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GN denies Iqaluit bylaw amendment that would allow cannabis store to open downtown

Amendment that would let store to operate next to Northmart passed by city council

The Government of Nunavut has denied the City of Iqaluit an amendment to a zoning bylaw that will allow a cannabis store to open downtown. Council voted in favour of the amendment on Aug. 9. It would allow Higher Experience Inc.

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Busy day on Qikiqtarjuaq’s waterfront

It was a busy day on Qikiqtarjuaq’s waterfront on Monday as the season’s first sealift arrived the same morning as a passenger cruise ship. The Rosaire A Desgagnés cargo ship, left, arrived in the early morning, bringing shipments for residents and a municipal vehicle, while Aurora Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer carried passengers to visit the hamlet. Both ships had left by the afternoon. The sealift’s next stop is Clyde River. Another sealift is expected to arrive in Qikiqtarjuaq later in the summer. (Photos courtesy of Daisy Nuqingaq)

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