Public feedback sought into future of Nakasuk, Joamie and Nanook schools
The future of three elementary schools in Iqaluit and Apex is open for discussion, after the territorial Department of Community and Government Services’ facility planning team hosted public meetings last month.
Children at Aakuluk Daycare in Iqaluit peer outside as they wait for their rides home at the end of the day. This month, the non-profit daycare is selling products from the Dieleman fundraising catalogue to raise money to cover daily operational costs. (Photo courtesy of Leslie Evaloakjuk)
Approximately 500 Iqaluit high school and middle school students join in the annual Terry Fox Run on Friday in honour of the Canadian cancer activist who died in 1981. Since his death, the Marathon of Hope that Fox started as a trek across the country has raised millions of dollars for cancer care and research. Iqaluit students ran from Aqsarniit Middle School to Inuksuk High School, making a four-kilometre loop around the city. The fastest runner reached the finish line in just above 15 minutes. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
University plans to give free tuition to Indigenous students in the fall, but Kativik Ilisarniliriniq says more discussions needed over how it will apply to Inuit