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Covid Concern at Mary River Presumably Infected Individual Is Isolating, Health Officials Say No Reason for Nunavummiut to Worry About Spread ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓘᔭᕐᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ Covid concern at Mary River Presumably infected individual is isolating, health officials say no reason for Nunavummiut to worry about spread Volume 76 Issue 10 MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 $.95 (plus GST) Nunavut Happy Nunavut Day! Day festivities to be indoors What does Nunavut Day mean to you? Iqalummiut march for mental health Sanirajak planning for bowhead hunt NNSL file photo Teresina Walland, then 2, laughs with delight as she holds her balloon animal aloft during Nunavut Day cele- brations in 2017. Publication mail Contract #40012157 "Liquor and cannabis outlets are easy to establish and maintain and the black market is thriving, yet treatment centres are too expensive?" 7 71605 00200 2 – Columnist Harry Maksagak questions the territory's priorities around liquor, page 9. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 `rNs/OsCh8i3j5 tu1Z5 Wdt1Q5 tu1Z5 W?9Oxt5ti3j5 tu1Z5 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 3 Did we get it wrong? feature news êΩËîΩÇéíÇÀîᓄ á·∆¿ÖÀî Nunavut News is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mistakes and run corrections. If you spot an error in Nunavut News/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. NEWS Briefs ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᖓᓂ ᐊᐃᕕᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖅ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᕆᓯᒪᒍᓂ ᐊᐃᐸᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᕐᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓲᒥᒃ ᑯᒪᓕᖕᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ photo courtesy of Jimmie Qappik ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᕐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓈᙳᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᑭᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᕿᑦᑐᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ, HAPPY NUNAVUT DAY ᐃᔩᑦ ᐳᕕᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ Kids in Grise Fiord play on the rocks during Nunavut Day celebrations July 9, 2006. Nunavut Day celebrations will ᓴᙲᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ look a bit different this year due to social distancing but Nunavut News wishes all Nunavummiut a wonderful day! ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ. ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖅ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᖂᑎᓂᑐᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐆᑦᑎᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᒥᖓᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂ – ᖁᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ Covid-19 case suspected ᐃᒍᓇᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓂᕿᖓᓂ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ ᒋᐊᕆ ᓂᐅᓪᓯᓐ ᐅᕗᖓ 867-645-6660–ᒧᑦ. Please see Health, page 15 at Mary River mine site ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ Contact tracing identifies 12 people connected with ᓱᓕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ (pertussis) ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ, mine worker now in isolation ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ. by Rajnesh Sharma "ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖃᕐᓂᖃᕈᓂ, ᐅᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᔫᓂ 8–ᒥ, ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ Northern News Services ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᕿᑎᖅᑰᒥ Iqaluit ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ 900–ᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᖕᓂᑦ. As of July 1, 12 people have come into ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ contact with a mine worker at Baffinland's ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ Mary River Mine near Pond Inlet who has ᖃᓂᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕ been classified as a presumptive Covid-19 ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕗᑦ. case. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᒋᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕙᖕᓄᑦ, All these individuals are presently self- ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ isolating on site. ᐃᓄᖕᒧᑦ. "All potential contacts within the mine site ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ are being identified and placed in isolation ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᓛᖑᕙᒃᑐᑦ and no contact has occurred between Mary ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ River workers and the any of the surrounding ᑐᖔᓃᑦᑐᓄᑦ. communities," said Dr. Michael Patterson at a ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ July 2 press conference. ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᒐᓚᒃᑐᒥ For privacy reasons, Patterson did not ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ reveal the miner's personal information or ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ the length of time the individual has been ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᑕ. ᐅᑯᐊ in the territory. However, the doctor shared Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ the miner was not exhibiting symptoms of "If the additional testing yields a positive result, this will be considered ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. Covid-19. The miner was tested positive dur- ing a routine testing that is undertaken by all Nunavut's first confirmed case of Covid-19," announced Patterson during ᐃᓄᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᒋᕗᑦ the Thursday press conference. ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᒡᒐᒥᓂᑦ ᐅᐊᓴᐃᒐᔪᒡᓗᑎᒃ, miners entering the territory. ᖁᐃᖅᓱᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᒃᑭᐅᑎᒃᓴᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ "The individual who tested positive ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕆᔭᒥᓂᑦ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ, recently arrived in the territory for work and probable case of Covid-19 for Nunavut. If the Patterson said this probable case is a ᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ, ᓂᕆᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ was tested twice at the mine site. The tests additional testing yields a positive result, this "stark reminder that Covid-19 is still a very ᑭᒍᑎᓯᐅᑎᒥᓂᑦ. yielded presumptive positive results on back will be considered Nunavut's first confirmed real threat." Please see Whooping, page 15 to back days," said Patterson. case of Covid-19," said Patterson. "The pandemic is not over and no com- He explained that all miners are tested at At this time, the Department of Health has bination of preventative health measures is the mine site upon arrival. not sent any staff to Mary River. 100 per cent effective at keeping Covid-19 out ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ "Everybody is tested on Baffinland. "We would consider sending staff to help of the territory," he said, adding "I urge Nuna- ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ They're tested on arrival at the site and then out if there's any concerns that there's trans- vummuit to take this reminder seriously." ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ again four to five days later. And, I think mission of Covid-19 happening in the com- In a July 2 press release, Health Minister they're tested more after that as well," said munity, or that they're having difficulty with George Hickes assured residents that there is ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖓᓂ Patterson. the contact tracing and managing those other a very low chance of community spread. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ Mining in Canada is considered an essen- public health measures effectively," said Pat- "All necessary precautions are in place (NAM) ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ tial industry and miners are not required to terson. and workers at the mine have not had any ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ self-isolate before entering Nunavut. This presumptive result does not impact contact with any community members," stat- ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ Miners from the south fly directly to the any of the current public health measures in ed Hickes. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. mine site, work two to four week rotations place or Nunavut's Path. "We wish this individual a quick recovery. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᖏᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ and return south, explained Patterson. At present, the travel bubble between Please remember that we all have a role to ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ A swab will be sent to an Ontario lab to Nunavut and the Northwest Territories is not play in limiting the spread of Covid-19 and ᐱᖁᔭᓂᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂ confirm whether the miner is positive for impacted. now is the time to stay vigilant with our pub- ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Covid-19. "This is an isolated case and it's on Baf- lic health measures." ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ "ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ The swab is supposed to be collected this fin Island and does not present a threat to Anyone who has reason to believe they ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ" afternoon, said the chief public health officer. spreading Covid-19 into Northwest Territor- have been exposed to Covid-19 is urged to call ᐱᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂ Patterson said he anticipates to hear test ies," explained the doctor. the Covid hotline at 1-888-975-8601 between ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. results by early next week. The medical travel bubble established 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or notify their community Please see Nunavut, page 15 "Until then, this has been classified as a with Churchill, Manitoba also remains open. health centre right away by phone. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 5 news ᓄĪØflî No outdoor celebrations on Nunavut Day due to Covid-19 The 21st anniversary of the territory will be marked by online and social media contests by Rajnesh Sharma broadcasting an Inuktitut program Northern News Services ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᔫᓚᐃ 9, 2005–ᒥ. ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, on July 8 and 9 between 1:30 p.m. to Iqaluit ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᑦ. 4 p.m. "There will be a lot of give- This year Nunavut Day will be aways" during the show, Eetoolook celebrated quite differently due to said. the Covid-19 pandemic. "We just have to celebrate within Celebrations our family and friends," said Premier within communities Joe Savikataaq, noting the usual out- Some communities like Pangnir- door celebrations will not take place. tung and Clyde River also have their "I'm anticipating more family own plans for celebrating Nunavut groups getting together to celebrate Day. in smaller scales, then probably nor- Pangnirtung's Recreational Coor- mal," said Health Minister George dinator Jenna Kilabuk said her com- Hickes, adding there will be a lot munity will be having a Nunavut of online activities through Nunavut Day outfit contest, radio games, a Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI). small boat race, TikTok dance chal- James Eetoolook, vice-president lenge and a music video contest. of NTI, confirmed that Nunavut Day In Clyde River, the Recreation will mostly be celebrated through Committee plans to have radio social media and broadcasting since games, community parade and a no large public gatherings are per- vehicle decorating contest. "We are mitted. also trying to order some Narwhal NTI is holding two online con- meat," said Clyde River's Recreation tests for all Nunavummiut. Co-ordinator Caitlyn Joanas. "If all The first contest, called the Home goes well ... we will be contributing Cook Challenge, encourages each the meat to the community," Joanas participant to submit an application added, "We cannot do much due to with their Northern recipe and its the pandemic." photo.
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