Inuit in the region may now spend their COVID-19 relief money at any retailer
The Kivalliq Inuit Association’s $1,500-per-household COVID-19 relief program is no longer exclusive to Arctic Co-operatives Ltd., the association said late Wednesday afternoon.
Territory reports one new case
“Until the outbreak is declared over, the number of cases will fluctuate regularly”
“We have not made any decision to pull out,” Percy Kabloona says
Active cases drop to 45 — all in Arviat, Health Department says
Canada Post says it’s working “to ensure that we have uninterrupted mail operations in the community”
Unofficial results have incumbent VP Olayuk Akesuk ahead of Jerry Natanine by just 10 votes
“I had to step in and work on myself for the research to be successful,” Romani Makkik says
Meanwhile, Kitikmeot organization will make $250 payments to urban beneficiaries
Freezers will add to storage capacity in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet
Police had asked residents to stay away from Aniakvik Road
“I would see it beneficial that someone from Nunavut or an Inuit language community be part of this,” says Nunavut’s languages commissioner
ᒪᓕᒐᖅ C-15 ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ
“It came out of the blue, I had no idea,” says association president Kenny Bell
From left: Viola Haqpi and Holly Kayuryuk with the Abluqta Society in Baker Lake try on face masks that sport patterns from Inuit culture on Dec. 7. A box of 200 of the masks, made by Tanya Innaarulik, were donated by Transformative Life Skills Nunavik. The Abluqta Society plans to give them away in January, once the current supply of masks in the community becomes less available. (Image courtesy of the Abluqta Society)
Federal government will provide enough vaccine for 75 per cent of territory’s population
ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᑯᐊ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 14-ᒥᑦ
Ikey Evalik, TMAC Resources Inc.’s Inuit impact benefit agreement coordinator, helps prepare 1,500 pairs of socks to be distributed to Kitikmeot students through the region’s elementary schools ahead of Christmas. He’s seen here on Dec. 1 at TMAC’s office in Cambridge Bay. The company says that, with its Nunavut operations slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the socks were purchased with funds usually dedicated to site Christmas activities. (Photo courtesy of TMAC)
Kristen Kownak says family thrilled to see her on TV
Health minister asks Arviat residents to obey public health restrictions
Nunavut gov’t denies claim, says property tax changes ultimately benefit Inuit landowners
Six recoveries bring territory’s active case count down to 42
Kivalliq Inuit Association uses federal money for $1,500 Arctic Co-op gift cards
“Please don’t take chances, focus on doing your part,” chief public health officer says
Study looks at blubber to measure the stress hormone cortisol
