Vaccine Program Gains Momentum

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Vol 27 No 6 $1.00 Nunavut's Award-Winning Voice of Kivalliq Vaccine program gains momentum Health minister guarantees second dose to anyone who has had their first Moderna vaccination News ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ Looks like chicken Helping tonight out in Baker Lake

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photo courtesy of RCMP A large amount of hard liquor was seized by Rankin Inlet RCMP during its investigation into bootlegging in the community. Bootlegger nabbed Rankin Inlet A 44-year-old man has been charged with the unlawful sale and possession of liquor in Rankin Inlet. The charge came about when the RCMP executed a search warrant on Jan. 15 and seized 24 1,114-ml bottles of alcohol as part of an ongoing Liquor Act investigation into allegations of bootlegging. The man, who the RCMP have not identified, is sched- uled to appear in court on March 8. "The police in Nunavut are committed to helping reduce harm in our communities, including the negative impact bootlegging has on Nunavummiut," said Cpl. Tammy Lobb in an RCMP press release. "We encourage you to support our efforts in identify- photo courtesy of Mike Courtney ing those who cause harm from bootlegging." Rankin Inlet South MLA and Nunavut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak rolls up his sleeve for his first shot of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 in Iqaluit this past week.

Health minister guarantees second needle to anyone who has had their first dose of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19

by Darrell Greer "It's been really frustrating battling walking down that path. Northern News Services against all the misinformation on social "It's not affecting us for medical Nunavut media and, you know, with some against travel right now in Manitoba, thankfully, The rollout of the Moderna vaccine the vaccine, I don't think they believe it but those discussions on how we're going against Covid-19 is going as planned themselves when they say it's no good to be able to loosen the bubble and get in Nunavut and the number of people and if you get it you're going to grow a back to life as it was are still going on deciding to get inoculated against the third arm, turn into a monkey or all the as we speak."

