Iqaluit Deputy Mayor Solomon Awa, left, presents Kyle St. Laurent with the 2021 Coach of the Year award at city hall Tuesday evening for his work as a coach with the Nunavut Speed Skating Association. St. Laurent has been a member of the association for 29 years, Awa said, and has coached athletes for the Arctic and Canada Winter Games. (Photo by David Venn)
For second time this year, city will seek applicants to fill a vacant seat
City of Iqaluit sets aside $300,000 to subsidize exempted groups
Mask requirement applies to all public spaces in city facilities, with a few exceptions
Fare hike had been postponed for the past two years due to COVID-19 pandemic
Minister of Northern Affairs dubbed budget’s Inuit housing promises as ‘reconciliation in action’
Riders cover 65km course as part of Toonik Tyme festivities
A pack of snowmobilers speed along the opening stretch of the Baffin Snowmobile Racing championship finals on April 11. The race, part of the Toonik Tyme festivities in Iqaluit, consisted of 22 laps around a circuit of sea ice, covering a distance of 65 kilometres. Finishing first was Jarvis Towtongie, followed by Tugaaq Netser in second place and Joseph Curley who came third. Toonik Tyme continues until April 17, with more races to come. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Water tests from October don’t include results for some carcinogenic compounds commonly present in fuel products
ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᐃᒪᖃᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ
‘It could’ve been anything that was put into the landfill,’ says fire chief
Annual celebration returns April 8 to 17 after 2 years of COVID-19 cancellations
Trucked water deliveries, regular landfill hours to resume Thursday, city says
Throat singers, drum dancers and other local artists performed in Iqaluit on Saturday
Throat singers Minnie Akeeagok (left) and Taiga Las were among the musicians who performed at a solidarity event for Ukraine Saturday afternoon at St. Jude’s Anglican Cathedral. The event, called Friends of Ukraine for World Peace, also included drum dancing, an open-mic session and a moment of silence in memory of the lives lost since Russia invaded the country Feb. 24. (Photo courtesy of Beata Hejnowicz)
Drum dancing, musical performances and a moment of silence on the program for Saturday’s event
Federal funding to be used for new water reservoir, improvements to city’s distribution system, PM says
Project will be focused on replacing sanitary sewers in downtown core
2 RCMP officers and 4 firefighters received lifesaver pins Monday
Fire Chief Steve McGean, left, presents firefighter Emily Galipo, Cst. Eric Noel, Capt. Solomon Tagak, Cst. Greg Beauchamp, and firefighters Lucas Manders and Eegeesiak Aniqmiuq with lifesaver pins on Monday at the Iqaluit fire hall. The emergency responders were awarded for applying cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and saving a resident’s life, said city spokesperson Aleksey Cameron. (Photo by Aleksey Cameron)
Miali Coley-Sudlovenick sees ‘huge interest’ in learning Inuktitut online
Emergency crews find victim when called to reports of smoke coming from structure
ᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ 9-ᓂ
Ookalik Curley and Paul Quassa make it official during Tuesday’s council meeting
Members of Iqaluit council pose after Tuesday’s meeting where two new councillors, Ookalik Curley and Paul Quassa, were sworn in. They filled vacancies created late in 2021. From left to right are councillors Joanasie Akumalik, Sheila Flaherty, Ookalik Curley, Mayor Kenny Bell, and councillors Simon Nattaq, Paul Quassa, deputy mayor Solomon Awa and Coun. Kyle Sheppard. (Photo courtesy of Katrina Sarmiento)
On Tuesday, council approved $50,000 expenditure for engineering designs
The infrastructure is ‘quite a ways down the road’ from being ready, city’s CAO says
Inuktuuqta! Inuktitut Writing Prize now accepting applications for 2nd year
Home reopened to residents in February following 9-month closure
