News quiz July 4 | It’s the infrastructure, baby!

Hey, you! Yes, you. Are you reading the news regularly? Find out with this week’s quiz.

1. Leaders in Pangnirtung are concerned a hydroelectric project planned for Iqaluit will have this adverse effect on the hamlet.

A. It will divert federal infrastructure money away from Pangnirtung.
B. It will raise sea levels in the hamlet.
C. It will drive caribou away from the area.

2. What Nunavut project could get a boost after Ottawa announced last week it’s of significant “national interest?”

A. Grays Bay road and port
B. Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link
C. Mary River iron mine

3. After a city committee rejected a 116-unit public housing project for Iqaluit, council brought it back. What changes did the proponent make to the application?

A. Additional parking
B. An on-site playground for children
C. The previously planned five-story building will be split into a couple of two-storey buildings.

4. Nunavut Premier John Main met with his northern counterparts in Hay River, N.W.T., last week. What did he ask from Ottawa during the trip?

A. To come up with a long-term plan for the Inuit Child First Initiative
B. More money to upgrade health infrastructure in the North
C. To restart the Nanisivik project

5. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Kuujjuaq this week. Why?

A. He was going to be in the community’s Canada Day parade.
B. He co-chaired an Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee meeting.
C. He was just on a camping trip, but that didn’t stop cameras from following him around.

Answers:

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday. What was he there for? (Photo courtesy of Dominique Gené)

1. B — Pangnirtung leaders are concerned that damming the Kuugaluk River will raise local sea levels and damage infrastructure in the hamlet.

2. A — Grays Bay road and port is eyed to be one of the first projects deemed of “national interest.” The designation will fast track it through federal permitting processes, but it must first get its licences approved by local regulators, including the Nunavut Impact Review Board.

3. A — The revised proposal for Iqaluit’s Hospital Hill housing project includes room for additional parking.

4. B — Nunavut Premier John Main wants Ottawa to spend more money on upgrading health infrastructure in the North. “We have a huge infrastructure gap that’s leading to an over-reliance on medical travels,” Main said. “And if we can deliver services closer to home, it could benefit the territory in terms of our fiscal resources, and also benefit patients and communities.”

5. B — Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Kuujjuaq Tuesday to co-chair a meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee. Alongside Carney was Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed. The two agreed they have a strong relationship, but it could improve.