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That’s a catch

Savikataaq shows off an impressive catch he got during the annual cod, pike and trout derby in Arviat earlier this month.

Iqaluit-based writer releases new poetry book

Qiniq taps into Starlink

ᕿᓂᖅ

ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐃᕗᖅ ᓴᑕᐅᓕᒃᒥ

Company seeks support for funding application

ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᑎᒃᓴᒥ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒧᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᕈᒥ

Rather than compete for Nunavut internet customers, Qiniq is connecting with Starlink to bring in a ‘broadband revolution’ as its marketing lingo claims.

“The mere availability of Starlink and the wide adoption of it is clear how desperate there is a need for change,” said Dean Proctor, chief development officer with parent company SSi Canada, to Rankin Inlet’s hamlet council Monday, Aug. 26.

He was there as part of the consultation process for an application Qiniq has made to the CRTC for funding, seeking a letter of support.

Qiniq has received no additional funding or assistance to improve broadband in Nunavut since 2015, Proctor said.

“And there’s been no funding at all of any kind in Nunavut, substantial amounts anyways, since 2016, so it’s long past due,” said Proctor.

With CRTC funding, Qiniq claims it can improve speed to 50/10 Mbps, grow capacity with Starlink as its backbone until fibre is available, lower prices and improve access to reliable, high-quality internet.

Qiniq has announced it is adding two Starlink Enterprise terminals in every community and services will be moved over to Starlink in the

next few months.

However, that doesn’t mean Qiniq users will see the kind of data allowance personal Starlink devices offer.

“We have to pay for usage,” said Proctor. “Under the current pricing with Starlink, we could never offer an unlimited package because it’s not unlimited for us.”

To counter that, Proctor claims going with Qiniq would save on electricity costs from Starlink.

But if and when fibre comes in, “obviously” Qiniq would use it too, with satellite as backup, said Proctor.

Hamlet council passed a motion to support Qiniq’s application to the CRTC.

ᐱᖏᖓᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᖁᓴᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕕᖃᐅᑎᖓᓂ, ᕿᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ

ᓴᑕᐅ ᓕᒃᒥ ᓴᕿᑎᖁᓪᓗᒍ ”ᓴᖏᓂᖅᓴᖅ’ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᐃᕈᑎᓂᖓᓄ.

”ᒪᓂᒪᔪᖃᑎᐊᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᑕ ᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓕᐊᓂᑯ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᓯᔨᖁᔨᓂᖅ,”

ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᓐ ᐳᕐᑐ, ᐱᕝᕙᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒧ SSi

ᑲᓇᑕ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅ Hᐊᒪᓚᑯ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄ ᓇᒐᔭ, ᐊᒌᓯ 26.

ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖓᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᑕᑕᑎᕈᒥ

ᕿᓂᑯ ᐊᕿᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ CRTC ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᐊᕈᑎ,

ᕿᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑎᑎᖃᑯᑦ.

ᕿᓂᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᓘᓃᑦ

ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᕿᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᑭᐊᕿᒥᕕᖓᓄᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ 2005-ᒥᓂ, ᐳᐊᕐᑐ

ᐳᕐᑐ, ᐱᕝᕙᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨ SSi ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᖅ

ᑎᑎᖃᒥᒃ ᕿᓂᒃᑯᑦ

ᑕᑕᑎᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓ CRTCᒧ. ᓱᑐᕈᑦ ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔨᖁᑎ

ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᓚᐅᕋᑎ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, 2016ᒥᓂᒪ, ᑭᖑᕙᑰᔪᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᐊᖅᑐ. CRTC ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᑯᑦ, ᕿᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᑲᒃᑎᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄ ᓱᑲᓂᖓ 50/50mps,ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᓴᑕᐅ ᓕᒃᒥ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᓂᒪᔪᖃᓚᐅᖏᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᑭᒃᖠᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ, ᓱᑲᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᑯ. ᕿᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂ ᓴᕼ ᓕᒃᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᑕᐅᔪᑎᖏᑦ

ᓄᑕᐅᓗᑎ ᓴᑕ ᓕᒃᒧ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᕿᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ

ᐊᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᑕ ᓕᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᐊᓂ ᒪᓂᒪᐃᓱᖓᓂ.

”ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᕗᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳ ᐳᕋᑐ. ”ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᖓᒍ ᓴᑕ ᓕᒃ, ᒪᓂᒪᐃᔪᓇᕋᔭᖏᑦᑐᒍ ᐃᓱᖃᖏᑐᒥ ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕕᑰᕈᑎ ᓱᖃᐃᒪ ᐃᓱᖃᖏᑦᑑᖏᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᑎᓐᓄ.”

ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᐳᕋᑐ ᕿᓂᑯᓂᓗᓂ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᖁᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᕐᓇᕋᔭᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᑭᖓᒍ ᓴᑕ ᓕᒃ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐃᓇᔭᖅᐸᑦ ᓱᑲᓂᖅᓴᖅ, ᐅᔨᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ’ ᕿᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᕋᔭᕐᒥᔭᖓ, ᑭᖑᕕᐅᑎᒋᓗᓂᐅ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᕋᑐ. Hᐊᒪᓚᑯ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏ

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Research underway in Chesterfield Inlet waters

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᖅ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ

Federal scientists collaborate to pursue local goals

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is building up a backlog of data from community work as it supports the Southampton Island Area of Interest designation and potential marina protected area one day in the future.

Researchers have been in Chesterfield Inlet this summer training locals to collect data, part of a project that has also been taking place in Rankin Inlet since last summer and Kinngait before that.

“We kind of have a recipe of standardized things that we collect, but when we meet the HTO and request their support and introduce the project, we ty to tailor it to what they’re interested in,” explained Darcy McNicholl, aquatic science biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Her team spent a week training technicians in Chesterfield Inlet to collect plankton, gather benthic samples and generate ocean profile data. After the scientists head south, research continues throughout the summer with technicians going out about once a week.

And in Chesterfield Inlet, hunters were particularly interested in the potential for a scallop fishery, said McNicholl. In Rankin Inlet, they wanted salinity data.

The Arctic Coast team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada did some robot video work underwater in Chesterfield Inlet while they were in town but found no evidence of scallops.

“There’s a huge amount of kelp outside of Chesterfield,” though, said McNicholl, adding that it was unexpected.

Kinngait’s data goes back to 2020, and McNicholl said salmon are starting to show up in the region so her team is watching the interaction between them and char.

In underwater video work in Rankin Inlet, her team collected footage of sea anemones and some different species of fish that McNicholl didn’t think had been documented before.

Asked whether establishing a scallop fishery could conflict with the goals to turn a portion of the region into a marine protected area, McNicholl said the two can go hand in hand and be worked out through discussions.

“A marine protected area doesn’t mean that there can’t be any fishing or commercial activities,” said McNicholl, adding that her background is science, not policy. “If Chesterfield wanted to develop the scallop fishery, it’s still possible.”

ᐃᓗᓕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓱᒡᓕᐊᑯᑕ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓛᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᖅ ᐃᒪᖅ ᓴᐳᑎᓯᒪᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᐃᓗᖅ ᐊᑐᓛᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒐᕐᔪᖕᒦᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᕗᓂᖅ ᐃᓗᓕᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᒐ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᕙᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᙵᐃᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ”ᐱᓯᒪᕐᓚᐅᔭᖅᑐᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒥᑦ ᐊᕿᒃᓯᒪᔪᑎᒥ ᐊᕙᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕋᖓᑦᑕ HTO ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᔪᑎ ᐃᑲᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕕᒋᓗᑎᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ, ᑐᑭᓯᑎᓐᓇᓱᕈᓘᔭᖅᐸᒃᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐅᓯ ᒥᓂᑯ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖠᒐᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐊᕗᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕋᑎᓐᓂᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐊᕗᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑯᑎ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᑦ ᖃᓗᓈᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᐅᔭ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎ ᐊᐅᓚᑲᑕᒃᑎᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒪᖅ. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒐᕐᔪᒥ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᒧᒪᔪᖅᑕᕐᓂᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᓂᑯ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᐃᓐᓴᐅ ᐃᓗᓕᖓᓂ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓴᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᒪᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔫᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐊᑕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒐᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒧᒪᔪᓂ.

”ᐱᑕᖃᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᒐᓛᖕᓂᑦ ᓯᓚᑎᐊᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖠᒐᕐᔫᑉ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᒃᓂᑯ, ᐃᓚᓪᓗᓂᐅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᓚᐅᖏᓐᓇᒥᐅ. ᑭᑲᐃᒥ ᐊᕗᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 2020ᒧ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᒃᓂᑯ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖃᓄᒐᐃᑦ ᓴᕿᑎᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᔨᖅᓱᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖁᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓄ. ᐊᒪᐅᑦ ᐊᑕᓂ ᐊᔨᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦ ᐊᕗᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᒐᓛᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔨᒋᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᒥᒃᓂᑯ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᓴᖏᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᐱᕆᕙᕋ ᓴᕿᑎᓗᓂ ᐊᒧᒪᔪᖅᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᓂᖃᕋᔭᕐᒪᖓ

ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᖓ ᑕᕆᐅᖅ ᐃᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒃᐸᑦ, ᒥᓂᑯ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᖃᑕᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓗᑎ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

”ᑕᕆᐊᖅ ᐃᒪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᖃᓕᖅᓯᒪᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᓪᔪᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᒃᓂᑯ, ᐃᓚᓪᓗᓂᐅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖕᒪᔾᔪ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ. ”ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒐᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᒧᒪᔪᓕᕆᔪᒪᒍᑎ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.”

