Thanks from Minnie Abraham

I would like to pass this information on to the whole of Nunavik. I am departing from my duties as KRG environmental technician in the renewable resources department. My last working day was Feb. 6.

For those of you in Nunavik who are concerned about water quality control or any other environmental issue, please refer your questions to Sandy Gordon, KRG director of renewable resources, at 1-819-964-2961, extension 2277, or his assistant director, Michael Barrett, at extension 2271.

In case of a serious accident, such as petroleum product spills, you may call your local fire department or our environmental hotline at 1-866-694-5454, or you may even call our consultant, Jacques Dion, at 1-514-940-1230 or 1-514-910-2928, or the emergency response hotline at 1-613-966-6666, where collect calls are accepted from anywhere in Canada. Make sure that you inform someone from KRG’s renewable resources department, since we do a follow-up to make sure that all spills are taken care of. We take spills as serious matters that could put our health in danger.

I would like to thank all Nunavimmiut municipalities. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have completed my field work.

It was a good challenge, and I have enjoyed meeting new people, but when it comes to travelling, I used to get very tired and I missed my two little ones. But they have both grown — one became a shadow teacher for the handicapped, and one went to college to get a better education.

I would like to thank everyone for their wonderful services on behalf of my colleagues.

Minnie Abraham
Kuujjuaq-Kangirsuk