ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅ Baker MLA steps down Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Vol 26 No 10 $1.00 Nunavut's Award-Winning Voice of Kivalliq Learning from one of the best ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᐹᕐᒥᒃ photo courtesy of David Clark Andrews Hockey School mini camp participants, front from left, Ben MacDonald (instructor), Jose Taipana, Milli Lindell and Terence Kusugak and back from left, Aiden Papak, Solomon Sanertanut, Marvin Kritaqliluk and Morgan MacDonald (instructor) pose before beginning their on-ice instruction at the Rankin Inlet arena on Feb. 26, 2020. Opinion News Community ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᐊᓐᓇᐃᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓪᓚᕆᒃ Stitching a gap in Volunteerism is the Baker Lake backbone of community Expression through art Publication mail Contract #40012157 "Why would those job opportunities go south?" – Erin Strachan on training local seamstresses for a uniform-repair contract from Agnico Eagle Mines in Baker Lake, page 8. 7 71605 00500 3 2 KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 news á·∆¿ÖÀîᓄ r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 4, 2020 Did we get it wrong? Kivalliq 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 Kivalliq News, call (867) 645- 3223 and ask to speak to the editor, or email kivalliqnews@nnsl. com. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. Baker Lake Ulukhaktokí±ØÍ≤ÒáíÔÄ? ï·∆¿Í´ ≤áflúòî ÖÚÊéÔÒπØflî Ç≤úõ¿Ö≤ú Ö±Ø ÖéÍ≤ú áîéÖ≤Í´ú. íØêØ Äƒù‚ ÖÚÊéÔÒπØ≤Ò Ä¿íÒπÕ‰ÖÔÍ≤Í´ú í±ØÒíÇÀ≤ú Ö±Ø ÜÒïùÖÒπ¿Í≤Ò. íò∏≤Ê›î í±ØÒπØÀ´ú ï·∆¿Ò ≤áfl≤, ÇÔ¬∆¬éî Çflˆ (867) 645-3223 Ö±Ø ÇÔÍ›ùÀجü ÜÒïúªÄ«, Ç„·√∏≥î Ô‰íÇÕúòî ééËͬéî Kugaaruk MLA steps down Çflˆ [email protected]. ÜÒïùÖ˪∏≤ÖÒíflî Ç„·√∏≥î ∂¬∂ĉÖͬü áÀ∏∂ÒπêÖÊçí. Naujaat Gameti 'The time has come for me to focus Behchoko Sambaa K’e AROUND all my energy on being with my family at home,' Kivalliq says Simeon Mikkungwak with Darrell Greer by Darrell Greer Northern News Services Baker Lake Baker Lake MLA Simeon Mikkung- Sanikiluaqwak resigned from the Nunavut Legisla- tive Assembly last week. As of the end of the day on Feb. 25, Kris Okpatauyak Mikkungwak was no longer the MLA organized the for Baker Lake or a member of the Gov- adult qualifier ernment of Nunavut. Mikkungwak, also the house speaker soccer tourna- at the time of his resignation, informed ment in Rankin the assembly on Monday, Feb. 24, Inlet this past he would be resigning the following weekend. day due to the pressure on his family NNSL file photo resulting from his wife's ailing health. Before being elected as speaker in 2019, Mikkungwak was the committee of the whole chairperson and the deputy speaker. Mikkungwak was also instrumental in having Kivalliq (Keewatin) Hall in Soccer tourney Rankin Inlet recognized as a residential Nunavut school. Rankin Inlet hosted a men's adult qualifier soccer tourna- Mikkungwak told the assembly that ment this past weekend from Feb. 28 to March 1. expectations of public life are great. The eight teams set to square off in the semifinals as of He said Nunavut politicians owe it to press time were Rankin Inlet, FISA, Gold Diggers, FAMLIA, their constituents to represent them with Kangiq&liniq, CBFC, Iqaluit and Rankin Two. all the energy they can bring. The winner of the men's tournament will select up to 14 "The time has come for me to focus players to send to the nationals in Kingston, ON, from April all my energy on being with my family 1 to 5. at home," Mikkungwak told the assem- bly. photo courtesy of Martin Kreelak "It has been a great honour to serve Then Baker Lake MLA Simeon Mikkungwak, front, joins Joedee Joe- Pipe burst in this role and I wish to express my Naujaat deepest respect for this institution and dee for a trip in the first hot-air balloon ride ever offered in the Kivalliq Students returned to school after missing a day's worth its traditions." in Baker Lake in August of 2015. of classes after a pipe burst at Tusarvik School on Tuesday, Mikkungwak also assured his former Feb. 25. constituents in Baker Lake that a by- In addition to the former premier, Hudson Bay MLA Allan Rumbolt Crews were working on the furnace system when the election would be held in due course and three other members of the assem- mistakenly announced former premier incident happened. that the community will be fully repre- bly were nominated for the position: Paul Okalik's name before declaring Crew members also had to use a fire extinguisher during sented in the House. Uqqummiut's Pauloosie Keyootak, Gjoa Quassa as the winner. the incident, which left a lot of dust in school hallways. Haven's Tony Akoak and Amittuq's After a moment of laughter, the mem- Everything was back to normal at Tusarvik the follow- New speaker selected Joelie Kaernerk. Both Keyootak and bers congratulated their new Speaker. ing