Homeless man has ‘no clue’ how he will survive Iqaluit winter

Daniel Hillman has been living in his tent for three weeks, surviving with food donated by other residents

Things have gone from bad to worse for Daniel Hillman. The 58-year-old Iqaluit resident is already homeless, and on Sept. 13, accidentally burned part of his tent he lives in while cooking on his camp stove.

“I’m nervous right now,” he said on the morning his tent caught fire. “I don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s just bad luck on bad luck on bad luck.”

Hillman has been living in Iqaluit for about 25 years, and in that time, has done everything from working in food service, to driving a taxi, to serving as the Vice President of the Commission Scolaire Francophone du Nunavut (CSFN), the territory’s French school board.

He has been homeless for just over three weeks, since he stopped staying with a friend in town.

There are many factors that led him to current situation, most notably a few tough breaks in the real estate industry, and lost wages during the pandemic.

He also suffers from a number of health problems as a result

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of a previous stroke, which has made it impossible for him to keep working.

“I’m not able to work anymore,” he said. “I have problems with my legs, standing up a long time or walking a long time, and I have problems with my memory.”

Hillman receives a small amount of money through his disability pension, but not enough to get by on, and certainly not enough to rent an apartment with. He said he attempted to access more support through the Government of Nunavut’s Income Assistance program, but didn’t have any luck.

“I receive a disability pension,” he said. “It’s not much, but they said to me ‘you’re making too much money.’ I’m making too much money? I don’t have enough to pay for a room or food.

“Do you know how much she gave me? 27 cents. I was speechless. I thought she was trying to make a joke.”

Hillman’s experience trying to get support from GN programs has left him with the opinion that they “don’t give a [expletive]” about him — though he was quick to apologize for his use of profanity.

Thankfully, he has been able to get by nonetheless, due in large part to the charity of other people in the community, who have provided him with food and occasional opportunities to shower and wash his laundry.

“The help I have had, the majority has come from Inuit people,” he said. “It’s not the rich people helping me, it’s the poor ones.”

“They’re nice,” he added. “They care. They have compassion.”

While Hillman is often worried about where his next meal will come from, his greatest concern is the rapid approach of Iqaluit’s long, dark, and brutally cold winter. Surviving the winter in a tent will be nearly impossible.

“I’m worried about that every day,” he said. “I shouldn’t say every day. I’m worried about it every minute.”

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Hillman has considered staying at one of Iqaluit’s men’s shelters, but said there were no beds available when he tried. He has also been in touch with the local housing authority in hopes of finding a place to live, but the process is slow.

“I have no clue,” he said when asked what he would do this winter.

Hillman’s partner, who has been living in his tent with him, may eventually be able to procure housing through his job, which has provided the couple with “some hope”—but that is still by no means a certainty.

It is a terrible situation for Hillman, but still not enough to deter him from helping other members of the community who are also in need.

On the evening of Sept. 12, for example, he could be seen offering to donate some of the little food he had to a needy family on Facebook.

It might come as a surprise to see a man with so little make such an offer, but for Hillman, it was an easy choice.

“[I offered] because people help me,” he said. “It’s normal to give a little back. If everyone helps each other, the world’s going to be way better.”

Raising money for burned churches

Shirley Kirkwa “did it for the Lord”

sweating, but by the time she got back, she was freezing.

She uses a walker and has arthritis, but that wasn’t stopping Rankin Inlet’s Shirley Kirkwa in her determination to raise money for the burned churches in Kinngait Saturday, Sept. 9.

“The Lord was bugging me to fundraise,” said Kirkwa, who decided she would walk from the outskirts of Rankin Inlet to Iyirallik and back and collect donations for the two churches in Kinngait that were damaged in fires this January.

“I can’t say no, so I just go ahead and walk. I did it for the Lord.”

She left at 9:20 a.m. and didn’t return until 6:30 p.m. that evening.

“Some of the road had so many rocks,” said Kirkwa, who uses a walker to get around. “It was kind of difficult. I needed to stop so many times to sit down, relax, ease my muscles and my arthritis on my knee. It was kind of tough.”

At times, she considered quitting, especially when the fog and rain were fighting her.

“I still went ahead because we were getting close to our destination, so I didn’t give up,” said Kirkwa.

When she left, she was way too hot and

“I felt so humbled,” said Kirkwa about finishing the walk. “Tears were coming down. They were honking all the trucks and still giving out donation money, encouraging me. Even little children asked to give donation money.”

