MUNICIPAL LANDS REFERENDUM DO YOU WANT YOUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL TO SEL..1.. LAND OR LEASE LAND? THE CHOICE IS YOURS. A REFERENDUM IS B8NG HELD IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO DECIDE THIS QUESTION. THE NUNAVUTLAND CLAIMS AGREEMENT TRANSFERSLAND OWNERSHIP TO MUNICIPALITIES. AU. PUBLIC LANDSNOT B8NG USED BY THE FEDERALOR TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS ARE NOW OWNEDBY YOUR MUNICIPAUTY. HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR MUNICIPAL COUNOL TO MANAGE THESE LANDS? REGULAR POU APRIL 10, 1995 10 A.M. TO 7 P. M. .·.- ADVANCE POLL APRIL 3, 1995 10 A.M. TO 7 P. M. A -YES" VOTE MEANS YOUR MUNICIPAL COUNOL CAN SEL..1.. LAND A "NO" VOTE MEANS YOUR MUNICIPAL coi.JNOLWIL..1.. LEASE LAND AND NOT SELL LAND THE PEOPLE WHO COME OUT AND VOTE WIL..1..DECIDE THE REFERENDUM. THE DECISION WILL BE MADE ON THE ! I OPTION WHICt;I GETS THE MOST VOTES. ,· .j\,·<N,'1.JC, �<JC /j_ '•b< b)I}\ '•Jc:..t><b)<b <J<�ert>d>'°)<b ..'?f:.'b( <• -?CT 'd.o«!\,-<J'i,)-Q\,. ... L.oc. /\c-n...er'"..) <Jr \<b(C>llc-'b .;,o-. 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"«!<J'•Jrb b ...r' c'a-'r 1>P1>r <J)' Jr Land referendum stirs confusion' b b b :dr'Lc-'•)JC, 'b'nn...?-bJC L'? ...er lld<J'-c:.. )er 'b'On...f'<l'bc:..­ by Ronna Bremer not good. Aksalnik said she is b '" <b b Vote scheduled for Monday )<j.:,<J < ..,nb /J.d<l c:..'«!<1 ... r· er \cr . NorthernNews Services scared of a yes vote, especially Confusion over this Mon­ Jes and give the hamlet the officer with Municipal and if Rank.in becomes the capital day's lands referendum and t)c;b)V..,.,, crb /\��nCjbCjb�nb option to sell land or to say no Community Affairs, said it isn't of Nunavut Cjb Cjb b what the outcome of the vote and Jet the hamlet continue to their mandate to tell voters how "The timing of this for 8 b )l, "b means still concerns some lease lots. to vote. She said they are to Rankin Inlet seems to be very b''lf''bc"cr'r t>M• IJ.<•b<•)<•(t>cr<J'•)b J\r'Lc:..l>'o-...f' ...o' Rankin Inlet residents. Laura Kowmuk said she felt supply the information to help poor... if Rankin gets the capi­ 1 b < ·)'')l,' .:;"I. er • o-1>£\<J \n...' b'( • ..:ierf''. "If this is such an important Monday's referendum was voters make informed choices. tal... they (council) could be .oa.Cr'<Jr l\'·6'")/J.?- rr'<J )�\ n,r'c:..l>'•)<b t>M... c r• issue why are we being kept in being rushed and that people Bernadette Makpah, from under pressure to sell off big < J <•6<• ) •(t>f'<JW.:;f'• /\a.r<l?r'l>c:..l>'•Jr 'bl>r"\c:..I>'• ..:if'' the dark for so long?" asked didn't know_ what they were Nunavut Tu nngavik Incorporat­ chunks of land to fund develop­ :� <bb '•)'•Ct>L•\t>cr<l'L. ,,Lrlb. Clil.. a. l\' •b <•J<•Cl>r<J'b'L .,,LC Margo Aksalnik during a public voting on. She said people need ed, disagreed and said the infor­ ment," she said. ·bt>i'\'· C!><''I.Lc 'b.oli,t>?nr;rt>c:..t>'bJC 'b1>;,.,.1>a.r<1" meeting last week. to be educated on what their mation package pushes a yes She said MACA staff are ..,n• "I don't think any of this <r''.>-·\t>'«!n'b'i7'L 'I.LC.:;. vote means. vote. She said her group has encouraging people to vote but b < C <b information gives us an idea of "The government has taken been scrambling to show the voters don't understand the 'b "•L li< bb < )<•(!>er<l'er'\(' .. ..0 C � •p•([>r'L'\ f' ) re-. b b what we are voting for or the care of us for so Jong you have consequences of a yes vote. )l\r\ ti <bb <b)L \t>,'·ncr>c:..C>"..,n n\J\n. 21-r issue. '" consequences." to take your time ... you're rush­ "It cost NTI quite a few Campbell said she has trav­ ·fcr't\t>c:..l>''r'L'.:;nb li'.:;°"Ler, IJ.'•6<b)f1t'�<JbdnJ .:; The information she has ing this a little too quickly," she bucks... we were not prepared elled to all Keewatin hamlets <;b)< •( er '• ..,n·. .'.'."b t> <J seen and read on the referen­ told Municipal and Corrununity for this very pro-yes package," recent!y to talk about the refer· 1)/j_'l.l, oc8<Jr /l'bl,<b)l\<'t\��<JbdC [i<bb<b)<b(l) . cr<J­ dum doesn't clearly outline the Affairsofficials. she said. endum. The public campaign .._)'- IJ.'l.r•d,-..L�·d' crl>t>. b b .o <J \'b'b'(' r'L cr'L ' consequences of a yes or no The territorial government Makpah said it will be diffi­ was left to the last month so the J)<b)L'.:;'I. er•. )�\ l>'k�<•)<b J\'l.l,','l>c:..!>'•)r vote, she added. is required, under the Nunavut cult for many Jnuit to purchase C issue was fresh in everyone's bt>i''«!n'bc:.I> 'cr'i'· .,:, er l\(bb <•)l,''\l>� ... 'a. er... L .o . Aksalnik was just one of land claim, to have the vote land because of the costs asso­ nunds just prior to Monday's '" b <Jr'... r ..) /> '")V.:;.... .o c tJ.b ,. < )tAt>n.... r' approximately 25 people at last within two years of the date the ciated with it. vote, she explained. <b b C J\Jnt>er \[>< �< fb([>r'Lc-'•) �r 'bl>r"\<•(t> cr<l'\,er week's meeting and said she claim was proclaimedlaw. Both Makpah and Aksalnik Polls are open from 10 a.m. '.l'\ b <b)Lt>,:•\l>er<l'L '\.Le <lr''f'".o' /\,;.1>nf'r'L;r.,,f'".o'. didn't know whether to vote Kelly Campbell, a lands said the tinung for the vote is to 7 p.m. on Monday. �dJA� �· s A� qs ·- --·---�·�������--���������������������������������������������������������������������--������- > ·, • .na.'l<J�b I N unatsiaq News, L � I March 24, 1995 11 land sales meeting March29 lqah.1ijt,;councillors- �ctebate the·-merits of land sales USA GREGOIRE bur we're hoping to get as councillor, it was proper till].eS. Nunatsiaq News much information our for him to be promoting · To read more about rhe before the advance poll oo one side over the other. land sales vole, .Iqaluit res­ IQALUIT-To sell or not to April 3." McLean saidas elected offi­ idents may stop by the selL Thar is the question. .cials can do rhe. y please. Town office or the MACA He said,his job is just to On April 10, eligible Yes or no? office in the Asrro Hill present bo.th sides as fairly municipal voters in all The package comes in complex to pick up infor­ Nunavut communities will as possible. the form- of a brawn folder mation packages_ have to decide whether with the date of the vole Okpik said lhar he And all residents are they want to allow their on the front, lhe ref eren­ understands people are encourageg. to come out to �unicipalJties to sell land. dum question on the back, hesitant to allow land to lhe Navigator Inn on Right now, individuals ancl has seven· "fact sheets" Natsiq Kango: Iqaluit Mayor Joe Kunuk: unde­ be sold in- Nunavut but and businesses 111ay nol inside in English and needs big public meet­ cided over vote Iqalt!_it is the only town in March 29 at 7 p.m. to ask buy building lots. They lnuktitur. ings Nunavut, he said. It has 10 questions and raise 'con­ may only lease them from · In those fact sheers are be progre·ssive, he said, cerns with rown council­ the territorial government. more lhan 50 of what the trol over municipal land. Natsiq Kango agreed the and has to move with the l9rs and MACA staff. After July 9 this year, each GNW'U feels are typical The· GNWT, which now there needs to be more municipality in Nunavut questions that most people administers control over publicily. She said there will gain ownership of loLS are likely to ask about land municipal lands from should be more than one within its boundaries.