News quiz June 14 | Price tags, replacement parts and a demand for action
Think you’re up on current events in the North? Take the quiz and learn the truth
Gwen Natsiq lights the qulliq at the opening of the inaugural Small Business and Community Expo in Iqaluit last October. What’s the position she was recently elected to? (File photo by Daron Letts)
Another week has passed us by … so it’s time for the news quiz!
1. On Monday, all the mayors of Nunavik signed a letter demanding the Quebec government take action over what?
A. The water crisis in Puvirnituq
B. The poor state of housing in the region
C. The spread of tuberculosis in Nunavik
2. Back in 2019, the estimated cost of the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link was $1.2 billion. What is the latest estimated cost for the project to connect Nunavut to the rest of Canada?
A. $2.4 billion
B. $3.39 billion
C. $6.66 billion
3. A sculpture by well-known Inuit artist Bart Hanna Kappianaq was purchased by a Manitoba company and in a recent ceremony was unveiled for display. What does Kappianaq’s sculpture depict?
A. A mermaid-like woman
B. A polar bear
C. A beluga whale
4. The nearly three-week state of emergency in Puvirnituq, declared due to the village’s water crisis, ended June 6. A temporary pipeline has been set up until the main water pipe can be repaired this summer. Where are replacement parts being shipped in from?
A. Montreal
B. Mexico
C. England
5. Gwen Natsiq was elected to an important position recently. What was it?
A. Chairperson of Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
B. President of the National Inuit Youth Council
C. Chairperson of Iqaluit District Education Authority
A 2.9-kilometre temporary water pipeline will help Puvirnituq while it waits for parts needed to repair the main pipeline. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Desteredjian, KRG)
Answers
- C — The problem is tuberculosis. Among the mayors’ demands are that a public health emergency be declared, and that more medical equipment and surge staffing be sent in to get the spread of TB under control.
- B — The latest estimate of the total cost is $3.39 billion, Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, CEO of Nukik Corp., told Nunatsiaq News earlier this month. The projected completion date is 2032. The hope is much of the cost would be borne by the federal government.
- A — The work by Bart Hanna Kappianaq depicts Sedna, the Inuit sea goddess. The 81-centimetre-tall, 63-centimetre-wide sculpture is displayed now in Manitoba.
- C — The parts will arrive from England. In the meantime, a temporary pipeline is carrying water from the river to the treatment plant, easing the crisis that started with a boil water advisory back on March 18.
- B — Gwen Natsiq, 21, of Iqaluit, was elected as president of the National Inuit Youth Council last week in a vote by youth council members from all Inuit regions.
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