at least four communities
Education Act amendments expected to be tabled later this sitting
We’ll give carbon tax revenue back to Nunavummiut, George Hickes says
Board reverses decision made during last meeting
Anthology ranges from the legendary Salluit (Sugluk) Band to Saali and the Ravenhearts
New system aims to reduce wait times for customers
The ice on the Kuujjuaq River broke up over the Victoria Day long weekend, allowing people to go boating to collect mussels downriver at the mouth of Ungava Bay. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Vote triggered after passing of Joe Enook in March
Schools give away feminine hygiene products to students, but prices remain high
“ICC Canada commends the Government of Canada for defending our sovereignty in the Canadian Arctic”
“How do we help ensure that what is there can be delivered in a culturally safe and effective way?”
HQ will purchase, distribute power from Inukjuak’s proposed hydroelectric project
“I believe the use of contractors to fill indeterminate positions has been abused over the years…. It’s essentially taking jobs away from Nunavummiut”
“Qikiqtani communities want to be aware of what’s happening in the name of Canadian sovereignty”
“The outbreak investigation is ongoing and may identify other sources”
Deceased man had been a friend of accused killer, APTN reports
Special leadership forum to be livestreamed, broadcast live on television
“My goal when I leave here is to have a higher percentage of Inuit and for that to be successful continuing on”
Kenojuak Ashevak: Life and Legacy will tour six cities in 2020
Government hires consultant to design 10-year blueprint for school system
Tower Arctic says it’s hoping to hire more local labour this year
