“ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᖃᐃ ᐃᓱᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᙱᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ?”

“Is Baffinland assuming that behind our backs NIRB or government has pre-approved the project?”


"ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᒡᓕᕝᑦ ᐳᕋᓐᔅ (Biglift Barentsz) ᑭᓴᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐳᕇᒧ ᕼᐄᕙᓐᒥ, ᔪᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"The cargo vessel Biglift Barentsz docked at Bremerhaven, Germany, last summer."


"ᐅᓯᖃᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓯ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓴᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂᒃ, 33 ᐊᒻᒪ 34 ᒦᑕᔅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓂᑯᖓᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑕᐃᓴᓐᑯᕋᑉ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ."

"On top of the deck you can see two prefabricated buildings, 33 and 34 metres high, that Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. acquired from ThyssenKrupp and shipped to the Mary River mine site this summer."


ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᕐᓵᒃ ᐃᒡᓘᒃ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᒋᕘᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᕐᐸᓯᐊᓂᒃ.

Two smaller buildings sit on the aft end of the deck.


"ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᓱᓕ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᔾᔨᓂᒃ."

"They’re for use in the company’s railway-based expansion project, which regulators haven’t approved yet."


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑕᐃᓴᓐᑯᕋᑉ)

(Photo © Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions)


ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐅᓯᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᓂ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᖅ.

Community leaders in Pond Inlet are unhappy about a massive sealift of railway materials that Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. transported to its Mary River iron mine site this summer.


"ᐃᓱᒫᓗᑎᖃᖅᑐᓪᓕ ᐆᒥᖓ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓘᖕᓂ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᓇᑎᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓖᖕᓂ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐳᕇᒧᕼᐃᕙᓐ, ᔪᒪᓂᒥ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ."

"They’re concerned because, to get an early start on its big railway-based phase two expansion plan, which regulators have not yet approved, Baffinland sent two huge 10-storey pre-fabricated buildings from Bremerhaven, Germany, to the company’s port at Milne Inlet on north Baffin Island this summer."


"ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᕐᓵᖏᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᓴᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᓕᕈᑎᒃ, ᒪᑯᑎᑐᓇᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐸᐅᒃᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ."

"They also shipped two smaller prefab buildings and large amounts of railway-construction materials, such as tracks and spikes."


"ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2018-ᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖏᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᒪᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍ ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ."

"Baffinland, as early as November 2018, told regulators and its partners at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association about the shipments, through written documents buried inside the public registries of the Nunavut Impact Review Board and the Nunavut Water Board."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.

But people in Pond Inlet are only finding out about it now.


ᐅᓇ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᒡᓕᕝᑦ ᐳᕋᓐᔅ ᑎᑭᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᑐᓚᒡᕕᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓄ ᐋᒐᓯᐅᕋᑖᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ ᐅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧ.

"The Biglift Barentsz approaches Baffinland’s port at Milne Inlet this past August, carrying big prefabricated buildings for use in the company’s railway-based expansion."


ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒥ ᑕᑯᒐᒥᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᑕ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᒎᕐᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᕆᐅᓚᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᒪᕐᕈᒃᑲᓐᓃᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃ ᐅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᓂ ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᒥᔫ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓄᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᑦ 2020 ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓂ.

"When people in Pond Inlet saw the vessel pass by their community, it was the first they had heard of the shipment. Two more vessels carrying railway-based material arrived later, and more shipments are to arrive in the summer of 2020. ((Photo courtesy of ThyssenKrupp)"


“ᖃᐅᔨᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅᑲᐃ ᐱᖓᓲᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓪᓗᑭᐊᖅ.

“We’ve just been finding out over the past three or four weeks.


"ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕋᑦᑕ ᐱᖁᑎᓂ ᐅᓯᔪᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᒎᖅᑐᓂᒃ,” ᔮᓱᐊ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ."

"We see these things [ships] passing by Pond Inlet being shipped up,” Joshua Arreak, manager of the Mittimatalik hunters and trappers organization, told Nunatsiaq News"


“ᐃᓱᒪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᒃᑰᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐊᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

“We wondered why and who and how they were doing that.


"ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑎᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃ."

"There is no explanation whatsoever from NIRB [Nunavut Impact Review Board], QIA [Qikiqtani Inuit Association] or anyone."


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᓚᐅᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ,” ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"We were caught by surprise by this,” Arreak said."


“ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂ.


ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ.

It’s within the Inuit organizations that we are having problems.


"ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᑲᑕᙱᒻᒪᑕ,” ᐅᑲᖅᑐᖅ."

"They are not communicating with us,” he said."


ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ

NIRB acknowledged sealift earlier this year


"ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᓕᕈᑎᓐᓇᔭᖅᖢᓂ 110 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᓂ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓕᐅᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓂᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓄᑦ, ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ 12 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᐅᖓ 200-ᖏᕐᓱᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᕐᐸᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ."

"No Nunavut regulator and no federal government minister has said yes to Baffinland’s phase two expansion plan, which would see a 110-kilometre railway between Milne Inlet and Mary River, a doubling of ore production to 12 million tonnes a year, and nearly 200 voyages annually by huge ore-carrying vessels."


ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐋᖏᖅᑕᐅᕌᓂᒻᒪᕆᒍᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2-ᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐊᓂᒍᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 8 ᐊᒻᒪ 9-ᒥ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ.

The project can’t be formally approved by the federal government until after a final public hearing before the NIRB that’s set to start this Nov. 2 in Iqaluit and finish up Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 in Pond Inlet.


"ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᔪᓚᐃ 25-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦ."

"The NIRB, which did not seek comment on the issue from stakeholders, acknowledged the early sealift of railway materials in a letter sent to Baffinland this past July 25."


"ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2 ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᙱᑉᐸᑦ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑭᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂᒃ, ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ."

"The NIRB warned the company that if its phase two plan is not approved, it would be up to Baffinland to remove the materials, likely worth many millions of dollars, from the site."


ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᖃᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.

They also said the sealift will not affect NIRB’s decision-making on the file.


"ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 17-ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ, ᐅᕋᐃᐊᓐ ᐱᐅᕆ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕈᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ."

"In an email sent Oct. 17, NIRB’s executive director, Ryan Barry, clarified that there is no legal mechanism for NIRB to either approve or prevent the sealift activity."


"“ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᙱᒃᑯᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓵᓪᓚᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᐱᐅᕆ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ."

"“The NIRB was left to instead point out that these activities would continue to be included in the ongoing assessment and all related materials could be subject to removal if the proposal is not approved to proceed at the conclusion of the Board’s assessment,” Barry wrote."


ᐅᓇ ᖃᖓᑕᔪᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᒡᓕᕝᑦ ᐳᕋᓐᔅ. ᐊᐅᔭᐅᕋᑖᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Here’s an aerial view of the Biglift Barentsz. This past summer the vessel carried prefabricated buildings to Milne Inlet for use in Baffinland’s railway-based expansion. (Photo courtesy of ThyssenKrupp)


"ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ “ᓱᕋᒃᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖅ,” 33-ᒦᑕᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ, 23.5 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ ᓯᓕᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ 1,470 ᑕᓐᔅᓂᒃ."

"One of the structures, described as a “crusher building,” is 33 metres high, 23.5 metres wide and weighs 1,470 tonnes."


"ᐊᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖓᓕ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ “ᓱᕈᐃᔭᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗ,” 34 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ."

"Another one, described as a “screen building,” is 34 metres high."


"ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓘᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᕙᒌᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓱᕋᒃᑎᕆᕝᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕈᐃᔭᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ, ᓇᓕᒧᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑑᒃ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᓇᑎᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥᑦ—ᐃᒻᒪᖄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂᒃ."

"That makes each building, part of a prefabricated crushing and screening plant, roughly equal in height to a 10-storey apartment building—likely higher than any other enclosed structure in the eastern Arctic."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

But Baffinland does not yet have permission to use them.


"“ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ‘ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ—ᐊᑐᙱᓪᓗᒋᑦ’ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᑦ,” ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ 19-ᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ."

"“Baffinland will clearly mark the equipment as ‘Phase 2 only—Do Not Use’ until such a time that the Phase 2 Proposal reconsideration process has been finalized,” the company wrote last July 19 in a report to the NIRB."


ᐱᖁᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ


"ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᖁᑎᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐹᕕᓐᓛ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᑏᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ, ᒪᓕᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ."

"In joint submissions to regulators, QIA and Baffinland say the materials would be stored on Inuit-owned land, subject to the terms of QIA’s commercial lease agreement with the company."


"ᐋᕆᐊᒃᒧᓪᓕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕇᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒧᑦ."

"For Arreak and others, the process so far suggests Baffinland may believe approval of the project is already a done deal."


“ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ “ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᖃᐃ ᐃᓱᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᙱᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ?

Is Baffinland assuming that behind our backs NIRB or government has pre-approved the project?


"ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


"ᕈᕌᖕᒃ ᑎᐊᔅᑐ, ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᒪᐃᔭᖓᓄᑦ, ᔫᓱᐊ ᓴᑦᓴᒃᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ."

"Frank Tester, a technical advisor to the Hamlet of Pond Inlet, received permission from the mayor of Pond Inlet, Joshua Katsak, to speak to Nunatsiaq News on behalf of the hamlet."


