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Department of Health Launches Baby’s Safe Sleep Awareness Campaign
20 March 2023 Cambridge Bay, Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut (March 20, 2023) – To coincide with Canada’s Safe Sleep awareness week, March 13-17, 2023, the Department of Health has launched a Baby’s Safe Sleep Awareness Campaign to promote safe sleep practices and reduce the risk of infant sleep-related deaths throughout Nunavut. A safe sleeping environment […]
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Sabina Gold & Silver Mails Special Meeting Materials for B2gold Transaction to Shareholders
March 20, 2023 VANCOUVER –Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. (“Sabina”) or (the “Company”) (SBB – TSX/ SGSVF – OTCQX) is pleased to announce that the management information circular and related materials associated with the upcoming special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) to be held on April 12, 2023 are […]
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Vuntut Gwitchin Government responds to Biden Administration’s approval of massive Willow oil development project on Alaska’s North Slope
Earlier this week, the Biden Administration approved ConocoPhillips’ multibillion-dollar Willow oil drilling project in Alaska’s North Slope. The company plans to produce 600 million barrels of oil from a pristine area west of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. While the Willow Project is located outside of the migration route of the Porcupine caribou herd, the […]
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Town hall meeting called in Mayo, Yukon, to talk about drug crisis – CBC
Mar 20, 2023 Meeting follows double homicide earlier this month, and First Nation’s declaration of an opioid emergency The mayor of Mayo, Yukon, has called a town hall meeting for Monday evening to talk about drugs and violence in the community, in the wake of this month’s double homicide. Two people were shot and killed in […]
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Statement from Premier Pillai on Kwanlin Dün First Nation election
Mar 17, 2023 Premier Ranj Pillai has issued the following statement: “On behalf of the Government of Yukon, I would like to congratulate Sean Smith (Uyenets’echįa) on his recent election as Chief for the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. “I would also like to extend my congratulations to the new Councillors Charlene Charlie, Charles Chief, Linda […]
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Tuberculosis Outbreak in Pond Inlet
17 March 2023 The Chief Public Health Officer of Nunavut is advising the residents of Pond Inlet that due to a recent increase in the number of active tuberculosis (TB) cases in the community, the Department of Health is declaring an outbreak of tuberculosis. Currently, there are five active cases of TB and 22 cases […]
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Qulliq Energy Corporation accepting applications for the Board of Directors
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) is currently accepting applications for the QEC Board of Directors. The corporation is looking for dedicated members with the vision, passion, and leadership skills to make a positive contribution to QEC. Special consideration will be given to applicants with financial designations or experience in the energy industry. Backgrounds in human resources, […]
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Canada supports caribou conservation in Nunavut
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada March 16, 2023 The Government of Canada continues to work with Inuit partners to protect nature, conserve biodiversity, and combat the effects of climate change on land, water, ice, and wildlife. Caribou have a spiritual and cultural significance to many Indigenous peoples and are central to Inuit well-being in […]
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MP Michael Mcleod announces over $1 million in funding for the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation and the Northern Mosaic Network
From: Women and Gender Equality Canada March 16 The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls highlighted the underlying systemic causes of ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. The COVID-19 pandemic also created unprecedented challenges for victims and survivors seeking help and the frontline organizations that support them. Today, […]
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Minto Metals provieds update on Skagway Port Developments
WHITEHORSE, YT, March 16, 2023 – Minto Metals Corp. (“Minto” or the “Company”) today announced it will cease to ship its copper concentrate through the port of Skagway for at least the next two years, where concentrate from the Minto Mine has been shipped since 2008. Despite Minto’s best efforts to reach a mutually beneficial agreement, […]
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