New coronavirus cases scuttle plans for joint site visit
Travel in and out of the Hope Bay gold mine in western Nunavut has halted, following cases of COVID-19, seven presumptive and two positive, at the site, says Jason Neal, president and CEO of TMAC Resources Inc.
David Kakuktinniq of Rankin Inlet took this photo of the night sky on Sept. 18. “It was a dark night in #Nunavut, check out the Milky Way! With a hint of northern lights,” he writes.
“[He] is well-known throughout the territory for his commitment to sustainable community economic development, Inuit entrepreneurship and cultural pride”
“These latest cases lead us to believe there is transmission of COVID-19 at the Hope Bay mine”
Brian Penney, president of Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., is shown speaking from Ottawa today on a screen in the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit. Penney was addressing community members and intervenors involved in the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s assessment of Baffinland’s phase-two expansion plans. Today is the first day of the community roundtable and pre-conference hearing. These meetings are being conducted from Pond Inlet, with remote hubs in Iqaluit, Winnipeg and Ottawa. Participants are also listening in on a teleconference line. The meetings are scheduled to run until 5 p.m. this Thursday. (Photo by Meagan Deuling)
Lawsuit alleges RCMP brass mocked and blackballed police who sought mental health care
Legislature debates $25-million budget needed to isolate southern construction workers in 2020
Aim is to gather baseline data in the eastern Arctic marine protected area
Teachers’ union says more should be done to help students learn from home
“These are different times, we have to continue to make these sacrifices”
But Nunavut MP says throne speech fails Inuit
Clam diggers search around an exposed rock at Qaummaarviit, north of Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, before heading to the mainland, seen in the background, on Sunday, Sept. 20. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
“There’s a lot to be encouraged by”
ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᑯ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ
Consultations with hunters could lead to increased total allowable harvests
FANS applications down 30 per cent this year
“They’re going to have to cut some pretty serious corners over the next few years and I sincerely hope that they’re able to do that”
Igloolik and Sanirajak residents don’t want to turn their clocks back this November, says MLA
“There are many unanswered questions about how ineligible CERB recipients will be impacted”
Nunavut wants to see commitment to respect previous agreements with Inuit
“I find it appalling that health-care professionals, who are really trying hard to work for our people, feel in danger,” says health minister
“The Government of Canada has spoken loudly in favour of reconciliation, but the essence of reconciliation is respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples”
“I don’t anticipate anyone using it unless it’s absolutely necessary”
“Those discussions are very, very sensitive”
Nunavut Housing Corp. plans to build 116 units in 2020, another 130 units in 2021
