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News Active cases: 0 Confirmed cases by community Briefs Confirmed cases: 266 Arviat: 222 (221 recovered) Recovered cases: 265 Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ Total persons followed: 5,999 Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᒍᓯᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ Current persons followed: 328 ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐃᑦ Completed tests in Nunavut: 2,549 Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᐳᖅ Negative tests: 2,273 Total deaths in Nunavut: 1 ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ 2021-ᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ. Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖃᕐᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᒡᕙ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᒍᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑭᑐᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᕕᕗᐊᕆᒥ Nunavummiut deaths to be ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓕᖅᐸᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᒍᓯᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ. counted for territorial totals ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᖠᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᑐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆ 22, 5–ᒧᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ Department of Health to include data on its website 'soon' ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ by Trevor Wright Covid updates. However the province of "We need to be very clear though, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ Northern News Services Manitoba's current stance is that deaths that will include people where the death ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ Nunavut "would be reported by the jurisdiction is linked to an outbreak in the territory ᐅᕗᖓ [email protected], ᐅᖄᓚᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕆᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ The Government of Nunavut (GN) of residence," according to Kailey McCaf- and people who caught it in the south and ᐅᑯᓇᓂ 1-855-232-1852 ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 1-867- has committed to including the deaths of frey, public affairs specialist at the passed in the south," said Patterson. 975-5539. Nunavummiut caused by Covid-19 from Government of Manitoba in an email to "Some of those may or may not be for- please see Inuit, page 12 outside of the territory in its statistics. Nunavut News. mally reported in the national data set as Previously the GN's stance on counting That tune has changed as of Jan. 12 originating in Nunavut or originating in the ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ the deaths of Nunavummiut in southern according to the chief public health officer south, it will be everybody who's identified Canada, was that "it's likely deaths will (CPHO) Dr. Michael Patterson as the total as a Nunavummiut regardless of how it was ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ be reported in those jurisdictions" accord- number of Nunavummiut will be noted on officially reported in the statistics." ᑕᖅᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ ing to Premier Joe Savikataaq in past GN the GN website. Five Nunavummiut have passed away ᓄᓇᕗᑦ from Covid-19, however only one of those ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ deaths took place within Nunavut itself, in ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᔭᐅᒻᔅ ᔭ. ᒪᑳᑎ "ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᑦ Arviat. ᓕᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᒡᒍᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ One of those southern deaths of Nuna- ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᑦ ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᓯᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ," vummiut not currently counted was Silatik ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᒥ ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆ 25–ᒥᑦ 29-ᒧᑦ 10:30ᒥ Qavvik of Sanikiluaq, who died of compli- ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ cations from the disease Jan. 2 shortly after ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 2-ᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᑦ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ the birth of her daughter. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, "We want to make sure the deaths are ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒥ counted properly so that we don't omit any and so that they're not counted twice. ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ. "All deaths are regret- ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ All deaths are regrettable and they will be ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᕿᖓᐅᓂᒃ table and they will be counted," Savikataaq said. ᑲᒪᔨᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ, ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ counted," Premier Joe All jurisdictions in Canada follow ᕿᖓᐅᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᕿᑐᖏᐅᖅᑎᑎᔨᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ UArctic EALAT Savikataaq said. national guidelines established by the Pub- Institute. lic Health Agency of Canada on how to ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖃᑕᐅᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ transfer and count case data. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖓᑕ Facebookᖓᓂ. please see Seminar, page 12 ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆᒥ ᑎᐹᒃᑐᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆ 7–ᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᐹᒃᑐᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᒍᑕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓂ 'ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ' ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᑦᓯᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ (GN) ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ "ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓯᒡᒐᓖᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓱᕐᕋᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᐹᖃᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ, ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᖏᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᒡᒐᓖᖅᑐᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᓯᖕᓄᑦ ᒥᓗᒃᓯᕕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓇᐃᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᖃᓪ,ᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ." ᓱᕐᕋᖕᓇᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕈᑎᑦ ᐊᓯᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ "ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑎᐹᖃᖏᑦᑐᑦ. ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᑦ" ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓪᓚᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᓯᒡᒐᓖᖅᑐᒐᕕᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᖕᓄᑦ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ, ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖏᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᓱᕐᕋᖕᓇᖅᑐᖁᑎᕕᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᖕᓄᑦ. ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. ᐃᕐᒥᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒡᒐᑎᑦ ᐅᐊᓴᐅᑎᖃᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᓗᒃᓯᓗᓂ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐳᕙᖕᓄᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓯ ᓇᖏᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᑦ "ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᓚᑎᒃ ᖃᕝᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᖁᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓗᓪᓕᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐳᕙᐃᑦ. ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᕕᒋᔭᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᐃᓕ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 2–ᒥ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᓯᒡᒐᓖᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖏᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᒪᑳᕗᕆ, ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᓂᖓᓂ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᕿᓚᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. "ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓂᓗ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 12–ᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᓐᓇᐃᔾᔮᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ (CPHO) ᓇᐃᓴᖅᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᒡᒍᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ Facebookᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᓇᐃᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ," ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂ 24-ᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓂ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᕈᒪᔪᑦ "ᑐᑭᓯᓇᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ 1-866-368-7848. ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓱᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ please see January, page 12 ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐃᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 news ĪØflî Updating smoking legislation to combat highest rates in the country More education for adults/parents and more enforcement of non-smoking areas among amendments people supported by Trevor Wright healthcare workers. Remote con- ized housing) units, with the smell ᑕᕝᕚᑭᓂ ᓄᙳᕐᓗᑯᑦ ᓴᓂᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ Northern News Services sultations were necessary later via often seeping through to other units Nunavut phone, email, call-in radio shows via vents and washroom fans. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ The prevalence of tobacco use and other means due to the Covid- Suggested amendments made ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᖑᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒧᑦ. remains high in the territory, at 19 restrictions that began in March. during the consultations include a rate four times higher than the All of the information gathered will more community-based education national average. help inform the development of the specific to adults providing tobac- As of October 2018, 74 per cent new legislation as well as be used to co to youth, more enforcement of of those 16 years of age and older improve existing efforts in educa- people smoking in non-smoking reported using tobacco products, tion and programming. areas with an initial tiered emphasis according to a consultation report The first legislation related to on education for those offending fol- of the Tobacco Control and Smoke- tobacco control in Nunavut was lowed by fines for repeat offenders. free Places Act (TCSFPA). The introduced in 2003 with the Tobac- More education among youth and national average is roughly 16 per co Control Act (later renamed to the children was also widely supported, cent for the same age group. TCSFPA), that remained in place particularly highlighting the addict- The number of youth aged 12 until Nov. 2018 when the TCSFPA ive and harmful nature of smoking. to 19 who use tobacco products was replaced with the Tobacco and Another commonly supported remains the highest in the nation as Smoking Act (TSA). amendment was to reduce the visi- well, at 51 per cent, more than six The report states it has become bility of tobacco, something the times the average Canadian rate of clear that Nunavummiut "want report says "received nearly unani- 7.7 percent. Nunavut's tobacco-use rates mous support" with a proposed ban From February to May 2020 reduced." on tobacco price advertising signs the Government of Nunavut's (GN) The degree to which tobacco with people supporting an out-of- Department of Health held a num- usage has been normalized among sight, out-of-mind approach to it. ber of public consultations in vari- Nunavummiut is also a problem, One store manager said he could ous communities all over Nunavut, people say. "understand how they could trig- asking people for feedback on chan- "Even parents are buying their ger cravings," while an Elder said ges to the TCSFPA – their findings underage kids snuff (chew tobac- that "if they didn't see the signs, were published later that year in co). It's us parents who provide to they wouldn't remember to buy ciga- October. our kids," an anonymous Elder was rettes." In-person townhall and stake- quoted as saying in the report. Regulating emerging products Trevor Wright/NNSL photo holder meetings were held with One individual, providing remote from flavoured herbal shisha and Tobacco butts litter various public places around Iqaluit and Elders, students, youth, tobacco feedback, said the smell of tobacco vaping products also received sup- other parts of Nunavut, more enforcement is just one of the retailers, hamlet office staff and smoke "is bad" inside GN (subsid- port from those who were consulted. proposed amendments to the Tobacco and Smoking Act. