RCMP Officer Will Not Be Charged Ottawa Police Services Rules No Criminal Intent by Mountie Who Struck Kinngait Resident with Vehicle Door During Arrest

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐸᓖᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐸᓖᓯᒧᑦ ᑐᓗᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑕᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖓᑕ ᐹᖓᓂ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ RCMP officer will not be charged Ottawa Police Services rules no criminal intent by Mountie who struck Kinngait resident with vehicle door during arrest

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Lockdown continues 57 per cent of Nunavut Fire destroys home of in Arviat, community households remain 10 in Cambridge Bay bands together food insecure

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News Active cases: 75 Confirmed cases: 198 Confirmed cases by community Briefs Recovered cases: 123 Arviat: 156 (88 recovered) ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ Total persons followed: 4,964 Whale Cove: 21 (14 recovered) ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ Current persons followed: 724 Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖏᑦ Completed tests in Kivalliq: 1,123 ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ Negative tests: 1,175 ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ (NAC) ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health ᓇᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ Fujifilm Instant Cam- era ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᕐᓗᓂ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ. ᐃᓚᐅᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ. please see Nunavut, page 13 ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᑭᒪᐃᓐᓇᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᑯᑖᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 23–ᒧᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓄᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ. ᐸᖕᒥᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ. ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᒃᑯᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ "ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᕗᖅ. "ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᒪᑐᐃᖓᑯᑖᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑯᓘᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ." ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᔪᓂ 23-ᖑᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓇᒡᒐᔭᐅᒥᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒥᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᐅᔪᓂ. ᐱᓪᓗᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 8:30 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 9 ᒧᑦ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 2–ᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ." ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ. ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓱᑎᑕᐅᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓈᑦᓯᖑᔭᓛᕐᓂᐊᒥ ᓈᑦᓰᖑᔭᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 2–ᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐱᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 65– "ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᐱᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ $500,000– 1-ᒥᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ 5-ᒧᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ 80–ᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19– ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᖁᒃᓴᓪᓚᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᐃᑲᕋᖏᑦ ᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ 113 ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓕᕌᖓᓪᓗ 6-ᒥᑦ 9-ᒧᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᒃᓴᓪᓚᒃᓯᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓅᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑳᓕᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᐃᑦᓯᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔫᓯᐊᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑭᓖᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ. ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐅᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᖕᓂᒃ. "ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᑕ ᓇᖏᖅᑑᔮᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ "ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᕐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᑮᓇᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᕿᒡᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓂᕿᓪᓚᑦᑖᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ: ᐃᓄᑐᖃᑦ, ᓱᕈᓯᑦ, ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ." "ᓂᕿᓂ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ please see Post, page 13 ᐃᓚᒌᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᖁᔭᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ-ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔮᓐ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐲᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᒪᐃᓐ. ᐃᙱᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐹᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᒪᐃᓐ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓂᒎᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᒍ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ "ᐃᓄᑭᑦᑐᓂ-ᓯᓚᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᐃᓐ. ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓇ ᐊᖁᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓪᓗᑎᒃ", ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕗᑦ ᐊᑎᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ." ᐊᖁᑲᑕᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒥᓃᖏᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒋᕗᑦ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᐃᓐ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓃᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᑦ, ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᖕᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᕗᖅ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᐅᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ "ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᙱᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓗᑕ." ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᐃᓐ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐱᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ "ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒐᓚᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 27-ᒥ, ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑎᒃᑯᐊᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓗᒐᔪᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᐅᔪᒥ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆ 22, 2021-ᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ 18-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ–ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖁᖅᑐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᐅᑉ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᖓᓄᑦ, ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ . ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ "ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ please see Status, page 13 ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑉᐳᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᕕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᕗᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᕐᔪᐊᖑᕗᑦ." ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᒃ ᐅᐃᒍᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᕋᐃᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖓᑦ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 10-ᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ. "ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᕋᐃᔪᖃᑲᑕᒃᐸᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓴᖑᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᓕᓯᒍᑎᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ." ᑯᓱᒐᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ bflA ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 26-ᒥ. photo courtesy of Jocelyn Malla Arviat has come together to Arviat please see Health, page 13 boost morale and persevere through pandem- m4WZz 15 ic-related restrictions due to lockdown. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 amazing on-the-land stories ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᕼᐃᐊᒃᑐᕐ ᓇᕐᕙᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ/ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 7–ᒥ 11–ᒧᑦ, 207–ᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ, 75 ᒪᐃᔪᔅᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ.

Hector Nargyak Gjoa Haven Successful fishing/hunting trip, Nov. 7 to 11, 207 fish caught with nets, 75 miles north of Gjoa Haven.

ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ: ᔅᑏᕙᓐ ᕿᓕᖅᑎ ᔪᐊᐃ ᐱᓱᒃ ᕿᖓᔭᖅ ᒥᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᒥᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 5, 2020–ᒥ. ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᑦ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓂ ᐳᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐅᐃᒐ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓂᕆᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Joy Pissuk Kringayark Naujaat My husband saw a polar bear eating leftovers when he was on a boating trip.

