Ransomware Attack on GN Computer Network Crippled by Hackers Seeking Ransom; 'Essential Services Not Impacted'
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ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᖏᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ; 'ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦᓕ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ Ransomware attack on GN Computer network crippled by hackers seeking ransom; 'essential services not impacted' Sanikiluaq rec co-ordinator recognized for youth leadership Volume 74 Issue 27 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 $.95 (plus GST) Co-op AGM in photos photo courtesy of Clint MacNichol Hall Beach family raises Housing minister pleas Municipal councillors alarm due to black mould for assistance take their oaths Publication mail Contract #40012157 “There are good apples and bad apples. We are human beings of different backgrounds.” 7 71605 00200 2 – MLA David Qamaniq says RCMP should be equipped with body cams and vehicle dash cams after abuse scandal, page 6. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, November 11, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, k=WE 11, 2019 news ᓄĪØflî Quentin Sala awarded for youth leadership in Sanikiluaq ᑯᐃᓐᑎᓐ ᓴᓚ, 20, ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑎᐅᕗᖅ 2019 ᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᒫᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ Innovative approach to programming, ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓗᐃᓴ ᖃᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ. inclusiveness of heritage celebrated by Rajnesh Sharma run a five-day sports camp ability, he was praised for his Northern News Services for Inuit games. This spring innovative approach to pro- Sanikiluaq break gig led him to a full- gramming and his sensitivity Quentin Sala, 20, is "hon- time position as the acting to include aspects of Sani- oured" to receive a youth recreation co-ordinator. kiluaq heritage in every event leadership award for his work Since then, Sala's dedica- he organized. in sports and recreation in tion towards Inuit games and The youth leader has his Sanikiluaq. youth recreation in Sanikiluaq recreational programming He is the recipient for the have fostered a more active goals set for next year. 2019 One Ocean Expedition community. "I am hoping to create a Youth Leader of the Year When asked later how lacrosse program by Janu- award. he felt about receiving the ary or February 2020 for the Although Sala was unable award, Sala replied, "I feel youth in my community," Sala to attend due to weather honoured." said. issues, his achievement was He believes he must be nonetheless recognized at the doing his job well since he Recreation and Sports Award has won this award, but also Gala held at Frobisher Inn in believes in the success of the Quentin Sala, 20, is Iqaluit on Oct. 26. youth he has led. the winner of the 2019 He was described as "In my opinion, the youth One Ocean Expedition someone who commands the are the future of the com- Youth Leader of the respect and attention of the munity," Sala said. "They will Year award. Photo Sanikiluaq community. do great when competing in courtesy of Louisa About two years ago, Sala tournaments." was given an opportunity to Besides his mentoring Qavvik. photo courtesy of Louisa Qavvik kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, k=WE 11, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, November 11, 2019 3 Did we get it wrong? amazing on-the-land stories ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ 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 ᕌᔾᔪᕐ ᑕᓱᒐᑦ ROGER TASSUGat ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᒃ Clyde River ᖃᔪᖅᑕᓕᖕᒥ, 55 ᑭᓛᒥᑐᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ, ᒪᐃ 18, 2019. 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Stunning clouds in Clyde River, NU, picture taken Oct. 22, 2019. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ-ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᐊᒪᓐ ᑯᓄ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓛᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᑉ–ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᓯᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᒪᐃᒥ. Arctic Fresh, ᓯᕐᓗᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ – ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 15, 2019—ᒥ. ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓂᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᕉᑕ ᐊᖑᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ. ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐃᖓ ᒨᕐᓕᓐ ᕆᓯᓄᔅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 2017–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ 13–ᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᓲᓂᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ. please see More, page 12 ERIca OOLAMIK ᓴᖑᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᐅᑎᒥᑦ Baker Lake ᐃᒡᓗ ᓕ ᒃ Here's a picture of my panik Zendaya Haqpi, who will ᒐᑎᕼᐃᓚ ᑯᐃᓵᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ. be 2 in December. As I was sitting on the ground, I NORMAN KOONOO ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ, ᑯᐃᓵᑕ told her to sit with me so we won't scare the caribou Pond Inlet ᐱᓇᓱᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ away. She enjoyed viewing the land and was surprised Early morning mid-summer sunrise by the lake in Pond Inlet – ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 28– seeing thousands of caribou in Baker Lake, Nunavut. Aug 15, 2019. ᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᓐᑎ ᑕᖅᑐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᑕᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 27, 2019. ᔨᒥ ᑑᑕᓕᒃ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᒥ. ᐸᖕᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ (bull caribou) "ᑕᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᓱᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᕿᙳᕐᒥ ᓇᑦᓯᓕᒃ ᑕᓯᖓᑕ ᑕᖅᑳᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ. ᓂᕆᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᖓᓂ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ. ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᑯᐃᓵᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 6–ᒥ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ CINDY TaqtU ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. Taloyoak ᑯᐃᓵᑕ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᒨᕐᓕᓐ ᕆᓯᓄᔅᒥ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ August 27, 2019. Jimmy Totalik ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ. caught a pangniq (bull caribou) please see Switch, page 12 across Qi'nguq near Netsilik Lake. We got to share his catch with friends and families. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, November 11, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, k=WE 11, 2019 news ᓄĪØflî Iqaluit's new city council sworn in Members will serve on council from 2019 to 2023 ᓄᑖᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ. ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᓴᐳᑦ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᔮᓂᑦ ᐳᕉᔅᑐᕐ, ᕉᒪᐃᓐ by Rajnesh Sharma Brewster, Joanasie Akumalik, Solomon Awa, ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐ, ᑲᓂᑦ ᐱᐅᓪ, ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᓇᑖᖅ, ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᐊᕙ, ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᐊᑯᒪᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᓘᑲᓯ. Northern News Services Sheila Flaherty, Malaiya Lucassie, Simon Iqaluit Nattaq, Romeyn Stevenson and Kyle Shep- Iqaluit's new city council was officially pard. sworn in with a ceremony at the Nunavut All council members, except Sheila Court of Justice, around 5:30 p.m on Nov. 5. Flaherty were present at the event. A small crowd of 40, including family and Some top priorities for councillors are friends, came to witness the event. It was con- solving the city’s infrastructure and water ducted by Justice of the Peace Lucy Wilson. issues. Mayor Kenneth Bell and seven city coun- Coun. Kyle Sheppard and Coun. Joanasie cillors recited their oaths of office. Akumalik are also interested in transportation The official mayoral necklace was pre- and cemetery issues respectively. sented to Mayor Bell by Rod Mugford, city Councillor Flaherty was unable to attend clerk of Iqaluit. The necklace consisted of due to prior travel commitments. She will joined harpoons and a silver plate with fish. officially take her oath of office on Nov. 21 "I am very honoured and humbled by the during a council meeting. support of the Iqaluit voters," said Bell. "I con- The members will be serving on the coun- gratulate the new council and I look forward cil from 2019 to 2023. to getting to work with council for city staff After the brief ceremony, the new council Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo and Iqaluimmuit." along with family and friend attended a small The new Iqaluit city council being sworn in. From the left: Kyle Sheppard, The new city council consists of Janet reception at the Aquatic Centre. Janet Brewster, Romeyn Stevenson, Kenneth Bell, Simon Nattaq, Solomon ᒪᐃᔭ ᑲᓂᑦ ᐱᐅᓪ ᐱᕗᖅ ᒪᐃᔭᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᒥᓪᓚᕆᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᖓᓐᓂ, ᕌᑦ ᒪᒡᕗᑦᒥ. Awa, Joanasie Akumalik and Malaiya Lucassie.