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 5 news ĪØflî ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᐃᑕᒃ ᐊᓪᓗᒃᐱᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᐃᑕᒃ ᐊᓪᓗᒃᐱᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓯᒪᕗᖅ. ᑲᐃᑕᒃ ᐊᓪᓗᒃᐱᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 8–ᒥ. ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᓐᓇᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 8–ᒥ. ᖃᔅᓰᖅᓱᒐᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕈᔾᔨᓯᒪᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ, ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᓯᒪᕙᖓ ᖃᖓᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᕈᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᒥᓂᖃᓕᑐᐊᕈᓂ ᐃᓴᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᒥ. ᐊᓪᓗᒃᐱᒃ, 22, ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 2015–ᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᖃᖓᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᐅᒪᓕᑦᑎᓂᖓᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐴᖑᔪᒥ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᓱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᓕᕌᖓᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐴᖑᔪᒥ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ $26–ᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᔪᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖓᓂ. "ᐊᑭᑐᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᕗᖅ,"ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ, ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᐸᒍᓐᓃᕐᓗᖓ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᕗᖅ." ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ, ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᖅ ᓱᔪᐃᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᕙᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓄᕙᖕᒥ ᐅᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᕐᓂᕐᓂᖅᓴᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ, ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ. "ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓪᓗᒃᐱᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓂᕆᕙᖓ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. "ᐅᐃᕆᓐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᖁᔭᕐᓇᕆᒐᓚᓕᖅᑕᕋ ᐳᕙᓐᓂ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ." ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐳᕙᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑳᓐᓱᓂᑦ, ᓄᕕᖅᑐᖏᑦ ᓄᕙᖕᒥᑦ ᓯᒥᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒥᔪᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᐳᕝᕕᕆᓂᕐᒥ. ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕙᖕᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᐅᙱᒋᐊᓪᓚᒃᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ 74 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐅᐃᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ 15.8 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ. ᒪᓕᒃᑐᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖑᕗᖅ 34 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐅᕗᖅ, ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖓᑕ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔩᑦ, ᓘᒃᑖᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ photo courtesy of the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, "ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ" Kaitak Allukpik began another journey to quit smoking on Jan. 8. Although his attempts in the past have ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᒃᓴᒧᑦ: 1-866-368-7848 ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ never lasted more than a few weeks, he's confident he's going to succeed this time. ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᓪᓗᒃᐱᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᓗᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓂᐱᑎᒐᕐᓂᑦ, ᑕᒧᐊᔭᒐᕐᓂᑦ, ᓂᐅᕈᑎᓂᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, 63.1 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑑᔮᕈᓂ. ᖃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᑳᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖁᒻᒥᐊᒐᕐᓂ. ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᑕᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓘᒃᑖᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᐊᑐᓘᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᓪᓗᒃᐱᒃ, ᐆᒃᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᐃᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ, ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᖃᔅᓰᖅᓱᒐᓚᒃᖢᑎᒃ. Cambridge Bay man going smoke-free Kaitak Allukpik says he's quitting smoking for his health and the money he saves will be an added perk by Derek Neary More importantly, quitting smoking vut can be attributed to tobacco use, Northern News Services will prevent further damage to his lungs. according to the Department of Health. Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay He's been spitting up phlegm with dark Nurses, doctors, mental health work- Kaitak Allukpik has been here before. spots in it, which has caused him con- ers and community health representa- He gave up cigarettes on Jan. 8. It's cern. tives can provide advice and various something he's tried several times in "It's just keeping myself healthy," said resources to Nunavummiut. As well, the past, never lasting longer than a few Allukpik, whose parents both smoke "quit coaches" can be accessed around weeks without resuming the dreaded so he grew up around it. "It's really the clock every day through a toll- habit. addictive but I find it kind of gross now free telephone line: 1-866-368-7848 or But he maintains a sense of optimism because it's getting my lungs black now." through an online live chat option. and says this time he's prepared to pour Smoking is associated with higher Allukpik said he'd consider calling himself into exercise when he's feeling a rates of lung and mouth cancers, emphy- the helpline if he feels he needs it. craving to reach for a cigarette. sema and chronic bronchitis. Tuberculo- Some people experience success with Allukpik, 22, started smoking in sis and pneumonia can be made worse nicotine replacement therapy, which can 2015. He can't remember the exact occa- by use of cigarettes. be consumed through patches, gum, sion when he first lit up, but he gradually Tobacco use is a serious problem in inhalers, mouth spray and lozenges. began smoking up to half a pack of ciga- Nunavut. An estimated 74 per cent of There are also medications that can be rettes per day as it helped him relax when Nunavummiut use some form of the prescribed to improve one's chances of feeling stressed. But a package of smokes drug, according to the Government of never smoking again. in Cambridge Bay costs as much as $26, Nunavut. That's far above the national Of Canadians who have ever been he said, so kicking this habit will result average of 15.8 per cent. The next high- smokers, 63.1 per cent have now quit, in a lot more money left in his pocket. est single jurisdiction is the Northwest according to the University of Wat- "It's expensive," he said. "So I'm going Territories at 34 per cent, less than half erloo in Ontario, but some of them, to start saving money, never buying tobac- of Nunavut's rate. like Allukpik, have had to try several co anymore. That is a big deal for me." Close to one in five deaths in Nuna- times. 6 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 news ĪØflî Resolute Bay woman gets 2.5 year sentence in stabbing death of Pond Inlet man 'The length of sentence is not and cannot be an attempt to place a value on Stephan's life:' Justice Bonnie Tulloch by Derek Neary However, due to credit RCMP in the driveway upon been drinking vodka inside When she tried to get away, leaving the house. Northern News Services for time served in jail while their arrival at a residence House 554 that night. A rela- he blocked her path to the Before announcing the sen- Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet awaiting the completion of her and she confessed, "I stabbed tive of Enoogoo said he gets front door and started punch- tence, Tulloch advised Enoo- Editor's note: This story court case, she is no longer Stephan (Enoogoo) and you angry when he drinks. ing her, she said. That's when goo's family that "the criminal contains graphic details that incarcerated for manslaughter guys need to check on him." Manik told police that the stabbing ensued. process is not an instrument may be disturbing to some and has begun her three years Police found a severely- Enoogoo, who began dating An autopsy found that of vengeance nor an instru- readers. of probation, which entails a injured Enoogoo in his her about a month earlier and the victim had several stab ment of appeasement. The A woman from Resolute lengthy list of conditions. home. A nurse was called took her in while homeless, wounds to his body, two of length of sentence is not and Bay has been sentenced to On Nov. 8, 2018 at to to the scene and Enoogoo suddenly snapped and started which penetrated the heart. cannot be an attempt to place two-and-a-half years behind approximately 10:55 p.m., the was declared dead at 11:50 punching her head. There was also blood under a value on Stephan's life." bars for repeatedly stabbing police were notified of a stab- p.m. Manik was arrested and At one point, he grabbed a the knuckles of both of Enoo- The judge noted that and killing a Pond Inlet man bing. Alicia Manik, covered placed in cells. knife and said "You want me goo's fists and scratch marks Manik was released on bail in 2018. in blood, met the Pond Inlet Enoogoo and Manik had to kill you now?" existed on his face and body. three times from the Nunavut Manik, a 25-year-old moth- Women's Correctional Cen- er of two children who are no tre and she was sent back longer in her care, acknow- because she admittedly could ledged she has an addiction to not abide by curfew and the alcohol and drugs, which has prohibition against consum- contributed to her inability ing alcohol. to maintain a job and a place "The inability to follow to live. She admitted that she important conditions in the has contemplated suicide "too past speaks to her ability to do many times to count." She has so in the future. More import- multiple scars on her arms antly, it speaks to the need for and legs that she says are from professional help ... she has self-harm. proven that she cannot beat Her defence lawyer her addictions on her own," requested either a suspended Tulloch stated, but noted that sentence and one to two years Manik worked with a clin- of probation or one year in jail ician on a "relapse prevention with probation. system" that will be applicable The Crown prosecutor rec- for her resumption of her life ommended a sentence of three after jail. years imprisonment. Tulloch told Manik, "You "Given that, in committing now are the one that must this offence, Alicia used a work hard to make sure you knife to stab Stephan not once deal with those unresolved but numerous times, I find issues that have played a part that a sentence at the low end in bringing you to court. It is of the scale is not appropriate you that must address your in this case," said Justice Bon- substance abuse problem. You nie Tulloch, who meted out have several skills that will punishment on Jan. 7. assist you in your journey but The judge also took into drinking alcohol and smoking consideration that Manik weed are not two of them. You immediately pleaded guilty to can never make up for what the killing, she had no previ- happened to Stephan at your ous criminal record, she has hand, but you can keep his expressed remorse and she memory alive to act as a very committed the violent action strong incentive to change. It after Enoogoo punched Ali- will not be easy but if you cia in the head and after he work hard, anything is pos- attempted to prevent her from sible."