In total, she raised $659.25.

After a short parade, Kirkwa had supper and went to bed for a good rest.

“Just a little bit muscle ache on my arms and my arthritis on my leg,” she said about how she was feeling the next morning. “A little bit but not that much. I’m okay.”

It was her first time doing a walk like this, and she said she’d be up for doing it again.

“I would like to thank everybody who gave donation money, juice, encouragement,” said Kirkwa. “I would like to thank Violet Innukshuk and my daughter Eva for going (with me). I wasn’t alone.”

For anyone else planning a similar fundraising venture, Kirkwa advises they get some help.

“I am disabled and people who want to do this walk, they should not be alone,” said Kirkwa. “You never know if you’re in danger, who’s going to help. I didn’t have no cell phone, no rifle, no one to contact. I’m happy people were going back and forth, and I’m happy I wasn’t alone.”

Storehouse bar receives $5,000 fine for contravening Liquor Act

Popular Iqaluit restaurant was also hit with $9,000 in fines for three infractions in June

The Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board (NLCB) has hit popular Iqaluit restaurant the Storehouse Bar & Grill with a $5,000 fine for contravening the Liquor Act, it revealed in a

Sept. 7 news release.

During a recent show cause hearing, the restaurant plead guilty to one charge of contravening the act by permitting intoxicated persons to remain on the licensed premises.

The board found that charge was substantiated, and suspended the restaurant’s license for Sept. 13 and 15 in addition to the aforementioned fine.

“The Board appreciates that this matter has been resolved by agreement,” Valerie Inukpuk, chairperson of the NCLB, said in the release. “The Board expects all licence holders to take all necessary measures to comply with the Liquor Act and Liquor Regulations to ensure the safe and responsible use of alcohol in the community”.

$5,000 is the NLCB’s maximum fine per offense.

The board selected Sept. 13 and 15 for the restaurant’s suspension because those dates “have enough traffic that closing on those days is a deterrent to prevent future breaches of the liquor laws,” NLCB said in an email.

“In this case, Wednesday and Friday were chosen because these days tend to be busier at the Storehouse,” they added, noting that the restaurant hosts its weekly Wing Night on Wednesdays.

This is the Storehouse’s second brush with the NLCB this year, which the release said is a cause for concern.

In June, the restaurant, which is attached to the Frobisher Inn, plead guilty to two charges of permitting intoxicated persons to remain on the licensed premises, and another charge of allowing quarrelsome and disorderly conduct to take place on the licensed premises. It received $9,000 fines as a result, and in that case, had its license suspended for three days.

Based on the restaurant’s history of recent infractions, future issues may be handled with increased severity.

“This would depend on the severity and nature of the infraction, should one occur,” NLCB said.”Having prior infractions for similar issues factors into Liquor Enforcement’s submissions to the board.”

The Government of Nunavut provides a detailed server training course to ensure bar staff are aware when a patron is inebriated.

“All staff members at a licensed establishment have a role in ensuring that patrons are served safely and that individuals aren’t served to, or past, the point of intoxication,” NLCB said.

The Storehouse has not responded to request for comment on its latest infraction.

Coaches begin search for next generation of Nunavut wrestlers

The search for the next generation of Nunavut wrestlers is underway.

The territory has produced a number of talented wrestlers over the last few years, most notably Cambridge Bay’s Eekeeluak Avalak, who earlier this summer won a gold medal at the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

However, many of Nunavut’s best wrestlers are getting older and heading South to pursue new opportunities both in and out of the sport.

That has left Chris Cooks, the territory’s foremost wrestling coach, with the task of recruiting a new crop of athletes to populate his training mats in Cambridge Bay.

“In the Covid years, we just kept our existing wrestlers,” Crooks, whose wrestling journey began in Ontario in the 70s, said from Cambridge Bay. “We never got any new wrestlers, so we’re in a rebuilding [phase] now.

“Most of the wrestlers that come through our program, they age out,” he added, noting that the majority of the athletes he brought to NAIG in Halifax are now too old to compete in upcoming tournaments like the Arctic Winter Games, set for next March in Alaska.

Crooks held his first practice of the new school year on Sept. 6, in the gymnasium of Cambridge Bay’s Kullik Ilihakvik elementary. He offers training for several different age ranges, as well as an all-girls program that runs on Friday nights. He said turnout varies year-to-year, but he is satisfied with the number of hopefuls to show up so far.

Most of the young Nunavummiut that get involved in wrestling have no experience in the sport, but according to Crooks, all it takes to get started is a bit of coordination and the right attitude.

“It helps for you to have some physical attributes, but in the end, that will only take you so far,” he said. “You need a very strong mental attitude. Discipline is what really takes you from being an average wrestler to a good wrestler to

a great wrestler.”

