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Clyde River council appoints new councillor – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 6, 2024 Clyde River has chosen a new councillor out of a pool of four applicants. Samiulie Iqaqrialu was scheduled to be sworn in Thursday evening during a regular council meeting in the hamlet office. “Three other residents became interested in the position [after the vacancy was announced] and the hamlet council later decided […]
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Read MoreInuit involvement is still strong 10 years after Franklin shipwreck site located – Eye on the Arctic – Radio-Canada
September 6, 2024 It’s been 10 years since Inuit helped guide researchers to the wreck of the HMS Erebus, one of the ships from the 1845 Franklin expedition, and the mayor of the community that was pivotal to the search says identifying those sites has been a good thing for his community. The wreck site […]
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Read MoreAfter almost 40 years, world’s hub for Inuit ceramics might close – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 6, 2024 Inuit art is very stone-centric, says Pierre Aupilardjuk, who is a carver himself. There are prints, drawings and jewelry made by Inuit, but polar bears, walruses and enchanted owls carved from soapstone are still the most ubiquitous cultural creations. Aupilardjuk works with a material he said is much more “forgiving” than soapstone […]
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Read MoreThebacha Leadership Council takes flight with new festival – Cabin Radio
September 5, 2024 The Northern Whooping Crane Festival kicks off this weekend, running September 5-8. It’s the flagship event for the newly created Thebacha Leadership Council. The council, in the works for years, officially formed on June 21 when five community leaders signed a memorandum of agreement. Council coordinator Mike Couvrette said the agreement formalizes […]
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Read More‘I had to say something because somebody is going to die’ – Cabin Radio
September 5, 2024 In Fort Simpson, the effect of drugs on the village has some residents posting online pleas for help – and even naming people involved. Not everyone thinks that’s the best way. Tackling the spread of drugs through NWT communities has been labelled a priority by the territory’s premier and was a key […]
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Read MoreNew Rankin Inlet councillor could be appointed Monday – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 5, 2024 New appointee will fill vacancy opened in July when Art Sateana resigned A new Rankin Inlet hamlet council member could be selected at Monday’s council meeting. Application forms for the position were available until Aug. 29 and a “number of appointment applications” were received, Darren Flynn, the hamlet’s senior administrative officer, said […]
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Read MoreCoroner calls for better medevac services after Salluit woman dies on flight – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 4, 2024 Recommendations part of report into death of Kitty Kumakaluk, who died in 2022 after 6-hour wait for hospital transport A Quebec coroner is calling for better medevac services in Nunavik after a woman died following a six-hour wait for a flight out of Salluit. Coroner Julie-Kim Godin’s recommendations are found in a […]
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Read MoreIqaluit softball players bat late into the night under new lights – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 4, 2024 New LED lights installed at the city’s ball park allow for late night games Nighttime softball games will no longer be a rare sight in Iqaluit during the fall, now that LED lights have been installed on the city’s diamond. Recently, the Lonely Fans and the Ruthless Babes, two C division teams […]
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Read MoreIqaluit animal rescue group settling into new home, new name – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 3, 2024 Nunavut Animal Rescue cared for nearly 500 animals last year, board president says A new home, two new businesses launched and, most recently, a new name. It’s been a busy two years for the non-profit organization formerly known as the Iqaluit Humane Society. “We changed our name to Nunavut Animal Rescue because […]
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Read More‘Modernized’ Nunavut Homeownership Assistance Program began here – Nunatsiaq News
A year ago, no one was talking about the Homeownership Assistance Program until a Nunatsiaq News reporter pulled it from the dustbin of history, brushed off the cobwebs and gave everyone a fresh look at it. Now, the Nunavut Homeownership Assistance Program is going to give Nunavummiut the chance to own their own house with […]
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