Montreal Inuit elect new board

Members of the Inuit community of Montreal held a special meeting Dec. 9 to elect a new board of directors for the Association of Montreal Inuit.

The new board members are Lisa Koperqualuk, president; Jobie Weetaluktuk, vice-president; Jennifer Hunter, secretary; Andy Pirti, treasurer; and directors Vickie Okpik, Paulossie Mikpegak and Lydia Etok.

After several discussions, it was decided that an election procedure would be followed in order to select a board that would be truly representative of the Inuit living in Montreal, the organization said in a news release.

For the past six years, AMI has represented Inuit living in Montreal. Some of its objectives include charitable services, as well as training services to enable needy Inuit to become self-supporting.

The AMI organizes social, cultural and sports events for Canadian Inuit of all ages.