Tracking system being tested

Levinia Brown, the minister of community government, responded to a question raised by Arviat MLA David Alagalak about new technology which could be used for tracking hunters out on the land.

Brown told him that the Nunavut Emergency Management is conducting testing on two systems that might be able to offer “real-time location information” when people are traveling or hunting outside of the communities.

But she said the tracking technology is expensive.

“One system was first tested in winter 2004-05, but due to serviceability issues, required further testing this winter. The second system was purchased in winter 2005, however, due to technical issues with the system, testing was unable to commence until this January,” Brown said.

Brown said a detailed report on each of these systems should be ready in June 2006.