"“ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᑎ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥ,” ᑎᐊᔅᑐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍᑦ."

"“Baffinland does indeed seem to have acted on the assumption that they would get approval for Phase 2,” Tester said in an emailed statement."


"“ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᕈᑎᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᐹᕐᓕ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᕐᑐ ᐃᓱᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᐅᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑎᐅᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ."

"“Whether NIRB had any powers with regard to this matter, the net effect is to give the impression that it puts pressure on NIRB with respect to its responsibilities and saying ‘yes’ to the proposal."


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ,” ᑎᐊᔅᑐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ."

"This is of concern,” Tester said on behalf of the hamlet."


"“ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓂᐊᒍᓪᓕ, ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"“Technicalities aside, the hamlet is of the opinion that this should not have happened."


"ᐅᓇᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥ,” ᑎᑎᕋᕐᒥᔪᖅ."

"This was clearly driven purely by financial considerations and assumptions made by Baffinland about approval for Phase 2,” he wrote."


"“ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᓗᐊᕐᑕᕗᓪᓕ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᕙᒃᑕᖏᑦ."

"“Our main concern is animals, the mammals and the marine environment."


ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓛᖑᓯᒪᓇᔭᕋᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

We would be the most affected community.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᕗᑦ.


"ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔮᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᓂᒃ,” ᔮᓱᐊ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"Money won’t bring back the animals,” Joshua Arreak said on behalf of the hunters and trappers, stating an oft-repeated message that Pond Inlet has made for years in response to the marine transport component of Baffinland’s plan."


"ᒪᑯᓄᖓᓕ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᒃᑰᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐆᑐᓇᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᒥ (Oceans North), ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᕕᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᒥᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᕋᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ “ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᑦ” ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ."

"As for the non-governmental organization Oceans North, an intervenor at the upcoming public hearing on Baffinland’s expansion plan, they say they support “responsible development” of the Mary River mine."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒃᑯ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖄᓂᒃᕐᓯᒪᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᖏᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓂᑦ ᐅᕙᙵᐅᙶᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᑭᑦᑐᖅᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᓂᒋᐊᓃᑦᑐᒥ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᕐᓂᑰᓪᓗᑎᒃ 2012-ᒥᑦ."

"But they also say Baffinland may be shipping too much ore too fast without a full appreciation of its environmental impact, and they’re critical of Baffinland’s decision to ship large quantities of ore out of Milne Inlet rather than Steensby Inlet to the south, which they were permitted to do back in 2012."


"“ᑲᒪᓇᙱᓚᕐᓕ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᑲᑕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓴᒍ ᐅᓇ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᕆᔅ ᑎᐱᑭ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ."

"“I am not surprised that community members are upset that large shipments of rail equipment have arrived at Milne Inlet in advance of regulatory approval for this expansion,” said Chris Debicki, the vice president of policy development and counsel for Oceans North."


ᓴᓇᓯᒪᕙᒌᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓂᑯ ᑕᐃᓴᓐᑯᕋᑉᒥᑦ

Prefab system acquired from ThyssenKrupp


ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᕙᒌᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᑖᕆᓂᑯᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᓴᓐᑯᕋᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᑖᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᔪᒪᓂᒥ.

These materials that are being shipped to Milne Inlet are part of a prefabricated railway-based material handling system that Baffinland acquired from the ThyssenKrupp conglomerate in Germany.


"ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓘᒃ ᐃᒡᓘᒃ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᑰᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐳᕆᒧᕼᐊᐃᕙᓐᒥ, ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᓄᑦ ᐅᓯᓕᖅᓱᐃᕝᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯ ᓯᑎᐊᑦᑎᓐ, ᐴᓚᓐᒥ, ᑕᐃᓴᑯᕋᑉᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ."

"The two big buildings, which arrived first, were assembled in Bremerhaven, while a third structure, a rail-car unloading station, was assembled in Stettin, Poland, ThyssenKrupp said in a news release."


"ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᐅᓯᓕᕐᓱᐃᒍᑎᒥᓐ, ᕿᓗᐊᕈᑎ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᑎᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ."

"Baffinland has also transported a ship loader, a conveyor belt system and numerous other materials for use in a railway transportation system."


"ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯ ᑐᓂᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑕᑕᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓕᐊᕆᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᐅᑎᒍᑎᓂᒃ."

"The list of materials that Baffinland filed with the NIRB and the NWB includes railway ties, bundles of rails, along with track spikes and tie plates."


"ᑕᐃᓴᓐᑯᕋᑉᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓄ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᖅ BigLift Barentsz, ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ 5,500 ᑕᓐᔅᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᖢᓂ ᐳᕆᒧᕼᐊᐃᕙᓐᒥᑦ ᐋᒐᓯ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"ThyssenKrupp’s first shipment for Baffinland, on a vessel called the BigLift Barentsz, amounted to 5,500 tonnes of material, departing from Bremerhaven in early August."


"ᒪᕐᕈᒃᑲᓐᓃᒃ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᕈᑏᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃ ᐅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᒃᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ 2020 ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᓴᑯᕋᑉ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ."

"Two more cargo ships delivered more materials this past summer, with more to follow in the summer of 2020, ThyssenKrupp said."


"ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ 18 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᐅᕋᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᕐᓴᐃᓕᕈᑎᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᕈᓂ, ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᑎᑎᖃᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ."

"In a deal with QIA, Baffinland has agreed to put an extra $18 million into a reclamation security fund set aside to clean up the Mary River site if and when the project ends, NWB documents state."


ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᓐ

Nunavut’s legislative assembly names new acting languages commissioner


ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21-ᒥ

Karliin Aariak’s appointment becomes effective Oct. 21


"ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᕐᓯᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᓐ, ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ, ᐅᓇ ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᑲᓚᖓᓐᐳᒡ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ."

"Nunavut’s legislative assembly has appointed an acting languages commissioner, Karliin Aariak, following the resignation of Helen Klengenberg, who resigned from office in September."


ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓚᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.

Karliin Aariak of Iqaluit has been appointed as Nunavut’s acting languages commissioner.


"ᓯᒥᐅᓐ ᒥᒃᑯᖑᐊᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᑦ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᒥᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᒥᓐ, ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21."

"Simeon Mikkungwak, Speaker of the legislative assembly, announced the appointment, which is effective Oct. 21, last week."


ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.

Karliin Aariak of Iqaluit will serve as Nunavut’s acting languages commissioner.


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖁᑎᖓ ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ)


"“ᒥᔅ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᑦ, ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑉ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕈᓐᓇᕈᑎᒋᕙᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ,” ᒥᒃᑯᖑᐊᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᑎᒍᑦ."

"“Ms. Aariak’s professional background, which includes positions in both the Office of the Languages Commissioner and the Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit, makes her well-suited to taking on these important responsibilities,” Mikkungwak said in a news release."


"ᐅᕘᓇᓕ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᑦᑕ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅᑎᒍᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂ."

"Under the Official Languages Act and the Inuit Language Protection Act, the languages commissioner has a mandate to protect language rights for the Inuktut, French and English languages."


"ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᒃᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ."

"The languages commissioner also acts in the role of ombudsperson and monitors, advises and advocates for language rights’ protection."


"ᐅᕘᓇᓕ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ."

"Under the Official Languages Act, the languages commissioner of Nunavut is appointed by the commissioner of Nunavut on the recommendation of the legislative assembly for a four-year term."


"ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᓐ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋ, ᐅᓇ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐋᕆᐊᒃᒥᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᕐᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ."

"The management and services board of the legislative assembly may also recommend the appointment of an acting languages commissioner when the office is vacant and the house is not sitting, the release on Aariak’s appointment said."


"ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᑲᓚᖓᓐᐳᒡ, ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"The previous languages commissioner, Helen Klengenberg, resigned from office in September."


"ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ, ᑳᓖᓐ ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᖓ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ 2008-ᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"Eva Aariak, Karliin’s mother and a former premier of Nunavut, served as the first languages commissioner for Nunavut before her 2008 election to the Nunavut legislature."


"ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᓴᒧ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕋᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ."

"A public invitation for applications for the position of Nunavut languages commissioner has been issued, the legislative assembly said, with further information about the position on its website."


ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᓴᒥ

Montreal women’s shelter announces plans for new emergency night shelter


ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ 15 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᐸᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᒧᑦ

Inuit women make up about 15 per cent of the current clientele of Chez Doris


"ᒧᕇᓇ ᐳᓗ-ᕗᐃᓐᑕᓐ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ (Chez Doris), ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑳᑎ ᕗᐊᖕ, ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐲᑕ-ᒪᒋᐅ ᓄᓇᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᐴᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐆᒧᖓ 22-ᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᑉ ᑕᐅᓐᑕᐅᖓᓂ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 16-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᒥᑦ."

"Marina Boulos-Winton, the executive director of Chez Doris, and Cathy Wong, the city councillor for the Peter-McGill district and Speaker of Montreal city council, talk about the plans for a new 22-bed women’s shelter in downtown Montreal on Oct. 16 at a news conference at Chez Doris."