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᓵᓐᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 2020.

photo courtesy of Betty Curley Christmas cheer Even though Arviat was in lockdown and there was no parade, Santa went around town to bring cheer to the children, December 2020. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 7 news ĪØflî Another 6,000 doses of Covid vaccine to arrive by February 60 per cent of eligible Cambridge Bay residents have booked appointments to get their shot by Trevor Wright as healthcare staff from Jan. has been extensively tested. I measures in Arviat and Whale Masks are still mandatory still take out only, and arenas Northern News Services 25 to 27. Depending on the can tell you between the vac- Cove were eased. Travel was in Arviat and Whale Cove. and other recreational activ- Nunavut quantity of available vaccine, cinations in those communities able to resume after more than Outdoor gathering limits will ities can restart, but at smaller A Covid-19 vaccine ship- eligible populations for Baker and at the long-term care cen- two weeks of no new cases in increase to up to 50 people, sizes," Patterson said. ment of 6,000 doses is Lake will be expanded. tre in Iqaluit, we have not seen each community. indoor gatherings will rise to Savikataaq added, "We all expected to arrive the week of "As we continue to announce any serious adverse reactions." "We are not yet at a point 10 people in addition to house- need to do our part because Feb. 1, Nunavut's chief public new community-wide clinics, where we can declare these out- hold members. our actions impact everyone's health officer Dr. Michael Pat- I encourage everyone to plan Public health breaks over, but we do believe it "Some family visiting health right now. Stay well, get terson announced Tuesday. ahead for their vaccines, book measures ease is safe to resume some activities," can restart, restaurants and vaccinated and stay vigilant for "That means by early an appointment or make a plan On Jan. 11, public health said Dr. Patterson. licensed establishments are our communities." February, Nunavut will have to walk in," said Nunavut Pre- received 18,000 of the 37,500 mier Joe Savikataaq. doses of the vaccine allocated The premier offered praise for to Nunavut," said Patterson. Cambridge Bay, where "about 60 Now that it's known when per cent of all adults there have the next vaccine shipment will made appointments already." be en route, the Government Health Minister Lorne of Nunavut (GN) will proceed Kusugak added that this is the with vaccination of priority territory's chance to bring things groups in Iqaluit. back to the way they were before "Starting with elders 65 and the Covid-19 pandemic. over as well as anyone living in "We can bring the world a shelter. We will be doing this back to what it was, not that by appointment," said Patterson. long ago we had square dance People who fall within the competitions, community priority groups can call Iqaluit feasts, community events, Public Health at 867-975-4810 where everybody old and to book an appointment. young got together and enjoyed The clinics will take place each other's company. at Iqaluit Public Health, "Life was good – that was building 1091 from Jan. 18 to just a year ago," said Kusugak. 22 between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. "If we don't take the vac- There will also be appoint- cine and follow the recommen- ments made at the Qikiqtani dations of health professionals General Hospital clinic on 2021 won't be much differ- Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ent than 2020 was," the health The following communities minister warned. will be hosting community Last week the Moderna clinics next: vaccine began rolling out in • Rankin Inlet at the com- Nunavut starting with the Iqal- munity hall, Jan. 18 to 21 uit Elders home. This week, • Whale Cove at Inuglak community clinics and more School, Jan. 19 to 20 focused vaccinations are being • Chesterfield Inlet at Victor administered for elders in Sammurtok School, Jan. 22 Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, to 23 Arviat and Igulik. There will be a priority Patterson echoed the health population clinic as well in minister's recommendation for all Baker Lake, with a focus on eligible adults to take the vaccine. Elders 65 and over as well "The vaccine is safe and

"ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ, ᐅᖓᓯᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 12–ᒥ.

NNSL file photo "We can bring the world back to what it was, not that long ago," said Nunavut's Health Minister Lorne Kusugak on Jan. 12. 8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 Editorial & Opinions Published Mondays wh mK5 Office: 626 Tumiit Plaza, Iqaluit, NU Box 28, X0A 0H0 Comments and views from NUNAVUT NEWS/north and letters to the editor Reporters: Trevor Wright, Derek Neary Advertising: Phone: (867) 979-5990 Fax: (867) 979-6010 ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐳᑦ Toll free: (855) 447-2584 Email: [email protected] ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᒃᓴᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᒍᑎᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᕗᖅ. ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ Website: www.nnsl.com/nunavutnews –2018–ᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᓄᑖᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ Kivalliq office: Box 657, Rankin Inlet, NU, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 74 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᖑᓂᖓᓂ X0C 0GO ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ 16–ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᓚᐅᓱᖓᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ 80 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ, ᓱᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᓂ Darrell Greer – Bureau Chief ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᓯᖓᐃᓂᓕᒫᖓᓐᓂ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔪᒥ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᔫᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐅᑯᐊ Phone: (867) 645-3223 51 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ 12-19– ᐊᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᕐᓂᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓂ Fax: (867) 645-3225 ᒧᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᕐᓂᓵᓕᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 15– Email: [email protected] ᐊᑐᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᓂ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᓄᑦ. ᓄᑦ." Website: www.nnsl.com/kivalliqnews ᖄᖏᐅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᖓᓂ 15.8– ᑕᒧᐊᔭᐅᓲᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑭ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᐹᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥ, 93–ᓂ ᓚᐃᓴᓐᓯᓕᖕᓂ Production facilities: Box 2820, ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 7.7 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ, ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᐅᐃᕆᓐᓇᕆᕗᖅᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᙱᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ 25–ᖑᔪᓂ Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1 ᖃᓂᒋᓛᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᓕᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ. ᐳᔫᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ. Phone: (867) 873-4031 ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ 34 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᕗᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ ᐅᐃᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ, ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ 60 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᓂ Fax: (867) 873-8507 ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᓚᐅᓲᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂ ᑎᐱᖃᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ 60 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ Email: [email protected] [email protected] ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐱᔪᒥᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᓂ ᓄᙳᕐᓗᑯᓂ ᐊᒃᑕᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ [email protected] ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ 25 ᑐᖔᓂ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓂᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᒪᖃᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ Website: www.nnsl.com ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᕗᖅ "ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ. ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᕝᕗᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᒡᔭᓂᑦ. Founder (1934-2018): ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᒥ ... ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓱᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ $1–ᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᒥ, J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldason ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᓂᖅᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ $60 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐃᑭᑎᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ. PUBLISHER, CEO: Bruce Valpy – [email protected] ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓵᙵᓂᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ." ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᙳᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, 2019–ᒥ 2020–ᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ Chief Financial Officer: Judy Triffo COORDINATING EDITOR: Craig Gilbert – [email protected] ᑕᒪᑦᑕᒐᓚᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᕕᒃᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ $22 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᑖᒃᓯᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᒍᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ACCOUNTING: [email protected] Florie Mariano • Salleah Wagas ᑳᓐᓱᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕙᖕᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒃᑐᓂ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ Editorial board: ᐃᓕᓯᒪᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐴᖑᔪᓂ ᐱᕙᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ Bruce Valpy • Craig Gilbert• Emily McInnis ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓗᕕᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᑭᐊᖑᔪᓂ. 90 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐸᓗᖕᒥ 2018–ᒥ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ NEWS EDITOR ᐳᕙᖕᓂ ᑳᓐᓱᓂ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᕕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᓂ Emily McInnis ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᓂᑦ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ Editorial Production: ᓱᒃᑲᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ: "ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᓕᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᕗᖅ [email protected] ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᓲᔪᓄᑦ. 2018–ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓱᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ Sports: James McCarthy – [email protected] ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᙱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. Arts: [email protected] Business: [email protected] ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᑭᒡᓕᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒎᖓᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐳᕙᖕᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᒃᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ Advertising production ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ Production co-ordinator: Jennifer Reyes ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. ᐄᓪᓚᕆᒃ, Randy Hiebert • Joshua Uson ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐳᕙᖕᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

