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– 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

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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, 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 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. 's , Gjoa Quassa as the winner. the incident, which left a lot of dust in school hallways. Haven's and Amittuq's After a moment of laughter, the mem- Everything was back to normal at Tusarvik the follow- New speaker selected . 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 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 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. small to accommodate the event. store, it became a lot bigger than we the Leo Ussak Elementary School been doing for the past eight weeks" She said bullying is something She said, however, the office was thought it would be. (LUS) gym. said Barcial. that happens across all age groups, an intimate setting for the group "We now hope to hold mini work- Get Art is an eight-week program "We have mandated outreach pro- not just with kids. meetings that encouraged interaction shops in April, during which the older for girls aged nine to 14 delivered grams, but Mary (Fredlund) and I "The kids never brought-up cyber- between the participants. girls will act as mentors to the new by the Rankin Inlet Spousal Abuse decided to do something different and bullying on the internet at all. "We also really wanted the girls to participants and, big news – McGill Counselling Program. we came-up with this idea to reach "The two types of bullying we feel comfortable in a space that does University invited some of the par- Jennica Barcial said the focus of a demographic we've never worked focus on with the video are physical offer counselling so, in the future, it's ticipants to go to South Africa, where the program is to allow its partici- with before and still talk about topics bullying and teasing, such as two or not an unfamiliar location if they ever the original idea for this came from, pants to express themselves through such as healthy relationships, bully- more girls teaming-up on one girl in need help for themselves or someone to talk about creating change through art. ing, healthy and unhealthy families a negative manner. they know. the medium of art, so making the trip She said 11 girls took part in the and friendships. "The unique part of this project is "This program definitely exceeded will be Haily May Ussak, Julia Isaak, program, doing a different art activ- "McGill University then came in that we didn't give them a script or tell our expectations. We asked for 10 Audrey Fredlund and myself."

ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᙱᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ. "ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ." ᐸᐅᕐᓯᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓕᐅ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓴᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᖃᐃᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓐᓅᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔫᑉ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᒥᑭᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ. ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕙᖓᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓚᐅᕋᒻᓄᒃ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᑉᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᖅᖢᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᑉᓗᑕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖢᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᒍ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ. ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓯᒪᙱᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑕ "ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᓚᐅᓱᖁᓚᐅᕋᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓕᐅ ᐅᓴᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓛᑉ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᒍ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᙱᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖅᐸᑕ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖓ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ 8-ᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᖑᔪᓄᑦ 9-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ "ᒪᒋᐅᓪ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ "ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᐅᖓᑕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. 14-ᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᖓᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓕᖅᖢᓂ." ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ 11-ᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔨᓂᑲ ᐸᐅᕐᓯᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᒎᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐸᐅᕐᓯᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ 11 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᔪᒫᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᒃᑰᖕᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᕈᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ "ᑕᒪᓐᓇ, ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ, ᑕᒫᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕋᑉᑕ ᒪᒋᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ 11 ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑲᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂᒃ, Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓲᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ, ᓄᑕᕋᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ. "ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᐃᕆᓕᒥ, ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ. "ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖡᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ "ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥᒃ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ - ᒪᒋᐅᓪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᐅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ "ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᒐᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑎᕆᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᙵᐅᖃᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ South Africa- ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᓐᓅᔪᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᑦ ᖃᐃᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐸᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖅᑳᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦ 8 ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᕐᒥᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ." ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐸᐅᕐᓯᐅᓪ. "ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓ ᑖᑉᓱᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔫᑉ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑕᐅᔪᒫᖅᑐᑦ Hᐃᓕ ᒪᐃ ᐅᓴᒃ, ᔪᓕᐊ ᐃᓵᒃ, ᐊᑐᕆ "ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒥᐊᓕ (ᕗᕆᑦᓕᓐ) ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕗᕆᑦᓚᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᖓ." 4 KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 opinions ᓄwhmK5 r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 4, 2020