day, Feb. 26. The Nunavut Leadership Forum Kaernerk politely declined the nomina- With the new honour of being Speak- selected Aggu MLA Paul Quassa tion. er, Quassa will add to his repertoire of Uniforms unveiled as the new Speaker of the legislative The members then cast their secret political experience. assembly on Feb. 26. ballots for either Quassa or Akoak. He has previously served as govern- Nunavut ment house leader, minister of Education Team Nunavut athletes will present the 2020 Arctic Win- and minister responsible for Nunavut ter Games uniform and pin set to Premier Joe Savikataaq Arctic College. and Minister of Community and Government Services Lorne Between November 2017 and June Kusugak today, March 4, in Iqaluit. 2018, Quassa was Nunavut's fourth pre- The presentation will be made at 11 a.m. at the Nunavut mier. Legislative Assembly lobby. He was ousted from this role on June 14, 2018 and replaced by current premier Alcohol charges Joe Savikataaq. Rankin Inlet Most recently, since Oct. 30, 2017, Members of the Rankin Inlet detachment of the RCMP he has represented the constituency of were investigating an unrelated matter when the officers Aggu in the 5th Legislative Assembly determined that an adult male was in possession of some of Nunavut. non-permit alcohol on Feb. 16. Quassa, humbled by the new honour, The liquor was believed to be destined for Whale Cove said, "I think it's something that I always which has alcohol restrictions. had in my mind after I became elected A Nunavut Liquor Act search warrant was obtained and as MLA. That one day, I'm gonna want executed and a large amount of liquor was located and seized. to be Speaker before I retire." A 38-year-old man from Whale Cove was charged under Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu MLA Pat Ang- Section 84(c) of the Nunavut Liquor Act. nakak, who had nominated Quassa, He is scheduled to appear in court on March 9 in Rankin believes he is "very capable" of the duty. Inlet. "His command of speaking and The RCMP did not release the name of the man charged. understanding English and Inuktitut are very strong and I feel his experiences Tourney time of being a government minister and his role as a regular MLA will only add to Rankin Inlet/Kivalliq his strengths and capabilities to do the Teams from across the Kivalliq will be descending upon job," stated Angnakak. She expects him Rankin Inlet for the annual Powerful Peewees hockey tourna- to keep order and ensure that members ment this coming weekend. Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo The newly appointed follow procedures. The tournament runs in Rankin from March 6 to 8. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Paul A. – with files from Rajnesh Sharma Quassa sits on the Speaker's chair. KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 community ¥∂¿ú r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 4, 2020 3 Change through art ᐊᐃᐅᓛ ᐃᑎᓐᓄᐊᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓯᑦᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, ᓚᑭᓴ ᒪᑭᒡᒐᖅ, ᑕᓂᑲ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᓯᑎ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓚᐃᓚ Hᐊᓐᑐᕐ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓐᓅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓕᐅ ᐅᓴᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. Darrell Greer/NNSL photo Aiolah Iittinuar, from left, Sydney Inukshuk, Laquisha Makkigak, Danica Sammurtok, Cassidy Sammurtok and Lila Hunter address the gathering during parent night for the Get Art program at the Leo Ussak Elementary School gym in Rankin Inlet last week. New 'Get Art' project in Rankin exceeds expectations by Darrell Greer ity each week, as well as culturally contact with us and started to fund them what to do. girls to join and we ended-up with 11 Northern News Services relevant activities such as receiving us, which is why this project became "The video was completely girl participating and 11 more on a wait- Rankin Inlet advice from elders. as big as it is." and group led." ing list. The use of art to help create "They also took part in a really Barcial said the girls were asked Barcial said the group was thank- "This was, sort of, just a ran- change was front and centre during big project, making a video on bully- what issues they see in the commun- ful to LUS for opening-up its gym and dom pilot project we put together a parent night art exhibition by a ing, which we screened during par- ity that they would want to focus on allowing them to hold parent night, but, when we received funding from group of young girls who took part ent night, as well as going over a in the making of a video and bullying because their office was simply too McGill, the hamlet and the Northern in the Get Art program last week at weekly summary of what they had was what they wanted to highlight.