Darren Hickes from Nunavut Housing Corp., left, and Steve Parker from Concentric Associates inspect one of the potential lots in Kinngait for development on July 17. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Territorial leaders and consultants finish tour of 10 communities to identify parcels in Baffin Island hamlet of 1,441
This article was updated July 31 at 12:40 p.m. Kinngait could see 70 new public housing units by 2030 as part of the territorial government’s Nunavut 3000 project. A group from Nunavut Housing Corp.
Isa Oqutaq carves an inuksuk in front of his house in Kinngait on July 20. He is one of the few carvers in Kinngait still making art during the hunting season. Oqutaq says he is planning to sell his inuksuk to the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative that sells Inuit art all around the world. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)