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖓᓂᑦ)

(Photo courtesy of the City of Montreal)


"ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᑕᐅᓐᑕᐅᓐᐸᓯᖓ ᐅᕙᓂ ᕕᐅᓪ-ᒧᕆ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓯᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᒥ, ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑯ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᐱᑖᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᓐ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ."

"Montreal’s downtown borough of Ville-Marie has given the green light to an expansion project launched by Chez Doris, a day shelter for homeless women, by granting a zoning change for a building it acquired last year."


"ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᖓ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᖅ, ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 16-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐱᕕᖃᕈᑎᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒥ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ."

"The borough’s decision, announced on Wednesday, Oct. 16, will allow for major renovations to the new building located not far from the current shelter, so it will become a new emergency night shelter for women."


"ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ, ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᒡᕕᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ 1430 ᓴᒥᑏ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᒥᓐ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ, ᒪᑐᐃᖓᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᓐ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ."

"Chez Doris, the women’s day shelter at 1430 Chomedey St. in Montreal, is open seven days a week to women who need help."


ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓅᕙᒃᑐᑦ.


"ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᒥᑏ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᒥᓐ, ᐅᖓᓯᓗᐊᙱᖢᓂ ᐋᑦᕗᐊᑐ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᐳ ᓯᑯᐃᐊᒧᑦ, ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᕕᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᓐᑕᐅᓐᒥᓐ."

"The shelter’s current building is located on Chomedey St., not far from Atwater St. and Cabot Square, a gathering place for Inuit downtown."


"ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᑐᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ 15 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᖕᒧᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂ."

"Chez Doris is familiar to many Inuit women, who make up about 15 per cent of the shelter’s clientele."


"ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ 2021 ᐅᑭᐅᖓᓂ, ᐅᓇ ᐃᒡᓗ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᑎᕕᓂᕐᒥᑦ $1 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᕼᐋᐳ ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇ ᔪᐃᔅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ."

"Slated to open in the winter of 2021, the building that will house the new emergency overnight shelter was purchased last year with a $1-million donation from Montreal businessman Andrew Harper through the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal."


"“ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦ ᓄᑖᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᓕᕐᑐᒍᑦ, ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᑐᒍᑦ 22-ᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᕐᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒧᕇᓇ ᐳᓗ-ᕗᐃᓐᑕᓐ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᐊᔾ ᑰᕆᔅᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓇᖃᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᒥ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᒥᓐ."

"“Thanks to our new pavilion, we will be able to offer 22 emergency overnight beds for women who are homeless,” said Marina Boulos-Winton, the executive director of Chez Doris, in a news release following an event held at the Chez Doris shelter."


"“ᒫᓐᓇ, ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ 25 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒋᔭᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥᓐ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ."

"“Currently, women make up about 25 per cent of the homeless population in Montreal, yet the resources dedicated to women in vulnerable situations are far from sufficient."


ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ.”

This project is certainly a step in the right direction.”


"ᐅᓇ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᑐᓴᕈᑎᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᖏᑦᑐᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓇ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᖕᒦᖃᑦᑕᕐᑐᖅ, ᑭᓕᐅᕋ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᑦᓯᐊᔪᐊᒃ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐅᕗᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᑯ, ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 11-ᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᐊᓗᖕᒥᓐ."

"The good news about the shelter’s expansion came less than a week after a longtime Inuk shelter client, Klara Okkuatsiajuak, originally from Nunatsiavut, passed away on Oct. 11 in hospital."


ᐴᓗ-ᕗᐃᓐᑕᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᑦᓯᐊᔪᐊᒃ ᐸᓂᖓ ᐃᒻᒦᓃᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᔪᐃᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.

Boulous-Winton told Nunatsiaq News that Okkuatsiajuak had never recovered from the recent loss of her daughter to suicide while in jail.


"ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓴᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᖕᒧᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓄᐊᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑭᒃᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓄᑦ, ᐴᓗ-ᕗᐃᓐᑕᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"Most of the shelter’s Inuit clients first end up in the city as a result of housing shortages and legal problems, Boulos-Winton said."


"ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᒧ ᓯᓂᒋᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ 6-ᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᖅᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᒥᓲᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂ ᓯᓂᓚᐅᑲᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚᒦᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ."

Many of them come to sleep in Chez Doris’s six respite beds during the day where they sleep for a few hours and then head back out onto the streets for the night.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᐊᓯᙳᕐᓂᐊᓯᔪᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᑖᒥᓐ.

That will change with the new night shelter.


"ᒫᓐᓇᓕ, ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ, ᒫᓂ 100-ᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ, ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᔭᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ."

"For now, Chez Doris, which receives up to 100 women a day, offers services and programs to provide for women’s basic and immediate needs related to homelessness, poverty, mental illness and addictions."


ᐴᓗ-ᕗᐃᓐᑕᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᙵᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᓱᖁᓯᕐᓯᒪᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐ ᑕᐃᒪᙵ 2018-ᒥᑦ.

Boulos-Winton said the numbers of Inuit women using the shelter have remained stable since 2018.


"“ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑕᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᕕᓂᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“However, we have seen a surge in the number of Inuit women needing help with primary needs such as emergency clothing and showers,” she said."


"ᐅᓇ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᕕᒃᓴᑐᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ, ᓯᐊᔾ ᑑᕆᔅ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ 7-ᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ 8:30-ᒥ ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 3:00-ᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ."

"The only women’s day shelter in Montreal, Chez Doris is now open seven days a week, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m."


"ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᕙᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ 6-ᓂ 2014-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᙱᓗᐊᒧᑦ."

"Dependent on donations for its programs, Chez Doris had to stop offering its weekend service for six months in 2014 due to a lack of money."


"“ᐃᓱᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑖᕋᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐴᓗ-ᕗᐃᓐᑕᓐ."

"“We hope to receive financial support from Makivik [Corp.], but do not know at this time if we will,” said Boulos-Winton."


"ᐊᕐᓇᓄ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ—ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ 70 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᓪᓗᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ $1.7 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ."

"Chez Doris runs an Inuit assistance program—but Chez Doris fundraises to offer this program, as it does for 70 per cent of its roughly $1.7-million annual budget."


"ᑳᑎ ᕗᐊᖕ, ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐲᑕ-ᒪᒋᐅᓪ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓴᐅᓗᓂ “ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᒪᓂᒪᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᖁᔨᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᐊᕐᓵᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᖁᓇᒋᑦ.”"

"Cathy Wong, the city councillor for the Peter-McGill district and Speaker of Montreal city council, said at the announcement about the new night shelter that it would give women access to “adapted services offered by people who care about their well-being and their safety.”"


ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᑎᖃᙱᓚᑦ


"ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓄᓪᓕ, ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓂᒪᒍᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ"

"On the questions that matter most, the Liberals had little to offer"


ᒪᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᐅᑉ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᖓ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21-ᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᕈᒪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓐ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒧᑦ.

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq’s victory on Oct. 21 represents a repudiation of Liberal policy in Nunavut and the Arctic.


ᐃᖅᑲᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓃ?

Remember all those Liberal announcements?


ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᑲᑕᒃᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᓕᕇᓂᒃ.

Announcement after announcement after announcement.


ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.

More than we or any of you can possibly remember.


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᓱᖁᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕐᓴᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21-ᒥᑦ, ᑭᓱᒥᓐ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ."

"And that doesn’t matter, because as most Nunavut voters demonstrated on Oct. 21, they signified nothing."


"2015 ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓕᐳᕈ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ."

"From 2015 onwards, Justin Trudeau and other members of the Liberal government have showered Nunavut with announcements."


ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ.

A few of those announcements even offered things that were new.


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ “ᐅᓐᓃ.”"

"But in the end, the people of Nunavut said “no thanks.”"


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓱᐊᓂᑦ, ᓵᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓪᓕ 1961-ᒥ ᐱᖏᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓵᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ: ᓂᐅ ᑎᒧᑯᕌᑎᒃ ᐹᑎᓄᑦ."

"In the end, they turned to the party that, since 1961, Canadians have often turned to when they want to protest the status quo: the New Democrats."


"ᐅᓇ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᒪᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᐅᑉ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓐ ᑐᕉᑑᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᓇᓱᒃᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃ-ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖓᑦ."

"Young Mumilaaq Qaqqaq’s upset victory represents a rejection of Trudeau’s approach to Arctic and northern Canada, which includes a repudiation of the much-talked-about Inuit-Crown partnership."


"ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓪᓕ 2015-ᒥ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓕᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᑎᑐᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ."

"Since 2015, Trudeau has built relationships with the elite office holders at organizations like Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and others."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᓄ ᐅᓇ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ-ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖓ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓗᐊᕆᔭᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.

"But this week’s election result shows that for ordinary Nunavummiut, the Inuit-Crown partnership is so far mostly irrelevant."


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᑲᒪᓇᓗᐊᕋᓂ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓪᓗᐊᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯ ᑭᐅᒻᒪᕆᒍᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ."

"And that’s not surprising, because, in the end, on the big questions that matter most to Nunavummiut, the Liberals had little to offer."


"ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᓐ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕐᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᓛᖑᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᑦ: ᐃᒡᓗᑭᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᙱᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ, ᓂᕿᑖᕈᑎᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᓂᖀᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᑦ, ᐅᓇᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓇᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᐸᓗᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ."

