'ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ' ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᒥᑭᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ

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Publication mail Contract #40012157 "Scientifically they say no, there is no significant impact – but for hunters, yes, they say there's an impact." 7 71605 00200 2 – Mayor Joshua Arreak on potential impacts of Baffinland's 2020 shipping season, page 10. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 3 Did we get it wrong? construction ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ê Nunavut News is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mistakes and run corrections. If you Construction of public spot an error in Nunavut News/North, call (867) 979- 5990 and ask to speak to an editor, or email editor- [email protected]. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. housing units reduced by 24 NEWS ᑐᙵᕕᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ 2019–ᒥ. $70 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ 2020-2021–ᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ, Briefs ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2021–ᒥ. ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᑯᑐᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 23–ᒥ 27–ᒧᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. QEC planned to investigate a propylene glycol leak that occured last fall from July 23 to 27 in Ran- kin Inlet. image courtesy of Corporation ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᑯᑐᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑎᖃᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 23–ᒥ 27–ᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᑯᑐᖕᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥ 30,000-40,000 ᓖᑕᓂ 50/50 ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ –ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᓕᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑯᑐᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐅᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ (QEC) ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑯᑐᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᑕᖅᓴᖃᕐᓇᓂ, ᓇᐃᔭᒃᓴᐅᓇᓂ, ᑎᐱᖃᕐᓇᓂ ᐃᒪᐅᕗᖅ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓲᓂ ᓂᕿᓂ, ᐱᐅᓴᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐄᔭᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ "ᑐᖁᓐᓇᖅᑑᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂ. "ᑎᒥᖁᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓᑦ, ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ," ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ. "ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ ᒪᒥᐊᑉᐳᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ." Manny Noble photo courtesy of GN please see QEC, page 12 A foundation from a housing construction project in from 2019. Approximately $70 million has been allocated into the public and staff housing builds for the 2020-2021 season, which ends in October 2021. ᖁᐊᖃᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ Some slowdown in permitting, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕿᓪᓚᑦᑖᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖁᐊᖃᐅᒻᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ, but 'business as usual for construction' ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᔪᒥ by Rajnesh Sharma The NHC had also announced the build- assured McPherson. These skilled workers ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓂ. Northern News Services ing of five staff housing units in each of are isolating in Quebec City, Ottawa, Win- ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑎ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐸᓗᖕᒥ, Nunavut the following communities: Gjoa Haven, nipeg and Edmonton, he said. To date 70 ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ. ᓱᕈᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕿᑦ The number of public housing units Kugluktuk and Sanikiluaq. construction workers have isolated in hubs. ᐊᐃᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ planned for the 2020-2021 construction This plan is being upheld with one excep- The companies that have been awarded con- ᐃᒋᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒃᑕᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ. season has been reduced by 24 units amid tion, Sanikiluaq will build four instead of struction tenders through NHC are being please see Freezer, page 12 Covid-19. In February of this year, the Nuna- five staff housing units this construction assisted with quarantine fees. vut Housing Corporation (NHC) announced season. Compared to last year's construction ᐊᖁᑦᑐᖅ ᓱᓐᓂᐅᒪᓪᓗᓂ a plan of constructing 130 public housing McPherson said a staff housing unit has season, the number of construction workers ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ units in the territory; 70 in Iqaluit and 60 in been deferred due to land issues. building houses has not decreased this sea- 20-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᖑᑦ other Northern communities. Approximately $70 million has been son due to Covid-19, said McPherson. ᓵᙵᕗᖅ ᓱᓐᓂᐅᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖁᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂ Now, 46 public housing units are to be allocated into the public and staff housing The greatest challenge for NHC however, ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ constructed for the 2020-2021 season in builds for the 2020-2021 season, which ends during the pandemic, has been a "logistical ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ 2:30 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂ, ᔪᓚᐃ Iqaluit. The other 24 housing units will be in October 2021. challenge" around organizing the hubs for 15–ᒥ. put out for tender in January 2021, said "I do see business as usual for construc- the construction workers, said McPherson. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᓕᕆᔨ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ Mike McPherson, vice-president and chief tion," he said. Making flight arrangements that coincide ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᒥ ᑎᓴᒪᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᖁᑦᑎᐊᙱᖦᖢᓂ operating officer of NHC. The NHC vice-president said the con- with the days employees are scheduled to ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖓᑕ "Due to Covid-19 there were some slow- struction season, which usually begins in check into an isolation hub has been a chal- downs dealing with the City of Iqaluit to lenge, he explained. ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ. March or April, has faced "some minimal finalize the lots that we're looking at for This involves pre-planning and com- ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ delays" amid Covid-19. development permits and finalizing our municating with companies, construc- ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ On May 28, , minister designs with the city," said McPherson. tion workers, hubs and the Department of ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, of Community and Government Services, The slowdowns occurred since the city Health. ᐊᖁᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᕈᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ. ᐊᖁᑎᐅᔪᖅ officially announced the decision to move was not open to the public and in-person "It has been a logistical challenge, but ᓄᖅᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᒫᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ forward with the construction season in meetings were not held, he added. we're proud that we managed to move ᐅᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᑲᐅᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. Nunavut despite Covid-19. However, for all the other Northern com- forward with all our bills to support Nuna- ᐊᖑᑎ ᐊᓄᓪᓚᒃᓯᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ Alongside and Northern workforce, munities 60 units will still be built as origin- vummiut and Inuit for getting new housing ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ skilled workers from southern Canada are ally planned. constructed," said McPherson. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᖓᓂ working on housing projects. Naujaat and Pond Inlet will see 15 resi- - Nunavut News reached out to the City of ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 31–ᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. All southern construction workers build dences built in each community. Hall Beach ing housing units are complying to the strict Iqaluit for comment, but did not hear back please see DUI, page 12 and Kugaaruk are set to build 10 houses each. requirements of the 14-day isolation period, before press time. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 construction ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ê ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓂᒡᓕᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᖅᑭᒃᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᓇᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ Accutech Engineering Inc. ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᓴᓪᓕᓂᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑳᓐᑐᕌᖕᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ Ecole des Trois-Soleils ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᑭᓪᓗᐊᖓᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑲᓐᑐᕌᖑᔪᓂ "ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᓕ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᓂ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ 10,764-ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᓄᑦ- ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓃᒻᒪᑦ (ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ) ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ 5,673-ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᓄᑦ- ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᑦ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᖑᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᒍᓂ," ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑕᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ – ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ 1979–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖓᓂ 1994–ᒥ – ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ 2021–ᒥ. ᓅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᑎᖓᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ

ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ photo courtesy of the Department of Education ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ Commission scolaire francophone du Sakku School in Coral Harbour will ᐋᑦᓯ ᑰᓕᑦ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᓪᓕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ (CSFN) ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ. undergo a ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ ᒫᑎᐅ ᐹᑯᕐ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᖅ CSFN–ᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ major renovation, along with the building being ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᕚᓕᐹᓪ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ Ecole des Trois-Soleils–ᒥ, ᒪᑐᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ expanded to include more classrooms and a large ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᑕᖄᓂᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐊᑦᑎᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2002–ᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. gym. ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. "ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ "ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ," ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᐊᕆᐊᖃᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑰᓕᑦ. ᐅᐃᕖᖑᔪᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᓄᑖᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐸᒋᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ "ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓯᕗᑦ Ecole des Trois-Soleil–ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ–ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ– ᐃᓂᐅᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᙳᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ 16,146-ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᒥ-ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᒃᐸᑦ. ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᓗᓂ ᐅᐃᕖᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ," ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ. ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑐᑦ ᐹᑯᕐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ "ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ." kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 5 construction ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ê Five airport terminals targetted to be built by 2023 GN investing $30 million to construct new buildings in Naujaat, Kugluktuk, Whale Cove, Kimmirut and Chesterfield Inlet by Derek Neary ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᓄᑦ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖓ ᒪᑐᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 2018–ᒥ. ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ Northern News Services ᐃᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ $30-ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ Nunavut The design process should ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ. soon be underway for five new airport terminal buildings in Nunavut. Chesterfield Inlet, Naujaat, Whale Cove, Kugluktuk and Kimmirut are each in line for replacements. Construction in Chester- field Inlet and Naujaat, which was expected to begin this year, has been postponed. All five communities are now anticipated to begin the build- ing process at roughly the same time as a cost-savings measure based on incorporat- ing similar architectural and engineering designs, accord- ing to the GN. However, plans for Kim- mirut appear to be less cer- tain because the GN stated: "The Kimmirut ATB (airport terminal building) includes additional considerations as the department maintains a medium-term goal of relocat- ing the Kimmirut airport. "I'm hoping that there will be no hiccups, because those photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut airport terminals are very Taloyoak's new air terminal opened in 2018. Whale Cove, Naujaat, Chesterfield Inlet, Kugluktuk and Kimmirut are about to enter the much needed for those com- design stage for new airport buildings as the Government of Nunavut has a $30-million budget for the combined projects. munities," Economic Develop- ment and Transportation Min- ister had said ive new air terminal building The new airport terminals in those communities were except Kimmirut, where piles The construction contract- in the legislative assembly in for his community. in the other communities may installed in the 1970s or '80s. are to be used. or will also be responsible for March. Naujaat's existing 1981 vary somewhat, but the speci- The GN indicated that Thermosyphons are a the demolition of the old air- The Government of Nuna- model remains "neat and tidy," fications will be similar. All of thermosyphon foundations method of stabilizing build- port terminal buildings after vut has earmarked $30 mil- according to Robinson, "but the existing airport buildings are preferred in all locations ings that rest on permafrost. the new ones are in service. lion for the five airports. The surely it would be a lot nicer if money came from the fed- it was bigger." eral National Trade Corridors It appears that his wish Fund. will be granted. The current Akeeagok noted that the one-storey building measures new airport terminal buildings 1,302 square feet. The replace- will serve as a template for ment will be 3,810 square feet other Nunavut communities in and will accommodate up to the future. 100 people. Indeed, the GN's tender The new building will informs architectural and feature three airline offices, engineering firms vying for a large public space, public the design contract that bids washrooms, a ticket area, lug- will encompass work on all gage room, storage room, jani- five community airports and tor's closet, mechanical/fan that the territorial government room, tank room and a second reserves the right to use the floor Community Aerodrome designs elsewhere in Nunavut. Radio Station observation and The building process is tar- workspace. getted to essentially be done MLA by the end of 2023, according said Chesterfield Inlet "badly to the GN. needs the airport terminal ... "It would be a wonderful Chesterfield has not had infra- thing," Naujaat Mayor Alan structure for their needs for Robinson said of the prospect- years." 6 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 construction ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ê Construction inches closer for school expansions Design phase underway for additions to Coral Harbour and Iqaluit learning facilities by Derek Neary location for Nunavut Teacher Educa- are being reviewed by the Coral Har- school has been progressively increas- currently lacks one and students con- Northern News Services tion Program students, he added. bour DEA and Commission scolaire ing," he said, noting that francophone sequently travel to Aqsarniit Middle Coral Harbour/Iqaluit "Having a new building will be a francophone du Nunavut (CSFN) for high school students are currently School for indoor recreation. Although Covid-19 has brought lot better," he said. the respective projects. forced to attend Inuksuk High School "It will really sort of allow us uncertainty regarding how schools Accutech Engineering Inc. has Mathieu Parker, president of but they'll be able to carry on their make this school a fully-functional, will function, there's still excitement been awarded the design contracts for CSFN, said the expansion of École education at École des Trois-Soleils full-service school for the franco- among some residents in Coral Har- the expansion projects in Coral Har- des Trois-Soleils, which opened after the 16,146-square-foot addition phone community here," Parker said. bour and Iqaluit as major school bour and at École des Trois-Soleils in in 2002, will help meet growing is complete. "I think the kids are really look- expansion projects are proceeding. Iqaluit. The Department of Commun- demand. A gymnasium will also be part ing forward to the opportunity to get Coral Harbour's Sakku School ity and Government Services declined "The number of students at the of the project. The French school their own gym." will get a 10,764-square-foot addition to reveal the value of the design con- that will include a 5,673-square-foot tracts "because this project is still in Ecole des Trois-Soleils ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ 16,000 ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᓄᑦ gymnasium and a couple of new the RFP (request for proposals) pro- ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ. classrooms. There's also plans for a cess and will remain so until the final major renovation of Sakku School contract is awarded," a department – built in 1979 and last refurbished spokesperson stated. in 1994 – and four new portable Construction is expected to begin classrooms to serve as the updated in both communities during summer Community of 2021. Learning Centre. "Certainly Covid has impacted the Archie Kolit, chair of the Coral design schedule in 2020-21 but we Harbour District Education Author- are hopeful we can still hit our target ity, said the new gym will be wel- of issuing tenders for construction in comed because volleyball is popu- March 2021. As such we are not cur- lar in the community and the exist- rently forecasting any project delay in ing facility's low ceiling is a major regards to Sakku School and École impediment to the sport. des Trois-Soleils school expansions "Everyone's excited for it, for the due to Covid-19," stated Mark McCul- expansion especially," said Kolit. loch, senior manager of procurement The new community learning for the Department of Community centre may encourage more people and Government Services. Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo to apply and will be a more inviting Floor plans and design layouts École des Trois-Soleils in Iqaluit will grow by more than 16,000 square feet to accommodate classrooms for high school students and a spacious gymnasium. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 7 construction ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ê ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᐳᖅ 24–ᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ 'ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ'

ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ 2020-2021–ᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ 24–ᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓ, ᐱᒋᐊᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᑰᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᒫᔾᔨᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᓵᙵᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ "ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᑭᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ" ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ (NHC) ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᑯᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ 130–ᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᒪᐃ 28–ᒥ, ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ; 70–ᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, 60–ᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ, 46 ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 2020-2021–ᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᑰᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ 24–ᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 2021–ᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᐃᒃ ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ, ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕗᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ "ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19– ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᔪᓂ ᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ–14-ᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᒧᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᖓᓂ, ᐋᑐᕚ, ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡ ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ 70 ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᖑᔪᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᒋᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ 60–ᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᓂᒃ. ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᓕ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ, ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ A public housing project completed recently in Iqaluit. ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 15–ᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᓴᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ. ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᓴᓇᕕᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 10–ᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19– ᐊᑐᓂ. ᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, "ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ" ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ. ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᓐᓂᓕᖕᒥ, ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᙱᖔᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓯᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ. ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ–ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ $70 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ "ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ, ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᕗᓪᓗ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ 2020-2021–ᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ, ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2021–ᒥ. ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ "ᑕᑯᕗᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᓴᓇᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ. 8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 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: Rajnesh Sharma, Derek Neary, Rita Pigalak Advertising: Phone: (867) 979-5990 ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᐅᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ Fax: (867) 979-6010 Toll free: (855) 447-2584 Email: [email protected] Website: ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ www.nnsl.com/nunavutnews ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᔪᙱᓚᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ Kivalliq office: Box 657, , NU, ᓴᖅᑭᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ X0C 0GO ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᑎᕆᒃᓯᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ Darrell Greer – Bureau Chief Phone: (867) 645-3223 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ, ᑲᐅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓱᕐᕋᑰᔪᓂ Fax: (867) 645-3225 ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. 60 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓅᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ Email: [email protected] ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᑦ. 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NEWS EDITORS Emily McInnis ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᙱᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ 15 ᐳᓴᓐᑎ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ, ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆᒥᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᒪᐃᓐ ᖃᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᖓᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ – ᑕᒪᓐᓇ, ᐃᓱᒪᓐᓂ, ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕆᓛᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂ. ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ EDITORIAL PRODUCTION: [email protected] ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕈᑕᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ." ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓂ ᐸᑎᖅ ᓂᐊᑦᓱᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ Sports: James McCarthy – [email protected] Arts: [email protected] ᓇᓚᐅᑉᐳᖅ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᐸᓗᖕᓂ 15–ᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᑦ. Business: [email protected] ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᔪᐃᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ADVERTISING PRODUCTION ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔫᓂ 2019–ᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓴᙱᔫᓪᓗᓂ Production co-ordinator: Jennifer Reyes ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ. ᒪᐃᓐ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᙱᔪᒥ Zdena Kunderlik •Randy Hiebert ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᒃᐳᑦ "ᓱᕙᓕᑭᐊᖑᓂᖏᓐᓂ" ᓂᐊᑦᓱᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᒨᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ. Joshua Uson • Wesley Cook

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CIRCULATION – [email protected] Circulation Director: Amy Yang build workforce Jewala Jhankur Northern News Services hands-on program to all Nunavut com- Subscriptions: THE ISSUE: One year mail $70 A handful of MLAs have shown up munities as it shows real potential to Online (entire content) $50/year, $35/6 months at the legislative assembly figuratively CONSTRUCTION bolster the workforce and to repur- wearing their tool belts over the past WE SAY: pose dilapidated structures, including few years, ready to hammer away at MORE INUIT JOBS NEEDED as desperately-needed homes. NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES LIMITED ministers. Netser, despite having a tremen- 100% Northern owned and operated Community and Government Servi- Publishers of: Repeated messages have been dous foundation to build upon, didn't Inuvik Drum • Kivalliq News sent that the Government of Nunavut ces Minister Lorne Kusugak countered measure up in his response. Yellowknifer • Hay River Hub NWT News/North • Nunavut News/North must do more to raise the level of that he's aware of instances where "What's there stopping other com- Member of: Inuit labour on public construction 60 per cent of workers are Inuit. munities going to Arctic College and Canadian Community Newspapers Association Ontario Community Newspapers Association projects. However, Kusugak noted that some say, 'We have a house here that Manitoba Community Newspapers Association Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Justice Minister communities have limited capacity needs to be renovated. We have stu- Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta Press Councils felt the MLAs' wrath in November – perhaps mining companies or gov- dents who are willing to come and Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce 2018 when she didn't take a firm ernment already employ many of the learn,'" said Netser. "All this stuff Contents copyright – printed in the North enough stance on the required Inuit available hands. takes time and process. I'm certainly by Canarctic Graphics Limited labour quotient dropping to 15 per There are also some communities committed into doing more. It may We acknowledge the Nous reconnaissons with workforces lacking trades experi- financial support of l'appui financier du cent instead of 20 per cent on the not be next year, but certainly down the Government of gouvernement du new correctional centre in Iqaluit. She ence, the minister acknowledged. He Canada. Canada. the road, we're certainly looking at quickly got the message and made explained that the territorial govern- that." Member of the Ontario Press Council. The Ontario Press Council was created to defend freedom of the press the contractor adjust. ment was working on a requirement That's not leadership. It shouldn't on behalf of the public and press alike and to consider , chair of the regular for contractors fulfilling capital pro- specific, unsatisfied complaints from readers about the be left up to municipal representa- conduct of the press in gathering and publishing news, members' caucus, later said, "If we jects to specify what training will be tives to come knocking. It should be opinion and advertising. Complaints should go to: just throw up our hands and we say, offered for Inuit labourers. Nunavut Arctic College and the Nuna- The Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706 Toronto, Ont., M5B 1J3 'Oh well, I understand we can't get "I think it's a very positive step," the vut Housing Corporation promoting a Email: [email protected] Fax: 1-416-340-8724 enough workers so I guess 15 per minister said. golden opportunity. www.ontpress.com cent is enough – that, in my mind, is He's right – as long as the stan- Time is ticking down on the Nuna- SEND US YOUR COMMENTS a real danger to us. We need to be dards are high and the GN truly holds vut's 5th assembly. The summer sit- Email us at: [email protected]; mail to Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0; or drop your letter off at our pushing for more." contractors accountable. ting was cancelled due to Covid-19 office at 102 Tumiit Plaza. All letters submitted must be signed with a return address and daytime He's right. Then, last October, Main praised and the next territorial election is only telephone number so that we can confirm it came Amittuq MLA Housing and Nunavut Arctic College from you. about 15 months away. Not all letters will necessarily be published. Pref- spoke in June 2019 about Inuit who Minister for a pilot Putting substantially more Nuna- erence is given to short letters of broad interest or concern. Letters of more than 200 words, open let- are skilled in the trades but they're project in Rankin Inlet, where appren- vummiut to work in the construction ters and those published elsewhere are seldom used. We reserve the right to edit for length or taste and treated with "disdain" by contractors tices renovated an old building. Main industry is a bold aspiration that must to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements. and rarely hired. called upon Netser to expand the be accompanied by bold measures. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 9 editorial – opinions whmK5 ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ: Policies belong ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅᓯ? ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖁᖅᓯᓯᒪᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᑯᐊᐳᕈᓪ ᔨᒻ ᑕᐃᕕᔅ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᑎᑎᖃᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᕕᓂᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. ᐳᓚᕋᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂ Strut- ᓄᑕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ in politics ton ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ, ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᔭᓄᐊᕆ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕕᖕᒥ (ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ 1946–ᒥ. ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᒃ www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit-ᒥᒃ). ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ. The world of politics is the place for poli- ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑏᑐᖅ ᑐᔪᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ cies, amendments to policies and the timely IN MY View ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᖕᒥ [email protected] ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ implementation of any and all public legisla- ᖃᓪᓗᓇᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑎᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ Box 2820, tion for our benefit and growth. These rules Harry Maksagak is a Cambridge ᑐᕋᒐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1 and regulations help to keep us on track and Bay resident and former provide us a way to measure our progression. underground miner at the Lupin gold mine. He has been married This goes for any organization that wants to for 43 years and has five children, represent interest groups as well as various 28 grandchildren and four levels of government. great-grandchildren. Trying to navigate through some of these directions can be confusing and difficult to and as such I think there is a compliment understand but help is out there. There is to the Northerners in the title of their sports much debate and information-gathering for franchise. the individuals who devote their public life Let politics take it's course in governance to ensuring there are inclusive policies and and let sports continue to entertain – free regulations. Some of these people are very from politics. Let's not allow ourselves to be good speakers. I enjoy listening to those who like a province that wants to be separated express themselves eloquently and with pas- from Canada because of the notion of being a sion showing us that they care and are inter- distinct people. ested in our well-being and governance. Every nation, tongue and tribe are distinct The world of sports is an activity that is in their own right and continue to build in free from politics; or at least this is the gen- these distinctions collectively. That's what eral assumption of the public at large. makes Canada a recognized great country I cannot understand for the life of me how around the world. some are saying that a name of a franchise is We are privileged with a diverse popula- derogatory to an Indigenous group. Let me tion that have the freedom of democracy, free- Bud Glunz/NFB/Library and Archives Canada photo be more specific and mention the Edmonton dom of religion and the freedom to practice Eskimos. The city of Edmonton has often our culture and traditions including the nam- been referred to as "the gateway to the North" ing of our sports teams. Project naming: Do you know your elders? Can you help identify the people in this French. The goal of this project is to iden- ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ old photograph? tify Inuit in the photographic collections of Corporal Jim Davies, RCMP, visits an Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa. Inuit family living on the Strutton Islands, The new information is added to these James Bay, Nunavut, in January 1946. historical photographs at (www.collection- MIKAN no. 3842873 scanada.ca/inuit). Come visit. Project Naming is a trilingual Web Please send submissions to photo@nnsl. ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ exhibition and searchable photographic com or mail to Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, database available in , English and X1A 2R1.

ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒎᖅ. ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑦᒪᓐᑕ ᐃᔅᑭᒨᒃᑯᑦ ĪØùÕúò∆¿ Edmonton Eskimos. ᐃᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖓᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᑦ, ᐊᐃᕙᐅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᓪᓗ "ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᕼᐊᐅᓕ ᒪᒃᓴᒐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓗᐱᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᒍᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᓄᓪᓗ. ᐊᑎᖏᑦ ᓴᕆᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂᓗ. ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᒍᓗᓯᐅᕐᕕᕕᓂᖓᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕈᓯᑦ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ 43-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ 5 ᕿᑐᖓᖃᖅᓱᓂ, 28-ᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕋᓛᓪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑦᓯᐊᒃᑲᐃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕈᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄ ᐊᑕᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᐅᖃᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑲᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᕈᒪᓐᓇᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑉᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᔪᐊᓘᒐᓱᐊᕐᓗᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑑᓂᕗᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᑦᑑᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ. ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᖅᐳᒍᑦ, ᐅᓇᑕᕐᕕᐅᙱᖦᖢᑕᓗ, ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑦ. ᐊᑕᖏᑉᐳᖅ; ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕗᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕗᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᓕᒫᕆᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐅᐃᒪᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᖏᓐᓇᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑭᑑᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᕈᑎᒋᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᕈᑎᖃᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓱᐊᖅᖢᒋᓪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓇᙱᖦᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐱᐅᙱᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᓯᕈᒪᒍᑦᑎᒍ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ. ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ.

ᑖᓇ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/IQALUIT ᑭᓱ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᓚᐅᖅᐱᐅᒃ "ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐊᐃᑎ ᒋᑉᓴᓐ STREET talk ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ." "ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ." Donna Heidi Gibson with Rajnesh Sharma ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ? Pingwartuk "Helping out "To see people those in need." smiling and What did you enjoy about volunteering serving them." with the breakfast program? ᔭᐃᓴᓐ ᕉᓴᓐ ᒨᓇ ᒍᑎᓐ "ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᓪᓃᕕ ᐅᐃᓪᑭᓐᔅ "ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᓂᒃ ᑖᕋ ᑲᓕ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ "ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑲ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ (ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᕐᓂ)." "ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ." ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒥᑕᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ." ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑳᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ." Mona Godin Tarrah Kelly Jason Rochon Oolneevee "Seeing the "Helping others." "Helping children Wilkins smiling faces and knowing they "Seeing my when they pick are starting their students and up (breakfast)." day with a healthy feeding hungry breakfast." people." 10 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 news ᓄĪØflî Baffinland lays out 2020 shipping plans Total voyages passing by Pond Inlet could exceed 100; community's mayor says monitoring for impacts is ongoing ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ 2020–ᒥ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 20–ᒥ. “ᐆᒪᔪᖅᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. by Derek Neary getting within 300 metres of a ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᕙᕗᑦ. ᓇᒥᑐᐃᓐᓈᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᒪᐃᔭ ᔮᓱᐊ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ. Northern News Services walrus or polar bear observed Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet on ice. Baffinland Iron Mines will In recognition of the be sending a variety of ships, MHTO's expressed concerns including massive ore carri- over the Ragged Island area, ers, to and from Milne Inlet Baffinland stated that is has over the summer and the total not found any alternative loca- number of voyages could sur- tions that "support safe oper- pass 100. ations in the northern shipping The vessels will pass by corridor." However, the com- Pond Inlet and through Eclipse pany has put a limit of three Sound as they transport an vessels anchoring or drifting estimated five to six million at Ragged Island at any time. tonnes of iron ore from the The company has also Mary River Mine over the established a "no-go zones" next few months. near Saviit – along shoreline Pond Inlet Mayor Joshua of Bruce Head – because it has Arreak said the community been identified as an import- is keeping a close eye on any ant hunting area. possible effects that the ship- "Baffinland will continue ping traffic might have on to work with the MHTO and the environment, wildlife and residents of Pond Inlet to local people. ensure the consideration and "Scientifically they say no, potential integration of Inuit photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines there is no significant impact views and perspectives to Baffinland's 2020 shipping season kicked off July 20. "There are always animals everywhere. That's our but for hunters, yes, they say inform decision-making con- concern. They're all over the place," said Pond Inlet Mayor Joshua Arreak. there's an impact. All we can cerning shipping operations do is go by the numbers," wherever feasible," the com- Arreak said. "Let's see what pany stated in its report. happens this year. We'll keep Because there are restric- monitoring ourselves. tions on the use of firearms "There are always ani- within a certain range of the mals everywhere. That's our Baffinland project area, the concern. They're all over the company reiterated that the place," the mayor said, but impact on hunters has resulted he added that the mammals in a minimum of $1.25 million retreat when the big ships being paid quarterly – or $5 approach. "They flee from million annually – as compen- the noise from icebreaking ... sation in the form of resource any animal would move away royalties. from any disturbance." The company also puts Eric Ootoovak, chair of money into the Wildlife Com- the Mittimatalik Hunters pensation Fund administered and Trappers Organization by the Qikiqtani Inuit Asso- (MHTO), couldn't be reached ciation and it has provided for comment. $370,000 to Pond Inlet over Arreak credited Baffinland the past two years as compen- for hiring shipping monitors, sation due to the number of ore who will work in shifts, which carriers surpassing a specified he said is helpful. threshold in the area. The mining company's Baffinland added that it marine shipping report filed will provide food, water, shel- with the Nunavut Impact ter and fuel to hunters who Review Board last week stat- visit its project site. ed, "(The monitors) will act as Despite all the assur- the primary liaison between ances and payments, Arreak the community of Pond Inlet, wouldn't offer any commit- the MHTO and Baffinland to ment to support Baffinland's discuss and/or resolve poten- phase two expansion proposal, tial issues related to Baffin- which, if approved, would land shipping operations." result in a large hike in ship- Baffinland listed several ping in the future. actions it would take to limit "I don't know. It's still up impacts from the ships includ- in the air," the mayor said. ing reducing vessel speed to "We're always concerned on nine knots, limiting vessel our environment, mammals idling to minimize noise out- and land animals, too. We put and preventing ships from want minimal disturbance." fact FILE BAFFINLAND SHIPPING PROJECTIONS FOR 2020

Ore carriers Fuel tankers Between 70-75 voyages 3-4 voyages to and from Milne Port Sealift cargo vessels Icebreaker Three voyages Between 1-15 voyages in each of the summer and Tugboats fall shoulder seasons Two voyages

Source: Baffinland Iron Mines kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 11 news ᓄĪØflî GN considers isolation hub in Iqaluit Health Minister George Hickes: 'The most challenging aspect of the isolation hubs has been dealing with the alcohol abuse and some of the behaviours that stem from it' by Rajnesh Sharma weekend has been to make ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ ᓱᓕ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ, Northern News Services use of Iqaluit as a one-time, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 20–ᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. Iqaluit/Nunavut short term isolation site for a To relieve backlog at isola- couple of weeks." tion hubs, the Government of After researching about Nunavut is considering open- hotel availability, transpor- ing a temporary isolation hub tation to and from the air- for medical travellers in Iqal- port, food and monitoring of uit. logistics, the conclusion was "In an attempt to help drawn that Iqaluit could pos- clear up some of the delays sibly serve as an isolation to get into the hubs, Iqaluit hub. is being looked at as one The other option on of several options to help the GN's radar is creating relieve the wait time for med- a second hub in Winnipeg, ical travellers in Winnipeg," specifically for medical trav- said Heath Minister George ellers. Hickes, during the July 20 Hickes said the GN pri- press conference. oritizes the stays of medical Since March, Nunavum- travellers in isolation hubs miut have had to undergo a above those leaving the ter- mandatory 14 day self-iso- ritory on non-essential busi- lation period in a GN desig- ness. nated hub before entering "However, nothing has Nunavut. Presently there are been confirmed about an five hubs for self-isolation Iqaluit or additional Winni- for Nunavummiut: one each peg hub," he emphasized. in Yellowknife, Edmonton NNSL file photo and Winnipeg; and two in Behavioural problems A plan to set up an isolation hub in Iqaluit or Winnipeg has not been finalized, says Health Minister George Ottawa. Additionally, two at isolation hub Hickes, during the July 20 press conference in Iqaluit. more isolation hubs in Ottawa One of the challen- and Quebec City have been ges faced by the GN is the that stem from it. access to alcohol we have "That's a room that should challenges. set up specifically for con- behavioural issues of isolat- "One of the things that very little control over that." have been cleared that is How to deal with the struction workers. ing guests. Hickes said many we have been doing from the The behaviour of isolat- obviously not available any- behavioural issues of isolat- Presently, there is a "high isolating Nunavummiut have get-go is offering addiction ing guests has affected the more," said Hickes. ing guests is a factor that demand" for isolation rooms complained their fellow resi- counselling, offering men- room availability at isola- In some cases, the GN still needs to discussed and in Winnipeg and people are dents are not obeying rules tal health supports to assist tion hubs. Some people, who has had to relocate guests considered before opening an having to wait up to three and being very confrontation- people," said the minister. have broken isolation, have to to different cities to help isolation hub in Iqaluit, said weeks for a spot at the isola- al at the hubs. He added, "As far as restart their isolation. them avoid "peer pressure" Hickes. tion hub, explained the min- Hickes said the most ister. challenging aspect of the Dr. Michael Patterson isolation hubs has been deal- echoed, "The idea that we've ing with the alcohol abuse been exploring over the and some of the behaviours NEWS in brief Presumptive Covid-19 cases at Mary River Mine confirmed negative Nunavut Two employees at Baffinland's Mary River Mine who were suspected to have contracted Covid-19 have been confirmed negative after testing was done at a laboratory in southern Canada, Nunavut's chief public health officer announced on Wednesday afternoon. "The office of the CPHO is working with the mine to ensure the test cases and their contacts complete an appropriate isola- tion period as a precautionary measure. At this point, neither the test cases nor the contacts have developed symptoms that are consistent with Covid-19 and there is no evidence of transmis- sion at the mine site," stated Dr. Michael Patterson. "Nunavut remains at no confirmed or probable cases of Covid-19." These two cases mark the third and fourth time that pre- sumptive cases of Covid-19 have proven negative in the territory. The previous one was also based at the Mary River Mine. The one before that was a Pond Inlet resident. Anyone who has reason to believe they have been exposed to Covid-19 is advised to contact the Covid-hotline at 1-888-975- 8601 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or notify their community health centre right away. Immediate isolation at home for 14 days is essential. Symptoms of Covid-19 include a fever, cough or difficulty breathing. The best protection from spreading or catching the disease is physical distancing, handwashing for at least 20 seconds, coughing and sneezing into an elbow and staying home as much as possible, according to the Department of Health. – Derek Neary 12 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 Around Nunavut ∂´êÄ∏∂Ò ¥∂fl±´ Phone: (867) 979-5990 Email: [email protected] Fax: (867) 979-6010

ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕆᓴ ᐳᓚ ᑎᑎᕋᐃᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᒥᒃ ᐊᐃᑉᕋᕼᐋᒻ ᐃᑦᑐᒐᑦᒧᑦ.

photo courtesy of the Kinngait Arts Foundation Digital archive associate Marisha Pula documents a sculpture by Abraham Etungat.

Federal government renews funding for "Our partnership with Kinngait Arts Foundation and this to strengthen Inuit identity and safe-keep traditional and cul- Cape Dorset Legacy Project renewed support from Canadian Heritage will allow us to tural knowledge by upgrading their collections management continue that vital mission." systems to maintain digital historic records," said Northern Kinngait/Cape Dorset The collection, housed in three locations and spanning Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. "By making this investment we The Cape Dorset Legacy Project: Digital History Initiative early Inuit art to contemporary pieces, comprises more than can ensure future generations can continue to celebrate the has received another $50,000 grant from the Government of 155,000 works on paper and sculptures. That makes it the unique heritage, diversity and contributions Inuit artists make Canada. world's largest active archive of Inuit art, according to the to this country." The latest funding announcement will support human – Derek Neary resources and systems upgrades. It follows an earlier $50,000 Kinngait Arts Foundation. allocated for the acquisition of digital equipment. "Widely considered the capital of Inuit art, Kinngait (Cape An initiative of the Kinngait Arts Foundation, the pro- Dorset) has been home to generations of artists who have DUI charges ject focuses on the "digital documentation of both two- and defined the revered art of the North. This unique and vital Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet three-dimensional works residing in the West Baffin Eskimo visual history will soon be housed and presented virtually A 20-year-old Rankin Inlet man faces impaired driving Cooperative permanent collection," according to the Founda- making it accessible to a limitless global audience," states a related charges following an incident in Rankin Inlet at 2:30 tion. news release from the Foundation. a.m. on Wednesday, July 15. "The art of Kinngait is core to the identity of the Inuit The federal funding comes from the Department of Can- A Rankin Inlet bylaw officer observed the man operating people from our region and is an important part of the Can- adian Heritage's Museums Assistance Program, which "fosters an ATV erratically on the roadway near the RCMP detach- adian creative personality," said West Baffin Eskimo Coopera- the preservation of Indigenous culture and facilitates access to ment parking lot. tive president Pauloosie Kowmageak. heritage collections for all ." Rankin RCMP attempted to initiate a traffic stop however, "My organization has always taken very seriously the main- "This funding will support The Kinngait Arts Foundation's the driver refused to stop. The driver eventually stopped and tenance and promotion of that history. work to promote, protect and preserve Inuit art. It will help attempted to run and was quickly apprehended. The man was released from custody and is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Aug. 31 in Rankin Inlet. – Darrell Greer Freezer woes Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake All the country food stored in the community freezer in Baker Lake has spoiled and is no longer safe for human con- sumption, according to a public notice posted by the hamlet office. The freezer had not been working properly for quite awhile, according to the posting. The spoiled food will be picked up by municipal services and done away with at the local dump. – Darrell Greer QEC brings in contractor to examine propylene glycol leak Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet Qulliq Energy Corporation anticipated having a contractor in Rankin Inlet from July 23 to 27 to investigate a propylene glycol leak that occurred last fall. The power corporation indicated July 20 that 30,000- 40,000 litres of a 50/50 propylene glycol and water mixture leaked from a buried portion of the district heating system as a result of equipment failure. Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) initially reported detection of the leak last November. Propylene glycol is a clear, odourless, tasteless liquid found in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products and is "relatively non-toxic to humans and wildlife," according to the power corporation's news release. "The corporation's Health, Safety and Environment Depart- ment will examine the results of the investigation to determine the next steps required for environmental due diligence," the news release reads. "QEC apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause." – Derek Neary kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 13 around Nunavut ᓄkᓴNKusi Nunavut to receive up to $18.9 million in federal support from Canada's Safe Restart Agreement GN launches new website to aid small businesses and tourism by Rajnesh Sharma ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᐅᔪᓂ Northern News Services Nunavut ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ, ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐱᓱᒡᓗᓂ ᐅᖓᓯᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕿᓚᒥᑯᓗᒃ Through the Canada's Safe ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᑭᓱᒧᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᖅᐱᑦ? Restart Agreement, which was authorized by the federal government last week, Nuna- vut will receive up to $18.9 million. This federal support includes a cash transfer of $12.1 million and $5.7 million for testing and personal pro- tective equipment, announced Health Minister George Hickes, during the July 20 press conference. $1.1 million will also be provided in sick leave benefits for Nunavummiut through the program. More details about when and how the money will be received will be provided soon, Hickes stated. "We are excited to work with our federal and territorial colleagues on the next steps for supports specific to the North," he said.

Launch of ShopNunavut.ca Minister of Economic photo courtesy of Francis Lee Development and Trans- Minister of Economic Development and Transportation David Akeeagok encourages Nunavummiut to explore and discover the portation David Akeeagok announced the launch of Sho- wildlife and landscapes in Nunavut. With views like these, in Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park only a short walk or ride from Iqaluit, what's pNunavut.ca. Its aim is to aid stopping you? the territory's small business and tourism community amid resiliency plan for Tourism vides information on Nuna- vummiut may participate in ca to buy local, eat local and ed for Covid-19 in Nunavut the Covid-19 pandemic by pro- and Cultural industries, said vut's accommodations, restau- weekly contests on Shop- take part in the local tourism to date is 1629. Presently, 179 viding a one-stop shop. Akeeagok. rants, tour operators, outfit- Nunavut Facebook page and activities that are available," individuals are being investi- This is a platform high- It has been developed in ters, artists and artisans. Instagram. said Akeeagok. gated for Covid-19. lighting local services, prod- partnership with Travel Nuna- It also provides access to Each week the challenges As of July 23, Health ucts and experiences that are vut, Destination Nunavut and StaycationNunavut.ca, a web- will vary and prizes will be Other Updates Minister George Hickes has available in-territory to Nuna- Nunavut Economic Develop- site showcasing tourism oppor- awarded in each community. There are currently no extended the territory’s public vummiut. ment Association and will tunities in the territory and "I encourage all residents to active or presumed cases of health emergency for another The site has been launched remain active until the end resources for planning trips. take advantage of this oppor- Covid-19 in Nunavut. two weeks until August 6, as part of a recovery and of 2020. ShopNunavut.ca pro- Starting July 27, Nuna- tunity and use ShopNunavut. The number of people test- 2020. 14 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 opinions whmK5 Sharing the bounty and knowledge

Gravel Pit is slowly going. When it is windy na's Camp to be with the Grandmothers, to ᒫᒍ ᓂᒡᓚᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ CAMBRIDGE BAY the ice returns to the shore all broken up in enjoy a cup of tea, coffee, fresh bannock, "ᒥᑭᑦᑐᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓱᓕ chunks of all sizes. caribou stew or fish chowder, piece of piffi ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ". Tea Talk The chunks of ice coming up to the (dried fish). with Navalik Tologanak shoreline are especially good because it is It is a place of peace, healing, learning used for tea and drinking water, it is fresh and quiet time; if you are feeling stressed, email: [email protected] and nice and cold. Usually the campers have worried, lonely, grieving or something both- to haul fresh water from town or the river ering you come to the Grandmothers, they UPLUUKKUT IQALUKTUU- and haul it all the way back to their tents will welcome you with open arms and care TIAMIT. INUIN NAAMMAINNAQTUT. and cabins, so that ice is very welcome. and love you. KUVYALIKIMATTA AKULAILGUMI. Now that the char are running down at Anyone is welcome to come and spend ALIANAQHIJUQ INUIN AUDLAATIJUT. the ocean, many fishers come down jigging time or just to talk with a Grandmother. PIFFILIUQTUTLU QUANA ILLAA. and casting with their fishing rods. Many of It is so joyful also when residents bring NUNA PINNIQHIJUQ. NAUTIAT PIN- all ages enjoy the famous fishing season in fresh fish, or seal meat to the camp, it NIQPIAQTUT. NIPAALIQPAKTUQLU. Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Many residents makes the Grandmothers happy to share and HIKUILIQMAN QAJAQTUQGUMAA- have set up their fish nets to stock up for cook country food. KTUT AHIAQMUN. INUIN HAVALU- their families and for winter. Quana to everyone who thinks of the GAAKTUT, INUUHATLU HAVALUGAA- We are so grateful for the bountiful fish Grandmothers. KTUTLU QUANA. NUTAQQAT ULAP- that has been our part of diet for the Inuit Rainy season is coming up. It has been KIVINGMIITTUT KAMIUNITIHAMI for thousands of years. Our fishing village raining lately off and on so the beauty of ALIAHUINAQTUT. TAPKUATLU INU- is happy and everyone shares their harvest, the nuna, flowers, are growing much larger UHAT MANIQQAMIITUT ILIHAKTUT which is the beautiful thing that happens, and plentiful this time of year. Not sure if it HAOGATGUNNIT INIKJUKILIQTUT. taking care of our Elders and those unable is climate change causing the land to bloom NAAMMAINNAQTUT ANGNAT TUPIK- to harvest their own country food, it is so but it is even more this year. MIITPAKTUT. TIITUGIAKPAKLUHI. wonderful to receive gifts of food from the When it rains it keeps the dust from the NAAMMAINAQTUGUT IQALUKTUU- land. gravel roads down which is welcoming and TIAMI. Quana to everyone who thinks of others it keeps the mosquitoes away. by sharing good soul food from the land and Hoping the ice will go quickly now so Welcome to our busy community of sea. that residents can start boating to mainland Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Summer is busy The Grandmothers are busy up at Anaa- to go berry picking and caribou hunting or in our part of the island, lots of summer na's Camp up at Jack's Point. The Elders are just to go to their homeland in Bay Chimo work is happening, but the busiest is with always busy cooking, sewing, teaching, tell- and Bathurst Inlet. photo courtesy of Natasha Lear our residents fishing for Arctic char at it's ing stories and giving beautiful welcoming Be safe and enjoy rest of this hot sum- Margo Neglak of Cambridge Bay best! to every visitor. mer. says "Even with a small hook you The ice on the Arctic Ocean down at Youth and residents are invited to Anaa- God Be With You Son. can still catch big fish". kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 15 photo story ᓄphoto stories ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖅ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐅᓖᑲᑕᓕᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓕᖕᓂ 6–ᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑕᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᐅᒻᒥ. ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓱᒃᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓇᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑕᖓᓂ. ᑎᐊᕆᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓂᖓ ᒫᑕ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑭᕙᖕᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᔪᕐᒥ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ.

photo courtesy of Stella Oleekatalik Baby Simon Oleekatalik at six-months-old with his catch using a jigger. Mom helped pull out the fish. HARVESTING Feature by Rita Pigalak Local Jourinalim ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Initiative Reporter Kitikmeot

photo courtesy of Renalda Eetoolook ᐅᐱᕐᙶᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓇᐅᕗᖅ. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ Derek Eetoolook and daughter ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᑦᑕᐅᑎᒧᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᓴᐅᒻᒧᑦ Martha of Taloyoak use kakivaks (fish spears) at Iqalliyuq outside of ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑭᕙᖕᒧᑦ. Taloyoak. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓗᒃᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ, ᓄᑕᕋᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ! The fish are biting ᓅᓚᓐ ᐊᖅᑲᖅ, 5-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᓄᓱᒃᓯᕗᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑕᒥᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ. Northern News Services Spring and summer is a ᐸᕗᓕ ᒪᒃᓴᒐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑕᑯᖅᑯᔾᔨᕗᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᐅᒻᒧᑦ time for harvesting fish. Grenier ᑕᓯᖓᓐᓂ. The people of Cambridge Bay and Taloyoak have been catching their fish with fish- ing rod, jigger and kakivaks (fish spears). What fun for all, including the young ones!

Beverly Maksagak of Cambridge Bay shows off her fish she caught with a jigger at Grenier Lake. photo courtesy of Beverly Maksagak photo courtesy of Sandra Aqqaq Nolan Aqqaq, 5, pulls in his catch at Pangnigtuq. 16 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 Sports & Recreation SPORTS HOTLINE • JAMES MCCARTHY Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: (867) 873-8507 Diamond starts to shine in Rankin

ᕿᓂᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ 2019– ᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᑎ ᐊᕐᓇᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ New Era–ᒥ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒪᐅᔭᖅ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ, ᑎᐊᕆᓐ ᐃᑲᒃᕼᐃᒃ, ᐃᕚᓐ ᒪᒻᒐᒃ. ᒨᓯᓯ ᐊᐅᐱᓛᕐᔪᒃ, ᐅᐊᐃᔾᔪᕐ ᑕᑎ, ᑯᕋᐃᒡ ᐃᐅᑦᓯᐊᓪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔭᐃᒻᔅ ᑳᓇᓕ, ᐊᒻᒪ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᖑᓘᕆᐊ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᓗᐊᕆᓐ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᒥ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 5, 2019–ᒥ.