Crooks’ search for wrestling talent is not limited to Cambridge Bay, a community of roughly 2000 people. He is always on the lookout for prospects in other parts of the territory, where smaller wrestling clubs continue to emerge.

That includes the capital city of Iqaluit, where one of Crooks’ former wrestlers Kaaju Arreak has shifted his focus to coaching.

Arreak, now 20, started wrestling in grade eight, and has many fond memories of traveling to tournaments around Canada with Crooks and his training partners.

He said wrestling helped him develop discipline and confidence, and also helped him stay out of trouble outside of training.

As a coach, he is hoping the sport will have a similar effect on young people in Iqaluit.

“It’s my way of giving back to the community that I grew up in,” he said just an hour before leading his first practice of the season. “Wrestling really taught me discipline, and because of that, it got me to a better mental health state, and I want to help my community youth to get better

with themselves mentally as well.”

While Arreak is still fairly new to coaching, he learned a lot about the craft from Crooks— particularly the importance of communication, organization, and leadership.

“His leaderships skills are phenomenal,” he said of his former coach. “When I hear the word leader, I think of Chris Crooks.”

With a veteran wrestler like Crooks at the helm in Cambridge Bay, and rising coaching talent like Arreak sharing their skills elsewhere, it’s safe to say Nunavut’s young wrestlers are in good hands.

While it remains to be seen if any of them can achieve the heights of wrestlers like Avalak, both Crooks and Arreak are adamant that there is a ton of athletic talent waiting to be discovered in the territory.

“Being involved in sport for the last 42 years, I have not seen as many natural athletes as I have in Nunavut,” Crooks said.

“There’s a lot of untapped potential in the North,” Arreak echoed. “We have to find an outlet for them to tap into it.”

“Being involved in sport for the last 42 years, I have not seen as many natural athletes as I have in Nunavut,” said coach Chris Crooks, who runs the wrestling program in Cambridge Bay

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What’s at stake for the Assembly of First Nations in the upcoming election?

Next leader will be tasked with unifying hundreds of chiefs at a time when reconciliation less of a priority: Indigenous policy expert

The next leader of the Assembly of First Nations will be tasked with unifying hundreds of chiefs at a time when reconciliation appears to be less of a priority in Canada, said an Indigenous policy expert.

Hayden King, executive director of Indigenous-led think tank Yellowhead Institute, said the assembly has grown in influence since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government came to power, but its internal politics have been an issue in recent years.

And taking over the leadership will be one of the “toughest jobs in politics,” King said, as the assembly may have to contend with a change in leadership in the next federal election that could result in a decrease in the resources allocated to First Nations. The assembly is also grappling with how to move forward after making headlines for its previous leadership challenges.

“The AFN isn’t talking about policy or law anymore. They’re talking about harassment and workplace grievances. What’s at stake in the next election is whether the organization can regain its influence in discussions (with the federal government),” King said.

Chiefs are expected to choose a new national chief in December, after RoseAnne Archibald was removed from the job amid allegations that she created a toxic work environment.

Archibald was ousted in June at a special chiefs’ assembly held to address the findings of an investigation into complaints from five staff members about her conduct.

The third-party independent review concluded some of Archibald’s behaviour amounted to harassment. It also found she breached internal policies by retaliating against complainants and failing to maintain confidentiality about the matter.

Archibald continues to deny those allegations, and her supporters maintain she was removed from the post for trying to change the organization’s status quo.

Of the 231 chiefs who took part in the special assembly, 71 per cent voted to remove her.

David Pratt, vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Saskatchewan, is the only person to officially announce their candidacy for the top job so far, though more high-profile First Nations leaders are expected to do the same in coming weeks.

When Pratt announced his leadership bid in August, he said the AFN is at a critical juncture and the election is about restoring

and rebuilding the organization.

The Assembly of First Nations is a political organization that advocates on behalf of First Nations in terms of policy, education and the co-development of legislation with provincial and federal governments.

It meets twice per year to pass resolutions that determine the organization’s priorities.

Some First Nations opt to negotiate directly with the federal government instead of working with the AFN.

Still, the assembly is a large fixture in First Nations politics as “there (are) really no other avenues for First Nations politicians and leadership to gather and discuss the issues that affect their communities collectively,” King said.

But he said this election is coming at an unfortunate time — what he called “the end of the era of reconciliation.”

What’s at stake is the power the Assembly of First Nations holds, King said, and the next permanent leader will need to restore some of the organization’s credibility and engage with the federal government in a way that reprioritizes First Nations interests.

The election also coincides with polling that shows the Liberals are lagging behind the Conservatives. That has led to speculation about what the relationship between the AFN and a potential Conservative government would look like.

If the Conservatives take power, King said Indigenous leaders should expect to see fewer resources allocated to their communities, fewer opportunities to co-develop legislation and more of a focus on economic development and integration.