"It’s well-known that for most people in Nunavut, the top issues are economic and social: the perennial shortage of housing, poverty, the cost of store-bought food and air fares, the prevalence of deadly diseases like tuberculosis, and the everyday reality of suicide."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑭᖑᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 8-ᒥ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ."

"But on his last visit to Nunavut, this past Oct. 8, Trudeau brought no convincing messages on those issues."


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᐅᑎᑦᑐᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥᓐ.

He used the landscape of south Baffin to talk about climate change and conservation.


"ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᔪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒪ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓪᓕ ᑐᓴᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒪᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ."

"Those are critical issues for all Canadians, but in this election, it’s issues like housing and the cost of living that Nunavut residents wanted answers for."


"ᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖔᓚᐅᕐᑐᕐᓕ ᐅᓇ ᓯᐅᕕᐊ ᒍᕆᓄᓪ ᑰᖓᑕ ᓄᓇᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᓅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓂᒋᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ."

"Instead, Trudeau turned the picturesque valley of the Sylvia Grinnell River into a vast studio for use in a video shoot aimed, not at Nunavut voters, but at southern Canadians."


"ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᖢᓂ, ᑭᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᒦᒐᓐ ᐱᔪ-ᓚᐃᐅᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᓪᓗᐊᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓄᑦ."

"In doing so, he failed to respond to the suffering of Nunavummiut and he badly failed Nunavut’s highly promising Liberal candidate, Megan Pizzo-Lyall, who deserved better support from her party leader."


"ᒪᑯᓄᖓᓕ ᓂᖅᑮᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕆᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓕᐳᕈᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᖕᓂᕐᓴᒥᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ, $12.5 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖕᒥᓐ."

"On food prices and malnutrition, the Liberals have actually acted, creating a special higher-level subsidy for the Nutrition North Canada program, as well as putting more money, $12.5 million a year, into a fund for Indigenous harvesters in Nunavut and other northern regions."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᓐ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ.

"But the harvesting money has yet to materialize and no one, so far, has been able to explain why."


"ᐋᒐᓯ 1-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᑐᕌᑑ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃᒥᑦ, ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᒥᓐ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᕝᕕᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥᓐ ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ."

"And this past Aug. 1, Trudeau made a big splash in Iqaluit and in Arctic Bay, when he sealed a deal to create the Tallurutiup Imanga marine protected area and promised the creation of a new protected area called Tuvaijuittuq."


"ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓄᑦ."

"In doing so, he showered millions on the communities of north Baffin, for small harbours and conservation-related jobs."


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

He also pushed conservation as a way to achieve reconciliation with Indigenous people.


"ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᕐᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ: ᖁᐃᕐᓱᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒥ, ᐅᓇ “ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ” ᑐᑭᖃᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᕐᓕ."

"The problem with that approach is this: when you’re coughing your lungs out with tuberculosis inside a badly overcrowded house, the term “reconciliation” doesn’t mean much."


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓕ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕕᓯ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᑐᓴᕈᑎᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᖓᑦ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓇᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄ?"

"Speaking of which, remember the Liberal government’s major announcement about TB?"


"ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ 2018 ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᑰᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᓇ ᔭᐃᓐ ᕕᐅᐹᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓇᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᑦ 2030 ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᑎᓐᓇᒍ."

"That was early in 2018, when Jane Philpott, then the national health minister, promised to eliminate the disease from Inuit Nunangat by 2030."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᕕᐅᐹᑦ. ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ.

"But Philpott, the federal minister who took personal charge of that file and made that promise, is gone."


"ᑐᕉᑑᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᔪᑎ ᕗᐃᐊᓴᓐ ᐅᕇᐴᑦᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐆᒥᖓ SNC-Lavalin-ᑯᓐᓂ, ᕕᐅᐹᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᖑᓂᕐᒥᓐ."

"Disgusted by Trudeau’s treatment of former justice minister Jody Wilson Raybould and by his unethical interference in the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Philpott quit cabinet."


"ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓪᓕ, ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯ ᑐᓴᕐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓇᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᓐ."

"Since then, the Liberals have been mostly silent on the elimination of tuberculosis."


"ᐆᑐᓇᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᑐᑦ, ᐊᔪᕐᓯᐅᖅᑲᑐᐃᓐᓇᖂᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ-ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᓇᕐᓯᕗᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᕆᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓇᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᖁᐊᕐᓵᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᕐᐳᖅ."

"Like the harvesting fund, it appears to be stuck somewhere inside the Inuit-Crown partnership. This suggests that their bold anti-TB promise is now in jeopardy."


"ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓇᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓴᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒨᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᓂᕆᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ."

"And as everyone knows, TB is a disease of poverty, related directly to poor nutrition and poor housing."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᒪᓂᓴᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐅᖅᑰᓯᓯᒪᕙᒌᖅᑐᒥᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ."

"But on housing, Trudeau offered only a re-heated re-announcement this past summer."


"ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᑦ, “ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ” ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᓂᕆᐅᓇᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᓐ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ."

"And his government’s National Inuit Housing Strategy, “co-developed” with ITK, offers little hope for concrete action."


ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᔪᒪᕙᕗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒪᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

We extend our congratulations to Mumilaaq Qaqqaq for her impressive victory.


"ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᓐ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ."

"As a new member of the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons, she’ll need much support to ensure her voice is heard."


ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᓂ.

Nunavummiut should give her the benefit of the doubt and make sure she gets that support.


"ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᒻᒪᕆᒃᑑᖕᓂ, ᓕᐅᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒦᒐᓐ ᐱᔪ-ᓚᐃᐅᓪ."

"Qaqqaq defeated two highly talented opponents, Leona Aglukkaq and Megan Pizzo-Lyall."


ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᓵᓚᐅᓂᕕᓂᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕐᓖᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ.

We hope defeat does not deter either of those two women from offering continued service to Nunavut and the Arctic.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓄᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᕙᐃᐳ ᐋᑉᑎᒃᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᑦ

MLAs question ministers on $80M increase to fibre optic line project


“ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒋ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ”

“I look at my colleagues here and we have a lot of suggested uses for $80 million”


"ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎ ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒧ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᓅᒃᓗ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᐊᓂ ᕙᐃᐳ ᐋᑉᑎᒃᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ."

"Joelie Kaernerk, MLA for Amittuq, was one of the MLAs who stood in Nunavut’s legislative assembly to question the government on an $80-million increase to the Iqaluit-Nuuk fibre optic project."


ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐃᓯᒫᓂᙱᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᓅᒃ-ᐃᖃᓗᐃᓪᓗ ᕙᐃᐳ ᐋᑉᑎᒃᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ .

Some Nunavut legislators are questioning what they feel is an unjustified increase in funding to the territory’s Nuuk-Iqaluit fibre optic project.


"ᐋᒐᓯᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ $151 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒨᖓᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ 1,700 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᔅᓂ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᒃ ᕙᐃᐳ ᐋᑉᑎᒃ ᓅᒃ, ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᑦ ᒪᐅᓈᕐᓗᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᒃ ᐃᑭᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ."

"In August, the federal government committed $151 million to the project, which involves 1,700 kilometres of fibre optic cable running from Nuuk, Greenland, across the Davis Strait to Iqaluit."


ᑕᕝᕙᙵᓪᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓕᕋᔭᖅᖢᓂ.

"From there, a branch will extend to Kimmirut."


"ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᔾᔪᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᖢᓂ 2023."

"The Government of Nunavut will design and execute the project, set to be complete by 2023."


"ᐊᕐᕌᓂᓕ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓂᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ $126 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ."

"Last year, MLAs approved the project, which was originally supposed to cost $126 million."


"“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᖓ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐹᓪᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᖢᓂ ᒫᓃᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ $209 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ,” ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ–ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᖅ, ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 23-ᒥ."

"“After this year passed, we received notification that the project cost jumped commensurate to increased costs and now is estimated at $209 million,” John Main, MLA for Arviat North-Whale Cove, said in his member’s statement on Wednesday, Oct. 23."


"ᐅᓇᓕ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"That’s an $80-million difference, Main said."


"“ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒋ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂᒃ,” ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“I look at my colleagues here and we have a lot of suggested uses for $80 million,” Main said."


ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᕙᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ Investing in Canada Plan (ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ).

The federal funds come from the rural and northern communities infrastructure stream of the Investing in Canada Plan.


ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓃᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ 2020/21-ᒧᑦ.

The project is also currently before the legislature’s committee of the whole as it reviews capital expenses for 2020-21.


"ᐅᓪᓗᑲᓐᓂᐅᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎ ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒧ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖁᐊᓴ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᓇ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᐊᓵᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒨᖓᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ."

"Later that day during question period, Joelie Kaernerk, MLA for Amittuq, asked Lorne Kusugak, minister of community and government services, if the $80-million increase had gone through the government’s preplanning process."


"ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᓯᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᓂᒃ, “ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓱᖅᑯᐃᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ, ᓈᒻᒪᓈᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.”"

"That process, as defined in the GN’s capital planning process handbook, “is intended to ensure that the program is clearly defined, and that enough information is available to develop appropriate scope, a reliable cost estimate and schedule, prior to proceeding further in the capital planning process.”"


"“ᐸᕐᓇᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᑰᕚ, ᐃᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐋᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ?”"

"“Did it go through the preplanning stages, yes or no?”"


ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒧ.


“ᐸᕐᓇᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᔅᓯᑐᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᑐᒃ.

“The planning has been done and trying to come up to a definitive figure as to how much it would cost.


"ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᑦᑕ, ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᕐᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ,” ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"Once we got more information, we found out that it would be much more expensive,” Kusugak replied."


"ᒪᐃᓐ, ᖃᐃᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᓕᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᑦ, ᓇᖏᕐᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᐱᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒥ."

"Main, who sits next to Kaernerk in the assembly, rose next to continue questioning Kusugak."


“ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᑭᖓᒍᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐹᓪᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ?”

“Can the minister explain how a project of this magnitude can see such a huge cost increase in the space of one year?”


"ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᖢᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑭᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕚᓪᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ."

"Kusugak repeated that after the money requested for the project was approved last year, the department reviewed the project and the cost increased after that review."


"ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ, ᒪᐃ 2019-ᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᓗᓂ ᒪᐅᖓ $201.6 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓄ “ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑖᕈᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᓐᓇᓱᒃᖢᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕈᓂ.”"

"Kusugak added that in May 2019, his department determined that the funding request to the federal government should be increased to $201.6 million “in order to ensure that maximum available federal funding contribution was available for this initiative if required.”"


"ᖃᐅᒃᐸᙳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 24-ᒥ, ᒪᐃᓐ ᓇᖏᕐᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕐᓇᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ."

"The next day, on Oct. 24, Main rose again during question period to press Finance Minister George Hickes on the same point."


"“ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᕐᓕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑎᒍᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᐸᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᒥᑦ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐹᓪᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᔪᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ?”"

"“In terms of the financial management board, what specific processes and actions took place following that notification from the department that there was an $80-million cost increase to this ongoing capital project?”"


"ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒪᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"Hickes said because the federal government increased its contributions to the project, along with a fully funded marine survey of the proposed project area, the GN increased its funding too."


“ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᒍ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᐅᔨᒐᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᒃᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᖓᐅᑦᑎᓯᒪᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.”

“The Department of Community and Government Services brought it back to [the financial management board] with the recognition that the cost estimates were under-estimated.”


"ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᑕ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂ (25 ᐳᓴᓐᑎ) ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊᓕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ 75 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ."

"Hickes also pointed out that the GN contributes one-quarter of the money for the project, while the federal government contributes the other 75 per cent."


"“ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓪᓗᑎ, $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ, ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᒍᓪᓗ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ 25 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂᒃ."

"“As the GN, we’re not on the hook for $80 million, we’re on the hook for 25 per cent of that."


"ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᕿᓂᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ…ᖃᑯᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ … ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᐊᓂᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥ,” ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ."

"So we will be looking at sometime down the road in future fiscal years, be looking at additional funds to complete out this project,” he added."


"ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ"

"Nunavik needs its own riding, says Makivik president"


ᓵᓕ ᕗᐊᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓯᙳᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ

Charlie Watt responds to federal election with optimism and a call for change


"ᓵᓕ ᕗᐊᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 22-ᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ."

"Charlie Watt, president of Makivik Corp., released a statement on Oct. 22 following the federal election, calling for Nunavik to have its own federal riding."


By ᐃᓚᐃᓐ ᐋᓐᓱᒥ


"ᒪᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ ᓵᓕ ᕗᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᓱᖁᓯᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᐅᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᒧ, ᓯᐊᕕ ᐸᕉᐱᒥᒧᑦ."

"Makivik Corp. president Charlie Watt didn’t mince his words about Nunavik’s political landscape when he sent his congratulations to the region’s new MP, Sylvie Bérubé."


"“ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᖃᓕᕐᓗᑎ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖁᔨᓗᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“We intend to follow up with the electoral boundaries commission to make the point, once again, that a Nunavik riding be created that reflects our region for Inuit, now more so considering the self-determination project we are working on,” he said."


“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐳᕌᕕᓐᓯᑎᒎᖓᓂᒃᑯᑦ.”

“We need this at the provincial level as well.”


"ᐊᐱᑎᐱ-ᔭᐃᒻᔅ ᐸᐃ-ᓄᓇᕕᒃ-ᐄᔫ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥᓐ, ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓂᒋᐊᓂᒃ ᒪᐅᖓ ᓚ ᕚᓕ-ᑎ-ᐅᐊ ᓄᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᑕᒫᓂᓕ ᑎᓴᒪᒃ 6-ᓂᒃ 2019-ᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐸᕉᐱ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐸᓛᒃ ᑯᐸᑯᐊᒧᑦ."

"Abitibi–James Bay–Nunavik–Eeyou is the largest federal riding in Quebec, extending from Nunavik south to the La Vallée-de-l’Or regional county municipality, where four of the six 2019 federal candidates reside, including Bérubé of the Bloc Québécois."


ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᑦ 1972-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

Nunavik leaders have lobbied for a riding of their own since 1972.


"2002-ᒥ, ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᓐᒧᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᑎᒃ 2011-ᒥ."

"In 2002, the Kativik Regional Government along with Makivik went before the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission on the issue and again in 2011."


"ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓪᓕ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2013-ᒥ, ᐃᓚᓯᒋᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᖕᓂ ᓂᒋᕐᒦᓐᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ."

"Since then, the boundaries of the riding were increased in 2013, adding two more southern communities."


"ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ, ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᕐᓕ ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᑎᒍᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᒃᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ."

"Boundaries are redrawn, according to the commission, so that each contains roughly the same number of people."


"ᑯᐸᐃᓕᒫᒥᑦ, ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ 100,000-ᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊᓕ ᐊᐱᑎᐱ-ᔭᐃᒻᔅ-ᓄᓇᕕᒃ-ᐄᔫ ᑐᖔᓃᖢᓂ ᒫᓂ 85,000-ᖑᓪᓗᑎ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ."

"Across Quebec, they average around 100,000 people per riding, with Abitibi–James Bay–Nunavik–Eeyou on the lower end with about 85,000 people."


"ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᒫᓃᑎᓪᓗᒍ 13,000-ᓂ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐊᑖᓃᓗᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᑭᐅᓘᑎᒍᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"With a population of about 13,000, Nunavik is well below this, but their leaders have argued for an exception due to the region’s ethnic makeup."


"ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᐹᕐᓕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓇ ᓛᐸᑐᐊ, ᒫᓂ ᐃᓄᖃᖅᖢᓂ 26,000-ᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᓇᓕ ᓂᐅᕙᐅᓐᓛᓐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒫᓂ 80,000-ᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"The smallest federal riding in Canada is Labrador, with about 26,000 people, while the Newfoundland ridings hover around 80,000 people."


"ᐸᕉᐱ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ 11,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 40 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥᑦ, ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᓃᓘᑎᒃ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᕝᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ."

"Bérubé won the northern Quebec riding with more than 11,000 votes, or nearly 40 per cent, followed by the Liberal and Conservative party candidates."


"ᕗᐊᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕋᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒍᕇᓐ ᐹᑎᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᑭᐊᕋ ᑲᐹᓇ-ᐅᐊᐃᑦᓕ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᕐᑐᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ 1,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂᑦ."

"Watt congratulated Green Party candidate Kiara Cabana-Whiteley, an Inuk from Kuujjuaq, who came in fifth with just over 1,000 votes."


"ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕗᐊᑦ, ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐸᕉᐱᒥ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᐳᓛᕐᓂᐊᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᑐᐊᕈᓂ."

"In his statement, Watt invited Bérubé to visit the Nunavik region at her earliest opportunity."


"“ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᖓ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᓂᒃ ᐆᑐᓇᖅ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᔫᓇᐃᑕᑦ ᓇᐃᓴᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖓᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ,” ᕗᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“I look forward to meeting with her, and receiving her support for our work on self-determination, and on issues such as the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” Watt said."


"ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖃᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐸᓛᒃ ᑯᐸᑯᐊᒧ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒧᑦ ᐄᕝᔅ-ᕗᕌᓐᓱᐊ ᐸᓛᓐᓴᑦᒧᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕕᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐹᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ 32-ᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒧᑦ."

"He had a firm message for Bloq Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet, whose separatist party won 32 seats across Quebec."


"“ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍᓪᓕ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ—ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ—ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑕ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᐊᑦ."

"“We hope you are supportive of our development projects in Nunavik—both political and economic—and on that political terrain we can develop positive relations,” said Watt."


"“ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᕈᒪᓂᖓᒍᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ.”"

"“However, on the issue of Quebec sovereignty, Inuit have a solid history of supporting a united Canada.”"


"ᕗᐊᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖃᐅᙱᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓕᕐᑐᓂᒃ, ᐱᕕᖃᕈᑎᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐ ᐹᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐ ᑲᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒡᓗᑎᒃ."

"Watt framed the election, which gave the Liberals a minority government, as an opportunity to bring the different parties and parts of the country together."


"“ᔭᔅᑎ ᑐᕉᑑ ᓴᙱᔪᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖃᐅᙱᑲᓗᐊᑐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐹᑎᓂ (ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ)—ᐊᓐᑏᐲᑯᑦ, ᐸᓛᒃ ᑯᐸᑯᐊ, ᒍᕇᓐ, ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᕝᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ—ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“Justin Trudeau has a strong minority government, and he can work with the other parties—the NDP, the Bloc Quebecois, Greens, the Conservatives, and the Independent candidate—to pass bills and present them to the House, and in the process build national unity,” he said."


"ᓄᓇᕗᒧᓪᓕ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᓐᑏᐲᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᒥ, ᒪᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓂᕆᐅᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ."

"For Nunavut’s new NDP MP, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq of Baker Lake, he had hopeful words."


"“ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕗᖓ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒥ 1871-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒑᖅ ᑰᓕᓗ,” ᕗᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“I remember the [Inuit Tapirisat of Canada] meeting in Baker Lake in 1971 with Tagak Curley,” Watt said."


“ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ.


"ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ, ᒪᒥᓛᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ ᐃᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕋᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᑭᖑᕚᖑᓂᐊᕐᑐᓄᑦ.”"

"You’ll do well Mumilaaq, and I look forward to meeting you and working on Inuit self-determination together, for the next generation.”"


"ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒥ RSV-ᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᑕᐅᓴᑲᓪᓚᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ"

"Expand use of anti-RSV agent in Nunavut, thousands of petitioners say"


"“ᐃᓄᖕᓄᓪᓕ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᓯ ᐅᓄᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖃᖅᑕᖅᑐᑦ”"

"“For the Inuit, you save money because of the high rate of RSV”"


ᐅᓇ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓚᐃᕝᓚᐃᓐ (Nunavut Lifeline) ᓄᖅᑲᖓᕗᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᒥᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᓂᒃ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᖃᖓᑕᑲᑕᒃᑐᓂᒃ.

A Nunavut Lifeline air ambulance parked at the Iqaluit airport during a summer air show.


"ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓱᕈᓯᓛᑦ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑲᑕᓕᕌᖓᑕ (RSV, respiratory synctial virus), ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒦᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᕈᑎᐅᓕᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ."

"In some years, infant medevacs caused by RSV outbreaks can generate huge medevac and hospitalization costs."


"ᐅᑯᐊ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᐋᓇ ᐸᓄᕐᔨ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᖃᑎᖏ ᑐᕌᓐᑐ ᔫᓂᕘᓯᑎᐅᑉ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᑯᑦ 1989-ᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐅᕘᓇ change.org ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 1,000-ᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓇᔭᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ."

"When Dr. Anna Banerji and her fellow alumni from the University of Toronto medical school class of 1989 first posted their petition on change.org at the end of September, they hoped to attract 1,000 signatures."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᓇ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, 23,322-ᓂ ᐊᑎᕐᓂ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ—ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔪᒪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ 25,000-ᓄ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂ."

"But at the time this article was written, they had gathered 23,322 names—and they now hope to reach 25,000."


ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒋᓇᓱᒃᑕᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᒐᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐹᓪᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒥ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥᓐ palivizumab ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ 6 ᑐᖔᓂᒃ.

Their petition says the Government of Nunavut could prevent multiple needless deaths and admissions to hospital of infants by extending the use of an antibody called palivizumab to all babies under the age of six months.


"Palivizumab ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᐅᔪᖅ, ᑲᐱᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᐅᙱᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ Synagis-ᒥᑦ."

"Palivizumab is an immunization agent, though not a vaccine, and is marketed under the brand name Synagis."


"ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓂ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᔭᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐆᒧᙵᑦ RSV, ᓇᐃᓈᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐆᒧᖓ “respiratory syncytial virus,” ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐊᓪᓕᕐᓂ ᐳᕙᖕᓄᐊᔭᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᕈᑎᐅᓕᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎ ᖁᐊᕐᓵᖅᓇᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥ bronchiolitis-ᒥ."

"It’s been proven effective in preventing lower lung infections in infants caused by RSV, short for “respiratory syncytial virus,” which attacks the lower part of the lung, causing a frightening disease called bronchiolitis."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ palivizumab-ᒥ 11 ᐳᓴᙱᓐᓂᒃ 12 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒧᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ 2 ᑐᖔᓂ."

"But Dr. Michael Patterson, the chief medical officer of health in Nunavut, told Nunatsiaq News in an interview that the GN only gives palivizumab to about 11 to 12 per cent of all children younger than two years of age."


"“ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᑕᕋᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᓐᓂᕐᓴᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᓗᐊᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ RSV-ᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ palivizumab-ᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“We do it selectively, for children that are at the greatest risk of severe complications from RSV, and groups where there is demonstrated real-world benefit in giving them palivizumab,” he said."


"ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᕌᓚᓄ ᐃᓄᕐᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᖕᓂ 35 ᑐᖔᓃᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᔾᔨᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᕐᓄᑦ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ."

"That includes children born prematurely, at fewer than 35 weeks’ gestation, or children with chronic lung or heart disease."


"ᐸᓄᕐᔨ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᓐᑐ ᔫᓂᕘᓯᑎᒥ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ 15-ᓂ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑭᖃᑎᒋᓂᖓᓂᒃ RSV ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ."

"Banerji, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto’s faculty of medicine, has published multiple studies over the past decade and a half on the prevalence and cost of RSV in the Arctic."


"ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᐅᔪᑎᒍᓪᓕ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᙱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓕᒫᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ."

"And, based on that research, she disagrees strongly with Nunavut’s current policy and says all Nunavut infants should get the antibody."


"ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᐋᓇ ᐸᓄᕐᔨ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᕌᓐᑐ ᔫᓂᕘᓯᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑲᑕᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᐱᓯᑲᑕᒃᑯᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒥ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ palivizumab ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ."

"Dr. Anna Banerji, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto’s faculty of medicine, says her research demonstrates that immunizing all Inuit infants with an antibody called palivizumab would save lives and money."


ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᑭᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ

Nunavut’s staggering costs make it worthwhile


ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᓇ RSV ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᔭᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓄᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓄᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᓕᔭᖢᓂ ᐅᓄᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒦᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ.

She said her studies have shown the prevalence of RSV in Nunavut can reach staggering levels and produce staggering medevac and hospitalization costs for Nunavut’s Department of Health.


"ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᐊᓘᖕᒪᓐ: ᒫᓂ $5,600 ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᕈᑎᒧᓐ."

"The antibody is expensive: about $5,600 per dose."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑭᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐸᓄᕐᔨ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᑭᒃᖠᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ."

"But even at that price, Banerji and many others believe it’s a bargain."


"ᑕᐃᒪᐃᔾᔪᑎᓕᒡᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᕐᓴᕋᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᓛᖑᕙᒃᖢᓂ, ᑭᐅᓘᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ."

"That’s because Nunavut’s high infection rates and high emergency evacuation costs make it economical to use, they argue."


"“ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᒍᑦᑕ palivizumab-ᒥ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"“We did several cost analyses that shows that in most parts of the Arctic that if you give palivizumab, it saves money,” she said in an interview."


"ᐊᑭᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᓐ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ 2013-ᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒍᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᒃ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂᒃ: ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ 389 ᐅᕙᙵᑦ 1,000-ᓂ."

"One cost analysis, published in 2013, found a big rate of lower respiratory tract infection in Kitikmeot babies: calculated at 389 per 1,000."


"ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 1, 2009-ᒥ ᔫᓂ 30, 2010-ᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑕᐅᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒦᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᐅᖓ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ $57,535-ᒧᑦ."

"During that study period, which ran from Jan. 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, the average cost of admission to hospital per infection ran to $57,535."


"ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᓪᓕ, ᐳᕙᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᓚᐅᕐᐳᑐᖅ 2002 ᐅᕙᙵᑦ 1,000-ᓂ ᐃᓅᓵᕐᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ, 230 ᐅᕙᙵᑦ 1,000-ᓂ ᐃᓅᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ."

"For the Qikiqtani region, lung infections in infants occurred at a rate of 202 per 1,000 live births and in the Kivalliq region, at a rate of 230 per 1,000 live births."


ᐅᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ $5.9 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᑯᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᑕᕌᓛᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓂᐸᓗᒃ $5.7 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

This meant the GN spent about $5.9 million to care for gravely ill Qikiqtani infants and about $5.7 million for sick Kivalliq infants during the study period.


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᕐᐹᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒦᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ: $63,686."

"The Kivalliq region racked up the highest average cost per lower respiratory tract infection admission: $63,686."


"“ᐃᓄᖕᓄᓪᓕ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᖅ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒦᖃᑦᑕᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“For the Inuit, you save money, because of the high rate of RSV,” she said."


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᕐᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑎᑕᒥᑦ

Head of Ontario physicians group supports petition


“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᖁᓖᓱᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᓪᓕ “ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ” ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓂᕐᓴᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᕐᓂᖓᒍᑦ.

"The president of the Ontario Medical Association, Dr. Sohail Gandhi, endorses Banerji’s position. “Inuit infants have 10 times the rates of admission with RSV than the “high-risk” infants and the symptoms are often more severe."


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᑖᖅᐸᙱᑦᑐᑦ,” ᒑᓐᑎ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᓐᓂᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"Despite this disparity, Inuit infants in Nunavut do not get the antibody,” Gandhi wrote in his endorsement."


"ᐅᓇᑦᑕᐅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐅᐊᓇᖅᐸᓯᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ."

"That position is also endorsed by professionals at the Northern School of Medicine, the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Institutes of Health Reseach Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᕐᓂᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒥ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᕙᙱᑦᑐᑦ—ᒪᑯᓇᙶᕋᓗᐊᕈᑎᒃ ᖁᐊᕐᓵᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᑐᖃᐅᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐳᕙᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓐ.

But healthy babies in Nunavut whose mothers carry them to full term don’t get the antibody—even if they’re from high-risk communities outside Iqaluit with historically high levels of RSV infection.


ᐸᓄᕐᔨ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ.


“ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᖓ.


ᑕᑯᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᒃᑲ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ.


"ᑭᐅᕈᓕᓐ ᐸᓇᑦ, ᔭᐃᓐ ᕕᐊᐹᑦ, ᑕᑯᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"Carolyn Bennett, Jane Philpott, they’ve seen the data and they say yeah, it’s really convincing,” she said."


ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥ ᑲᐱᓯᓲᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓕᒫᓂᒃ


"ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᓄᓇᕗᑎᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ palivizumab-ᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ."

"And she points out that, unlike Nunavut, health authorities in Nunavik have given palivizumab to all infants for about three years now."


"ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 18-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᓂᐊᖁᙴᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᒥᑦ ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᒃ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"In the Nunavut legislature on Oct. 18, Health Minister George Hickes said, in response to questions from Iqaluit-Niaqunngu MLA Pat Angnakak, that the GN is taking a close look at the Nunavik example."


"“ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᓱᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ."

"“We are following the progress of that program,” he said."


ᐊᕐᓇᑲᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ RSV (ᐳᕙᖕᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕈᑎ) ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ.

Angnakak said that RSV can have a devastating impact on families.


"“ᖃᖓᑦᑎᐊᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ RSV-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖑᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"“Recently, somebody who I know had their baby medevaced because of RSV and it really has an impact on the family, especially when the baby is so young."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᐃᙱᓐᓂᕋᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

But Hickes defended the GN’s current approach and denied that his government is trying to save money by restricting the antibody to only pre-term babies.


“ᐅᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᑭᖓ.

“It’s not a political or a policy decision based on cost.


"ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ,” ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"It’s following best medical practices,” Hickes said."


ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ 6 ᑐᖔᓂᑦ.

Patterson acknowledged that Nunavik went ahead three years ago with blanket immunizations of all infants under six months.


"“ᐅᑕᖅᑭᒐᑦᑕ ᓱᓕ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᑦᑎᐊᕈᑦᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᙱᑉᐹᓪᓗᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ palivizumab-ᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑲᐅᖅᑐᕋᔭᖅᑕᕗᑦ,” ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“We are waiting for some analyses on those numbers, and if we can find demonstration that there’s significant cost savings to administering palivizumab, we would probably adopt it as quickly as we could,” Patterson said."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖓᒍᑦ, ᓱᓕ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᒪᓐ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ."

"But he said that in his opinion, there isn’t enough evidence to justify extending its use in Nunavut."


"“ᒪᕐᕉᖕᒪᑎ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᙱᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᑎᖓᓕ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᓯᒫᓂᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕈᑎᑕᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ."

"“There’s a couple of things that I disagree with in the petition and one of them is the presentation that this is a done deal, or that there’s a scientific consensus on this issue."


"ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᖃᐅᕐᒪᓐ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"There are still a lot of people with questions,” he said."


ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖓ palivizumab ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᖃᖓᑲᓪᓛᓗᖕᓂᙶᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ.

The controversy over the use of palivizumab in Nunavut dates back many years.


"2008-ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᙱᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐸᓄᕐᔨᐅᑉ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᒥᖓ RSV, ᐅᑯᐊᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ."

"In 2008, the GN refused to even participate in one of Banerji’s studies on RSV, even though officials in Greenland, Nunavik and the Northwest Territories agreed to participate in it."


ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᑎᑭᑉᐳᖅ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅᒧᑦ


ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᒪᓂᒻᒪᐃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ

Nunavik Building offers a small housing solution


"ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᖅ, ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᓂᒃ, ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᑯ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᕋᑖᕐᑐᖅ."

"A model tiny house, from Nunavik Building, was shipped up to Kuujjuaq on the sealift this summer."


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᓂᒃ)


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ.

The first of a series of tiny homes developed for Nunavik arrived on the sealift in Kuujjuaq this summer.


"“ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓚᐅᕐᕋᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᐅᑎᒋᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᐃᓕ ᒐᑦᐳᐊ, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᔨ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᐃᐳᕕᐅᓪ, ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥᑦ."

"“I wanted to show people what kind of quality of house we are building for the North,” said Willie Gadbois, co-founder of Nunavik Building, a home designer and developer with offices in Kuujjuaq and Napierville, Quebec."


"ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᖁᓖᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂᑦ, ᒑᑦᐳᐊ, ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅᒥᑦ ᓱᓪᓗᓕᕆᔨ, ᑭᐊᒃᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐴᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᑯᓘᑦ ᔭᓂᐅᓪᒥᑦ."

"About a decade ago, Gadbois, a Kuujjuaq-based plumber, furnace repairman and housebuilder, met building expert Claude Jannelle."


"“ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᕐᓂᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ,” ᒐᑦᐳᐊ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“We started talking about affordable housing in the North,” Gadbois said."


“ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᖕᒪᑕ.


ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ.”


ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᑦ.

"From that, they’ve developed designs for tiny homes that take the northern elements into consideration."


ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᒥᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᓕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓄᕌᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᑯᑖᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐃᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ.

The houses have metal siding and roofing to withstand high winds and last longer than other commonly used materials.


"ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᕐᒥᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖅᑭᑦᑐᔮᓂᒃ ᓴᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖁᓕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᓛᓅᖃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᖃᓕᕇᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᓛᓕᕐᓱᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖅ ᓯᓚᒧᐊᖅᑎᑕᐃᓕᒪᓪᓗᒍ."

"They’re built with foam insulation injected into the floors, roof and ceiling and with triple-pane windows to keep warmth in."


"ᓇᑎᒃᑰᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᒪᑯᓂᖓᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᑭᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᑕᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓ ᓇᓕᒋᒃᑎᒐᓱᒃᖢᒍ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒫᒥᑦ."

"They also use radiant floor heating, rather than wall-mounted radiators, to evenly distribute the heat."


"“ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᓐ,” ᒐᑦᐳᐊ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“I think that’s the way to go in the North,” Gadbois said."


“ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᕈᓘᔭᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᑰᒍᑎ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᓅᓗᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ.

“There are all of these problems in the North with heating and heat not being distributed right.


ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓯᒐᖏᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ.

Half the time people say their feet are freezing.


ᐃᒡᓗᖏᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᕐᒥᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓯᒐᐃᔭᖅᑐᑦ.”

The house is well-insulated but their feet are cold.”


ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᓕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕋᓛᖅ.

The floor plan for Nunavik Building’s one-bedroom tiny home.


"ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᑰᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓪᓗᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒥᐅᓕᒫᒥᑦ, ᒑᑦᐳᐊ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᒐᓗᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ."

"Having worked in heating and plumbing across Nunavik, Gadbois takes personal care in seeing the units constructed to specifications, ensuring everything is installed properly and easy to maintain."


"ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖁᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᑎᓴᒪᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᐊᓃᕝᕕᒃᓴᑦ ᖃᑎᑎᒐᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ."

"Nunavik Building has a range of designs for tiny homes, up to four bedrooms, where separate compartments of the house are attached together."


"ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ, ᓲᕐᓗ, ᐊᖏᔫᑎᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕈᑎᒃ ᓱᕈᓯᖏᑦ."

"And they can be added on to with additional bedrooms and space if, for example, the family grows."


"ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᖏᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ 5 ᒦᑕᔅ ᓴᓂᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 10 ᒦᑦᑕᔅ ᑐᑭᒧᑦ."

"The house on show in Kuujjuaq is a one-bedroom unit, at just under 5 metres wide and 10 metres long."


ᐃᓯᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᒍᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ.

"You enter at the end of the building, into the open-concept kitchen and living room."


ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯ ᐅᖓᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐊᓇᕐᕕᒃ.

The bedroom sits just back of that and behind it is the bathroom.


ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒦᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᖓᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᒥᒃ.

The mechanical room for the house is a separate building just behind it.


ᐃᑲᕐᕌᖕᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓇᓱᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓂᖓᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐊᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓪᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

It took about two hours to get the finished house in place and hooked up to power and plumbing.


"ᐅᓇ ᐃᒡᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ $228,000-ᒧᑦ, ᐊᑦᑕᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᓕᒫᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒑᑦᐳᐊ."

"This model retails for $228,000, hooked up and everything in, said Gadbois."


"ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗ ᐊᑭᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓂ $500,000 ᐊᒻᒪ $600,000 ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"By comparison, a typical house in Nunavik would run between $500,000 and $600,000, he said."


