Plenty of food, music and contests on the schedule for annual celebration
A parade, concerts, free food and other giveaways will be part of Canada Day celebrations in Iqaluit on Friday. The all-day event kicks off with a free pancake breakfast at AWG Arena, which will run from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ $3.5 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᒪᖓ ᐃᒥᒐᒃᓴᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᓱᕈᖅᑎᕆᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ
Port was expected to be operational by the fall but management plan isn’t ready yet
Unnamed Lake and Sylvia Grinnell River presented as permanent solutions for bolstering city’s long-term water supply
Joanasie Akumalik resigned from council Wednesday, no plans to replace him yet
Police issued missing person report for 30-year-old man who hadn’t been heard from in 2 weeks
City of Iqaluit, Akumalik, have not given an explanation for the sudden resignation
Pope Francis to visit with residential school survivors, elders and youth
Proposed changes could affect who can take part, and penalize owners for noisy dogs
Mock emergency taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., regular airport functions not expected to be affected
A barbecue and several other events mark annual celebration and summer solstice in Iqaluit
8 firefighters responded to incident around 1:30 a.m., city spokesperson says
Fromleft, Jill Bonnet, Tess Thurber, Patricia MacNeil and Coun. Romeyn Stevenson paint a colourful crosswalk in front of Joamie Ilinniarvik Elementary School in Iqaluit in June. (Photo by David Lochead)
Kenny Bell says he plans to launch a petition for a plebiscite vote on the store’s future
City had asked to recover $3.5M it spent while Iqaluit’s water was undrinkable from fuel contamination
Joseph Takpannie, 14, right, receives a Community Hero award from Iqaluit Mayor Kenny Bell at a city council meeting on Tuesday. Takpannie was recognized by the city for his work fixing broken bicycles from the city’s landfill and giving them away to kids. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Councillors approve $140,000 for contractors to put 12 inches of gravel on section of landfill
Torsten Diesel takes his dog team for a run on the ice of Frobisher Bay outside Iqaluit on a sunny June 9 evening. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ ‘ᐊᔪᑲᑕᖕᓂᖏᓐᒥᒃ’ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ
ᑲᐃᑎ ᔫ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ 10−ᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐊᖑᕙᒃᑐᓂ
Elisapee Ipeelie (left) and Myca Nakashuk were just two of dozens of volunteers picking up garbage around Iqaluit’s Inuksuk High School during the city’s annual community-wide cleanup on Friday. The city provided gloves and other supplies, and a barbecue for participants was planned from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside the library and Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Caribou Tuktu Cabs administrator says vehicles targeted 3 to 4 times per week between spring and fall
Iqaluit-Tasiluk MLA George Hickes tells legislature he’s concerned an operations plan is not yet in place
Council will vote on who to appoint at the end of the month
ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓂ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ