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CIRCULATION – [email protected] Circulation Director: Amy Yang more reasons than ever to put that cigarette out for good Subscriptions: Northern News Services changes to Nunavut's tobacco control One year mail $75 The issue: Online (entire content) $50/year Tobacco use in Nunavut is out of legislation in the form of increased Tobacco use control – in a 2018 Government of no-smoking buffer zones, new Nunavut report, it was revealed that We say: smoke-free places and an updated 74 per cent of Nunavummiut aged 16 Money up in smoke definition of smoking that includes and over were either occasional or tobacco, cannabis, and vaping. These NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES LIMITED 100% Northern owned and operated daily smokers. your teeth, too. were the first changes made to the Publishers of: Fifty-one per cent of children aged Research done by the GN in the tobacco control legislation in 15 Inuvik Drum • Kivalliq News Yellowknifer • Hay River Hub 12 to 19 have tried or habitually use Qikiqtaaluk region showed 80 per years." NWT News/North • Nunavut News/North Member of: tobacco products. These numbers cent of mothers smoked through According to the report, there Canadian Community Newspapers Association dwarf the national averages of 15.8 their entire pregnancy, which con- are 93 licensed tobacco retailers in Ontario Community Newspapers Association Manitoba Community Newspapers Association and 7.7 per cent, respectively. tributes to low birth weights and pre- Nunavut's 25 communities. Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association Even our closest neighbours in the mature births. Each year, close to 60 million ciga- Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta Press Councils rettes are sold in Nunavut. That's 60 Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce NWT can only boast that 34 per cent It's not just limited to cigarettes of their population are casual or daily either. Chewing tobacco or snuff is million cigarette butts in our landfills, Contents copyright – printed in the North by Canarctic Graphics Limited smokers. just as addictive and just as detri- littering our streets and being pulled The World Health Organization mental to your health. Vaping offers out of waterways or picked off of We acknowledge the Nous reconnaissons financial support of l'appui financier du calls "the tobacco epidemic ... one of the same nicotine hit in attractive fla- beaches. the Government of gouvernement du Canada. Canada. the biggest public health threats the vours that make it more enticing to At close to $1 per cigarette, that's

Member of the Ontario Press Council. The Ontario Press world has ever faced." youth, and those under 25 make up $60 million that is literally being Council was created to defend freedom of the press Most of us have heard the warn- approximately half the population. burned every year. And, from 2019 to on behalf of the public and press alike and to consider specific, unsatisfied complaints from readers about the ings concerning increased risk of Cannabis, too, is part of the equa- 2020 the federal government made conduct of the press in gathering and publishing news, opinion and advertising. cancers and heart and lung diseases tion, even more so now that a great more than $22 million in tax rev- Complaints should go to: enues from tobacco sales in Nunavut. The Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706 that come from tobacco use, after all, deal of the lingering stigma is lifting Toronto, Ont., M5B 1J3 they're plastered all over the pack- on its use and it's more easily avail- Education and signage are both Email: [email protected] Fax: 1-416-340-8724 www.ontpress.com ages in which we get those coffin able through legal means. important pieces of the puzzle, and nails. Approximately 90 per cent of The GN has put limitations on it's good the GN is working to update Send us your comments Email us at: [email protected]; mail to Box 28, lung cancers are caused by tobacco tobacco use in the territory, as out- policies and legislation. Making sure Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0; or drop your letter off at our office at 102 Tumiit Plaza. All letters submitted use and Nunavut has a rate three lined in its 2018 Tobacco Control and kids never start smoking is the surest must be signed with a return address and daytime times that of the national average for Smoke-Free Places Act consultation way to reduce tobacco use in the ter- telephone number so that we can confirm it came from you. such cancers. report. ritory. Not all letters will necessarily be published. Pref- erence is given to short letters of broad interest or Smoking worsens asthma, increas- The report states: "In October The biggest changes will need to concern. Letters of more than 200 words, open let- ters and those published elsewhere are seldom used. es the risk of pneumonia and makes 2018, Nunavut's Cannabis Act and be made at the community level, and We reserve the right to edit for length or taste and to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements. regular activities harder due to the Cannabis Statutes and Amend- in the home, though. Surely, it's time decreased lung capacity. It's hard on ments Act both introduced significant to commit to quitting. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 9 editorial – opinions whmK5 Vaccine could inch us closer to a call on citizen's rights

