Nunavut

Joe Arlooktoo was always a gentleman and gentle man

Arctic Matters | Former senator pays tribute to longtime South Baffin MLA and former Kimmirut mayor

Nunavut has lost an elder statesman of the highest calibre — Joe Arlooktoo, mayor, three-term MLA, notable artist and community leader. He died in December at the age of 86.

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New Aggu MLA takes his oath of office

Aggu MLA Edward Attagutaluk takes the oath of office at the Nunavut legislature in Iqaluit Thursday. He won the re-do election in Aggu after the initial October vote ended in a tie. The other 21 MLAs were sworn in in November. This week, Attagutaluk is getting oriented at the legislature, which he said he had never been inside before. “Igloolik is not being left out anymore,” he said, adding he’s “ready to get to work.” With him are RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. Pauline Melanson, left, and Nunavut Commissioner Eva Aariak, right. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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