Photo: Baker Lakemiut ask questions about Kiggavik mine

Baker Lake resident Silas Arngna’naaq, at right, speaks to Tara Arko, left, a technical advisor for the Nunavut Impact Review Board during a community meeting Sept. 4. The NIRB was in town to host a community information session on Areva Resources Canada’s proposed Kiggavik uranium mine project, roughly 80 kilometres west of Baker Lake. During the session, Arngna’naaq’s asked questions about how Areva would work with the community, suggesting the company help support financial literacy and child care services in the Kivalliq community. The mine, if it gets approval, is expected to operate for 17 years and employ 400-600 people. The NIRB expects Areva to submit its final environmental impact statement by the end of the month. (PHOTO BY VALTER BOTELHO)