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ᑕᕝᕚᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ 'ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ' 74 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ 16 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐊᐅᒪᓕᑦᑎᔪᓂ, ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᕗᖅ ᖃᒪᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᒧᑦ Tobacco use 'epidemic' With 74 per cent of Nunavummiut over the age of 16 lighting up, the time is ripe to butt out for good Volume 75 Issue 37 MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021 $.95 (plus GST) Committing to quitting photo courtesy of Hamlet of Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay's Kaitak Allukpik began another journey to quit smoking on Jan. 8. Nunavummiut deaths Another 6,000 doses of Eva Aariak named to be counted in vaccine to arrive Feb. 1 Commissioner territorial totals of Nunavut Publication mail Contract #40012157 "I'd like to think we could pull off a surprise..." 7 71605 00200 2 – Peter Mackey has "reasonable" expectations for his team as they head to the Brier to represent Nunavut in 2021, page 15. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, /8kxE 18, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 18, 2021 3 Did we get it wrong? feature news êΩËîΩÇéíÇÀîᓄ á·∆¿ÖÀî Nunavut News is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mistakes and run corrections. If you spot an error in Nunavut News/ fact FILE North, call (867) 979-5990 and ask to speak to an editor, or email [email protected]. We'll get a correction or clarifica- tion in as soon as we can. NUNAVUT COVID-19 SITUATION AS OF JAN. 14 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