On the land WINNER: Do you have an amazing story from your adventures on the Stephen land? Tell us your story and show us your photos for a chance to win $100. Submit your story and photo to our Nunavut News Killiktee Facebook page, [email protected], or by mail to Nuna- Pond Inlet vut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0. Near Pond Inlet, on Oct 5, Entries will be placed on our Facebook page. They may also 2020. Waiting for seals to appear in this newspaper and other Northern News Services surface. publications. The story and photo with the most combined likes and shares at the end of the week wins. This week's winner is Stephen Killiktee. Congratulations! kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 5 news ÄªØﬂî ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᒃᑖᖅ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᒃᓴᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᑭᓂᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 28–ᒥ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᒥᓂ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ ᒧᕼᐋᒥᑦ ᐅᐊᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒃᑖᕐᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ 28–ᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 28–ᒥ. ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᒃᓴᒥᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 28, 2018–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ. "ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓂᒋᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᖃᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒧᕼᐋᒥᑦ ᐅᐊᓂ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ Muhammad Wani of ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᐃᔅᓛᒥᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ the Arctic Food Bank ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ. holds up some salmon ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᒧᔅᓚᒻ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, and muktuk they were ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᒋᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ distributing on Nov. 28. ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ Trevor Wright/NNSL photo ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ. "ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑕ ᒧᔅᓚᒻ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐊᓂ. "ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᖕᒪᔾᔪᒃ, ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ." ᒧᔅᓚᒻ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓅᕕᒃ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᐃ 2015–ᒥ. ᒪᒃᑖᑦ, ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᑦ ᑐᓂᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ, ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᓂᐅᒃ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᒧᔅᓚᒻ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᒥ, ᐅᐸᒐᔪᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ᓯᓂᒋᐊᖅᑐᖁᔨᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᑳᒡᓗᑎᒃ," ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᓕᐊᓲᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐊᓂ. ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ." "ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᕗᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᑕᒫᒥ. ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓅᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑕ, ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 28–ᒥ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᓪᓘᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᕌᖓᑦ, ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ. ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 12–ᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ." "ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᕗᒍᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᒃᑯᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓕ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐊᓂ. ᓂᕿᑖᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᓱᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ, "ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓂᕿᑖᕆᐊᖃᕈᑎᒃ, ᐅᓪᓗᕆᙱᑕᖓᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ bflA ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᓕᐊᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᒃᑯᑎᒃ Arctic ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ 8–ᒧᑦ. ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ m4WZz 11

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`rNs/OsCh8i3j5 tu1Z5 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 7 news ÄªØﬂî 57 per cent of Nunavut households continue to experience food insecurity Department of Family Services notes 'still much work to be done' by Trevor Wright in food insecure households and 57 Family Services works with various ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᓂ Northern News Services per cent of houses in the territory other departments in the Government ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᑐᓂᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ Nunavut remain food insecure. of Nunavut (GN) on food security- Food insecurity remains high in While these rates are high in related programming. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. Nunavut. According to the 2017/18 Nunavut, a number of organizations The Department of Health assists Canadian Community Health Survey work towards addressing this issue. in raising awareness on nutrition and 70 per cent of Nunavut's children live According to the Department of community wellness. Additionally, the Department of Environment helps provide support to harvesters who in turn help provide fact file food for their respective communities. The Department of Economic Development and Transportation also helps address food security through their food security initiatives run by the country food distribution program. department of family services in 2020 "We continue to partner with NTI on the Nunavut Food Security Coali- tion and are currently working to renew the Nunavut Food Security Coalition Action Plan and identify • Funded 12 community-based food security projects across 10 new innovations and community sup- communities focused on youth hunter mentorship and school or ports," stated a Department of Family community cooking classes; one project will take place in multiple Services spokesperson. communities There have also been increased • Funded breakfast programs at Nunavut Arctic College investments toward harvester sup- • Published the Ilitaqsiniq's Niqitsialiurniq Manual, which can port initiatives through the Nutrition guide communities in developing and running food and literacy North Program as well as increased skill programs investment via Covid-19 emergency • Will undertake research related to gaps in food regulation in funds for food security. Nunavut such as food pricing "While new resources have • Seek resources and co-ordinate capacity building initiatives to become available in recent years there help communities establish and strengthen community-based food is still much work to be done." file photo courtesy of Levi Kalluk organizations The Department of Family Services is assisted by a num- bflA ber of other departments in addressing food security, one 57 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ Source: GN Department of Family Services of which is Environment, providing support to harvesters in m4WZz 10 Nunavut. 8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 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: Laura Whittle Phone: (867) 979-5990 Fax: (867) 979-6010 ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᕐᔪᐊᖑᕗᖅ Toll free: (855) 447-2584 Email: [email protected] ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᓕᒫᑦ Website: www.nnsl.com/nunavutnews ᑐᖅᑯᐃᓯᒪᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᒥ Kivalliq office: Box 657, Rankin Inlet, NU, X0C 0GO ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ (ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 7), ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᕗᑦ Darrell Greer – Bureau Chief ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 16–ᓂ ᐅᖓᑖᓂᓪᓗ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᖕᒥᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ Phone: (867) 645-3223 Fax: (867) 645-3225 14–ᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᓕᕙᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᒦᑦᑐᒥ – ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ. ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᐅᑎᐅᔪᒥ Email: [email protected] ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ – ᓯᕗᕐᙵᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. Website: www.nnsl.com/kivalliqnews ᓇᓪᓕᐊᙳᖓᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ – ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᑎᖅ ᓇᑦᓱᕐ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔫᓂ 2019–ᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ Production facilities: Box 2820, ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ (NTI). ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ. "ᓂᕈᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1 Phone: (867) 873-4031 ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 14 ᐅᓪᓗᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᖑᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ Fax: (867) 873-8507 ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ: ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 25–ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ Email: [email protected] ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᕋᓛᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒥᒐᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ." 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(Sig) Sigvaldason PUBLISHER, CEO: Bruce Valpy – [email protected] ᓇᑲᓱᖕᒥ, ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 50 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᑲᓴᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ Chief Financial Officer: Judy Triffo ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᓯᒪᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᔮᓐ ᕚᓐᔪᐊᐃ, ᐊᙳᑎᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ COORDINATING EDITOR: Craig Gilbert – [email protected] ᐅᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓇ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᕿᑐᕐᙱᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ACCOUNTING: [email protected] ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ "ᐅᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᖓ Florie Mariano • Salleah Wagas ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓇᒧᑦ $2-ᐱᓕᐊᓐ– ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᑰᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ." ᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆᒥ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ Editorial board: Bruce Valpy • Craig Gilbert • Emily McInnis ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᕿᑎᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓵᙵᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᕌᖓᓇᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ NEWS EDITOR ᑎᒥᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ "ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᕗᖅ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ Emily McInnis ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ Editorial Production: ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ [email protected] ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᔪᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᐅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ Sports: James McCarthy – [email protected] Arts: [email protected] ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ," ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ ᐃᓕᒃᑯᐊᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ Business: [email protected] ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᔪᒥ ᓴᙱᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. Advertising production ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. Production co-ordinator: Jennifer Reyes ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᑭᓇᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᓂ, Randy Hiebert • Joshua Uson ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ: ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ. ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᓂᑦ ADVERTISING Baffin – Laura Whittle ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓅᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒪᓇᓱᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᕐᓂᑦ [email protected] ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᐊᔪᒧᑦ. Kivalliq/Kitikmeot [email protected] All departments: [email protected] National: James Boylan An election of utmost importance Classified Advertising: [email protected]

