Reluctance to declare local state of emergency signals hamlet has situation under control
Boil water advisories and bottled water shipments aren’t normal, but do they constitute a “crisis?” Gjoa Haven has been dealing with what the hamlet has called a “water service disruption” since Jan.
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Longtime Nunavut politician is retired from public office
International Women’s Day is March 8; spending bills also expected next week
Animal metaphors, hunting achievements and environmental concerns are common topics among Nunavut leaders
Ronald Famulag recalls 3 strangers helping him after vehicle was stuck in snowdrift Sunday
Jaypetee Audlakiak finishes first in 5-way byelection race
West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. says construction on $1B road and port could start by 2029
Environment Canada warns of strong wind gusts, risk of frostbite
Capital budget, 3 spending bills in plans as MLAs reconvene in Iqaluit
Outbreak of sexually transmitted infection declared 12 years ago, in 2014
Community coping with water disruption since January after break discovered in water main
Member suffered ‘hard landing’ while parachuting onto sea ice, listed in fair condition
Advance voting March 23; election day is March 30
Environment Canada says conditions will continue in hamlet until Wednesday evening
QEC looking at load limiters on delinquent properties to get customers to pay up
Little communication between GN and Ottawa on assault weapon buyback, GN official says
Residents report brown, slimy water; hamlet to bring in additional water truck to help with deliveries
John Main was the most active speaker in the sixth legislative assembly
Plan is to give $10B to northern, Indigenous and rural communities for infrastructure over 10 years
ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ $115 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᖏᓐᓂ
Canadian rock band Trooper performs in Cambridge Bay as part of the Kitikmeot Trade Show. The group behind the 1978 hit “Raise a Little Hell” played two shows in the community, on Feb. 20 and 21. The Nunavut hamlet is the northernmost place Trooper has ever played, said a post from the group on Facebook. “Being invited into this culture that sits as the crown on top of our country is an honour we never take lightly. Quana,” the post said. (Photo courtesy of Trooper/Facebook)
Peyton Dyer-Aknavigak of women’s basketball team nominated by coaches
Annual Rankin Inlet hockey tournament shifts focus to under-18 teams
ᓗᐊᕆ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᑦ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᐊᓂᒃᑲᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂ
