News quiz Oct. 17 | Videography and Valentine’s Day volunteers
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Kopa Mike stands next to the elders bus operated by the Pairiniit Society at Iqaluit’s Elders’ Qammaq on Oct. 9. The bus ramp doesn’t work, making it difficult to board. The seventy-five-year old said she gave up waiting for the new mobility van promised by the territorial government in 2024. (Photo by Daron Letts)
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1. Nunavut Premier John Main spoke to Nunatsiaq News last week to give an update on the GN’s stalled elder van project. What did he say?
A. “The vans are ready to rock and roll.”
B. “We’ve got the vans, we just need drivers.”
C. “The update is, as of right now, they’re still not operating.”
2. Kinngait’s youth group won a volunteer award on Oct. 3. It has run a number of events, including a breakfast on what holiday?
A. Valentine’s Day
B. Christmas
C. Nunavut Day
3. Sonia Caron, Quebec’s new representative for the Ungava Riding, is a member of Parti Québécois, which has promised to revisit a referendum on Quebec separatism. What did she say to Nunatsiaq News about what that might mean for the province’s Inuit?
A. She said she would ask her constituents what they think.
B. She declined to comment.
C. She said she would defer to the premier on the issue.
4. The Kivalliq Inuit Association is holding an election in December for a few positions, including vice-president and secretary/treasurer. When can people put their names forward as candidates?
A. Oct. 20
B. Oct. 26
C. Oct. 31
5. A person in Gjoa Haven was assaulted earlier this month while doing what?
A. Canvassing for Statistics Canada.
B. Driving a water truck.
C. Taking video for a hamlet-organized clean energy initiative.
What did Sonia Caron, Quebec’s MNA for Ungava, say to Nunatsiaq News when asked about a potential referendum on Quebec separatism? (File photo courtesy of Parti Québécois)
Answers:
1. C — The vans are not on the road yet, Nunavut Premier John Main told Nunatsiaq News. The territorial government allocated $1.25 million last year towards their operation. They are now developing a policy and a call for proposals to run the vans.
2. A — The Kinngait Youth Group served 200 residents for a Valentine’s Day breakfast this year.
3. B — Quebec’s Ungava MNA Sonia Caron declined to comment when asked about how her party’s separatism ambitions could affect her Inuit constituents. For now anyway, the separatism question has been shelved, at least as long as U.S. President Donald Trump is in power.
4. B — The nomination period for the Kivalliq Inuit Association’s elections open Oct. 26. Voting day is scheduled for Dec. 14.
5. C — A videographer was assaulted while working on promotional materials for a hamlet-sponsored environment initiative, according to Gjoa Haven Mayor Raymond Quqshuun Sr. No report was made to police, but the hamlet is taking the incident seriously, he said.
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