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Subscriptions: Inuit should be invested in who will lead the organization One year mail $75 Online (entire content) $50/year Northern News Services stamina to push for Nunavummiut's Starting today, Nunavummiut aged The issue: needs to be met, to help Nunavut 16 or older as of Dec. 14 that are NTI election move from surviving to thriving. enrolled under the Nunavut Agree- We say: Many beneficiaries are asking NTI to ment can vote – in advance polls take a more active role in the housing NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES LIMITED Make your voice heard 100% Northern owned and operated – in the leadership race for Nunavut crisis. Former Housing minister Patterk Publishers of: Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI). 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Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Whether you support incumbent the Government of Nunavut's recent Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association Others, such as MLA Cathy Tow- Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta Press Councils Aluki Kotierk or challenger Andrew passing of Bill 25, it will be up to NTI Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce tongie – a former NTI president her- Nakashuk, it is clear that all Inuit to continue to work with governments self – cautioned against dipping into Contents copyright – printed in the North beneficiaries should be invested in and Nunavut Arctic College to build by Canarctic Graphics Limited the trust fund, worried it may set a having their say on who leads the capacity in Inuktut-fluent teachers, We acknowledge the Nous reconnaissons precedent NTI may not be able to financial support of l'appui financier du conversations and makes the big deci- especially when one considers "every the Government of gouvernement du keep up with when Nunavut's high Canada. 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The individual elect- they're doing the work that you've elephant in the room – housing. ed to this office will need to have the elected them to do. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 9 editorial – opinions whmK5 Christmas is in the air

ᐃᓯᒐᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ! ᑕᑯᒃᑭᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᔪᐊᐃᓐᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓕᖅᓰᑦ! 1,500 ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕇᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓕᖅᓯᓂᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ. ᖁᐊᓇ TMAC ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ: ᓵᓐᑐᕋ ᐃᕕᒋᐅᒃ, TMAC ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨ; ᐊᐃᑭ ᐃᕙᓕᒃ TMAC IIBA ᐱᓕᕆᔨ; ᐋᓕᒃᖦ ᐱᐅᑲᓐ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᐊ ᑎᒥᖁᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

Happy Feet for our kids! Look at all these beautiful warm socks! 1,500 pairs of socks of all sizes will be distributed to each elemen- tary school in the Kitikmeot. Kids in Kugaar- uk, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay will be gifted socks before Christmas. Quana to TMAC mining company for donating a much needed item for kids this winter. Pictured from left are: Sandra Eyegeok, TMAC social responsibility co-ordinator; Ikey Evalik, TMAC IIBA co-ordinator; Alex Buchan, vice-president of corporate social responsibility. Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo

PINAHUAT. KATIMALAITTUT KAMIUNITI HAAM- travel on ice. Cambridge Bay IGUUK. ZACHARY IHUAKHIJAIT TATKIKHIUHANIK Christmas will be different this year for Cambridge Bay ULAPQIJAMI IQALUKTUUTIAMI. NAUNAIKNIAQQUQ residents due to this pandemic, many changes and restrictions Tea Talk INIQQAT IHUAKHAIJUT. QUANA ZACHARY IKA- are still in place. We in Nunavut just got out of lockdown with with Navalik Tologanak JUQPIAKPAKTUQ. MAKPAIRAK QINIJAVAT HUMI- the virus reaching some communities in Nunavut, mainly in LIKIAQ NIUVIKVIMILUUNIIT TITIRAQVINGMILU- the Kivalliq region. We are happy to see many have recovered email: [email protected] UNIIT. NAAMMAGLUHI. QUAQATTAKLUHI ALGATIT from the Covid and are hopeful for more speedy recoveries. UPLUK TAMAAT. Every year the community has games and feasts and dances UPLUKKUT IQALUKTUUTIAMIT. INUIN to celebrate Christmas, but not this year due to the pandemic. NAAMMAINNAKTUN. TAAKHILIQMIJUQ NUNAKPUT. Welcome to beautiful Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, our little Zachary Cziranka-Crooks at the Recreation Department is KILIAMINUAQ QAUMMARAGNAT TAAKHIVAKTUK. town of love and Christmas. Yes Christmas is fast coming and busy planning activities which will mostly be done at home or many Christmas decorations and lights are lit up in our little outdoors or by video. This is because of social distancing rules QTATAIJUKNAKHIJUQLU. QUVIAHUKVIK TIKKILIK- Christmas town. It really looks like Christmas now because still in place. Watch for the calendar of Christmas events. MAN TATKIQ TAKUHAULIKPAKTUK. NIGLAKPI- there has been so much snowfall and everything is frosted up. Kids are back in school after a two-week lockdown. Kids I AQHUNILU QULVARAGNAT. ILIHAKTUT NUTAQQAT Daylight hours have only been for couple of hours each understand are taking turns attending classes and the teachers UTIKMIJUT IPAKHANI. HAVAKTUTLU HUMILIKIAQ day with darkness setting in around 1 p.m. now. Full moon and staff of Kullik Ilihakvik and Kiilinik High have distrib- HAVARIAKTUTLU. UMIKHIMAJUT TAMNA QALAKJU- reminds us that it gets very cold weather out there. People are uted and posted notices of the kids schedules. AQNIKKUT TIKINMAT NUNAPTINGNUN. ANGMANG- busy fishing and hunting even though the weather is cold. But Take good care everyone, remember to keep social dis- MIJUT HAVAKVIITLU QUANA. QUVIAHUVINGMI we also are experiencing warmer temperatures lately. With tancing and keep washing your beautiful hands. Be safe, stay IQALUKTUUTIAMIUT ULAPQINIAKTUT AIMALU- warmer temperatures it takes longer for the ocean to freeze well. TIKLUUNIIT HILAMILUUNIIT QARITAUJAKKUTLU and this is much needed for our fishermen and hunters as they God Be With You Son.

ᕼᐃᐊᕈᑦ ᓄᐊᒪᓐ "ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 10–ᒐᓚᖕᒥ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᔅᑐᐊᕆᖕ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/Iqaluit street talk ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ (ᐃᓕᓯᓂᕐᒥ "ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᓂᒍᑐᐊᕈᓂ. ᐱᐅᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ), ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᖅᐳᖓ ᖁᓕᕇᖑᔪᓂ with Trevor Wright ᐃᓕᓯᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓂᑦ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᙱᓚᖓ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᐱᐅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ." ᐃᓕᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ." Harold Norman Alex Storring "I think around the 10th "After Remem- ᖃᖓ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᕙ ᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ of December, one week brance Day. Back ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᐅᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ? into it. I'm for it (putting home I live in decorations up early), an apartment When is the best time to start because some of them building, so I put up really good ones, don't really have putting up Christmas decorations? every year I noticed get- anywhere to put ting better and better." them up." ᐳᕌᓐᑦ ᓲ ᓯᐅᓪᑎᓐ ᐱᐅᓯᓐ ᑐᑦᔭ ᓄᐊ "ᓄᕕᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ. (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ) "ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ, ᐃᓕᓯᕙᙱᓚᖓ. "ᐃᓕᓲᕆᕙᒃᑲ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᑕ ᔫᑕ ᑕᐅᓴᕈᐊᐱᒃ ᐃᓕᓯᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᖃᖑᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᖃᙱᓐᓇᒪ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᕋᒃᑯ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃ "ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒐᓚᖕᒥ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᙳᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᓂ, ᐱᔪᒪᓕᑐᐊᕈᑎᒃ." ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓐᓂ." ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐱᐅᓴᐅᑎᑦ." ᕼᐋᓗᕖᓐ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ." Brandt Chu Sheldon Pearson Tudja Noah Juda Tausaruapik "At the end of Nov- "Personally I don't, I "I put them up the day "Around Decem- ember. (People can) don't have any small after Remembrance ber, before Christ- put them up when- kids or anything. But Day because I love mas, after Hal- ever they feel like." December is Christmas Christmas and I love loween." month in my opinion." decorations." 10 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 news ÄªØﬂî 57 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᐳᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐳᑦ 'ᓱᓕ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ' ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᑦᑏᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ 2017/18 ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ 70 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐆᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓲᖑᔪᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 57 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓱᓕ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᖑᒋᕗᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓂᕿᓪᓚᑦᑖᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ. "ᓄᑖᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ. "ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ." ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ (GN) ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᒍᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ-ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ fact file ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ. ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᕗᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᓂ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ 2020–ᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ 12–ᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ- ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ 10-ᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᖅᖠᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᑦ. • ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 12–ᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ-ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ 10–ᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᓪᓗ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᓂᑦ; ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ • ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ • ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᓂᕿᑦᓯᐊᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᖓᓐᓂ, ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᓲᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ • ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᑰᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ • ᕿᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ photo courtesy of Pooka Nanorak ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ Hunters in Naujaat head out to search for narwhals. One way the Department of Family Services has increased food security in the territory this year was funding 12 community-based food security projects ᓇᑭᙶᕐᓂᖓ: ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ across 10 communities focused on youth hunter mentorship and school or community cooking classes.