He said the assembly has about a two-year gap until 2025, when the next election must be held, to more aggressively advocate for the interests of its membership with the current government.

More immediately, however, surprising changes to the Crown-Indigenous relations ministry this summer will affect the workings of the AFN, King said.

Minister Gary Anandasangaree is new to the gig and has to rebuild the relationships that his predecessor, Marc Miller, developed over his tenure.

“We go through peaks and valleys of reconciliation in this country. And I think we’re sliding down the hill.”

The assembly appears to be sliding down a hill of its own, with the head of an Indigenous consulting firm saying fewer chiefs

are attending assemblies, which may signal that grassroots chiefs feel the organization doesn’t represent their interests.

“There has been a lot of quiet whispering among government officials about how difficult it’s been to work with the AFN for the last period of time because there’s been a lack of vision — a lack of co-ordination — that has left the government’s legislative agenda difficult to advance,” said Max FineDay, the CEO of Warshield.

Records obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act show how those quiet whispers can turn into ink-filled pages shared with the departments responsible for engaging with the organization.

In internal documents, the government blamed the assembly for delays in passing First Nations policing legislation, with officials expressing concern that things were not moving quickly enough for the government to meet its promise to table a bill before Parliament’s summer recess.

“There is a significant risk that (the public safety minister) will not be able to table a First Nations police services bill by June 2023 due to ongoing challenges with the AFN, which limits timely progress,” one briefing note said.

The bill was not presented in Parliament during the spring sitting.

Other high-stakes issues like criminal justice reform, Indigenous health-care legislation and the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples are set to be discussed with the federal government in the coming months.

That may present a challenge for the incoming national chief, who will have to be quickly briefed on the legislative agenda and how to communicate with both membership and the media about how those pieces of legislation are advancing, FineDay said.

In the lead-up to the election, FineDay said he’s been hearing a lot of leadership hopefuls talk about healing and moving forward together, and he expects those ideals to be fixtures in their campaigns as they work to rebuild the image of the AFN.

Whoever is elected in December will have to spend a lot of time rebuilding grassroots trust with the national organization, and bring a sense of belonging back to the assembly.

“There’s certainly a lot at stake here for First Nations,” said FineDay.

Iqaluit-based writer releases new book of poetry

Farhang: Book 1 is the first of a three-part series from author Patrick Woodcock,

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Iqaluit-based writer Patrick Woodcock hopes his new book of poetry is good enough that it warrants multiple reads.

“I worked on it for a long time and there’s a lot of material hidden within each piece,” he said. “I think as a work of literature, it’s something that can be re-read, which is what I want. I would never want to write something that you read once and go ‘oh, I get it,’ and that’s it. I would see that as a failure.”

The new book, titled Farhang: Book 1, was released across Canada on Sept. 5. Farhang is the Kurdish word for dictionary, and also the name of the book’s protagonist.

The first instalment of a three-part series, it is a tribute to the people and places Woodcock has seen over the course of three decades working as a writer, volunteer and teacher in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South America, and the Canadian North.

“I’m inspired by what I see and the people that I meet,” he said. “Really, the whole point of it is to respect the people and places that have shown me so much respect as well.”

Farhang: Book 1 was written over a period of roughly six years. It took longer than Woodcock intended, but he was hindered by a number of factors, including the challenges of moving every few years, and the rigorous demands of the jobs and volunteer positions he’s held in the places he has lived.

He finally finished writing the project when he was based in Paulatuk, a small community in the Northwest territories, and the last place he lived before moving to Iqaluit a little less than two years ago.

Since moving to Iqaluit, Woodcock has been hard at work at the next instalment of the Farhang series. While part one was inspired by the people the author has encountered on his travels, part two will focus exclusively on natural elements—and he is already drawing inspiration from the things he sees around town.

“I walk everywhere, generally, even when it’s really cold,” he said. “There’s so much to see here if you just walk and take your time.

“A lot of time when I walk into town, I take the Apex trail,” he added. “The other day I noticed that there was a fishing boat going out, and it was sort of bobbing on the waves to the exact same beat as my walking. It had the same kind of rhythm. I won’t be writing in the next book about the fisherman, exactly, but I will be writing about the boat and the bobbing and the footsteps and the trail. I’m not sure where I’m taking it yet, but I immediately knew I was going to write about it.”

Woodcock is hoping to finish writing Farhang: Book 2 in Iqaluit, ideally by August of 2024. The book is targeted for release in 2025. As he works on the project, drawing inspiration from the natural world around him, he will continue to promote Book 1, which is already receiving positive reviews.

“I’m really proud of the end result,” he said. “I think the project worked really, really well, and I’m extremely proud of it.”

who is now working on the second instalment in

Family times on derby weekend

9th place TIED Celina Ukutak, 18” $650

10th place Gordon Jr Okoktok, 17 1/2” $500

Arviat held its fall trout, cod and pike derby over the September 9 weekend, as angling families took to the land to camp, connect, laugh and hopefully catch some fish.

The event was hosted by the Arviat Trout and Pike Derby committee, who included a cod derby this fall for people who did not have proper transportation to go inland.

The committee also thanks the Hamlet of Arviat for funding the derby and the community for participating. Committee members along with Gordy Main measured about 100 fish.

Pike derby final results:

1st place Pilaa Kuksuk, 37 1/2” $5000

2nd place TIED Anthony Malla, 36 1/2” $2500

3rd place TIED Karen Panigoniak, 36 1/2” $2500

4th place Jimmy Main, 36” $1500

5th place Joabie Ishalook, 35 3/4” $1000

6th place TIED Joan Mukyungnik, 35 1/2 $850

7th place TIED Kyle Kablutsiak, 35 1/2” $850

8th place TIED Norma Jean Kablutsiak, 35” $600

9th place TIED Shannon Kalluak, 35” $600

10th place TIED Janet Ishalook, 35” $600

Cod derby final results:

1st place Gordon Jr Okoktok, 21 1/2” $3000

2nd place Celina Ukutak, 20 3/4” $2000

3rd place TIED Abel Ukutak, 20 1/2” $1650

4th place TIED Rochelle Suluk, 20 1/2” $1650

5th place Celina Ukutak, 20” $1000

6th place Desmond Ukutak, 19” $900

7th place Desmond Ukutak, 18 1/4” $800

8th place TIED Gordon Jr Okoktok, 18” $650

Trout derby final results:

1st place Crystal Akammak, 33” $5,000

2nd place Pilaa Kuksuk, 31” $3000

3rd place Adrienne Tattuinee, 30” $2000

4th place Martha Akatsiak, 28 3/4” $1500

5th place TIED Janet Ishalook, 28” $950

6th place TIED Francine Kablutsiak, 28” $950

7th place Francine Kablutsiak, 27 3/4” $800

8th place Elizabeth Irkok, 27 1/4” $700

9th place Daniel Gibbons, 27” $600

10th place Janet Ishalook, 26 3/4” $500

Source: Arviat Trout and Pike Derby

Prime Minister calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices, drawing industry pushback

Retail Council of Canada says grocer prices and profits have nothing to do with rising food prices, claims higher costs being passed on from food manufacturers and producers

The federal government is demanding major Canadian grocers come up with a plan to stabilize prices, drawing pushback from the food industry.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said the call comes as Canadians continue to struggle with inflation.

“Large grocery chains are making record profits. Those profits should not be made on the backs of people who are struggling to feed their families,” he said, speaking in London, Ont., following a caucus retreat.

He said the government will be asking the five largest grocery companies including Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco to come up with a plan by Thanksgiving.

“If their plan doesn’t provide real relief for the middle class and people working hard to join it, then we will take further action and we are not ruling anything out including tax measures.”

The call comes as grocery prices rose 8.5 per cent in July, showing a slight easing of price growth but still running

much hotter than overall inflation.

Major grocers have been facing accusations of profiteering amid high inflation, though executives from Loblaw, Metro and Empire denied these allegations before a parliamentary committee studying food inflation earlier this year.

The Retail Council of Canada said in a statement Thursday that grocer prices and profits have nothing to do with rising food prices, pointing instead to higher costs being passed on from food manufacturers and producers.

The group said that any discussions on food pricing need to also include processors, manufacturers and other relevant businesses in the supply chain.

“We are not going to take part in discussions that time and time again fail to look below the surface as to the true cause of rising grocery prices.”

Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, who is taking the lead on the grocery price push, said at Thursday’s press conference that the government would also be engaging other segments of the food industry.

“We’re going to start with the five

largest grocers in Canada represent about 80 per cent of the market, and we’re going to be in solution mode with very clear deadlines and very clear outcomes for Canadians. And together we’re going to look also at large food processors,” he said.

“We’re going to bring them in Ottawa, talk to them around meaningful action and if they fail to do so there’ll be consequences.”

Anthony Fuchs, spokesman for the Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, which represents food producers, said in a statement that both the timing of the announcement and the threat of tax measures was concerning.

“We believe that using taxation as a punitive measure on retailers, especially at this time, is not only ill-advised but might have a detrimental ripple effect on the whole food supply chain, including food producers,” said Fuchs.

“Today’s announcement, which proposed a broad approach to a nuanced issue, may lead to unintended consequences.”

-By The Canadian Press

Striking a balance: How the law regulates picket lines

Picket lines are often the most visible feature of a labour dispute. And with the recent uptick in strike action across the country — from port workers in British Columbia to grocery chain employees in Toronto — Canadians have been more likely than usual to encounter one.