Northern News Services not be extending an arm, or any other append- tion with the Covid-19 virus makes a per- It was a case of good news and bad news as age, when the vaccine is being administered in son immune to future infection, and further the calendar finally flipped to January and the each of the Kivalliq's seven communities. research is needed to determine the protective year 2021 began. Make no mistake about it, it is not manda- effect of antibodies to the virus in those who On the good news front, the tremendous tory for anyone to receive this vaccine, but, have been infected. spirit of folks across the Kivalliq region was given Covid's ability to spread at an alarming However, it's crucial to slow the spread of front and centre as people put their best foot rate – and the fact they're still finding new the Covid-19 virus, if nothing else, before even forward and made the best of the strains of the virus – is it time those more elderly folks and people with underlying holiday season despite everything leading the way in our territory should health conditions of any age pass away, or Covid-19 had thrown at them during consider it? are left to suffer long-term health effects as a the past 10 months. Or, if our leaders at the territorial, result of their exposure. Yes, Christmas celebrations were provincial or national levels don't If too many among us refuse the vaccine different than in years past, and have the stomach for such a move, to make it effective, and more people die as there were more than a few empty is it time we start hearing what the a result, it just may be time to look at whose chairs where family and friends usu- penalties are going to be for those rights are paramount to be upheld. ally sat during the holidays. But, over- who refuse to be inoculated against all, people did whatever they had to Darrell Covid-19? ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᑎᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒫᓂᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ, in order to enjoy the holiday season Let's be honest here, the most ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ and make it as special as they could Greer insidious thing about this darn virus ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ for the young ones to enjoy. is that people strong enough to ward ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᑎᒧᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᒧᑦ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ. And, after all, isn't celebrating the birth of it off with little to no symptoms often pass it the saviour and making it an oh-so-special off to those who end-up having serious long- time for the kids what Christmas is really all term health problems often referred to as post- about? Covid-19 syndrome or long Covid-19. And, ever Although the spectre of Covid-19 continues so sadly, they also pass it to those who suc- to hover above our everyday lives, there was cumb to the virus and die from its effects. much to celebrate and be grateful for this For too long the virus spread across this Christmas season with Arviat, Rankin Inlet and great nation of ours and the vast, vast majority Whale Cove having pushed back the invader of those flagrantly thumbing their noses at all and the Kivalliq joined the rest of Nunavut in who followed government directives went with- being Covid-free, at least for the time being. out penalty. There was also much to be grateful for with And no one will ever know how many of the arrival of the Moderna vaccine against these people spread the virus to those who Covid, which will begin to be administered in succumbed. Arviat Jan. 14. Hopefully, the vaccine's arrival It's time we get back to a normal way of life does in fact make it a whole new ball game as in this country and the odds are incredibly high Nunavut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak pro- that we're not going to be able to do that with- claimed upon its arrival into the territory. out the time-proven tag team of herd immunity Ah, but there's the rub when it comes to the and vaccine. Herd immunity makes it pos- bad news. sible to protect the population from a disease, Too many people continue to express fear including those who can't be vaccinated, such over being inoculated against Covid-19, and as newborns or those who have compromised impromptu surveys across our region are show- immune systems. ing almost as many people are against receiv- Vaccines and the concept of herd immunity photo courtesy of the Department of Health ing the vaccine as are eagerly awaiting its are what successfully controlled deadly conta- Vaccine clinics have already begun in Arviat, Gjoa arrival in their community. gious diseases such as smallpox, polio, diph- Haven, Iglulik and Cambridge Bay. Pictured are all And there is certainly no lack of posts by theria and rubella. the items required per inoculation, including a vac- individuals across social media that they will It's not perfect. It isn't yet clear if infec- cination card for each individual's records.

ᒥᐊ ᒪᐃ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᑦᑕ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/Iqaluit "ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᑲᓐᓂ ᐊᓂᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᑖᓯᓐ ᐅᕕᓗᖅ street talk ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎ: ᑭᓱ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᕕᐅᒃ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒻᒪᑦ." "ᑎᓱᕋᕐᓂᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᓐᓇᕋᒪ." ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ? Mia Mae Dawson Uvilluk with Scott MacDonald at Aupaloota "Sliding because Joamie Elementary School "Skating with I like to go fast." my sister and brother because What is your favourite winter sport? it is fun."

ᓯᓕᓇ ᒫᓂᖕ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᓇᑦᓯᐊᐱᒃ "ᕼᐋᑭ, ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ "ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᑎᓂᖅ ᕉᓴᓕ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᕆᐊᖅ ᐋᑎᒻ ᕗᐊᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᒪᕗᖓ." ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑦ." "ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒻᒪᑦ." "ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑰᕐᓂᖅ, ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᒐᒃᑯ ᓂᐱᖓ." Selena Manning Justin Natsiapik Rosalee Autumn Ford "Hockey, because "Ski-Doo racing Qaumariaq "Ski-Dooing, it looks fun and I because it gets "Skating because I like want to play." me excited." because it is the sound." fun." 10 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 news ĪØflî New Nunavut commissioner chosen ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ Former premier Eva Aariak named as Government ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᒥᓴᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᔪᒥ of Canada's representative in the territory ᓇᓕ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒥ. by Derek Neary Language Protection Act, which was subsequently passed into Northern News Services law," the news release states. Nunavut Aariak was the territory's first female premier, with a term Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Jan. 12 that stretching from 2008-2013. former premier Eva Aariak will serve as Nunavut's new com- "During her time as premier, she also led innovative and missioner. inclusive poverty reduction efforts to strengthen local econo- "With her long record of service to Nunavummiut and mies, improve food security, and increase access to housing tireless efforts to promote and preserve their culture and lan- across the territory," the news release reads. guages, I am confident that Ms. Aariak will excel in her new Trudeau extended his thanks to former commissioner Nel- role as commissioner of Nunavut and continue to inspire oth- lie Taptaqut Kusugak of Rankin Inlet, who filled the role from ers to serve their communities," Trudeau stated. 2015 to 2020. Aariak has been "a lifelong champion for Nunavut and Inuit Among the responsibilities that commissioners fulfill is languages and culture," according to a Government of Canada the swearing-in of members of the legislative assembly and news release. the executive council, opening the legislative assembly, and "Throughout her career as an educator, journalist, entrepre- providing assent for legislation passed by the assembly. neur, public servant, and elected official, she promoted the use and understanding of Inuktut. As the first languages commis- sioner of Nunavut, Ms. Aariak also helped make this a working Former Nunavut premier Eva Aariak will take over language within the territorial government, and recommended duties as the territorial commissioner, succeeding to the Nunavut Legislative Assembly the groundbreaking Inuit Nellie Kusugak. NNSL file photo kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 11 amazing on-the-land stories ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᔫᑎ ᒪᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ 2019–ᒥ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᖓ ᐹᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᑳᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ. ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᙱᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐸᒃᑲ, ᐃᑳᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᒡᕕᓵᕆᙱᖦᖢᒋᑦ, 5 ᒥᓂᑦᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᑳᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ.

WINNER: Judy Mannik Baker Lake I went out hunting during November, last trip of 2019 to fill our freezer. On my way home I came across a small herd passing by. I stopped and left them be, to let them cross so I didn't disturb them, I waited about five minutes for them to pass by. ᑕᐃᕝ ᑕᐃᓗᕐ ᐸᓕᓐᑕ ᐊᑕᒍᑦᑕᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐃᕐᙳᑕᕗᑦ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗ On the land ᓴᐃᔾ ᐅᕼᐅᑲᓐᓄᐊᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᕌᓄᑦ ᕼᐊᓐᑐᕐ ᐊᑕᒍᑦᑕᒃ Do you have an amazing story from your adventures on the land? Tell us your story and show us your photos for a chance ᐃᓄᙳᐊᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᓪᓚᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒪᒪᑕᒃᑐᖅ ᖁᐊᕐᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᒥ. to win $100. Submit your story and photo to our Nunavut News ᐃᒡᓗᖓᑕ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ. Facebook page, [email protected], or by mail to Nuna- vut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0. Entries will be placed on our Facebook page. They may also appear in this newspaper and other Northern News Services publications. The story and photo with the most combined likes and shares at the end of the week wins. This week's winner is Judy Mannik. Congratulations!

Dave Taylor Cambridge Bay Getting into the spirit in Cam- bridge Bay. Our granddaughter Saige Ohokanoak enjoying the spirit of the snowman provided by Qillaq Innovations in front of our personal house. Belinda Atagootak Pond Inlet Thank you Mittimatalik HTO, 2-year-old Ronald Hunter Atagootak is enjoying the frozen caribou meat. 12 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 Around Nunavut ∂´êÄ∏∂Ò ¥∂fl±´ Phone: (867) 979-5990 Email: [email protected] Fax: (867) 979-6010