Looking to defend their title are the 2019 Rankin Inlet Co-ed Softball League cham- pion New Era, back from left, Amaujaq Lindell, Darrin Ikakhik, Yvonne Mamgark, Moses Aupilardjuk, Wager Tatty, Craig Beardsall and James Connelly and, front from left, Gloria Kaludjak, Loren Kaludjak and Amy Kaludjak in Rankin Inlet on Sept. 5, 2019. photo courtesy Darren Ikakhik Co-ed softball league begins regular season play

by Darrell Greer recreation co-ordinator, David Clark, on June 29. the league to an abrupt end. Northern News Services She said the league must adhere to a strict set of guidelines "We announced the league had the green light and opened- Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet throughout the season such as no handshakes or high fives, no up registration immediately the following day, June 30," said The Rankin Inlet Co-ed Softball League kicked-off a new warm up of any kind before games, the on-deck batters must Graham. season of play in Rankin earlier this month. use the dugout and, during batting, players need to line up along "We kept registration open until July 10 and the league League executive member Kandace Graham said the league the fence outside the diamond spreading out at least six feet – began its regular season schedule on Monday, July 13. got the green light to proceed with the season from Rankin's while any change in the Covid-19 situation could bring play in "It was a short window for registrations, but we only have a short summer to work with. "We have four teams registered for this year and we're only playing two nights a week, on Monday and Thursday." Graham said with such a short summer, the league decided to play fewer games so as not to cut into the players' family time and enjoyment of the outdoors; fishing and camping on the land. She said the league also didn't want to cut into any new programming that may be offered at the new arena once its artificial turf is installed. "We also wanted to have more free time at the field avail- able for youth 18 and under, as well as a 14-and-under youth fastball league. "We're not the only ones using the field anymore, so we can't take up all the days. Youth have to come first when it comes to available time on the field. "A lot of people had been asking if there was going to be a league this year since about the beginning of May. "It's great to get going and see our softball family back on the field. With the majority of universities being operating online this fall, we can roll out a little later. So we'll probably have our playoffs somewhere between the middle of August to the end of August." Graham said the league still hopes to hold at least one tour- nament this summer. She said if all works out well, the league would love to host the annual Calm Air Cup tournament towards the end of the summer in Rankin. "The hamlet has already given us its support to hold a beer tent on behalf of minor hockey if we can go ahead with the tournament, but we'd still need the go-ahead from the liquor commission. "We would still need, also, to work some things out with Calm Air because they're our main sponsor. If it's a go, we'd need an increased inter-regional flight schedule because most of the flights are already full in the region due to medical travel. They're all 10-to-15-seat flights, which is one softball team. So we still have some things to work out, but we're doing our best to host one if possible. "If we're able to, it will be announced at a later date." kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 17 sports & recreation Îé¯≤ú & ÄÎÖ∏ÙÄÕÍ≤Ò 'Asterisks' get a mouthful in spring training opener

ᔫᓯ ᐋᓪᑑᕝ Houston Astros–ᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᓇᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ–ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ Kansas SPORTS City Royals–ᑯᓐᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ. ᓱᖏᐅᔾᔨᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔾᔮᖅᑰᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᓂᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥ Talk ᐊᖅᓴᒥᒃ. with James McCarthy

Northern News Services Remember Captain Tom Moore? The 100-year-old veteran who raised more than $56 million for the National Health Ser- vice in Great Britain by walking 100 laps around his garden? You are now obliged to call him Sir Tom Moore. Queen Elizabeth II officially bestowed knighthood on the world's most famous benevolent centenarian on July 17, complete with the official knighting sword. The only differ- ence was that Sir Tom didn't kneel before Her Majesty, which I think you'll agree wasn't necessary. Sir Tom said he didn't feel a thing when Her Majesty was performing the honour. Sir Tom has been one of the people keeping us all going through this Covid-19 crap and no one on this planet is more deserv- ing than Sir Tom. Now on to less important things:

Let the shaming tour begin The 2020 Major League Baseball season, as shortened as it will be, is going to be a miserable one for the Houston Aster- isks (Astros) (Asterisks). Perhaps the silver lining is that there won't be any fans to let them have it, which brings me much sorrow, but there are plenty of players who will make sure we fans get to live vic- ariously through them. Players such as Jorge Lopez of the Kansas City Royals. The Royals took on the Asterisks (our nickname for the cheaters) in a "spring training" game on July 21 and pro- ceeded to bean both Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman in con- secutive at-bats in the second inning. Now, the Royals claim it wasn't intentional and I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on that because I wasn't there. But it makes you wonder, doesn't it? Geez, that ball slipped out of Lopez's hand twice on back-to-back batters ... nothing to see here, right? And for good measure, George Springer got plunked in the fifth inning. If this is how things are going to proceed for the Astros this season, my advice to them is to just shut up and take it. They know they cheated to win the World Series in 2017 and the baseball world is looking to get back at them any way they can. If it takes some pitchers corking them in the batters' box, photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons so be it. Just make sure it looks like an accident each time Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros got beaned during a pre-season game against the Kansas City Royals because back-to-back just looks too incriminating. In case you're wondering, the Astros went on to win the earlier this month. He better get used to it because I don't think it's the last time he'll eat a fastball. game, 15-6, with no help from the garbage cans. around bones. He was forced to miss out on the rest of the $9 million on July 22. Considering what Lindblom has been A painful win regular season pre-Covid but after chemo, all appears to be through, I don't think anyone would begrudge him that. And I know some of you don't like mixed-martial arts. Some of good and he's practising with his teammates in Toronto, one if you do, well, I wish you well. you have written in to tell me as such. My answer to you folks of the hub cities for the NHL playoffs. Anyway, a lovely story and here's hoping he ends up on the is simply this: Oh. To put a statement on how much the Flyers loved having ice to play because it would be the ultimate cherry on top. People get hurt in it, like Boston Salmon (yes, that's his him back, the team signed him to a new three-year deal worth Until next time, folks ... real name) at the Legacy Fighting Alliance's card on July 10. Salmon was knocked out with a solid right hand in his bantamweight fight against Shawn West but it's what hap- pened after he hit the mat that caused controversy. Salmon was pretty much out of it but West came in and delivered a knee to his head while he was down. That's a big no-no and West was rightly disqualified for it. Salmon was left with a broken cheek and orbital bones from the shot and he showed off just how bad it was in an Instagram post on July 21, complete with bloodshot eye and stitches below the eye. He said he was fine and was recover- ing and would give an update soon. For his part, West apologized for what he did, which was good. You don't go into a cage looking to hurt an opponent but it is a fight and people get hurt sometimes. If it's like the way West did it, that's not cool but all appears to be good between the pair. I await your emails and well-wishes.

And finally ... Good Idea: Oskar Lindblom signing a new three-year con- tract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Bad Idea: Trying to find something bad to say about it. If you've followed the plight of Oskar Lindblom, you'll understand why this is a big deal. Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in Decem- ber, a form of cancer that grows in the bones or in the tissue 18 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 19 20 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 27, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 27, 2020