The CRTC has conditionally approved funding to connect Iqaluit (pictured here), Kinngait, Coral Harbour and Kimmirut to Nunavik’s fibre optic internet network. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Funding aims to connect 4 communities to Nunavik’s fibre network; one commissioner dissents citing lack of consultation
The CRTC says it has conditionally approved a quarter of a billion dollars funding request from the Government of Nunavut to connect four communities to Nunavik’s fibre optic internet network.
Nunavik singer-songwriter Elisapie holds up the Canada Post stamp that commemorates her. The stamp was unveiled in a ceremony in Montreal on Thursday as part of a series to celebrate Indigenous leaders. Elisapie’s 2023 album, Inuktitut, won a Juno Award in the Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year category. (Photo by Pinpoint National Photography)
A lightning bolt streaks through the sky over Kuujjuaq Tuesday at around 11:30 p.m. The show lasted a couple of hours, at times with flashes every 30 seconds or so. This photo was taken from atop a hill overlooking the Kuujjuaq River. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois, special to Nunatsiaq News)