Iqaluit this week

Budget meetings at City Hall

Monday, Jan. 9 and Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the City Hall council chambers.

City staff will present departmental budgets to council in two all-day sessions, both of which are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Finance Director John Hussey will also make a public presentation of the 2006 budget next week, on Monday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m.

Election candidates’ forum

Tuesday, Jan 10, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Parish Hall. Federal election candidates will discuss the issues.

The forum will be broadcast live on CBC Radio. The first hour and 15 minutes will be mainly in English, while the second hour and 15 minutes will be mainly in Inuktitut.

Translation will be available in both languages.

The incumbent Liberal candidate, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Conservative candidate David Aglugark Sr., NDP candidate Bill Riddell, Green Party candidate Feliks Kappi and Marijuana Party candidate Ed deVries all plan to be present.