January is Tobacco Reduction Month Nunavut ᐊᓖᓴ ᓵᑦᑎᐊᓇ ᑐᓗᒐᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᕗᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ $500–ᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᖁᒻᒧᔫᓄᑦ On Jan. 7 the Department of Health announced that Janu- ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ "ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᑯᓗᖕᒥ" ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ary is Tobacco Reduction Month in a public service announce- ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 31–ᒥ. ment. Health in the announcement gave a number of recommen- dations for those who smoke tobacco, cannabis or vape: • Avoid sharing cigarettes, joints, pipes or vaporizers • Avoid smoking discarded cigarette or joint butts • Washing your hands often with soap • Avoid inhaling smoke deeply as this can increase the amount of toxins in the lungs • Avoid close contact with family and friends while smoking The PSA also adds that one's health increases significantly in the days and weeks after when someone quits smoking. This week from Jan. 17 to 23 is also National Non-Smoking Week in Canada. Support to help quit smoking is available on the Tobacco Has No Place Here Facebook page where you can message for a counsellor, they also have a 24-hour phone-line at 1-866- 368-7848. – Trevor Wright Free shipping on fisheries products wherever Canadian North flies Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung Pangnirtung Fisheries Ltd. is offering free shipping on its products wherever Canadian North flies. These products include Arctic char and turbot, as well as cured products like pitti. Once the fish is purchased and sent off, a Canadian North waybill is sent and a tracking number is provided, which can be used to track the package on the Canadian North website. They note once it's sent off with Canadian North, the products are considered under their responsibility. Pangnirtung Fisheries is a community-owned and operated corporation run by the Inuit of Pangnirtung according to their photo courtesy of Allysha Sateana Tologanak website. – Trevor Wright What a Show! Allysha Sateana Tologanak took first place and its $500 prize in the fireworks display photo contest for Seminar for Indigenous Youth leaders "Baby Girl" having a blast at the show in Rankin Inlet on Dec. 31. to take place later this month nominees for the 2021 Inuit Language Awards. • First place: Sheila Nowdlak, $1500 Nunavut If you know anyone who demonstrated their dedication to • Second place: Debbie Dialla, $1000 The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat will be protecting and promoting Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun, they qualify • Third place: Anne Attagoyuk, $500 hosting the James J. McCarthy Leadership Seminar for Arctic to be nominated. Kids category: Indigenous Youth Leaders later on this month from Jan. 25 to The winners will be announced in Feb. during Inuktut Lan- • First place: Jon Tassugat, 36 cm, $300 29, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. It will be taking place online guage Month and the winners will receive an award from the • Second place: Jenna Nowyuk, 31 cm, $200 and it will be covering a wide range of topics from Indigenous president of IUT. Nominations close on Jan. 22, at 5 p.m. • Third place: Laura Nuvaqiq, 23.6 cm, $100 knowledge, leading through crisis, building resistance during To nominate someone or for more information check out the Aqqigiit category: rapid change and other subjects. The course is organized by The IUT website or email them at [email protected], they can also • First place: Luke Kunilusie, 51 cm, $750 Arctic Initiative, the Association of World Reindeer Herders, the be contacted over the phone at either 1-855-232-1852 or 1-867- • Second place: Jupee Akulukjuk, 37 cm, $500 International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and the UArctic 975-5539. • Third place: Joseph Dialla, 36 cm, $250 EALAT Institute. To register you can find the form online at the – Trevor Wright Okaliit hunting category: Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat Facebook page. Five hunters caught one each and the prize was split between – Trevor Wright Kanayuk Fishing Derby each of the hunters, the following will take home $300 each: • Jusipi Qiyutaaq winners announced • Alex Kilabuk Inuit Language Awards Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung • Scott Arnakaq searching for nominees On Jan. 9 the winners of the Kanayuk Fishing Derby were • Norman Etuangat Nunavut announced along with the prizes the winners earned, they are • Tommy Etuangat Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit (IUT) is looking for as follows: – Trevor Wright kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 13 news ĪØflî

ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᓯᐊᕋ ᑕᐸᖅᑎ ᐱᕗᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ $300–ᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᐆᒥᖓ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᖁᒻᒧᔫᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 31–ᒥ. ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᐄᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ $200–ᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ– ᓇᒻᒪᖅᑯᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐃᓕᐊᓐ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᒥᑦᑕᖅᑐᓕᖅᑐᒥ.

Ringing in the new year Left, Sara Taparti took second place and its $300 prize for this dazzling shot of the fireworks show in Rankin Inlet on Dec. 31. Right, Amanda Eecherk took third place and its $200 prize for this caught-at-the-right- moment shot of an alien ship beginning to land. photo courtesy of Sara Taparti photo courtesy of Amanda Eecherk Three year prison sentence for Iqaluit KFC Quickstop robbery Repeat offender banned from possessing firearms for the rest of his life

by Derek Neary close to $2,000. It was a facial cess, the offender has just over the offender made a commit- good things for myself. Trust help with his rehabilitation. Northern News Services tattoo that helped reveal his two years remaining to spend ment to the court to straighten me, after today I'll try my best "If he does not make a Iqaluit identity. in a federal penitentiary. out his life: to never come back into these sincere effort this time to Michael Cooper-Flaherty Judge Paul Bychok handed A psychologist deter- "I know you've heard this court rooms again. I promise confront and understand his has been sentenced to just over down the sentence on Dec. mined that he suffers from many times before, but when you that." demons and change his life- three years in prison for his 17, also ordering that Cooper- post-traumatic stress disorder, the day comes and I'm released Despite those words, "Yet style, the odds are great that he Feb. 22 armed robbery of the Flaherty, 24, be prohibited persistent depressive disorder, from here, I'm going to do here we are," Bychok said of will reoffend." KFC Quickstop in Iqaluit. from possessing any firearms obsessive-compulsive disorder everything I can to make sure the recurring crime. Cooper-Flaherty will be He was brandishing a knife or other varieties of weapons as well as substance abuse I never have to come back to "This repeat offender is placed on probation for two and wearing a face mask on for the rest of his life. disorder, specifically for mari- jail," Cooper-Flaherty told the still a young adult with most years following his release the day he committed the Due to credit for time juana and cocaine. court in 2017. of his life ahead of him," the from prison. During that time, crime, and he made off with served during the legal pro- Bychok noted that Coop- "This is not the kind of judge stated. "He will return he will be obligated to take er-Flaherty was previously life I want to live anymore. I again to the community after any counselling or treatment sentenced in 2017 after being don't want to waste another he completes his sentence. as directed by his probation convicted of five counts of day of my life doing nothing This sentence must, therefore, officer, including mental New Sanikiluaq robbery in Iqaluit while he and being miserable and angry attempt to provide him with health, substance abuse and Health Centre was 18 years old. At that time, when I could be doing so many the tools and supervision to Elder counselling. delayed once more Not the first Covid-related delay for new facility

by Trevor Wright because someone in the com- Northern News Services munity had symptoms of Sanikiliuaq Covid at the time," he said. The planned opening for "When they landed they had the new health centre in Sani- to leave before they even got kiluaq has been delayed until to the community." March according to Health The new building started Minister Lorne Kusugak's construction in 2016 and has Office. yet to open. The current health This isn't the first delay centre in Sanikiluaq was built the long-expected community in 1984 and has been in oper- health centre has faced. ation for 37 years. Last Aug. Nunavut Sanikiluaq's new health News reported that the pre- centre will allow for staff and vious Oct. 2020 goal to open visiting specialists to pro- the facility had not been met vide more frequent services due to delays related to Covid- since offices and treatment 19, and opening was pushed spaces won't have to be shared back to Jan. 2021. according to the Department Officials from the GN of Health in past statements. were expected to look through In the current building social the new facility in the fall, workers, doctors and dentists however that scheduled visit often must share offices and coincided with the outbreak treatment spaces. of Covid-19 in the community A new wireless tele- according to it's mayor John- medicine network will help nie Cookie. residents take advantage of "The ministers landed increasing virtual care oppor- here, but they had to leave tunities. 14 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 news ĪØflî Efforts to home-grow the police force RCMP assisted training program set to begin in Rankin Inlet this month

