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Iqaluit municipal workers ink new collective agreement

Nunavut Employees Union Local 06 membership includes water truck operators, firefighters other municipal workers

Updated Friday, Dec. 20 at 10:30 a.m. ET Iqaluit municipal workers are welcoming new safety measures added to their new collective agreement.

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Truck full of toys for the community

Volunteer firefighter Isaiah McKeown-Philip, left, and Capt. Sol Tagak assist with the Pack the Back donation drive Dec. 7 near Arctic Ventures. The initiative was hosted by the City of Iqaluit in collaboration with the Iqaluit Fire Department and Iqaluit Firefighters’ Association. Residents helped fill the back of an emergency vehicle with new toys, which the city plans to distribute to families in need through local organizations. About 500 toys, clothing and non-perishable food items were collected plus $400 in cash donations, Tagak said. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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Country food table

Mosesee Ekao offers Arctic char and various cuts of fresh caribou at his country food stand near St. Jude’s Cathedral on Mattaaq Crescent in Iqaluit. The hunter and entrepreneur sets up his table twice weekly, he said. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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