Raglan Mine, seen in a file photo, and its unionized workers reached a tentative agreement Aug. 26 that could end a three-month strike at the Nunavik nickel mine. (File photo)
Deal reached Aug. 26 could end 3-month strike at Nunavik nickel mine
Raglan Mine and its unionized workers have reached a tentative agreement that could end the three-month strike at the Quebec nickel mine. A tentative agreement was reached Aug.
Kids in Inukjuak were quick to make use of their new skatepark Saturday after it officially opened to the community. Joe Buffalo, a professional skateboarder from Samson Cree Nation in Alberta, attended and gave the young people a skate lesson. Caroline Gleason, a teacher in the hamlet of about 1,700 residents, led the charge to get the park built with the help of the northern village, the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, CRT Construction, the non-profit Make Life Skate Life, and several local businesses. (Photo courtesy of Sylvain Paradis)
Inuk singer Elisapie is shown performing at Kuujjuaq’s Aqpik Jam Music Festival on Wednesday night at the village’s hockey arena. Aqpik Jam is a four-day free concert event that began Tuesday and continues until Friday. Thursday’s performances begin at 7:30 and the lineup includes magician Magic Ben, followed by Ahujak Cain, William Tagoona, The Flummies, Derek Tagoona, and Peter Nassak. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois, special to Nunatsiaq News)
The Kuujjuaq Youth Group kicked off the Aqpik Jam on Tuesday night; Elisapie to headline Day 2
The Kuujjuaq Youth Group with Janice Parsons and Sandy Emudluk open the Akpik Jam Music Festival Tuesday night on stage at the Kuujjuaq Forum. The four-day free festival returned after a two-year break due to COVID-19. Wednesday’s performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and feature Willie Tuklavina and Elijah Annanack, Lucy Johannes, Shauna Seeteenak, Tim and the Band, and David Hart. Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie, originally from Salluit, is the headline act, scheduled to hit the stage at 10:15 p.m. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)