Man accused of attacking children, bystander, in Arviat
26-year-old suspect faces 6 offences; woman medevaced to Winnipeg
A vehicle fire in Sanikiluaq Wednesday night appears to have been deliberately set, RCMP say. (File photo)
A 26-year-old man in Arviat faces multiple charges after allegedly breaking into a home and attacking two children inside.
RCMP say that on May 3 at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a complaint that a man had broken into a residence on 9th Avenue and assaulted two children, spokesperson Cpl. George Henrie said Monday in a news release.
The man allegedly then assaulted a female bystander who came to the aid of the children.
A suspect was arrested without incident.
The two children received medical treatment and were later discharged, while the female bystander was transported via medevac to Winnipeg, Henrie said.
The suspect is charged with one count of aggravated assault, two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of break and enter, and one count of possession of a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence.
He was remanded into custody and his next court appearance is scheduled for May 21.
The amount of casual violence in Nunavut is jaw dropping.
Some days, it feels like everyone hates everyone else.
It feels like that everyday. I noticed when I travel to any city. I receive all smiles. Much friendlier than the north. And they say in the north, tunngasugit tamaani. It feels like a trap when they say that. When I land in rankin inlet nunavut. All the smiles are gone. It’s like someone turned the switch off and everyone looks angry or unhappy. Gloomy. Sad hazy nunavut. Such a huge difference. When you travel the world and come back to nunavut. Sad. Hypocrisy.
I’m from Rankin Inlet and I’m not happy about this. I see it everyday, although it is fairly safe to walk around day or night in Rankin there are still people unfriendly. It never used to be like this. Most crime is either stealing ATV’s, store B&E’s or violence within family members while under the influence (also the odd maple leaf’s fan during the playoffs).
“But I was told Inuit are friendly…”
comment made me fall off my chair laughing.🤣🤣
I know, right? How did this myth get started? It would be interesting to trace its origins.
A lot of Inuit, many, are very friendly. Maybe the problem is generalizations? This kind of crime, and much worse, happens in the south too. Does that mean every southerner you meet is like this?
ever stop to think it might be YOU that is causing the “unfriendliness”?
There were times I am minding my own business to be told to “go back to your country” by adults and children. Once, maybe it is me, but regular occurrence, it is not me. Not all Inuit are unfriendly but in general they are not friendly. Racist rants about southerners/immigrants making a go in Nunavut are rampant on social media.
I think everyone has their own perception of things but don’t paint yours and say all Inuit are unfriendly. Just be kind, you don’t know what everyone is going thru. Why is it always so easy to target inuit in general. Maybe reasses yourself too. Not everyone is a problem, maybe check in with yourself before making fast judgements.
Maybe it’s a generation difference but I find my fellow inuqatiks don’t smile at each other too. We did growing up, maybe because it was smaller? But it’s changed, within the Inuit population too, more reserved now or something. My experience.
Whenever I get told to go back where I came from in Nunavut I smile sweetly and say, “Only if you go back to Asia.”
Oddly, people seem to get angry instead of reflecting on their behaviour.
Asia?? You want inuit to go back to Asia???, Now I have proof Ghangis Khan is our Ancestor Hahahahahhaa..
Northerner; I agree with you, Rankin is sure self-absorbed, a DRUNK TOWN, NU. For sure, even getting into Iqaluit from Rankin, you can feel the friendliness at the Eastern Front. Another DRUNK TOWN, Baker Lake, what a mess, not far behind is ARVIAT, capitol of bootlegging and sadden moving zombies.
True story.
And then go to church Sunday morning. Preach about love.
Alcohol is a problem everywhere else. It’s not only over in the Eastern, Baffin, Kivalliq. It’s all over small communities in Nunavut. No matter where you live, it’s there, no one can escape it. Same with drugs, it’s not hard for drug dealers to ship to any community. It will happen in your community too. Bootleggers money making business is sky rocketing so please stop blaming a community when it hits the media, we live in one world where we all evolve in.
It is disheartening to see convicted individuals in Nunavut getting away with lenient sentencing for their crimes. The problem of alcohol abuse is rampant in the region, leading to several incidents of murders, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. Despite lowering the daily allowed limit of alcohol consumption, the number of such cases continues to increase. Instead of allowing unlimited orders of liquor from other provinces and communities, the Government of Nunavut should have prioritized building safe shelters and rehab centers for those in need. It’s high time to address the issue of alcoholism to prevent further damage to the community.
The mass, endemic sadness, hopelessness and violence in Nunavut is a direct result of the corruption and incompetence by the leaders in the Hamlets, Regions, NTI and Legislature. It has been so for a very long time.