Families may collect $500 a month per child aged 18 and under, additional $250 per child under 4
Registration for the Jordan’s Principle food voucher program for Inuit families is open as of Nov. 1, the City of Iqaluit announced this week.
Charge laid Aug. 21, news release sent out in response to media inquiry
Three organizations benefit from the funding
Elisapee Sheutiapik plans to bring community together when court returns; Jopey Atsiqtaq remains in custody on 2nd-degree murder charge
A new painting at the Nunavut legislative assembly celebrates the inclusion of people with disabilities. Artist Lucy Manniapik, left, presents the work to Family Services Minister Margaret Nakashuk, alongside Adebola Kolawole, project manager with Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society, right. The painting, which shows a hunter in a wheelchair, was presented in celebration of October being Disability Employment Awareness Month. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᐱᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ First Steps ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ
This modern stone-aged family enjoyed the Halloween Walk and Spooktacular held at Joamie School in Iqaluit on Oct. 26. The event was a fundraiser hosted by Nunavut Judo. Barney Rubble (Levi Eegeesiak), Betty Rubble (Jacqueline Joyce) and Bam Bam (Qavvik Eegeesiak-Joyce) played ghoulish games and made creepy crafts throughout the afternoon. Nunavut Judo runs classes for approximately 100 children and teens, and around 40 adults. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Executive director frustrated over the string of incidents; other agencies also hit recently
Planned outages needed as part of work related to new generator, Nunavut electricity provider says
Surprise entry in Iqaluit’s unofficial road-naming contest has poetic, inspiring ring to it
Brandon Villeneuve is becoming a local celebrity with more and more people recognizing him on the streets
Kenny Bell says he was never notified the city was considering a zoning variance application for the business
Workers remove Iqaluit’s floating docks from the harbour on Thursday morning. Nunavut’s Department of Transportation advised boaters last week to remove their vessels from the docks by Oct. 20 so dock-removal work could begin the following day. However, the work was later postponed due to weather. The docks are being removed for the season as temperatures in Iqaluit begin to drop below freezing. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Organization plans to respond to city’s request for proposals for lot development
20 people attend information session, project update hosted by Uquutaq Society directors
Hilary Bartholdson with her two sons Theo, left, and Jude, middle, sell their goods at their bake sale Sunday afternoon across from Northmart in Iqaluit. In the first 15 minutes of business, they ran out of zucchini bread and were running low on chocolate chip cookies. After all the baking, banner-making and customer service, the kids were to share the proceeds from the sale. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
YWCA Agvik forms partnership with Tumikuluit Saipaaqivik to open up new Indigenous housing
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕙᙶᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᙵᕕᖓᓂ
City facility was rented out to North of North TV production, impacting play earlier this year
The City of Iqaluit is inviting residents to vote to choose a name for this new street which connects the Road to Apex to Aqqusariaq, the Nunavut Recovery Centre, under construction in the background. There are two options to choose from: Sagiatook Road, in honour of elder Nash Sagiatook, who named the recovery centre; and Sukaliareaq, which means “The way to Suka.” People can vote online at plan.iqaluit.ca/road. The city is also consulting elders before a name is chosen. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Cash, gift shop items stolen from Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum in early hours of Sept. 27
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑎᑎᖃᒃᑯᕕᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᑲᑕᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 31-ᒥ
Works produced by 15 different Kinngait artists will be on sale in Iqaluit. Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum manager and curator Jessica Kotierk, pictured here, says people should arrive early to the sale which starts at 1 p.m. Saturday. After the sale, the works will remain on display at the museum until December, when they will be sent to the buyers. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Sgt. ᓯᕝᑲ ᐃᕙᓄᕙ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᓂ; ᐋᒍᔅᑎᒥ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᓛᖑᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ
Coaches clinic, leadership and grant applications among topics that will be covered
