Elections Nunavut says it has contingency plans in place to ensure mail-in ballots are received and counted in the Oct. 27 territorial election. (File photo)
Contingency plan in place for disruption caused by postal strike, elections organization says
Elections Nunavut has been monitoring the ongoing postal strike and says it is working with northern airlines and different courier companies to ensure mail-in ballots are received in time to be counted in the territorial election on Oct. 27.
A helicopter, 10 divers, a military environmental officer and others work Sept. 16 to recover a military snowmobile that ended up in Lake Amadjuak on the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island. They were part of Operation Nanook Nunakput. The annual month-long operation brought together 250 personnel from across the Canadian Armed Forces earlier this year for training. (Photo by Sergeant Alana Morin, Joint Task Force (North), Yellowknife)
Natalie Owlijoot flaunts an outfit made by her mother Kukik Baker on Sunday near Arviat, as part of a contest submission. “I joined the Style Icon contest to proudly represent Inuit women, sharing our beauty, confidence, and culture with the world,” she said. Owlijoot is competing against fashionistas from all over the world to be crowned as Style Icon, to appear in Flaunt Magazine and to win $20,000. (Photo courtesy of Kukik Baker)