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hockey tourney

photo courtesy of Gord Billard

Back to school full time after mom rallies for assistant

Agnico Eagle donates$1,000,000

"As adults, we're setting a terrible example for our youth by having booze around any of these events."– JLM organizer Gleason Uppahuak on the growing problem of booze at Arviat hockey tourney, page 8.

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A four-year-old boy is back in kin-dergarten full time thanks to the efforts of his mom, Samantha Nakoolak, who wouldn't take no for an answer.

Michael Tutanuak, 4, faces challenges with his speech and, as such, he needs a student support assistant (SSA) with him when he's in class.

Nakoolak said everyone knew Michael would need an SSA when he was registered for kindergarten this year.

She said she contacted the school after registering Michael to see if he would have an SSA available and was told he would, but they weren't sure who it would be at that point.

"Michael started school on Aug. 16 and I went to the school the following week to see what more I could be doing at home to help him," said Nakoolak.

"At that meeting, I was told he was doing really good adjusting to school but there were some problems. He ran away a couple of times and he had been cry-ing a couple of times for toys and stuff like that.

"Then, at that meeting, they told me because they're short staffed, their last option may be to only have him attend kindergarten on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

"Then on Friday morning, Aug. 23, I spoke with Leo Ussak Elementary School principal Sarah Ayaruak, who said they were extremely short-staffed and they asked to have my son stay at home."

Nakoolak said she took Michael to the babysitter's and went to work feeling deeply frustrated.

She posted the situation on Facebook and then wrote a letter to Education Minister David Joanasie, which she also sent to Deputy Minister of Education Louise Flaherty, her assistant and the superintendent of schools.

"People started sharing what I had posted on Facebook and I spoke to my MLA, Lorne Kusugak, about my situa-tion just before lunch on Aug. 23 and he told me he'd speak to Education Minister

Joanasie after he returned to Iqaluit on Aug. 26.

"This past Monday morning the school principal and the superintendent of schools had a long talk and I received a call from Sarah (Ayaruak) that after-noon and she told me she was glad I took my concerns to those I did.

"She told me they had hired a full-time SSA to be with my son and he could attend kindergarten five days a week.

"I wasn't expecting it all to happen that fast, but I'm extremely grateful it did."

Nakoolak is still working on her own to see if she can find the funding to have a full-time speech therapist located in Rankin Inlet.

She said the experience was tough

and really emotional for her until she received the good news that Michael was back to school full-time.

"Michael's really happy to be back in school and he's doing really well, but he still has his days," she said.

"I had to pick him up one day this past week at 11 a.m. because he didn't want to go back inside after the recess break and wouldn't calm down.

"I know there are other students out there going through the same thing and, if anybody needs help in drafting a letter or finding out who to send it to, I'm here for them because I know how emotional and frustrating it can all be.

"I'm happy I did what I did so that my son can get a fair and proper education just like any other kid."

by Darrell Greer Northern News Services

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Michael Tutanuak, 4, is all smiles during his first day of school at Leo Ussak Elementary in Rankin Inlet on Aug. 16.

Mom gets son with speech challenges back to school full-time

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Bowhead landedNaujaat

Capt. Solomon Tagornak and his crew landed a bow-head whale in Naujaat this past week.

Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) president David Ningeongan and the KIA board of directors quickly con-gratulated the crew on their harvest in a public posting on social media.

Ningeongan extended the KIA's congratulations to Tagornak and his crew for their extensive and knowledge-able harvesting skills.

"The right to harvest bowhead whales again has reintroduced an important part of Inuit culture," wrote Ningeongan.

"We are proud to say we have done so in a manner that respects Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit rules and values."

Derby setArviat

The new dates and prize monies have been set for the annual Northern Pike Derby in Arviat.

The derby will run from Sept. 6 to 8 and fishers can register at Eskimo Point Lumber Supply (EPLS) until 6 p.m. on Sept. 6.

The registration fee is set at $50 per household and a boundary of 80 miles from Arviat has been set. Fishers may travel by truck, boat and ATV only.

The event's photo contest will also see four $200 prizes given away for the best camping scene/landscape picture, best hunting picture, best family picture and best fishing picture.

Measuring will take place outside of EPLS cargo on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 8 to 9 p.m.

Prizes will be presented to the winners at the commun-ity hall on Sept. 9, beginning at 7 p.m.

Prizes range from $5,000 for first place, to $500 for 10th spot.

Legion committee setRankin Inlet

Listed below are the members of the executive com-mittee for Royal Canadian Legion Branch 169 in Rankin Inlet.

President: Pelagie Sharp1st vice-president: Mark Wyatt2nd vice-president: Kelly Kaludjak3rd vice-president: Hamish TattySergeant at Arms: Ron GrahamTreasurer: Darrin NicholSecretary: Ashley JulienMembership chair: Taina KubluitokMember at large: Keenan EetukMember at large: Titaaq Komaksuitiksak

Music festivalArviat

The annual Inummariit Music Festival was held Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in Arviat.

This year's festival featured numerous entertainers, including Northern Haze, the Naujaat Band, Nelson Tagoona, Martha Panigoniak, Skyler, Nirjutiit Tarraa, Mark Arualak, Lucien Taleriktok and many more.

A bowhead whale is cut up to be shared with the com-munity this past week in Naujaat.photo courtesy of Levi Katuqaq

ᒪᐃᑯ ᑐᑕᓐᓄᐊᖅ, ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᖁᖓᔮᖅᑐᑯᓗᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᓕᐅ ᐅᓴᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓛᕐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᓕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒐᓯ 16-ᒥ.

ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᑲᒪᒋᖕᒪᒍ, ᓴᒫᓐᑕ ᓇᑯᓛᖅ, ᐋᒃᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᖕᓂᐊᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᒥ.

ᒪᐃᑯ ᑐᑕᓐᓄᐊᖅ, ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᕌᖓᒥ.

ᓇᑯᓛᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒎᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᐃᑯ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ.

ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᑎᒃᑲᒥᐅᒃ ᒪᐃᑯ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓ.

"ᒪᐃᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒐᓯ 16-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᙳᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᖢᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᑯᓛᖅ.

"ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᑉᓗᑕ, ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᕐᒪᒡᒎᖅ. ᕿᒪᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᒡᒎᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᕿᐊᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᑉᓗᓂ.

"ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᑉᓗᖓ ᓴᓇᔨᖏᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᒥᒐᕐᒪᑕ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᒡᒎᖅ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐅᕌᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ, ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓪᓕᒻᒥᕐᒥ.

"ᑕᓪᓕᒻᒥᕐᒥ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒐᓯ 23-ᒥ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᒐᑉᑯ ᓕᐅ ᐅᓴᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᔭᕆᐊᖅ, ᐅᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔨᖏᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᒥᒐᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᕋᒎᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᑦ."

ᓇᑯᓛᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᓂᒎᖅ ᒪᐃᑯ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᓕᐊᕈᑎᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖢᐃᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᕉᖅ Facebook-ᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐅᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᑉᓗᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓗᐃᔅ ᕕᓕᐊᕆᑎᒧᑦ,

ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᒧᑦ.

"ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋᓂᒃ Facebook-ᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒐ, ᖁᐊᓴ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᖅᑳᕐᓇᑎᒃ ᐊᒐᓯ 23-ᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥᒎᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕈᓂ ᐊᒐᓯ 26-ᒥ.

"ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐅᕌᓂᓵᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓕᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᑉᓗᖓ ᓯᐅᓚᒧᑦ (ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ) ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᕉᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑕᐃᑉᑯᓄᙵ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲᓄᑦ.

"ᐅᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᒥᒎᖅ ᓴᓇᔨᑖᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᕐᓂᒻᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ.

"ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓚᐅᙱᑕᕋ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᔭᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ."

ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ

ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ


Agnico Eagles Mines (AEM) made a huge splash when it donated more than $1 million to community initiatives in Baker Lake on Aug. 24.

Coinciding with the annual Fes-tival by the Lake, the announcement was made during a community cele-bration for the official opening of the Amaruq Whale Tail project which attracted more than 2,000 people.

During the community celebra-tion, Luc Chouinard, general manager of AEM's Meadowbank operations, announced donations of $250,000 to the Baker Lake Fire Depart-ment, $100,000 to the Hamlet of Baker Lake, $150,000 to Baker Lake search-and-rescue and $100,000 to the hamlet's recreation department.

Chouinard told the gathering Agnico Eagle is dedicated to devel-oping mineral resources responsibly and for the benefit of all.

He said AEM is proud to contrib-ute to the growth and prosperity of Baker Lake and its surrounding com-munities and is committed to creat-ing strong communities and a legacy of support that will help nurture the next generation of Nunavummiut.

"Abluqta means 'step forward' in Inuktitut and that is exactly what we're hoping to achieve with our sup-port for these community-identified priorities – helping the people of Baker Lake take a step forward and improve their lives by strengthening local food security, expanding their health care and emergency services

and by providing more opportunities to socially interact with their friends and family," said Chouinard.

In a statement to Kivalliq News, AEM corporate director of pub-lic communications Dale Coffin indicated a $500,000 donation to Abluqta will be over five years and is to establish a food bank and to help address food insecurity in the region.

He said the program will support the delivery of a weekly hot lunch program for elders and weekly meals for volunteers staffing the food bank (and related Thrift Shop), help organ-ize various fundraising initiatives, provide a steady supply of dry food goods while allowing families most in need to pick up a food basket and provide sufficient dry food reserve stocks for emergencies, with special attention to those with children at home.

"The donation of $250,000 to the Baker Lake Fire Department and $100,000 to the Hamlet of Baker Lake is to purchase a garage to house and secure its new ambulance," stat-ed Coffin.

"The ambulance was recently purchased by Arctic Fuel – a local supplier to Agnico Eagle – as a gift to the community.

"However, due to a fire that destroyed one of the municipal gar-ages back in January, there was no place to safely park the ambulance and it was not able to be placed into service.

"By purchasing the garage, Baker Lake is finally able to put its new ambulance into service and provide

better community health and emer-gency care to its citizens."

Coffin noted the donation of $150,000 to Baker Lake search-and-rescue is for the acquisition of sophisticated drone technology and other equipment related to imple-menting more effective search-and-rescue operations and to provide the required technical training and cer-tification for the operators.

"The donation of $100,000 to

Baker Lake's recreation department is for the purchase of a new sound and lighting system for the very popular square dances and other events the hamlet regularly hosts at its community Centre," Coffin stated.

Amaruq is a satellite deposit located about 50 kilometres north-west of AEM's existing Meadow-bank mine with the Whale Tail gold deposit. It is being developed as a

conventional open-pit-mining oper-ation that will supply ore to the Meadowbank mill.

There are currently 240 employ-ees and contractors working at the site and, once commercial produc-tion gets underway, it is anticipated Amaruq Whale Tail will produce about 2.5-million ounces of gold between 2019 and 2025, with annual gold production averaging 272,500 ounces.

Mining company supports initiatives in Baker Lake

Agnico Eagle donates $1 million to community

photo courtesy of Mathieu Dupuis

Richard Aksawnee, left, of Baker Lake search-and-rescue receives a $100,000 donation cheque from Agnico Eagle vice-president Dominque Girard during a community celebration of the Amaruq Whale Tail's official opening on Aug. 24 in Baker Lake.

ᕆᑦᓱᑦ ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ, ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᑉ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᖅ $100,000-ᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑕ ᑐᖏᓕᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᔪᕋᐅ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ ᐱᖁᖓᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒐᓯ 24-ᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ.


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The results remain to be seen, but a process that will begin in January aimed at recruiting more Inuit into the ranks of the RCMP is long over-due.

The RCMP have partnered with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.'s Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corp. to launch the new recruitment program, which will see prospective officers go to Iqaluit to be prepared for the RCMP's admis-sions test and the six months they will spend in Regina, Sask., under-going basic training for the force.

The idea, of course, is to have more Inuit officers patrolling Nuna-vut communities, which, in theory at least, should strengthen the relation-ship between police officers and the communities they protect.

What makes this attempt much different than those of the past is that the RCMP are willing to bend in a number of areas that will make applying for the force easier, as well as finally realizing the importance of allowing those Inuit officers who prefer not to relocate to spend their policing career in Nunavut.

That should prove itself to be a huge incentive – taking for granted that 'being open' to the idea trans-lates into the officer actually being allowed to remain – given how deep-ly the roots of family, community, culture and love of the land go in the

vast majority of all Inuit.The program is set to begin with

a modest 10 recruits, but slow and careful is the way this program should be handled in its infancy, affording each recruit the maximum amount of one-on-one instruction as they advance through their training.

The three requirements the RCMP would not budge on and rightly so, are pos-sessing a high school dip-loma, being fluent in Eng-lish and being able to pass an intense security screen-ing process that will have the RCMP delving deeply and completely into a recruit's past to ensure he or she is suitable police officer material.

The four-month program will be free of cost to recruited candidates, who will also receive a weekly per diem during their Iqaluit training in addition to their food and board.

While there's no doubt being able to stay in Nunavut will be enticing to some potential recruits, many Inuit are averse to conflict and the notion of policing the people you grew up with – many of whom you're related to – in a small community is often not that appealing to many folks, Inuit or not.

Still, things will not improve much

in the relationship between a num-ber of communities and the RCMP until the day Inuit officers are the rule, not the exception.

Training in cultural sensitivity helps officers a great deal in understanding the com-munity they will be poli-cing, but it's no substitute for being Inuk; born and raised in Nunavut and understanding the cultural principles that govern life in our territory.

The RCMP and the Maki-giaqta Inuit Training Corp. are to be commended for taking this recruitment initiative.

While is does not break down every barrier, it will almost certainly make a career with the RCMP a lot more attractive to Inuit who have been mulling over the idea of poli-cing as their career choice.

Hopefully, those evaluating the training program will realize a 30-to 60-per-cent pass rate during the first two or three recruit intakes makes the program a success – and the bar won't be set at unreachable heights right from the get-go.

Every RCMP uniform filled by an Inuk as a result of this new initiative is a mark of excellence for the pro-gram and a step forward for policing in Nunavut.

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ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ $1 ᒥᓕᔭᒥᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒐᓯ 24-ᒥ.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒪᕈᕐᒥ ᐱᖁᖓᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᖃᐃᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 2,000-ᖏᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ.

ᐊᒪᕈᖅ – ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᖅ 50 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᒥᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᖕᓂᓕᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᑕ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᐳᖅᑎᓐᓈᖅᑐᒧᑦ – ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᖓᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᕝᕕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓗᑦᑐᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ore-ᒥᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᐳᖅᑎᓐᓈᖅᑐᒥ.

ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ 240 ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐅᔭᖅᑭᕆᒋᐊᓕᖅᐸᑕ, ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒪᕈᕐᒥ ᐱᖁᖓᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ 2.5 ᒥᓕᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓐᓴᔅᓂᒃ ᒎᓘᓂᒃ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ 2019 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2025, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᒎᓘᒥᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ 272,500-ᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓐᓴᔅᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓘᒃ ᓱᓇᐅᕐᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᐊᐳᖅᑎᓐᓈᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ $250,000.00-ᒥᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᑉ ᖃᑉᑎᕆᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, $100,000.00-ᒥᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᑉ Hᐊᒻᓚᖓᓄᑦ, $150,000.00-ᒥᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᑉ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ $100,000-ᒥᒃ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

ᓱᓇᐅᕐᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᒎᖅ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ.

ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᒡᒎᖅ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᖁᑉᓗᒍᓗ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒡᒎᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᙱᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ

ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓄᑦ."ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᑦ 'ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᑉᓗᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ'

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᒡᕙ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑦᑐᒪᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ – ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᑉᓗᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᑉᐹᓪᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᒃ, ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᑉᓗᑕ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᕇᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓱᓇᐅᕐᑦ.

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᐱᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᐅᓪ ᑲᕕᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ $500,000.00-ᒎᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᒡᒎᖅ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᑭᒃᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ.

ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᑦ $1 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ

photo courtesy of Mathieu Dupuis

Joseph Arnasungaaq, from left, of the Baker Lake Abluqta Society, accepts a $500,000 donation from Agnico Eagle vice-president Dominque Girard as Baker Lake MLA Simeon Mikkungwak makes the announcement to the crowd during the community celebration of the Amaruq Whale Tail's official opening on Aug. 24 in Baker Lake.

ᔪᓯᐱ ᐊᕐᓇᓱᖔᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᑉ ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᖅ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᖅ $500,000-ᒥᒃ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᙱᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᔪᕋᐅ ᑐᓂᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑐ'ᐊᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓ ᓯᒥᐊᓐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒪᕈᕐᒥ ᐱᖁᖓᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒐᓯ 24-ᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ.


Alex Ishalook presents Arctic Connection's Billy Ollie of Arviat with the A Division's Most Valuable Player award at the 2019 JLM Calm Air Cup senior men's championship in Arviat on Jan. 27.

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There will be zero tolerance for players bringing alcohol into the community to sell during the annual Calm Air Cup – the Jon Lindell Memorial (JLM) – senior men's hockey tournament, said the event's main organizer.

Gleason Uppahuak said he was unaware of a number of instances of alcohol changing hands in the arena during the most recent JLM this past January.

He said most people know a few players were bringing alcohol into the dry community during previous tournaments despite the best efforts of organizers to discourage it and he'll be ramping-up efforts to prevent it from happening in the future.

"I wasn't aware the sale of alcohol was actually going on at the rink this past tournament," said Uppahuak.

"No one told me about the drink-ing and bootlegging that was taking place at the rink and it was quite dis-appointing to learn about it recently.

"I wish the players would just for-get about the booze and stick to play-ing hockey for the JLM weekend.

"There are 52 weekends in a year and they have the other 51 to drink if they want to. That's the way I see it anyway."

The Calm Air Cup JLM has steadily grown during the past dec-ade to become one of Nunavut's top hockey tournaments of the year and trails only the Terence Tootoo Memorial senior men's hockey tour-nament and the Polar Bear Plate juvenile/junior tourney in Rankin Inlet as the most popular tourneys in the Kivalliq.

Uppahuak said not only can the presence of alcohol do serious dam-age to the JLM's reputation, it also sends a terrible message to the young fans who pack the arena during the event.

He said the last thing he wants

to see is youth getting the idea it's normal to drink at big tournaments.

"The next generation of players might start thinking tournaments are for partying more than anything else if they're witnessing such behaviour.

"As adults, we're setting a terrible example for our youth by having booze around any of these events, but especially the top tournaments of the year that have the eyes of the whole region on them.

"Look, it took a long time to build the JLM up to where it is now and I'm sure our community doesn't want to risk losing this event because of alcohol."

Uppahuak has been involved with organizing the JLM for the past 12 years.

He said this marks the first time alcohol has been brought to his atten-tion as causing problems during the JLM and he's going to do what he can to stop it now once and for all.

"First of all, it's illegal to bring liquor to our community and the players doing so are breaking the law," said Uppahuak.

"We may speak to the local RCMP about the possibility of hav-ing random checks of players' equip-ment bags as they arrive for the tour-nament if that's the length we have to go to in order to stop this.

"We'll also be looking at bringing in a tournament commissioner to oversee the JLM both on the ice and off to prevent booze being present at the arena in any form."

Uppahuak said there are too many parties involved in the JLM for such behaviour to continue.

He said he's worried the presence of booze may affect sponsorship of future events if it's not nipped in the bud now.

"You have everyone involved from Calm Air and the Arviat hamlet council to numerous busi-nesses in the community and the presence of booze makes everyone look bad," he said.

"You pray nothing happens like someone drinking too much and passing-out outside during the cold-est month of the year and the only way to prevent that entirely is to get rid of the booze and that's what we're trying to do.

"I always make sure this tourna-ment is sanctioned and insured, but we risk losing our benefactors and the tournament itself if this con-tinues.

"There will be zero tolerance for booze in the future and I can only hope the players get the message and this practice stops once and for all."

JLM reminds players zero tolerance for alcohol during tournament

Cracking down on booze

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Nancy Karetak-Lindell drops the puck for the ceremonial faceoff between her nephews, Rob-ert, left, and Charlie Karetak at the 2019 JLM Calm Air Cup senior men's hockey championship in Arviat on Jan. 27.


Arviat

ANDY NAKOOLAK

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Community: Coral Harbour

Sport: Slo-pitch

Andy is this edition's player of the week for helping his Salliq Invaders get to a divisional final at the Slo-Pitch National in Halifax, N.S., this past month.

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Horoscopes September 4 to 10

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, be careful with your words so they are not taken the wrong way in the coming days. If you practice what you plan to say, others will see your words for the kind gesture they are.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, there's no need to apologize if you want to stay close to home this week. Invite some friends over to join in the fun.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Expect to work in a group setting this week, Gem-ini. Doing so will require you to carefully manage your time so everything can be done efficiently. Embrace othersՠinput and the collaborative effort.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Start this week with high energy, Cancer. You can ride that momentum through the weekend when you may need an extra boost. Find friends who can help you along.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, don't be so modest that you won't share your recent accomplishments with those you love the most. It is okay to brag about yourself once in a while.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, many people are willing to lend you a help-ing hand, so take them up on their offers. You will be able to repay them in time if you feel the need to reciprocate.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Join a group of people who share the same goals as you, Libra. It can be a work group or a social movement if you so desire. Either way, socialize along the way.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Being outdoors has much appeal for you this week, Scorpio. Be sure to get outside and enjoy it as much as possible over the next several days.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21There is a fine line between being flexible and standing firm when you believe in your point of view, Sagittarius. Speak up if you feel strongly about your position.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Make a concerted effort to ensure a certain situa-tion is not blown out of proportion, Capricorn. Carefully examine things before offering your input.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Try to add more exercise to your routine, Aquar-ius. Not only will it make you feel better physic-ally, it can clear your head and allow for alone time to do some thinking.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, your life may be a little hectic over the next few days as a deadline draws near. Eventu-ally things will return to normal.

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The community of Rankin Inlet cel-ebrated Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik's (MUI) annual high school graduation ceremony on Aug. 24.

MUI's Class of 2019 saw 23 students receive their Grade 12 diploma.

Missing from MUI's grad photos are Brad Sigurdson, Clifford Tatty and Gabriel Quintel.

MUI's Class of 2019


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by Darrell Greer

Rankin Inlet

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Nicholas Makpah Lexi Okpatauyak Myna Owpaluk

Jason Panika Meeka Putulik Jasmyne SanertanutJaydene Pilakapsi

Bryce Kusugak

Sean Hamilton Tamika KaludjakSandy KaludjakDerek Fredlund

Eliott Adams Katrina Anderson Amauyak Angootealuk Leonie Aupiardjuk

Jimmy Taipana Brandon Tatty Teegan Tucktoo Faith Voisey

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Students beginning a new year of school this month just might look back a couple of months any time they need a little extra motivation in Arviat.

John Arnalukjuak High School's Class of 2019 saw 31 students receive their Grade 12 diploma on June 12.

JAHS Class of 2019

David PingushatEddie Panigoniak

Eunice MuckpahJewel MacCallum

Meagan Tassiuk

Eden Owlijoot

Alice Ivunirjuk

Abraham Okatsiak

Alissa Pingushat

Kirsten PameolikAaron Okatsiak

Sylvia Kablutsiak

Alma-Louise Mamgark

Jewel Kuksuk

Lalainia Suluk

Lou Mamgark

Mallory Okatsiak

Tabitha Manik


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by Darrell Greer

Arviat

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Leo Ahmak Saami AmalakGerald Aliktiluk Cheyenne Amauyak

Meeka Koomuk

Kimberly Joy Anoee

Isaiah Curley Lyle GibbonsRashida Aniksak

Louie Kigusiutnak

Leonie Komakjuak

Louisa KaludjakQuentin Kalluak

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