by Darrell Greer we should have a better idea of what the program. ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ-ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᒪᓴᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓕ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, Northern News Services we're looking at by the end of this "Shortly after that we assisted ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖁᕙᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ Rankin Inlet/Nunavut week or so." them in completing the rest of the ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᕖᐱ The second intake of a recruit- The RCMP have had many Inuit application process. They were well ment program aimed at increasing apply from Nunavut over the years, on their way to doing that when we ᓂᕕᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᒪᓐᓂᐊᐱᒃ, ᕌᒃᓵᓐ ᒥᓯᕋᓚᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔮᓐ ᕗᐊᐃᓯ the number of Inuit officers within but the entrance exam has proven got hit by the pandemic this past ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. the ranks of the Nunavut RCMP is set itself quite difficult for them to pass March and had to send everybody to begin in Rankin Inlet this month. due to its English and math compon- home." The four-month Assisted Applica- ents. Aglugark said the running of the tion Training program is tentatively Aglukark said the new program Rankin program also depends on the set to begin on Jan. 25. will see the applicants receive literacy Covid situation in Nunavut. There hasn't been an Inuk RCMP and numeracy training, exposure to He said, hopefully, all will go officer go through the force's Depot various police skills, and workshops well with the situation and the RCMP training program in Regina, Sask., on mental wellness and coping skills. will be able to run the program as since 2003, and there are only three He said the RCMP will undertake planned. Inuit officers currently on the Nuna- all the steps of the regular recruiting "We had four males and three vut force. process during these four months to females participate in the first course. Const. David Aglukark said the minimize barriers to success. "Out of the six we had pass the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. initiative "The goal of the program – which exam, we still have one in the applica- with the Makigiaqta Inuit Training is in line with the restrictions current- tion process. Corp. is to enhance the preparedness ly implemented and mandated by the "The others, for different reasons, photo courtesy of RCMP of Inuit for employment. health minister and the Government aren't in the application process right Then-Nunavut Commissioner Nellie Kusugak, second from He said the RCMP is again of Nunavut – is to have the applicants now, but that doesn't mean they can't right, wishes good luck to RCMP Assisted Application Training pleased to be partnering with Maki- ready to attend the RCMP's Training come back and continue on. giaqta Inuit Training Corp. and the Academy in Regina, Sask., for six "Having passed the exam, they program participants, from left, Phoebe Niviatsiak, Elisapee Department of Family Services to months of basic training. can come back at any time during the Maniapik, Roxanne Misheralak and John Voisey in Iqaluit last better serve Nunavut. "We ran this program here in Iqal- next five years, rejoin the process and February. "We only rolled the program out uit this past year and we had seven go through with their application." on Monday, Jan. 4, and we've already applicants attend the program. Aglukark said another thing the formal interviews or being in front of writing papers, doing interviews and begun to see interest in it," said Aglu- "Six of the seven applicants were program does is prepare the partici- a panel. things of that nature. kark. able to pass the exam after the first pants for live interviews. "A lot of these kids out in the com- "So that's also part of the instruc- "There's nothing set in stone yet – two months of the course, which was He said the applicants are young munities may not have gone to college tion we want to provide in this pro- we still have a bit of work to do – but a huge success and our main goal for and, as such, are not experienced with or university where they're constantly gram." kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 15 Sports & Recreation Sports hotline • James McCarthy Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: (867) 873-8507 Third time's the charm for Peter Mackey

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ 2021–ᒥ Tim Hortons Brier–ᒥ ᑕᑯᖅᑯᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᐳᐳᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᓂ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᑰᓕᖕᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 10–ᒥ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᔨᐊᕝ ᓴᐅᓐ, ᒍᕋᒡ ᕼᐊᐅᕗᑦ, ᔨᐊᕝ ᓇᑑ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐲᑕ ᒪᑲᐃ.

photo courtesy of Nunavut Curling Association Nunavut's representatives for the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier show off the purple hearts they earned after winning the Nunavut Men's Curling Championship in Iqaluit on Jan. 10. They are, from left, Jeff Chown, Greg Howard, Jeff Nadeau and Peter Mackey. Iqaluit skip set to make third appearance at Tim Hortons Brier after winning Nunavut Men's Curling Championship by James McCarthy with players playing their games and going right back to the prise or two? Northern News Services hotel with no sightseeing and no mingling between rooms. He said the expectations are "reasonable." Iqaluit Even the popular Brier Patch will fall victim to Covid-19 "I'd like to think we could pull off a surprise but the prov- If there's one thing Iqaluit's Peter Mackey has over the rest this year as that's been given the boot. inces who aren't having playdowns are sending their cham- of the country right now, it's the claim of being the only skip The foursome won't have to isolate before heading down to pions from last year," he said. "They won't be club-level curl- to date to win his way to the Tim Hortons Brier. Calgary and there may be an outside chance that they could ers by any means, they'll be at a rather high level." Mackey and his rink of Jeff Nadeau, Greg Howard and Jeff get the vaccine before they leave. Mackey and Nadeau will be competing in their third Brier but Chown will wear the territory's colours at the 2021 edition "Our names are on the list for when it comes to Iqaluit so it will be the first time for either at the skip or third positions. of the Canadian men's curling championship in Calgary this fingers crossed," said Mackey. "There isn't any concern about Howard has been to the Brier before, albeit in 2017 when the coming March after winning the territorial championship at travel because we haven't had one case of Covid-19 in Iqaluit final year of the much-maligned pre-qualification round was the Iqaluit Curling Club on Jan. 10 thanks to a 10-6 win over to date so we've been really lucky." held while Chown will be making his Brier debut. the rink skipped by Wade Kingdon. As mentioned, Nunavut is the only jurisdiction in the coun- "The biggest thing for us is to help grow the game here," They were the only two rinks which entered the bonspiel, try which has hosted a playdown of any sort for the Brier; the said Mackey. "We're looking to give the game more expos- meaning a best-of-five series would determine the winner. NWT is scheduled to host its playdowns on Jan. 30 and 31 but ure and get more people out playing. We've had an increase Mackey's victory gave him a 3-2 overall win, finishing off a approval from the territory's chief public health officer has yet in our Little Rocks (youth development) program and the comeback from 2-0 down. to be given for it to happen. numbers for that, along with the Learn-To-Curl program, "The two previous years I've won, our team has been two With this year's Brier being held differently than past exceeds the number adults we have playing. I hope that trend down," said Mackey. "We lost our first game and I look at Jeff years, does Mackey think he and his rink can spring a sur- continues." (Nadeau) and said 'again?'." You'd think Mackey would bear down and get in some practice on the ice to fix what ailed him after dropping the opening two games. He did practice ... with his darts. "Jeff and I did what we've done before: we got to the club early Saturday morning and threw darts for about two hours before the first game (of the day)," he said. "We won that one, threw some more darts before the next game and we won that one. We played before the third game and we won that one." The deciding contest saw Kingdon jump out to a 5-1 lead after four ends but the game turned in the fifth end as Mackey capitalized on an open takeout to score four and tie the game at 5-5 at the mid-game break. Both teams traded singles in ends six and seven before Mackey's dagger in the eighth end. Without the hammer (last rock), Mackey sat three in the house, forcing Kingdon to draw simply to score a single. Kingdon's last rock came up short, giving Mackey a steal of three to put him up, 9-6. Mackey didn't even have to throw his skip stones in the 10th and final end as he ran Kingdon out of rocks. "That steal of three was bigger than the four we got in the fifth," said Mackey. "The four tied the game but the steal gave us the advantage and that forced Wade to play a bit more aggressive to get back into it." With the ticket punched for Calgary, the focus now turns to what happens in the time leading up to the start of the Brier. Like other sports, the Brier will be played inside a bubble 16 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 sports & recreation Îé¯≤ú & ÄÎÖ∏ÙÄÕÍ≤Ò Evander Kane is bankrupt and has no one to blame but himself Northern News Services in addition to more than $9,000 in monthly car payments and ᐃᕚᓐᑐᕐ ᑲᐃᓐ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ Athletes and money are a terrible combination. Just ask seven dependents (mom, dad, grandmother, two uncles, sister 2012–ᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ them. and a new baby girl). ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᕐᖄᒎᔪᒥ. ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓚᖅ How many times have we heard about athletes who end It's an amazing filing considering how much he's made in up broke and penniless after making millions and millions his National Hockey League career. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓂ. of dollars playing a game? The list is endless. There's even a That is, if he plays at all this season. It's going around 30 For 30 documentary about it called Broke, that Kane may not play because of the threat which outlines the number of ways an athlete of Covid-19 and his newborn daughter. That's goes broke during or after their playing days a valid concern and if that's the case, I won't are done. Sports begrudge him one bit. I'm a father and my kids You will have heard of the most recent case are priority No. 1. But the bankruptcy filing of an athlete who apparently spent more than he Talk outlines how if Kane doesn't play, he won't made (amazingly) and the numbers are mind- with James McCarthy get paid. Awfully hard to repay debt with no boggling. I speak, of course, about the story of income. Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks. According to CapFriendly, Kane has made On Jan. 9, Sheng Peng, who writes for San Jose Hockey close to $53 million during his 11 years in the NHL. You know Now, first told of Kane and the Sharks being sued by Centen- what that means? It means Evander Kane has been a fool that's nial Bank, based in the state of Arkansas, over unpaid inter- parted with more money than he's ever made in his life. He est and principal of $8.3 million based on a $3.9 million loan obviously thought he'd be able to finance his way through life Kane received for "business and investment opportunities" in and roll through it like Jay-Z. Problem is you can't make $7 September 2018. million per season and live like Jay-Z. His seven-year, $49 million contract that he signed with And before you get on my case and tell me that this is a sad Twitter photo the Sharks in May 2018 was used as the original collateral to case of an athlete who made some mistakes, spare me. Kane Evander Kane had himself a little fun when he secure the loan but Peng reported that more loans were taken knew exactly what he was doing. Take a look at some of the had this photo taken in 2012 during the National out against the contract. Centennial Bank wants a court to photos he's posted over the years: feet up in what appears to ensure the Sharks deposit any payment directly into Kane's be a private jet, posing with Ferraris and let's not forget that Hockey League lockout that year. You can bet that account with the bank with the proviso that Kane not be infamous "money phone" during the 2012 lockout. Some found money isn't there anymore. allowed to touch any of it. it funny, many others found it in rather bad taste that he decid- That was just the tip of the iceberg, it would appear. ed to "call" Floyd Mayweather while other players, who didn't cars and travelling the world. Two days after Peng's report, Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic have money phones, were trying to figure out how to pay the When the bills came due, Johnson had no idea his parents reported that Kane had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in bills after being told by their owners that they could sit until had screwed him over the way they did and had to file for California with $26.8 million of liabilities and $10.2 million they got what they wanted. Chapter 11 in 2014. He's essentially been playing to pay the in assets. Here's a sample of just what Kane allegedly owes to I've read a lot of people trying to equate this with the Jack creditors ever since. people: Johnson situation, another NHL player who filed for bank- I don't feel the least bit sorry for Kane because he put him- • $256,320 in unpaid taxes ruptcy because he owed a lot of money. Not even close. False self in this situation. He tried to have the lavish lifestyle and in • $79,393 to American Express equivalency. Fake news. Johnson's plight came courtesy of his the end, he's taking the low way out. He was a complete dingus • $528,730 to Newport Sport Management in agent's fees mother, who took advantage of her son giving her power of with his money and blew a lifestyle almost all of us wish we • $1.5 million to Cosmopolitan Casino in gambling debts attorney. She and her husband then decided to take out huge could have had. (markers). high-interest loans against Johnson's then-$30.5 million con- Don't be shocked to see him line up a fight with one of the In total, 47 creditors will looking for a piece of Kane's pie tract with the Los Angeles Kings and blow it all on homes, Paul brothers in the near future to help pay the bills. Hockey tournaments up in the air Coaches look at different approaches to make the best of the current Covid-influenced season