Jen Squires photo courtesy of Leela Gilday virus is gaining momentum, said Nuna- other crap that's out there. Kusugak said the problems Canada is Leela Gilday will once again be artistic direc- vut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak this "Some of them throw it out there having right now with some of the sup- past Sunday, Jan. 31. because they enjoy watching people get pliers of the vaccine won't affect anyone tor for the Arctic Inspiration Prize, which will be Kusugak said people started buying confused and upset over it and that's in Nunavut who has had their first dose broadcast for the first time on television and into the vaccine as a good thing from the really scary." of the vaccine. online Feb. 19. time of its Dec. 30 arrival in Iqaluit and Kusugak said he understands people's He said the Government of Nunavut Rankin Inlet. frustrations with Covid. has made sure that anyone who is getting Partnership announced He said the movement towards get- He said the government is constantly the first dose of the Moderna vaccine Nunavut ting the Moderna vaccine has been so working on how it might loosen the against Covid is guaranteed their second strong in the Kivalliq, that the expected isolation stage, for example, and make it dose. The Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) announced a new number of people to get inoculated will easier for people to travel. "It won't affect our final counts at broadcast partnership with APTN on Jan. 25. likely be surpassed in the region. "We need to start with herd immunity the end April. The only inconvenience The news announcement stated that every year, the "Every dose (1,181) of the vaccine and go for as high a number as we can. we may have – if the number of doses AIP celebrates its new laureates at a live ceremony that was given in Rankin Inlet and they ran "If everyone would get their shots, we're expecting drops for a bit – is that showcases the AIP finalists, winners and performances out of doses in Chesterfield Inlet, as that would greatly help us get to where we won't be able to vaccinate as many by artists from across the North. well," said Kusugak. we all want to be and that's life closer to communities at one time as we had This year, for the first time ever, the AIP awards "When you're running out of vials, how it was pre-Covid. hoped. ceremony will be broadcast on TV and online on Feb. 19 that's a very good sign." "It's constant conversation about "For everyone who has had their first thanks to the partnership with APTN. Kusugak said more than 1,000 people Covid at every level and other provinces shot, the vaccine for their second shot is With Leela Gilday once again taking the lead as have received the vaccination in Arviat, are now starting to finally see the bene- already here. artistic director, the virtual AIP awards ceremony prom- which has been the hardest-hit commun- fits of what we've been doing in Nuna- "We're the land of blizzards and can- ises to be an ambitious, pan-Arctic celebration that ity by Covid-19 in Nunavut to date. vut – you hear now of people having to cellations. So, we took everything into will bring this year's laureate success stories and musical He said there's still some work to isolate for two weeks, like in Winnipeg account and there won't be any second performances to living rooms from coast to coast to do in Arviat, but they're starting to now, and that's the kind of thing we've round not happening here. coast. hit the numbers they'd like to see vaccin- already gone through and done, so it's "Everyone who has had the first ated in the community. good to see the other provinces are now round is guaranteed a second needle." kivalliq news, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 community ¥∂¿ú r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, =}KxE 3, 2021 3 ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᒍᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᐃᔭᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᒪᔮᖅᑐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ 0, 0, 1, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 0-ᑲᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ. ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑲᒥ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᕝᕕᒋᔭᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ "ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒃᑯᓪᓕ. ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᖓ, ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ. ᒪᓕᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᒍᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᒪᐃᔭ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ. ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᓯᐊᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᕕᒋᔪᓐᓇᙱᑕᖅᐳᑦ." 18-ᖑᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᓂᑉᓕᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ Arviat Mayor ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᖏᒐᖕᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᕉᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᒥᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᓕᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓕᕐᒥᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ Joe Savikataaq ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒡᔪᐊᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑉᑕ ᐊᑏᑦ Jr. is confident ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᒥᑕ. his community ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒡᒎᖅ, ᓱᓇᓗᒃᑖᑦ Hᐊᒻᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ will be able to ᓈᓴᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ. ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒥᓗ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ turn the virus "ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑏᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᓖᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐅᑉᓗᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ "ᓂᑉᓕᕋᔪᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᐊᓛᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓵᒐᔪᖕᒪᑕ back again and (ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 26-ᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 29-ᒧᑦ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᑉᓗᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᐊᓛᕐᓂᒃ, ᓈᓚᐅᑎᐊᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕈᓘᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑕ be Covid-free ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᑕ. ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ in the not-too- ᑐᓴᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᕐᒪᖔᑉᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ distant future. ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᒋᑦ 7:00-ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ." NNSL file photo fact file ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᕉᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᕆᒪᒋᒐᒥᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖏᑦ Nunavut covid-19 ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᒃᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᐅᒃᑯᓗᒃᑖᖅ, situation as of Feb. 1 ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. "ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑏᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑕᕐᕕᒃ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ Hᐊᑭᒍᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᒃ. "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ. Active cases: 27 ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃᐳᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Confirmed cases: 294 ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 11-ᒥ, ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑉᓘᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ ᒪᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃ, Recovered cases: 266 ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᑐᖅ. Total persons followed: 6,468 "ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑎᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, Current persons followed: 340 ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᕈᑎᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ. Completed tests in Nunavut: 3,011 "ᖃᓄᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᓱᓇᒥᒃ, ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ, ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ Total vaccine doses given: 5,464 ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ." Total deaths in Nunavut: 1 bflA Arviat Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health m4WZz 6 4 kivalliq news, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 news á·∆¿ÖÀîᓄ r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, =}KxE 3, 2021 ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᑦ ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ

ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᓕᐊᓇ ᐸᑦᑐᖑᔭᖅ, ᐅᑉᓗᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ "ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓕᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ, ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ, ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖓ ᐊᑦHᐊᒻ ᐊᑐᔅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 26-ᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂᒡᓗ, ᐊᖏᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᕝᕕᐅᒍᑦᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᖓ ᕙᓕᕆ ᐅᐃᓪᔅ – ᑐᐊᕆ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕐᓗᐊᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᑐᖃᐅᓯᕝᕕᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑎᑭᕝᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᑎᑭᕝᕕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᕿᔪᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᖁᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᓂᕿᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᐅᕆᓐ ᓯᑐᕋᑭᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᖃᓪᓕᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐸᑦᑕᐃᑦᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᑭᑉᓗᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑕ ᓂᕿᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᐳᐃᑦᑐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᖁᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ, ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᐃᐳᐃᑦᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᑦᑕᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᑉᓗᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ. "ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᐅᕆ ᐸᐅᕗᔅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓕᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑏᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑐᖅᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᖁᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ. ᐊᔾᔭᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦHᐊᒻ "Second Harvest-ᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑐᔅ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᓯᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖁᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᒡᓗ." ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓂᓯᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᑐᕋᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᖀᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓇᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑐᕋᑭᓐ. ᐊᒥᓱᒡᒎᖅ ᓂᕿᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ "ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑖᑉᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓇᒥ, ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᖁᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖁᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ "ᐱᓕᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᓗᒃᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐴᖅᑐᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᐅᖅᑲᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 26-ᒥ. "ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ "ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᓂᕿᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖁᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᖓᐃᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒐᒋᐅᖅᓴᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᓯᖓᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᕈᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐅᑎᒋᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᐱᔪᒪᖕᒪᖔᑉᑕ, ᐃᓛᒃ ᖃᑉᓯᓂᒃ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᓂᒃ. "ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᒐᔪᒃᑐᒍᑦ 130-ᓂᒃ ᐴᒃᓴᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑕᕈᑎᓂᒃ "ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ, ᓱᓇᒥᒃ? ᐅᖃᓗᑲᑕᓕᖅᖢᑕᓗ." ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑎᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓯᑐᕋᑭᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖕᒪᑕ, ᓂᕿᑖᕆᐊᖅᑐᕋᔪᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑭᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒦᒻᒪᑕ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖅᑕᖃᙱᒐᔪᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃᑕᖃᔮᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᐅᐸᒍᑎᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᖃᕋᔪᒃᖢᓂ ᓱᓇᒥᑭᐊᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ, ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᓯᐅᕝᕕᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᕋᓱᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ." photo courtesy of Abluqta Society ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᑦ ᓱᓕ Abluqta Society vice-chairwoman Lianna Pattunguyak, left, ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ. Co-op manager Adham Adose and Abluqta Society treasurer "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᐃᑕᐅᔪᑦ bflA Valerie Wells-Dorey display the frozen chicken products donated ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ Helping to the society's food bank this past December. ᓂᖀᑦ. m4WZz 8 kivalliq news, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 opinions ᓄwhmK5 r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, =}KxE 3, 2021 5

Nunavut's Award-Winning Voice of Kivalliq Nunavut's award-winning voice of Kivalliq – Published Wednesdays A danger on many levels ¥∂‡ç Ä¿Ω‰ÕÇœÀé´ú æƒúΩÇπÖÊíÇπØÀÒ ≤áˆ ï·∆¿Í´ – ÇÔ¿∞°úΩÖ¿ÖÙ·çâÒ áˆîπÍ´ Northern News Services NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES LIMITED out giving a darn what other bugs tool in helping mother nature to 100% Northern owned and operated It's been more than a little were on the go, first in Australia. decrease the surplus population. Publishers of: encouraging to see the rising num- • Nunavut News/North • Inuvik Drum At every level I interviewed people I can't imagine how that must • Kivalliq News • Yellowknifer ber of Kivalliqmiut agreeing to get who are involved in the battle have felt to someone who had just • NWT News/North • Hay River Hub Ulukhaktok the first dose of the Moderna vac- against Covid. I heard of their frus- lost a loved one to Covid-19, hearing Member of: cine against Covid-19 during the tration over the amount of misinfor- that their loved one was no more • Manitoba Community Newspapers Association past few weeks. mation being spread over various than part of the supposed surplus • Canadian Community Rankin Inlet is just a tad below Newspapers Association social media platforms. population. 1,200, Arviat surpassed 1,000 While some, such as Far from humour, it's Kugaaruk doses administered and the folks the microchip conspiracy a cold, calculated, evil in Chesterfield Inlet exhausted their theory, were downright statement designed to Gameti Naujaat entire allocation of the vaccine. laughable, others were a elicit sorrow and devalue Health Minister Lorne Kusugak is lot closer to what many life, especially among the Behchoko bang on when he says the vaccines would perceive to be real- elderly.