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W?9Oxt5ti3j5 tu1Z5 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 11 news ÄªØﬂî Arctic Food Bank spreads holiday cheer Muktuk, salmon and Arctic char were among the many gifts the Arctic Food Bank gave out on a special food distribution day Nov. 28 by Trevor Wright couldn't make it to the food ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓂᑭᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ Northern News Services bank, they can always call ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. Iqaluit us and we can provide them The Arctic Food Bank the food, even if it's not on a handed out more than granola distribution day not a prob- bars and dried pasta Nov. 28. lem, because we don't want There were gifts for men anybody to sleep in hunger," and women, as well as back- said Wani. packs for students from kin- "Everyone is welcome, dergarten to Grade 8. irrespective of their race, Muktuk, fresh produce, caste, class, sect, no prob- salmon and Arctic char were lems." also given away that day, The Arctic Food Bank was something regular food bank inaugurated Sept. 28, 2018. clients were happy to see. "We started this food bank "Today's distribution we with collaboration with Mus- are also giving away Christ- lim Welfare Canada in Toron- mas gifts because Christmas to," said Wani. "Basically this is coming," said Muhammad is their project, but we are Wani, vice-president of the co-operating and collaborat- Islamic Society of Nunavut ing with them." and the general manager of the Muslim Welfare Canada Arctic Food Bank in Iqaluit. opened their first Arctic Food "They are really, very Bank in Inuvik, NT, which much happy to get those launched May of 2015. gifts." Collaborating with Mus- Food distribution days for lim Welfare Canada, the Arc- the Arctic Food Bank in Iqal- tic Food Bank has seen its uit take place on Saturdays fair share of people applying on a bi-weekly basis, with the for a boost from the food next distribution day coming bank. up on Dec. 12. The food items come in by If one cannot make it dur- sealift every year from Mus- ing those days and still needs lim Welfare Canada. food on the table, they are "We thought because of still willing to help people the food insecurity here in out. Nunavut, we thought that Trevor Wright/NNSL photo "If somebody needs food, people should not go to sleep Every second Saturday the Arctic Food Bank distributes food to the public, helping address food security on off-days say if somebody without having their food." in Iqaluit.

d=xh4=4u d=xhQ5t 12 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 news ÄªØﬂî Family of 10 loses home in Cambridge Bay fire Everyone is OK and has temporary lodging ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 1–ᒥ. by Craig Gilbert and Trevor Wright "We are thankful for the generosity work, your courage, your endur- Northern News Services of the community and people from ance and your tenacity," Morrison Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay afar who are donating, or fundrais- wrote to fire fighters specifically. A family of 10 lost their home ing for the family. "It is my honour to work with a overnight Dec. 1 after a house fire "There is no price that can group of people who give their all in Cambridge Bay. replace that other than a new place in helping others when the alarm Fire fighters worked into the to call their own and to replace all sounds." late night and early morning to of their belongings. And, to the "often overlooked" battle the blaze. They removed a "We are thankful for the gener- family members of first responders fuel tank in the late evening. osity of the community and people who support them: No one was injured. The family from afar who are donating, or "The husbands, wives, part- that lived in the four-bedroom fundraising for the family." ners, children, parents and other house, including children and The mayor and Cambridge Bay family members who watch their grandchildren, were brought to the Fire Department chief Keith Mor- loved ones go rushing out the door," health centre and checked out then rison took to social media to thank he posted in the Cambridge Bay released. members of the community, includ- News Facebook group. "What they Mayor Pamela Gross told Nuna- ing staff at the health centre, the do when they answer the call is vut News the family has a place to Office of the Fire Marshal and important and what is most import- stay for now. Qillaq Innovations and of course ant to me is making sure they walk "The long-term logistics will the members of the fire brigade for back in through that door at the end be worked on with the family and their contribution. of the day. contributed photo the Housing Association," she said. "My heartfelt gratitude for your "Thank you all." A home in Cambridge Bay was levelled by fire Dec. 1. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 13 Around Nunavut ∂´êÄ∏∂Ò ¥∂ﬂ±´ Phone: (867) 979-5990 Email: [email protected] Fax: (867) 979-6010

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᑯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥᑦ.

The Legislative Assem- bly of Nunavut in Iqal- uit is lit up in brilliant colours for the holiday season. photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut

Nunavut Arctic College Donovan Akerlolik, 32, of Rankin Inlet had been wanted Lights Across Canada program. on several criminal charges, including mischief under $5,000, "Although public health guidelines concerning large gather- hosting survey arson, several breaches of court orders and two counts of assault ings did not allow us to hold the traditional lighting ceremony Nunavut causing bodily harm. at the legislative assembly, we warmly invite Nunavummiut to The Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) is hosting a short online – Darrell Greer view our display of festive lights," Speaker Paul Quassa said. survey on who uses their social media channels and which "During this challenging and unprecedented time, it is more social media platforms users use more often. Nominations still being accepted important than ever that we draw strength from the spirit of the Participants in the survey will have a chance to win either a season." Fujifilm Instant Camera or an NAC backpack with promotional for Qulliit Nunavut Status of – Derek Neary items. Women Council The survey is only open for residents of Nunavut. Kindness Confetti To take part in the survey check out the NAC social media Nunavut pages for a link to the survey. The Minister for the Status of Women, Elisapee Sheutiapik is Competition this weekend – Trevor Wright encouraging nominations for appointments to the Qulliit Nuna- Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet vut Status of Women Council. Say a few kind words this weekend and you can have a Post office extended hours The original deadline for nominations was Nov. 27, however chance to win $100. due to Covid-19 this has been extended to Jan. 22, 2021. To enter, simply participate on the weekend of Dec. 11 to 13, to continue until Dec. 23 Any woman 18 or older in Nunavut is eligible to be nomin- attach a note consisting of kind words to others on your window Iqaluit ated. outside of your house where others can see it. The Canada Post Office is going to continue to have There are several ways to get a nomination form, they can be Homes who participate will have their house number put into extended hours until Dec. 23. found by contacting Sheutiapik's office, the Qulliit office or the a draw and the winner will be posted on the Pond Inlet News Monday to Friday they will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. forms can be found on the Qulliit website. Facebook group. Saturday and Sunday the post office will be open from 1 to – Trevor Wright This competition is open to Pond Inlet residents only. 5 p.m. – Trevor Wright During weekend hours as well as on weekdays from 6 to 9 Nunavut's legislative assembly p.m. hours are only for parcel pick-up and PO Box renewals. Health emergency extended Masks are required in all Canada Post facilities in Iqaluit. festively illuminated as part of – Trevor Wright Kivalliq Christmas Lights Across Canada Nunavut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak has extended the Iqaluit territory's public health emergency until Dec. 10. Man apprehended The building that's home to some tense political debates is All existing measures under the public health emergency Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet now cheerily decorated for the holiday season. order remain in effect. The man Nunavut RCMP were asking for the public's help in The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is joining other cen- Kusugak made the announcement on Nov. 26. locating in Rankin Inlet has been apprehended. tres of territorial and provincial politics in the 2020 Christmas – Darrell Greer 14 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 around Nunavut kᓴNKusi

COVID-19 news Briefs

Five new Covid cases in Arviat; all they do their part to bring us to zero active cases in the territory and remain committed and prepared for a potential resurgence cases in Rankin Inlet recovered of the virus." Although five more Arviat residents have been identified as Contact tracing in all impacted communities is ongoing and having Covid-19, the number of active cases in the community public health staff are monitoring everyone in isolation, accord- has fallen to 68 as of Dec. 3. ing to the Department of Health. The only other community with active cases is Whale Cove, As of Dec. 2, 223 tests have been done in Rankin Inlet with with seven, as all Rankin Inlet residents who contracted the negative results. Arviat testing has yielded 643 negative tests. virus are now considered to be recovered. Testing in Whale Cove yielded 125 negative tests. Monitor- "While Rankin Inlet has successfully flattened the Covid-19 ing in Sanikiluaq continues. curve, I ask residents there to remain strict in their commitment Anyone who has reason to believe they have been exposed to to continue on this path and follow the current public health Covid-19 is advised to call the Covid hotline at 1-888-975-8601 restrictions," said chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patter- between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST, or notify their community son. "Covid-19 is not over in Nunavut. Everyone needs to ensure health centre right away and immediately isolate at home for 14 days. Please do not go to the health centre in person. ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ – Derek Neary ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᖁᔨᕗᖅ, "ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᓂᒍᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ Feds announce $30 million for ᐱᓕᕆᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ." Nunavut isolation hubs Nunavut will be getting an additional $30 million in federal funding as part of a special nationwide aid package meant to assist with the growing costs of the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding was announced by minister Chrystia Freeland on Nov. 30 as part of a $25.1 billion package to boost health care and economic measures. In an interview with Nunavut News, Northern Affairs Minis- ter Dan Vandal said the majority of the $30 million will be used to fund isolation hubs for the territory. However, he said the territorial government will have flex- ibility to use the money as they need. "Since the beginning of this pandemic we have been there to support Northerners," he said. Vandal said the federal government will also be providing NNSL file photo more funding to support the hospitality, tourism and arts sectors Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson in Nunavut. cautions, "Covid-19 is not over in Nunavut. Every- "That's going to be rolled out in the next few weeks," he said. one needs to ensure they do their part to bring us "That's a completely separate pot." to zero cases." – Cody Punter kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 15 news ÄªØﬂî Arviat bracing for a longer lockdown MLA says community staying upbeat despite continued restrictions by Cody Punter ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ-ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ Northern News Services ᒪᑭᒪᐃᓐᓇᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓄᑦ Arviat It will be at least another two weeks until ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᑎᑦᑏᓇᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ. life is back to normal in Arviat. Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson ordered the community to remain under lockdown on Dec. 2 as restrictions were eased across the rest of the territory. As of Dec. 2, Arviat accounted for 65 of the territory's 80 active Covid-19 cases. In total 113 people have been reported as recovered throughout Nunavut. "We're kind of standing alone in Arviat in terms of the lockdown. Which is tough on everyone: Elders, kids, families and businesses," said Arviat North-Whale Cove MLA John Main. "It's a real burden trying to get through this but I think everyone knows that this is for the right reasons." Main has been at home with his family since returning from the most recent sitting of the legislative assembly at the beginning of last month.

He said he has been fielding complaints photo courtesy of John Main from people who have been impacted the most by the lockdown, in particular people A photo of Arviat taken from outside town. Arviat North-Whale Cove MLA John Main said the community is trying to stay who have tested positive and had to quaran- upbeat and supportive after it was announced they will remain on lockdown until the middle of December in an effort to tine with family members in crowded houses. isolate the current Covid-19 outbreak there. "It's very hard on families. It hasn't been an easy time for a lot of them." gather and see each other." caribou meat from Baker Lake is also on its They have been providing delivery ser- Main said the community has been doing Main added that the local radio station way so Arviatmiut can have access to country vices as well as specialized Elders hours to its best to cope with the circumstances for the has played a large role in boosting morale. food. allow vulnerable people to shop with less risk. past few weeks. People have been calling in regularly to offer "The food hamper distribution through Main said staff at grocery stores have been "At first, the positive cases being announced, positive wishes to each other. Meanwhile the hamlet was extremely well-received by bearing the brunt of the workload to keep the it was a big shock for the community. Since church services have also been offered over the community and took a lot of stress off community going. then people have gotten out of that shock and the airwaves. of people in the community that have issues "Staff are at increased risk due to exposure. moved into response mode," he said. "It's been a real gathering place for the around food security," said Main. It's a stressful time for those people. They're "It's been really heartwarming on some community. There's been a lot of hard work Businesses have also been negatively very important." levels to see the community come together." put in by the radio announcers. They're defin- impacted by the shutdown. On the one hand Going forward, Main said he is hopeful To help keep spirits up, residents have been itely deserving of some credits." taxis, contractors and hotels have seen most that the community will pull together and coming together to sing on their doorsteps. of their income disappear. On the other hand, do what it takes to get the case number back Main said there have also been several "mini- Community support inspiring essential services like grocery stores have down to zero. However, he said that recovery parades," where people have driven around The additional support to the community been operating under increased strain. will rely on people sticking to guidelines and town, while remaining in their vehicles, to offered by NTI and Agnico Eagle, as well as "The retail stores in town have really not breaking the rules. celebrate people who have recovered from $500,000 worth of food distributed by Food stepped up to help," he said, pointing to the "If we have people start breaking or bend- Covid-19. Banks Canada, has helped ensure people additional measures which have been in place ing the rules we could have another spike in "It's difficult when we're not supposed to don't go hungry, Main said. A big donation of to keep people safe. cases here." 16 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 news ÄªØﬂî Kinngait RCMP officer will not be charged Ottawa police rule there was no criminal intent by officer who struck man with truck door

by Derek Neary and Cody Punter declined to comment further. ᐸᓖᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓗᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᖓᔮᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑕᒥᒃ ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎ Northern News Services The Nunavut RCMP would not ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔫᓂ 1–ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᙱᓚᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ Kinngait comment on the findings of the ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ. A Kinngait RCMP officer who Ottawa Police investigation because struck an intoxicated resident with the RCMP's internal review pro- An officer who the door of a pickup truck while the cess and an investigation through vehicle was in motion and knocked the Civilian Review and Complaints struck an intoxi- the man to the ground did not break Commission for the RCMP are cated Kinngait the law, according to an investiga- ongoing. man with the door tion by the Ottawa Police Service. Timoon Toonoo, Kinngait's of a police pickup The Ottawa Police investigators mayor, also declined to comment on truck while the determined that "the vehicle did not the arrest until the RCMP's internal vehicle was in intentionally strike the community investigation is complete. motion on June member with the vehicle door – "The hamlet of Kinngait cannot whereas the vehicle came to a slid- provide any comments at this time 1 did not commit ing stop on a snow and ice-covered as there are still internal reviews," assault, according track, the driver's front tire went off he said. to an investiga- the track, the vehicle dipped for- Toonoo said he has been in con- tion by the Ottawa ward and the opened driver's door tact with RCMP about the Ottawa Police Service. swung forward and struck the com- Police Service report's findings, but NNSL file photo/screenshot from Facebook video munity member." he is unable to talk about it yet. This does not meet the threshold "We had a hard time understand- minster George Hickes said he "can- ber of initiatives to support policing were responding to a report of an of a criminal offence such as assault ing it. It was helpful that we had a not comment on the investigation in Nunavut and ensure transpar- intoxicated man who was allegedly or assault with a weapon under the conference call with the headquar- itself. ency, accountability and community fighting with other individuals. In the Criminal Code of Canada, accord- ters in Iqaluit," said Toonoo. "The incident in Kinngait in June involvement including the implemen- video, a man is seen staggering. The ing to the Ottawa Police Service. Toonoo added that the man was very unfortunate," he wrote. "I tation of body worn cameras and the door to an approaching police truck Investigators also found no evi- who was struck may also decide to understand this event caused a great creation of a Nunavut-based police opens, sending the man sprawling to dence of dangerous operation of appeal the findings of the report. deal of concern in the community council. the ground. Eventually, five officers the vehicle or criminal negligence "We're not sure of the position and across the territory and I rec- The officer involved in the are seen subduing the man. and they concluded that the June 1 of the individual involved in the ognize we have more work to do to Kinngait incident was removed Despite the numerical advantage, arrest of the man, involving several incident," he said. "They may or promote reconciliation between the from the community shortly after it an officer on the ground to the left officers and at least one blow to the may not accept the findings of this police and Inuit in Nunavut." went viral in an online video posted of the screen can be seen drawing individual, was lawful. report." Hickes added that the justice by a resident of the community. his knee back and appears to deliver The Ottawa Police Service In a written statement, justice department is working on a num- Following the arrest, police said a blow to the suspect. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 17 Sports & Recreation Sports hotline • James McCarthy Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: (867) 873-8507 Hockey Nunavut welcomes eased restrictions; gym guidelines unclear

Rankin Inlet arena ᑕᐃᔪᓪ ᓴᕕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓯᑯᒧᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᐊᑦᐃᐊᔅᑎᐅᓪ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ–ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ remains closed pending ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 22–ᒥ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖓ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. re-evalution, hockey in Iqaluit can resume

by Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut On Dec. 2 the territorial-wide two-week lockdown that started on Nov. 18 ended, with restrictions in most of Nunavut being eased in the majority of communities. This has allowed public swimming pools, gyms and recreation centres to reopen in most of the territory, although they are open to lane swims and solo workouts only. Arenas with physical distancing requirements have also reopened. "We're happy about it, I'm comfortable. I've spoken with the Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association and Wanda Joy, (president of the Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association)," said Mike McPherson, president of Hockey Nunavut. Currently only Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet have ice in their arenas. The Rankin Inlet arena, however, remains closed until the restrictions are eased by the Department of Health, which are due to be re-evaluated by the chief public health officer (CPHO) following the recovery of all active cases of Covid-19 in the community. McPherson adds that it's nice to see kids in hockey getting active again. "They were doing a remarkable job prior to the lockdown for Iqaluit Minor Hockey and I'm confident that process will continue," said McPherson. "It's good to see the kids get back NNSL file photo out and get some recreation." Dale Saviakjuk hits the ice during the Northwestel Rankin Rock season-opening hockey camp in Rankin There are a maximum of 50 people allowed in arenas and under the guidelines of the Nunavut's CPHO Dr. Michael Pat- Inlet Oct. 22. The Rankin Inlet Arena remains closed pending re-evalution. terson. However, there are a different set of guidelines for sports that take place in gyms which have left recreation centres and sports organizations wondering. "If you look at the document here and it says public swimming pools, recreation centres, gyms open to solo workouts and lane swims," said Zachary Cziranka-Crooks, one of the coaches for the Boys and Girls teams and president of Nunavut Basketball. "The issue now becomes 'what is a solo workout'. We have asked for clarification in the past as to what exactly that is and we have never gotten clarification as to what solo-workouts entail (in recreation centres/gyms). "We've gotten a bit of it when it comes to the workout areas," he said. "When it comes to the actual basketball, soccer or any other sport (it's less clear), which makes it incredibly difficult." Cziranka-Crooks adds that he has people in Cambridge Bay contacting him whenever there is an update to the public health measures to see if they can use the local facilities. "A lack of clarity could lead to a lot more danger," Czir- anka-Crooks said, with recreation facilities or gyms being open to interpretation whether or not either the 50-person or solo-workout guidelines apply to them. "It's kind of frustrating for me personally because it's been kind of going on every single time there's been updates whether it be for basketball, volleyball or any sports that require the gym." There's been more clarification in other areas where public health measures are being eased such as licensed establish- ments, restaurants and other areas. The same, he says, doesn't seem as clear in sport. "It'll say stuff like hot tubs and saunas may also open with groups up to 10 people," he said. "A sauna can have 10 people and yet the recreation centres and gyms are only open to solo workouts and it doesn't give clarifications as to what solo workouts are. "All these other places are opening back up and we're left in the dark usually." 18 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKukNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, tnWEtnWE 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, tnWEtnWE 7 , 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 19 20 nunavutnews.com, Monday, December 7, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, tnWE 7, 2020