New tool kit presented as part of effort to battle food insecurity in the territory, co-executive director says
A tool kit designed to battle food insecurity across Inuit communities was unveiled Monday in Iqlauit with music, caribou stew and a country food market.
Sebastien Enequist, lead singer of Sound of the Damned, flips his hair during the band’s closing set July 7 at Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit. The Nuuk death metal band brought a headbanging performance to the main tent to close out the day’s festivities. The festival continues Monday and Tuesday with more performances in the city. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Ivaluarjuk Kathleen Merritt, left, and Charlotte Qamaniq, who perform together as Iva and Angu, hold a throat singing workshop July 6 at the Elders Qammaq as part of the Alianait Arts Festival. The pair also won Alianait’s Pan-Arcticvision contest, which was held July 7. The win gives them the chance to represent Nunavut at the Pan-ArcticVision international competition in Nuuk, Greenland, in October. Iva and Angu are scheduled to perform again in Iqaluit Tuesday afternoon as part of Alianait’s Nunavut Day celebrations. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Waste management executive explains how incinerated trash from surrounding communities heats Nuuk’s buildings
Slideshow: Iqaluit arts festival runs until July 9
Funding aims to connect 4 communities to Nunavik’s fibre network; one commissioner dissents citing lack of consultation
Preparations are underway in the Canadian North tent in front of Nakasuk Elementary School for the 2024 Alianait Arts Festival. The festival, which officially runs from July 6 to 9, got an early start Friday with an exhibit from Nuuk, Greenland at the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum and a comedy show at the Aqsarniit hotel. The Alianait festival includes a variety of events such as workshops, concerts, arts exhibits and pop-up shows. The events will be held in different places in Iqaluit including the tent, Franco-Centre, Elders Qammaq, Iqaluit airport, the Visitors Centre, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, RBC building, Black Heart Café, Northmart and Arctic Ventures. The full schedule is available at Alianait.ca. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
NULC liquor stores will be closed Tuesday for Nunavut Day but offering taxi vouchers
Carving discovered during Iqaluit community cleanup after being stolen from family in 2017
Festival moves dates to July 6-9 to include Nunavut Day
Malik Hegelund Olsen says Iqaluit-Nuuk direct flights offer opportunities to grow tourism
Iqlauit firefighters take the maple leaf flag off a fire truck after the chili handout they organized for Canada Day on Monday in front of the Nakasuk Elementary School. The chili handout was one of the many events marking Canada’s 157th birthday. The City of Iqaluit organized a parade, a bike-decorating contest and free face- painting. Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, Nunvut MP Lori Idlout and Iqlauit mayor Solomon Awa spoke a the official ceremony in a tent in front of the school. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
New arrival scheduled for July 4
ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎ…ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑰᖓᓂ ᓯᐊᕕᐊ ᒍᕆᓄᓪ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᕐᓯᕕᒃᒥ
ᐊᓃᕋᔭᒃ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑯᑖᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐃᒡᓕᕋᑯᑖᖕᒥ
Crime an ‘egregious example of exploitation of Indigenous Peoples,’ judge says
First day of Robert Sheaves’ sexual assault trial hears from complainant, police investigator
Crowd of about 200 gathers with officials at airport to celebrate the event
Winning entry for Iqaluit facility selected from among 30 suggestions submitted
Judge rejects lawyers’ joint proposal for 4-year sentence, calling it ‘out of whack’
Crown seeks 18-months’ jail time as Karima Manji’s sentencing begins, while defence calls for conditional sentence
Residents advised to remove equipment and refrain from activities on ice
ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᑎᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒃᓯᑲᑕᒃᓯᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒑᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑕ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ
First responders host barbecues; elders enjoy country food at Qammaq
