Iqaluit

Iqaluit mayor, councillor again call for increased RCMP patrols for public drinking

Sgt. Zhivka Ivanova presents summer policing reports; August was busiest month for service calls

Iqaluit Mayor Solomon Awa and Coun. Kyle Sheppard say they want to see stepped-up enforcement of open liquor laws continue following a summer of increased patrols from RCMP. The topic came up at Tuesday’s city council meeting, when Sgt.

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Can you dig it?

Workers using an excavator dig up pavement on Niaqunngusiariaq Road in Iqaluit on Tuesday. The road is partially closed to allow for installation of water and sewer infrastructure for the new recovery centre being built across from the Arctic Winter Games Arena. A detour is in place and the road remains open to two-way traffic. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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Iqaluit councillors don orange for truth and reconciliation

Iqaluit Mayor Solomon Awa, left, city clerk Brianna Longworth, Coun. Simon Nattaq, deputy Mayor Kim Smith, Coun. Sam Tilley and Coun. Amber Aglukark wear orange shirts at Tuesday’s council meeting. The shirts signify a commemoration for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is Sept. 30. It’s a day to honour those impacted by Canada’s residential school system. All six councillors who were present, as well as the city staff in the gallery, donned the shirts with the words “every child matters” printed on them. “By teaching our teaching about this history, its impact and significance, we empower them to become advocates for change,” Aglukark said in a statement about the significance of the day. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)