Research also finds elders are also working longer, supporting families
Nunavik elders make up a growing proportion of the region’s population, recent university research says. But Nunavik’s seniors are more likely to be supporting their families and living in run-down housing than their counterparts elsewhere in Quebec. A new report prepared by researchers at Laval University shows that the population of Inuit elders in the...
Police seized equipment from home in Akulivik Nov. 22
Inukjuak is down to one truck for wastewater pickup
“Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start,” Puvirnituq mayor says
ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ
Family and friends of the Gadbois and Snowball families gather for ice fishing on Tasirlak Lake near Kuujjuaq on Nov. 15. “The day was enjoyed by all, from grandchildren, parents, grandparents, to friends and family pets,” said Malaya Qaunirq Chapman. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq’s council will elect a new president in December
Students at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak Elementary School get into the Christmas spirit as they practise singing Jingle Bells with their teacher, Jenna Aitken, on Nov. 13. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Ula Kotak and Jayla Labbee learn how to sew from their kindergarten teacher, Annie Sequaluq, at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak Elementary School on Nov. 13. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
“Years of experiencing a system that is set up to discriminate [against] local hires is exhausting”
Ilagiisaq-FCNQ picks up $10.5 million from Transport Canada
Isabelle Dubois of Kuujjuaq woke up to this snowy scene on Nov. 8 after spending the night at her cabin with her Siberian huskies, Sarila and Balto Jr. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
“ᐊᕐᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᕐᕋᒪ ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᕿᒪᒡᓗᒋ ᐃᓄᑑᓗᖓ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒦᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᖓ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓗᐊᕋᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒍᓐᓇᙱᖢᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓐᓄᑦ”
Sylvain Paradis of Inukjuak took this photo of ice beginning to form on the banks of the river on Nov. 7. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
Regional wildlife authorities waiting for approval of a new five-year management plan
A work crew prepares a platform to set up a new tent outside of the Tulattavik health centre in Kuujjuaq on Friday, Nov. 13. The heated tents are being used by health care workers to give flu vaccinations and to administer COVID-19 tests. (Photo by Allen Gordon)
The northern lights glow above a freshly frozen Stewart Lake near Kuujjuaq around 8 p.m. on Oct. 26. (Photo by Maxence Chavanne)
Nunavik health board says no additional restrictions necessary for now
The $150-million Rapid Response Stream fund aims to boost capacity for applicants by November 2021
A boat makes its way through the frigid waters off Inukjuak on Monday, Nov. 2, shrouded in fog created by a cold snap that saw temperatures drop to -17 C. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
The region is otherwise considered low risk
“It pretty much guarantees that we can cover the construction costs of this project”
“We want to ensure that we strengthen cultural training and cultural safety”
$1.43 million to help protect Arqvilliit, also known as the Ottawa Islands
Maxence Chavanne took this photo on Stewart Lake near Kuujjuaq on Oct. 31. “The hockey season has started,” he writes. (Photo by Maxence Chavanne)
Sea-ice monitoring program to expand to Grise Fiord, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak and Iqaluit
“There is a reason these organizations were created, and there is a reason why there is a process to follow”
