Kitikmeot to chose two new KIA VPs and board member for CamBay

(updated March 2, 3:30 p.m.)

Eligible beneficiaries in Nunavut’s Kitikmeot region will head to the polls March 29.

That’s when they can elect a new Kitikmeot Inuit Association board member for Cambridge Bay as well as a new vice-president of finance for the organization and a new vice-president.

Bob Aknavigak and Jeannie Evalik want to be Cambridge Bay’s representative on the KIA’s board of directors.

Aknavigak, who has served on the KIA board before, has also put his name forward for the position as vice-president of finance for KIA.

Also in the running: Remi Krikort of Kugaaruk and Dennis Lyall of Taloyoak.

Attima Hadlari of Cambridge Bay, Jack Kaniak of Kugluktuk and Jimmy Ross Miyok of Kugluktuk are in the running to become vice-president of the KIA.

Eligible voters can vote in a March 19 advance poll from 1 to 5 p.m., or vote on March 29 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m..

To vote, you must be 16 years of age or older, and enrolled or eligible to enroll under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

Proxy votes are available from the community liaison officers or from the KIA’s office in Cambridge Bay, said a notice from Martina Maniyogina, the KIA’s chief returning officer.