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(Sig) Sigvaldason Northern News Services ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑎᔨ Baker Lake ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑎᔨᓪᓚᕆᐅᑉᓗᓂᓗ: Bruce Valpy – [email protected] Abluqta Society member Erin ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ: Judy Triffo Strachan was impressed with ᑲᒪᔨ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ: ᑯᕆᒃ ᒋᐅᐳᑦ Agnico Eagle almost from the Craig Gilbert – [email protected] ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᐃᕆᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ first minute the mining company ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨ: ᑎᐅᕆ ᑖᐱᓐ – became involved with the society [email protected] in Baker Lake, and that respect has ᑲᓕᒃᑳᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᓯ ᐅᕗᖓ ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: (867) 873-4031 only grown with time. ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ: (867) 873-8507 Strachan said Agnico Eagle has ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃ: Box 2820, really done a lot to support the ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ X1A 2R1 Abluqta Society in Baker, and that ᐅᖃᓘᑎᖓᑦ: (867) 873-4031 ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ: (867) 873-8507 now includes helping to supply- ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: [email protected] ing a little manpower to help out ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: www.nnsl.com with regular society activities, not to mention when large orders of donated food arrives in the community that has to be unpacked, Contents copyright. Printed in the North by Canarctic stored and made ready for when the Graphics Limited. No photos, stories, advertisements society holds one of its food banks. or graphics may be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the written approval of the publisher. She said Agnico Eagle has a large number of employees in the Subscriptions community who can't go back to One year mail $70 Online (entire content) $50/year work at the Meadowbank mine photo courtesy of Abluqta Society right now because of Covid, so they Baker Lake's Abluqta Society treasurer Valerie Wells-Dorey looks over the frozen chicken started what's come to be known as products donated to the society's food bank this past December as society vice-chairperson Send us your comments the Good Deed Brigade. You can email us at [email protected]; mail to "The brigade is made up of Lianna Pattunguyak looks on from directly behind her in Baker. Box 2820, Yellowknife X1A 2R1; or drop your letter off at our office at 5108-50th Street. Agnico Eagle employees who are All letters submitted must be signed with a return currently being paid 70 per cent volunteers to help out with society pandemic, and that wasn't a for sure teers, they were right there helping address and daytime telephone number so that we can confirm it came from you. of their salary, I believe it is, even events like the food bank is not by any means because everyone on us find a solution. Not all letters will necessarily be published. Prefer- though they're at home because of always easy. the Abluqta board also works at "To me, that's like going above ence is given to short letters of broad interest or con- cern. We particularly encourage new contributors as the virus," said Strachan. "We do, of course, have a couple other jobs. and beyond. It's not just here's the we attempt to publish a cross-section of public "The company told their of diehards who help out with just "In fact," Strachan added, money to take care of our corpor- opinion. Letters of more than 200 words, open letters and employees that they'd top up their about everything but we often don't "the chair of our board, Silas ate social responsibility. It's them those published elsewhere are seldom used. We salary to 100 per cent for the days have enough to get things done Arngna'naaq, has several jobs, so saying we want to actually help reserve the right to edit for length or taste and to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements. they worked, if they agreed to go properly, so having Agnico Eagle Agnico Eagle sending us helpers you make this work because we We may also choose to use a letter as the basis and help out and work at the food actually step in and send their has really had a big impact on us. know how important it is for the for a story. bank. employees to help out has just made "You know, not only did they community. We acknowledge the Nous reconnaissons "So the way it all worked out is a world of difference for us." provide us with funding so that we "So I have to say hat's off to financial support of l'appui financier du the Government of gouvernement du that we've actually gotten helpers Strachan said having the extra could operate our food bank, when them. They've really impressed me Canada. Canada. from them, and this is like a really helpers meant that the society we had to call them and say we ever since we started working with big deal for us because finding could keep operating during the were having trouble getting volun- them." 6 kivalliq news, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 photo story ᓄphoto stories r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, =}KxE 3, 2021 Leading by example MLA vaccine Feature