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Newspapers Association • Canadian Community few years, but it's a note that has to ity these days when every budget is As adults, we all know the alterna- Newspapers Association be kept playing in our region. maxed out, every position is filled tive scenario when the youth of a Each and every one of our seven and there's just not enough man- community have nothing constructive Kugaaruk communities relies on the good power to go around to keep to fill their evenings with. hearts of people to volunteer every every program running effi- Idle hands are, indeed, Naujaat Gameti once in a while so various youth and ciently. the devil's workshop. elder programs, sports programs Although there's no And, when an entire Behchoko and competitions and events such paycheque involved, volun- community chips in and Sambaa K’e as hamlet days and the Christmas teerism has many, many shares the volunteering games can keep on being delivered. rewards that are just as load, you don't see pro- Other great ventures that help enriching to the soul as ductive and successful their community also depend on vol- money is to the pocket- programs come to a crash- unteers to keep in operation, such book. DARRELL ing end when the person as the Abluqta Society and the won- Let's be honest. What GREER or persons running it leave Editor: Darrell Greer derful work it's been doing in Baker price do you put on the the community or simply Associate Editor: Jean Kusugak Box 657, Rankin Inlet, NU X0C 0G0 Lake. sound of kids laughter burn out from carrying the Phone: (867) 645-3223 Fax: (867) 645-3225 SanikiluaqI've become quite a fan of the while taking part in extracurricular load themselves. Toll free: (855) 447-2584 Abluqta Society and what it has man- activities, or the sense of accom- Anyway you slice the tuktu, every Email: [email protected] Website: www.nnsl.com/kivalliqnews aged to accomplish in a relatively plishment on the faces of youth who community benefits from a strong Founder (1934-2018): J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldason short period of time in Baker with its have just learned a traditional skill volunteer base and every community Publisher, CEO: Bruce Valpy [email protected] thrift store along with helping to dis- and are better prepared to provide is weakened that does not have such Chief Financial Officer: Judy Triffo Managing Editor: Mike W. Bryant tribute food to those in the commun- for their own families in the years to a base. [email protected] ity who can use a helping hand from come? And, yes, it is true that more Kivalliq Advertising Representative: [email protected] time to time. What would be the hourly wage should be done to acknowledge the Call collect: (867) 873-4031 The long and the short of the mat- to see kids having a full, nutritious efforts of our region's volunteers and Fax: (867) 873-8507 ter is, the society could not exist if meal at home that, if it weren't for what they mean to programming, Publishing Office: Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1 it weren't for the volunteers making the caring and generosity of others, especially youth programming. Phone: (867) 873-4031 Fax: (867) 873-8507 the enterprise thrive and grow. they would be doing without? But until that day arrives, take Email: [email protected] Website: www.nunavutnews.com I'm sure every hamlet office in the Volunteerism helps to create heart in knowing volunteerism really region and every non-profit or charit- stronger and healthier commun- does come with its own rewards. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨ: ᑎᐊᕈ ᒍᕆᐅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨ: ᒪᐃᑯ ᓛᐃᓐᕼᐊᓐ able organization from Naujaat to ities and directly contributes to the Not convinced? Give it a shot. You Box 657, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ X0C 0G0 development of youth in the com- just might just be surprised. ᐅᖃᓘᑎᖓ: (867) 645-3223 Arviat would like to be able to pay a ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ: (867) 645-3225 ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: (855) 447-2584 ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: [email protected] ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: www.nunavutnews.com ᓇᓂᓯᔨᐅᔪᖅ (1934-2018): ATOMS Feature Practice makes perfect J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldason ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑎᔨ Northern News Services The young players eager- ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑎᔨᓪᓚᕆᐅᑉᓗᓂᓗ: by Darrell Greer Bruce Valpy – [email protected] The Rankin Rock atoms ly anticipate every hour ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ: Judy Triffo ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Rankin Inlet players were hard at work of ice time they receive ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖅ: improving their skills during throughout the season with Mike W. Bryant – [email protected] ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᐃᕆᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ practice times throughout the Rankin Inlet Minor ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨ: ᑎᐅᕆ ᑖᐱᓐ – the past month. Hockey Association. [email protected] ᑲᓕᒃᑳᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᓯ ᐅᕗᖓ ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ: (867) 873-4031 ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ: (867) 873-8507 ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃ: Box 2820, ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ X1A 2R1 ᐅᖃᓘᑎᖓᑦ: (867) 873-4031 ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ: (867) 873-8507 ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: [email protected] ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ: www.nnsl.com

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