by Darrell Greer 1, the situation is in the process of that pretty much sums it up right in order to meet the Covid guidelines homes in our community and we Northern News Services being re-evaluated. there. for a period of time. almost become a hotel service in that Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet That being said, he quickly added "I'm still waiting to hear back He said he had to split up his sense. The relaxing of some of the that he finds it hard to believe there from the Hockey Nunavut board to U9 group because they were only "I don't know if a lot of people are Covid-19 restrictions saw both the will be a tournament season in Ran- see if we're even going to be allowed allowed to have 25 people on the ready for that right now, so our tour- return of games in the Rankin Inlet kin this time around. to host tournaments and, if we are, playing surface at any one time and nament season is totally up in the air. Senior Men's Hockey League on Dec. "We might have to do more local are we going to get funding to host another 25 up in the stands for a I'm not sure what's going to happen. 14 and action in all divisions of the events and get a little bit more cre- them? That's what makes it feas- month or two. We'll have a better sense of things Rankin Rock minor hockey program. ative that way," said Clark. ible for all the communities to get "Some of our groups were over 25 come a little later this month. Team coach, senior hockey exec- "The No. 1 thing for minor hock- together and have a little regional and that's why they had to be split up. "It's one of those things that chan- utive and minor hockey executive ey events is that we haven't received tournament." "It was a bit of hit and miss in our ges from day to day. So, just taking member David Clark said with the any funding yet to host tournaments Clark said on the minor hockey attempts to do that fairly and suc- it one day at a time has, kind of, hockey programs still going on Jan. at this point, so if that doesn't change, front, some age groups had to split up cessfully. been my motto lately. I'll try to do "Some of the coaches did it by my best with whatever we can do for ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᑲᓛᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᑯᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ 11 ᑐᖔᓂ birth year, but I did it based on skill the kids." ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ Rankin Rock-ᑯᓐᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ level with my group. I told the parents Clark said if it were to reach the ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 22-ᒥ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ -19 ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᐊᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ at the beginning of the year we'd be point where a regional event was ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ Hᐊᑭᕐᓇᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ. doing a lot of that because the kids discussed, everything would have to benefit from it when they're playing go through the Department of Health against kids at their own level and and the chief medical officer for that's what I believe in. approval. Program instructor David "Most of the parents seemed to be "It's important for us to stay Clark explains the next on- OK with it." patient so we can make things work ice drill to a group of U11 Clark said the maximum 25 situa- in our own community, even if we tion didn't last all that long and the have to do things a little differently players at the Northwestel new year has seen the groups return this year." Rankin Rock season-opening back to 50. Clark said he usually tries to get hockey camp in Rankin Inlet Even so, he added, hockey is still his groups out to a tournament in on Oct. 22. Covid-19 restric- not where it needs to be when it the south every season, but that's not tions have forced hockey comes to regional tournaments. going to happen this year. coaches to be creative and "We need to stay a little bit patient He said that makes it even more do things a little differently because the thing many people don't important for the coaches to do their realize is, when Rankin Inlet is host- best and make it fun for the kids. this hockey season. ing all these tournaments, a lot of "If that means doing different NNSL file photo times the people coming to town things, then that's what we'll do. need a place to stay. "Making it fun for the kids is what "That puts a lot of pressure on it's all about, right?" kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, /8kxE/8kxE 18 , 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 17 18 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKukNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, /8kxE/8kxE 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, /8kxE/8kxE 18 , 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 19 On the land ᖃᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᙳᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᓇ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᒥ ᐱᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Qaluituk Kingwatsiak Kinngait There's always fresh weather after a blizzard, this was in the evening after all day blizzard. ᓕᕙᐃ ᐅᑐᑭᐊᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓴᙱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᓴᙲᓐᓇᕆᑦ, ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᒋᑦ, ᐅᓇ ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓄᙵᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ, ᐅᕙᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᓕᕙᐃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐋᓇᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᓂᑦ. ᐊᑕᓐᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᒋᑦᑎ, ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᒃᑲᓗ!

Levi OtoKiak Arviat Stay strong, stay safe! This is going out to family in Arviat, because of the outbreak there, coming from Levi and Hannah's family. Be safe, family and friends! 20 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021