by Mike Courtney ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Kivalliq/Iqaluit

Northern News Services Covid-19. A special time was set up Work commitments kept in Iqaluit this past month for the MLAs from receiving the a number of Kivalliq MLAs first dose in their home com- to receive their first dose of munities. the Moderna vaccine against – text by Darrell Greer

photos courtesy of Mike Courtney Nunavut Health Minister and Rankin Inlet South MLA Lorne Kusugak has a chat with Sandra Schwartz, who is a graduate of the Nunavut Arctic College nursing program, before getting his first dose of the Mod- erna vaccine against Covid-19 this past month in Iqaluit.

Rankin Inlet North- Chesterfield Inlet MLA Cathy Towtongie pre- fers not to stare down the needle as she gets her first dose of the vaccine. Baker Lake MLA Craig Atangalaaq Simailak is ready to receive his first dose of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 in Iqaluit. Arviat throws down for round two Mayor confident community will defeat Covid-19 again by Darrell Greer what to do and everyone is sacri- Northern News Services ficing for the betterment of the future ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒥ Arviat in our community and you can't ask There was no fear or panic to be any more of them than that." ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ found in the community of Arviat Savikataaq said the tone in the ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ when Covid-19 made its second community when it was announced ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ appearance in the community this Covid had made its way back to ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ past month. Instead people just Arviat was 100 per cent we know ᑲᐳᖅᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. reverted back to their previous safe what to do so let's do it again. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ behaviour and began following all He said, basically, everything in ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᓂ the health guidelines to rid them- the hamlet has reverted back to the selves of the viral invader one more way it was this past November and ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. time, said Arviat Mayor Joe Savika- December when Covid first became taaq Jr. active in three Kivalliq commun- As of press time, there were 18 ities. active Covid cases in Arviat. "We've ramped up our presence Elder Tommy Owlijoot is all set Savikataaq said he's not worried on the local radio station, which to get his first shot of the Mod- at all that Covid-19 will get a large everyone tunes in to listen to, to erna vaccine against Covid-19 grip on the community this time have over-the-air activities such as during the community's first round. telling stories and playing games. battle with the virus. The virus He said everyone in Arviat "And we give the community is active again after Arviat was knows what they have to do and daily updates on the Covid situation declared Covid-free this past that's evident by the numbers being at seven o'clock in the evening." reported in the community's latest Savikataaq said he can't help but month. battle with the virus. feel bad over how this pandemic photo courtesy of the Hamlet of Arviat "Everyone doing their part shows has affected the youth of the com- in the number of new cases reported munity. ey at our arena and no one is going to before us, that's when we shut the "We've been doing everything this past week, as each day went He said he's proud of how Arvi- our indoor playground either. arena down, on Remembrance Day, we can to help with the mental past (Jan. 26 to Jan. 29) and we saw at youth have persevered through "It's definitely been especially and it's been closed ever since. health aspect of this, but I don't the numbers 0, 0, 1 and 0 again," everything, considering how much tough on the kids who play hockey. "All the other activities that the know what, if any, lasting impact said Savikataaq. they've lost during the pandemic. Our arena opened for about a week, hamlet does for the kids at the com- this will have on the kids. We've "Everyone here is doing very "All the youth programs have been I'd say, in November, but that's been munity hall have all stalled and, the never gone through anything this well in my opinion. stopped with the closure of the drop- it. As soon as Rankin got its first biggest thing of all in town, no one drastic before, so I guess time will "Again, everyone here knows in centre, the kids aren't playing hock- case on Nov. 11, which was two days is visiting others again. tell. " kivalliq news, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 r?9o3ur?9o3u iWK5, iWK5, WzJx8i, W1ZJx8i, =}KxE =}KxE 3, 2021 7 8 kivalliq news, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 community ¥∂¿ú r?9o3ur?9o3u iWK5, iWK5, WzJx8i, W1ZJx8i, =}KxE=}KxE 3, 2021 Helping hand comes in large quantities

ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓇᑕᓴ ᓇᒡᔪᒐᓕᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᕋᒧᓇ ᐊᓂᙶᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕕᓐᔅ ᐸᑦᑐᖑᔭᖅ ᐴᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ.

photo courtesy of Abluqta Society Abluqta Society workers Natasha Nagyougalik, left, Ramona Aningaat and Vince Pattunguyak prepare donated food items for distribution to those in need in the community of Baker Lake on Jan. 26. Abluqta Society receives food donations in Baker Lake

by Darrell Greer Canada for the pallets of fro- let us know they had all these Abluqta, as well as Adham Northern News Services zen chicken it sent. pallets of frozen food and the Adose at the Co-op for stor- Baker Lake "Second Harvest receives money to ship them up to our ing our frozen chicken and The Abluqta Society dis- donations of unused food food bank, and they wanted to frozen salmon for us." tributed food once again to items from other groups in the know how much bison meat Strachan said the food those in need on Jan. 26 and south, and then it finds dif- we wanted, like how many items actually landed in this time around there were ferent ways to get it to com- pallets. Baker just before the Christ- some special food items to be munities in need all over the "We're like, 'What?' and mas holidays. found thanks to kind dona- place, not just in the North," started making calls." She said with all the food tions being made to the Baker said Strachan. Strachan said as most hampers that were on the Lake society from southern "I received a call from people know, the Abluqta go around Christmas time, organizations. them and, from what I under- Society is located in a little the society decided to wait Society member Erin stood, they received money house in Baker Lake with no until January to distribute Strachan said Abluqta owes from the federal government storage capability at all. these donated goods when a huge thank you to Second to ship large quantities of She said Abluqta only they would probably do more Harvest food rescue, which frozen food products to food recently sent in a proposal good. sent large pallets of frozen banks across the country that to purchase a freezer for the "It takes a lot of effort to bison meat, canned salmon have been affected by Covid, society house and they're still get food like that out the door, and french fries. including those in remote waiting to hear back on it. so everyone came together She said a debt of grati- communities. "So, at first, we were think- well to package it all up and tude is also owed Food Banks "They reached out to us to ing we can't really accept then hand it out to the com- much more than what we can munity on the 26th. give out in one go because we "We donated some of the don't have any storage space frozen bison meat to the pre- to take anymore. natal program because they "Then we talked to the two conduct cooking classes for local stores, the Northern and expectant mamas and we still the Co-op, and they agreed have some remaining we're to receive the donations for figuring out how to distribute. us and store them in their sea "We usually give out about cans. 130 bags of food when we "So we were able to order hold a food bank and we have a couple of pallets of frozen a list of regular food bank bison meat that was ground users who are usually at each into like sort of ground beef, one. along with french fries, fro- "There always seems to zen salmon and canned sal- be someone who didn't know mon, and they shipped all that or couldn't make it for some up to us. reason because there's such a "So we owe a thank you need in the community, and to Perry Powers and the team all we can do is keep trying at Northern for storing the our best to make a differ- food and then delivering it to ence."