Picket lines are meant to disrupt business as usual, rally support and communicate a message — all in an effort to increase pressure on employers to reach a negotiated settlement.

While picketing is a legal expressive activity, how the right to picket squares with property rights and civil rights is not straightforward.

The common view is that while picketers may carry signs, they may not — or at least, should not — prevent others from crossing picket lines. The reality is more complicated.

Legal context

Picketing is almost exclusively regulated by courts. Historically, courts did not look kindly upon picketing and police forces were only too eager to enforce injunctions (court orders) or engage in other efforts to dismantle picket lines.

Today, courts are less keen to use the blunt instrument of an injunction to limit picketing. Intervening too quickly in a labour dispute is now seen as unfairly helping one side, namely employers. This shift in approach was heavily influenced by the connection the Supreme Court of Canada has drawn between picketing and freedom of expression.

According to the Supreme Court, picketing “always involves expressive action,” which is protected under the guarantee of freedom of expression in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As such, the court ruled that picketing may only be limited to prevent “wrongful acts.”

Courts will consider criminal acts like violence and damage to property as reasons to limit picketing. But wrongful actions also include things like trespassing and nuisance (interfering with others’ lawful right to enter and exit).

Since the main function of a picket line is to discourage others from crossing, delaying others in order to provide the union an opportunity to convey its message is key.

So, how do courts find the right balance between the expressive rights of picketers and the property and civil rights of others — all while ensuring the general safety of everyone involved? Some inconvenience to employers and the public is an essential part of the equation.

Striking a balance

Because the outcomes of judicial interventions are uncertain, employers and unions can benefit from negotiating non-binding picketing protocols in advance of any dispute.

Where they exist, protocols govern how picket lines will operate. For example, an employer may allow picketers to come onto private property to avoid creating dangerous traffic or public safety conditions. Or the parties may agree that people attempting to cross a picket line will be delayed a given amount of time, thereby allowing the union to communicate its message.

In fact, a refusal to even discuss a protocol in advance may work against the refusing party if a request for an injunction is later filed.

While the role of local police in labour disputes varies, it is now common for them to formally take a neutral stance and play no more than a mediating role with regard to public safety. While police are expected to keep the peace, they are not normally authorized to intervene on behalf of either party engaged in the dispute.

When injunctions are issued, police do intervene to uphold court orders. But workers are generally still permitted to delay traffic, often with the proviso that anyone who doesn’t want to hear the union’s message may proceed at will.

Additionally, in issuing an injunction a judge may set further rules, for example, on the number of picketers or where they are permitted to picket.

The same balancing principles apply to secondary picketing (picketing against a third party to increase pressure on the struck employer).

For example, an injunction recently granted against Unifor, the union representing striking Metro grocery workers in the Toronto area, restricted picketing workers from blockading the company’s distribution centres.

Yet the order still permitted picketers some leeway to continue stopping vehicles for a prescribed amount of time. The workers recently ratified a new collective agreement after their month-long strike.

Emotions can run high

Strikes may be inconvenient for the public. For striking workers, they can be highly emotional affairs. If a strike drags on or becomes particularly heated, negotiated protocols and even injunctions may be ignored out of frustration, anger or a sense of urgency.

Besides the legal questions at play, union members also stress moral arguments for respecting picket lines. A refusal to do so can feel like a betrayal, especially when those crossing the line are from within union ranks.

That’s because crossing a picket line almost inevitably weakens the union’s bargaining position, and, ironically, may help to prolong the dispute by alleviating pressure on the employer to come to a negotiated settlement.

“Naming and shaming” replacement workers — known as scabs — also enjoys some constitutional protection.

In short, the politics of picket lines can be complex, especially for members of the public encountering them for the first time.

No one wants a strike or lockout they are stressful and full of uncertainty. While labour stoppages are typically used as a last resort to overcome a bargaining impasse, they can become lightning rods for unions, employers and members of the public.

Recognizing, however, that competing rights are at play is key to understanding how the law aims to uphold civil and property rights without jeopardizing workers’ freedom of expression.

By Alison Braley-Rattai, Associate Professor, Labour studies, Brock University and Larry Savage, Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University. This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.

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Salar y Scale: $71 731 to $81 411 IQ ALUIT NU

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GENERAL MANAGER – NUNAVUT

The NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines is seeking a dynamic individual to manage its Nunavut office. Based in Iqaluit, the GM – Nunavut will ensure effective and efficient operations of the Chamber ’s business and activities in Nunavut, and will assist with overall Chamber activities and initiatives. The position reports to the Executive Director in Yellowknife. Salary will be commensurate with experience and education and includes a benefits package. Submit a resume in confidence to the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines at g m @m in ing nor t h. com The Com p et iti on c lo se s September 22, 2023 Read the full job description on the Chambe r we b site , w w w.miningnor t h.com , under “Jobs”

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