“Everyone deserves the same protection from COVID-19, no matter where they are”
The main floor of Tauni Sheldon’s home has transformed in recent weeks from a living space to a storage warehouse. But Sheldon doesn’t mind; she sees the growing numbers of boxes and bags as a sign of her community’s generosity.
“We knew from the get-go that it would be a challenge delivering service in a region that is served by satellite”
A new bridge was installed across the river near Inukjuak on Dec. 5, as part of work on 7.5-megawatt run-of-the-river hydro project that’s expected to be complete by late 2022. The bridge will connect to an access road on the far side of the river. The power project is expected to provide nearly all the electricity required for the nearby community of 1,800, which currently relies on diesel. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
Individual tested positive for virus in Tasuijaq but has since left community
Smoking still poses big risk to lung health of Nunavimmiut
Region’s leaders reluctant to go first and “would rather wait for southern cities and regions to get started,” says director of public health
Ice on the Koksoak River near Kuujjuaq glistens during sunrise around 8 a.m. on Nov. 21. (Photo by Maxence Chavanne)
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq says new program could launch in 2022
Isabelle Dubois of Kuujjuaq captured this image of a nearly full moon on the horizon on Dec. 1. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
School board offers some teachers a cash incentive to avoid non-essential travel
Resident travelled home from the south and is now in isolation
Three-year plan unclear on how Nunavik will benefit
Sarah Aloupa acclaimed during Kativik Ilisarniliriniq meetings Dec. 7
Students from Tarsakallak school in Aupaluk pose in front of a new mural they recently helped create in the Nunavik school’s gymnasium. Aupaluk won a region-wide fire prevention contest put on by the Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau’s Pivallianiq program earlier this year. Their winning prize was a mural event run by a professional muralist, in which students painted imagery from the Inuit legend Kautjajuk. (Photo courtesy of Pivallianiq)
Nunami by Nunavik’s Thomassie Mangiok now available on Amazon and at Nunavik’s co-op stores
The first layer of ice is seen on the Koksoak River near Kuujjuaq on Nov. 5. The river’s ice has since thickened and become coated with snow. (Photo by Maxence Chavanne)
Randy Koneak will serve a life sentence for killing 28-year-old Chloé Labrie
“Inflicting emotional and psychological trauma on children should never be normal”
Randy Koneak is accused of the 2018 first-degree murder of Chloé Labrie
Hunter support programs urged to switch to land mobile radio
Charlie Arngak of Kangiqsujuaq will be awarded the Order of Military Merit for almost 50 years of active service in the Canadian Rangers. The award was announced by the Rangers Nov. 24 during Kativik Regional Government council meetings. Arngak, 67, is also an executive member of the KRG regional council. “His experience over the years in the self-sufficient mobile forces working in some of the most isolated and remote terrain in the country has made him a mentor and a highly respected member of his unit,” said Benoit Mainville, lieutenant-colonel with the 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. The Governor General will award the medal to Arngak in the new year. (Photo courtesy of KRG)
“It’s the place where you can find out where you came from and what’s happening in the world”
“This is the result of many years of work”
The freezing Koksoak River is seen from the Range neighbourhood of Kuujjuaq at dawn on Nov. 22. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Impaired driving causing injuries, minor mischief way up in 2020
