Photo: The young voice of local research

Gwen Healey, the executive director of the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre, an independent Iqaluit-based organization set up to do health research that meets local needs, speaking Feb. 4 at a press conference in Iqaluit. Leona Aglukkaq, the national health minister, announced a contribution of $2.4 million that the Qaujigiartiit centre will use over the next five years to do mental health research and promotion among Nunavut youth in eight communities. (PHOTO BY JIM BELL)