Photo: Kitikmeot trade show honours local businesswoman

The Kitikmeot Trade Show in Cambridge Bay honours Vicki Aitaok Feb. 9, (right), as she accepts the Willy Laserich Corporate Award from Rene Laserich, (left) the son of the late bush pilot and Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Willy Laserich. The annual award, handed out in honour of Willy Laserich, recognizes a member of the western Nunavut business community for his or her contributions. Aitaok, a full-time instructor at Nunavut Arctic College, also manages a concession at the airport and helps organize cruise ship visits to Cambridge Bay. (PHOTO BY JEANNIE EHALOAK)