Niivi Snowball, Florant Vollant highlight end to annual Kuujjuaq music festival
For the last few weeks, Kuujjuaq singer-songwriter Niivi Snowball was eyeing the end of Aqpik Jam as the date to release a new album and celebrate it with a hometown crowd. However, issues came up in the production, forcing a slight change of plans.
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ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖏᑦ, ᖃᖓᑕᓲᕐᑎ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᑖᒥ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂ 18-ᖑᓕᕐᑐᓂ
Gustin Adjun ‘honoured’ to return to festival; performers from Arviat, Iqaluit also in lineup
Amautik child care centre closed after pipe burst; repair work expected to start in October
Lizzie Lingard lines up at the Kuujjuaq Forum to have her haul of aqpik berries weighed Wednesday afternoon. She and dozens of others headed to the forum lobby around 4:30 p.m. as the Aqpik Jam musical festival berry-picking competition came to a close. Seventy-seven people registered for the contest, which was organized by Kuujjuaq Pinguatitsijingiit Inc., the community’s recreation committee. Jessie Mesher won the first-place prize of $1,500 for collecting the biggest haul at 18.8 pounds of berries. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
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A sealift worker drives a pickup truck off a sealift barge in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday afternoon. Like other remote northern communities, Kuujjuaq relies on the summer sealift for the shipment of large goods such as vehicles, construction materials and various other products. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Hundreds gather past midnight as summer festival begins
Phase 3 will connect Ungava communities from Kangiqsujuaq to Kangiqsualujjuaq with high-speed internet
Paddlers push their way to the finish line Tuesday in the Aqpik Jam week canoe race. The event is organized by Kuujjuaq Pinguatitsijingiit, the village’s recreation committee. The first-place crew of eight completed the nearly eight-kilometre route from Kuujjuaq’s beach to the marina in about one hour and 10 minutes. The winning participants each took home a $300 prize. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Driver allegedly left scene, walked to friend’s house where incident was reported to police
Music festival performances run Tuesday to Friday at the Forum
Region’s health board activates plan to respond to urgent short-term needs
Airline, pilots union have been in talks for a new contract for 18 months
Airline will bid farewell to longstanding route at celebration Tuesday as it turns service over to Air Inuit
Inuit from Inuit Nunangat can share their thoughts on direction the planned university should take
ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᒫᒃ R. ᐋᓇᓈᒃᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔮᓱᐊ ᐸᐱᒐᑐᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐳᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᖕᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᒥᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᖂᑦᑎᓲᖑᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ
Region reports 74 cases as of July 30; for all of last year, it had 94
Kuujjuaq musician set to release first album on final day of Aqpik Jam on Aug. 15
Residence, classrooms to be ready this summer
ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᕗᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ-ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ
Gathering of LGBTQ2S+ celebrates with parade, sober party
KRG, families and public push for changes to policing in wake of 3rd police shooting in 8 months
ᑯᐸᐃᖕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑎᖓᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ
