Emergency Readiness in Question Despite Major Crises in Recent Years, Kugaaruk and Pangnirtung Still Lack Emergency Plans
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ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑰᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᓚᐅᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᓱᓕ Emergency readiness in question Despite major crises in recent years, Kugaaruk and Pangnirtung still lack emergency plans GN eyeing 156 new long-term care beds in regional centres Volume 74 Issue 2 MONDAY, May 13, 2019 $.95 (plus GST) Fiord friends Jeffrey Qaunak photo Omingmak Frolics schedule inside Nunavut students raise Iglulik recognizes Skilled students take concerns about FANS bravery, volunteerism turn in spotlight Publication mail Contract #40012157 "I’m really excited for it to start up again. I cannot wait to see all those elders in here again." 7 71605 00200 2 – Kenojuak Centre manager Louisa Parr on government funding enabling the centre to host elders gatherings, page 12. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 news ᓄĪØflî way to call for help. RCMP stated in a news release RCMP save child trapped in crevasse – Derek Neary issued May 10. Friends of the deceased Northern News Services accompanied the children on the crevasse to rescue the hamlet. No foul play in death informed Kivalliq News that Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay the May 7 trip when people young boy. The The RCMP the woman was on her way RCMP came to the res- noticed one of them was mis- child was taken remind every- of Naujaat woman home to Naujaat after accom- cue of a child who was stuck sing. The officer called for to the health NEWS Briefs one of nature's Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet panying a patient to Winnipeg approximately 3.5 metres assistance and the child was centre and, unpredictability Following an autopsy, foul as a medical escort, when she below the surface of the snow found several minutes later in although cold, and to be vigi- play has been ruled out in the decided to spend a few nights during a daycare outing near a crevasse, out of reach. was unhurt. The outing took lant when playing outside. death of a 33-year-old Naujaat in Rankin Inlet before continu- Cambridge Bay last week Three more RCMP officers place on the West Arm, about It's a good practice to bring woman whose body was found ing home. An off-duty police officer soon arrived and two entered seven kilometres from the a friend and to always have a in Rankin Inlet on April 26, – Derek Neary kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 3 Did we get it wrong? amazing on-the-land stories ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ 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, call (867) 979-5990 and ask to speak to an editor, or email editorial@ nnsl.com. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. ᕕᒃᑐᐊᕆᐊ ᓄᓗᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ NEWS ᐃᕚᓐᔨᓖᓐ ᓄᓗᒃ ᐊᐅᑉᓚᓗᒃ, ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 28, 2016, Briefs ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᐳᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᐅᓚᓴᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᓴᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᐃᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᑕᖃᖓᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᓂ ᑮᓕᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 24-ᒥ. 15-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 7-ᓂ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ 7-ᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᕖᐊᑦᓈᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂ ᕼᐋᖕ ᑳᖕᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᑎᔅᓂᓛᓐᒥ. "ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓂᖅᐹᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᓕᒫᕐᒥ ᐅᓇᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᙱᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᕖᐊᑦᓈᒻᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎ ᐊᐃᔅᓕᓐ ᐅᒥᓪᒍᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒃᑲᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ. "ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 30-ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂᑦ. VICTORIA ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᖁᙱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ NOOLOOK ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᙳᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ Rankin Inlet ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ." Evangeline Noolook Owpl- ᐅᖅᑰᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᓚᖓ aluk, April 28, 2016, fishing ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ at Napu at Rankin, jigging ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖅᑰᓂᐅᔪᓂ so much she couldn't get ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ 44C-ᒧᑦ ᒪᓴᐅᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ back up. ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᒑᖓᑦ. Please see Elders, page 12 ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᓂᐊᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓕᐊᑦ ᓴᐃᔅ, ᒪᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᔅᑐᕐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᖅᕕᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒧᑦ Our best reader photos ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ. ᓄᑕᕋᓛᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᓂ Do you have an amazing story from your from those submitted to editor@nunavut- and photo with the most combined likes and ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂ Royal Alexandra adventures on the land? Tell us your story news.com, or by mail to Nunavut News, PO shares at the end of the week wins. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖓᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐᒥ and show us your photos for a chance to Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0. Entries will This week's winner is Jeffrey Qaunaq. ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖅᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, win $100. Each week, we will pick one story be placed on our Facebook page. The story Congratulations! ᖃᓄᐃᙱᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᓈᓇᖓ, ᕉᓵᓐ ᑲᐃᔪᒑᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᓴᔅᑐᕐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᓂᐱᖃᓛᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐃᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᒪᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᐅᖓᓈᖅᑕᐅᔪᒻᒪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐃᔅ "ᐅᖃᓪᓗᕆᒃᑑᕗᖅ," ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᐅᓴᓲᖑᓕᕇᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᑲᒥᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. Please see Plenty, page 12 ᓯᑳᑦᓚᓐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ ᓯᑳᑦᓚᓐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑯᑖᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᐅᔮᓂᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ 1849-ᒥ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᓲᕐ ᔮᓐ ᕗᕌᖕᒃᓕᓐᒥ. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᒫᔾᔨᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᔮᓐ ᕋᐃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᖅᑲᔪᒥᒃ ᕗᕌᖕᒃᓕᓐ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐃᓲᖑᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓗᐃ ᖃᒧᒃᑳᑉ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ HMS Erebus-ᒥ 2014-ᒥ. ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ SIMONA R ALAKANNUAQ 80 ᑭᓛᒥᑐᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᒨᓇ ᕋ. ᐊᓚᑲᓐᓄᐊᖅ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ Naujaat ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. 80-ᓂᒃ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐃᑦᑐᕋ ᐆᕕᑦ ᐊᓚᑲᓐᓄᐊᖅ ᓇᐅᔮᓄᙵᐅᔾᔨᓪᓗᓂ Please see Outdoor, page 12 My 80-year-old ittuk Ovide Alakannuaq taking us to Nau- ᓄᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᓂᖓᑕ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ. jaat by land for his daughter's wedding. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 amazing on-the-landnews stories ᓄĪØflî ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ: ᔭᕗᕆ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ WINNER: JEFFREY QAUNAQ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ Grise Fiord ᐅᓇ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑑᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᒋᓲᖓᓐᓂ, This was near Grise Fiord, narwhals at their natural behaviour, luckily I had time to ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᓂᑦᑐᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐸᕋ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᖢᖓ. take my drone out and take some pictures and videos. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 5 amazing on-the-landnews stories ᓄĪØflî ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐ ᐃᑦᑐᖓ ᓇᑦᑎᖅ ᑐᖏᓕᒃ ᐲᑕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᓄᑲᕋ ᑎᓕᓐ ᐳᐊᔅᕘᕐᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᕋᐃᓕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ, ᐅᑲᓕᕋᓛᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥ. ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 6, 2018-ᒥ. ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 11-ᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂ ᓕᓐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᔭᖓᓂ ᑲᑕᕆᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ "ᐃᖃᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑕᓯᕐᒧᑦ" ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑎᒋᕗᖅ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 16-ᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ! ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᙵᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᐸᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖅᑯᖅᑐᔪᖅ! PETER KILABUK Pangnirtung Andrew Riley Kilabuk, 11 years old from Pangnirtung helped his mother Lynn and sister Katherine go fishing to "Iqalugaadjuk Lake" It is about three hours away by Ski-Doo and he was fortunate NATTIRQ TUNGILIK enough to catch 16 char! He EDMOND ETUNGA Naujaat had also just been to Iqaluit Taloyoak This photo was taken by my dad in for the annual hockey tourna- My brother Dylan Boisvert holding a August 6, 2018. He went out camping ment just about a week ago. baby bunny in the fall time. that time. Big heart! ᑕᑯᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᔪᖏᑕᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᓂᒃ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ vut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A ᐱᒃᑯᒥᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᑦ ᑕᐅᖅᓰᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᖅᐹᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᕙᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒃᓴᖃᖅᐲᑦ? ᐊᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂᑦ 0H0. ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ! ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ [email protected]ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᕖᔅᐳᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ ᔭᕗᕆ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ $100- ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ Nuna- ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦ! GN eyeing 156 new long-term care beds Facilities proposed for Iqaluit, Kivalliq, Kitikmeot by Derek Neary legislative assembly for years. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ 8-ᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ Northern News Services "I'm actually quite grateful for it Nunavut ... our elders are growing in numbers ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ 156-ᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ The Government of Nunavut every year and our lack of long-term ᐃᒡᓕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᓄᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. posted a request on May 6 for archi- care facilities is quite apparent," tectural designs for long-term care Lightstone said. "Given the size of a facilities in Iqaluit and in the Kival- 108-bed facility, I think that's going liq and Kitikmeot regions – a total to contribute to Iqaluit's economy as of 156 beds. well and create a lot of jobs. I think The proposal involves 108 long- the next step is the government, and term care beds in Iqaluit and 24 long- specifically Arctic College, really term care beds apiece in the Kival- needs to step up and start training liq and the Kitikmeot, although the the support workers required to run communities where those latter two that facility." facilities would be located has yet to Kugluktuk Mayor Ryan be determined. Nivingalok was also surprised to The Iqaluit building would offer learn of the long-term care archi- 108,000 square feet, while the two tectural request for proposals. He regional structures would be 46,500 said he'd reserve comment until he square feet. had an opportunity to review the The GN declined to provide any document. further details. "I'm shocked. This is the first "(The government) cannot give I've heard of it," he said, but he any further information on the pro- acknowledged that his community posed project than what is published still wants to host the Kitikmeot in the (request for proposals) because facility. "That's what we've been it does not want to hinder or jeopard- working on for the past few years ... ize the RFP/procurement process by we're doing it for the betterment of photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut giving information that could influ- our people and to bring jobs as well." ence submissions by proponents," a Kugluktuk had been seeking Cambridge Bay has eight long-term care beds. The Government of Nunavut has started the government spokesperson stated. government support for a commun- process of determining the cost to add 156 long-term care beds in Nunavut, the bulk of them Iqaluit-Manirajak MLA Adam ity-driven long-term care initiative in Iqaluit.