"“ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕋᓱᒃᑲᑦᑕ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒑᑦᐳᐊ."

"“We’re trying to build affordable houses that are comfortable and don’t have problems with infiltration of water,” said Gadbois."


"“ᓱᓪᓗᓕᕆᔨᐅᓯᒐᒪᒐ, ᑭᐊᒃᓴᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᒋᒻᒪᑕ, ᓱᓪᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᖢᑎᒃ, ᐅᖂᓴᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᖏᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᖢᑎᒃ."

"“I’ve been a plumber, furnace-man for so many years and so many things are not built right, the plumbing is not right, the heating systems are not right."


ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐱᖃᓕᖅᐳᒍ ᓈᒻᒪᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒧᑦ.”

I’ve worked on this for many years and we’ve finally got something that’s more adaptable to the North.”


"ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᓲᐳᕈᒃ, ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕿᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓪᑎᒃ, ᒑᑦᐳᐊ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᓕᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ."

"The houses are constructed in Sherbrooke, Quebec, which takes about a month, Gadbois said, and then trucked and shipped up on the sealift."


"ᑎᑭᓴᐃᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᓈᕐᓯᒪᒍᑎ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᒡᓗ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖓᓃᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᖅᐸᑦ."

"So once orders are in, as long as there’s enough time to book space on the sealift, the house can be in place the following summer."


"“ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᓪᓕ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᒃᓴᓕᐅᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᓐ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"“In the future, if everything goes good, we’re talking about building a factory in the North,” he said."


“ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.”


ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᔭᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᑭᓴᐃᔪᖃᕈᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᙵᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᑦ.

He added that the homes are a fit across the North and they’d be happy to see orders come in from Nunavut or even Greenland.


"“ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑕᕿᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒑᑦᐳᐊ."

"“We’re open and ready to give quotations and ready to build houses,” said Gadbois."


“ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ.”

“We’re ready to help people out that need houses.”


"ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂᑦ, ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖏᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᒫᓐᓇ"

"Across Arctic Canada, sea ice levels are again at record lows"


“ᑕᕿᓕᒫᕐᒥᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕐᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥᑦ’

“We could be up to a month behind where we should be at this time of year”


"“ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᑭᖑᕙᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᕗᐃᓕ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ, ᐆᒥᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᑯ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 18-ᒥ."

"“Freeze-up is very, very late this year,” says Gjoa Haven’s Willie Aglukkaq, who took this photo on Oct. 18."


"“ᓱᓕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᑐᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅᒥᑦ."

"“Can still drive boats to mainland, which is very unusual for Gjoa Haven."


ᑕᑯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᙱᑕᕋ ᓯᑯᖓᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᓐᓂᑦ.”

Never seen the ocean open this late in my lifetime.”


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᕗᐃᓕ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ)


"ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ, ᐅᓇ ᔫᑕ ᓴᕐᐱᓇᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒋᐊᓕᕋᒥᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑰᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ."

"Last October, when Juuta Sarpinak of Igloolik set off on a seal hunt, he took his snowmobile."


"ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᙳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᑐᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ."

"For the same trip exactly a year later, he’d need a boat."


"ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᐅᒋᕗᖅ."

"Across Nunavut and the rest of the Arctic, the same scenario is playing out."


"“ᐅᓇ ᖁᐊᕐᓇᓵᕐᓂᖓ ᑕᑯᔭᕆᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᓐᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᐃᓕ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑲᓴᖕᓂᑦ 40-ᒥᒃ."

"“It’s the latest I’ve ever seen it freeze up in my lifetime,” said Willie Aglukkaq, who’s lived in Gjoa Haven for nearly 40 years."


"ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 15-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᒥᑦ ᓯᑰᑉ ᐃᒡᔪᓂᖏᑦ ᒫᓃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ 5.118 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᓯᑯᐃᐊ ᑭᓛᒥᑕᔅ, ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᖑᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ 1968-ᒥᑦ."

"As of Oct. 15, sea ice levels hit 5.118 million square kilometres, making them the lowest on record, which began in 1968."


"“ᒪᓕᒃᖢᓂ ᓇᓃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᑕᖅᑭᓕᒫᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᓯᒡᓗᑕ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᓐ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᔨᐅᔅ ᓛᒋ, ᓯᖁᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ."

"“Depending on the area, we could be up to a month behind where we should be at this time of year,” said Gilles Langis, senior ice forecaster with the meteorological service of Canada."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥᑦ ᓯᑰ ᐊᑦᑎᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓ.

But it’s not the first time this year ice levels have been at record lows.


ᐄᐳᕈᒥᑦ ᓯᑯᖃᖏᓐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ.

April also saw the least amount of sea ice ever recorded.


ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕙᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓛᖑᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ.

This was then followed by a record-setting July.


"ᐋᒐᓯᒥ, ᓯᑯᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᒡᓕᕚᓪᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ."


"“ᓇᓕᒧᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕆᔭᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᑦᑎᓛᖑᔪᒥᑦ (ᓯᑯᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ) 2007-ᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 2016-ᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ 2012-ᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᐊᑐ ᒪᐃᐅ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᓕᒪᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᑐᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᓇᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ."

"“We were tied for the second-lowest [amount of ice] with 2007 and 2016, but quite a bit above 2012,” said Walt Meier, a senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center."


"“ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᕐᓴᒦᑦᑐᒍᑦ 2012 ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᕆᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᖢᓂ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ—2012 ᐅᑎᑲᐅᕐᑐᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᐊᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᓱᖅᑲᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᑯᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓ.”"

"“But now we’re actually below 2012 levels for this time of year because it’s a slow freeze-up—2012 recovered pretty quickly, but we’ve been very sluggish in growing ice this year.”"


"ᐅᓇ ᑎᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 15, ᓯᑰᑉ ᐃᔾᔪᑎᒋᓂᖏ ᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᓂᕐᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ 2012-ᒥᓪᓕ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᑦᑎᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ."

"As of Oct. 15, sea ice levels dropped below those from 2012, which previously held the record."


(ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ NSIDC)


ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓᓂᒃ.

"With sea ice growth, the big driver is air temperature."


"“ᐃᒪᖅᑕᖃᕈᓂ ᓯᑯᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᒍᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓ ᓯᓚᐃᓐᓇᕐᒦᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᒡᓚᖅᐹᓪᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᖅ ᓂᒡᓚᖅᐹᓪᓕᓕᕐᒥᓗᓂ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓵᓕᕐᓗᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓛᖏ."

"“If you have an area of open water and the temperatures above it are cooler than the water temperature, it’ll lose heat into the atmosphere and the water will start cooling off to the point where it reaches freezing,” said Langis."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓ ᐅᒃᑑᕕᕆᒥ ᓂᒡᓗᓱᙱᑦᑐᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ, ᐅᖅᑰᑎᒋᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᓂᒃ 6-ᓂᒃ."

"But Arctic air temperatures through October have been unseasonably warm, much like the previous six months."


"“ᐊᐅᔭᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐃᐅ."

"“It was a pretty extreme summer,” said Meier."


"ᐄᐳᕈᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᖅᑭᑕᒫᓐ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖅᑰᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ—ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑑᓪᓕ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᖓᒍᑦ—ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᓇᐊ ᒪᐃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᒐᓯ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒦᖢᑎᒃ."

"From April onward, every month has ranked in the top three warmest—in terms of Arctic air temperature—on record, with May and August now holding top spots."


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ UNEP)


ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ.

What’s going on this year is representative of something larger.


"“ᒪᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐅᖅᑰᓯᕙᓪᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᑕᑯᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᒥᒃᖠᕚᓪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᓯᑰᑉ ᐃᔾᔪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ 1979-ᒥᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᔅᑳᓪ ᐸᑑᔨ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ GRID-Geneva, ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᔫᓇᐃᑕᑦ ᓇᐃᓴᓐᔅᑯᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ (UNEP)."

"“Under the influence of global heating caused by human-induced greenhouse gases emissions, we have seen a sharp decrease in the extent of Arctic sea [ice] since 1979,” says Pascal Peduzzi, Director of GRID-Geneva, in a press release published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)."


"ᐆᑐᓇᕐᓕ ᒫᓐᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓯᐅᓕᕐᑐᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ, ᒥᒃᖠᕚᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᓯᑯᐃ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᕙᖓᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐅᖅᑰᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ."

"Much like the scenario currently playing out across the Arctic this year, declining sea ice has amplified Arctic warming over the last several decades."


"ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᕐᓕ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᑎᒍᑦ, “ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐹᓪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᐅᖓ 0.5°C ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ 1982-ᓗ 2017-ᓗ ᐊᑲᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᓗᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᖁᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ 1979-ᒥᑦ."

"According to the press release, “Temperatures increased by around 0.5°C per decade between 1982 and 2017, primarily due to increased absorbed solar radiation accompanying sea ice loss since 1979."


ᐅᓇ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᖢᓂ ᓱᑲᓕᓂᕐᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᓂᕐᒥᑦ.”

This is twice as fast as the global average.”


ᐅᓇ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᔪᑑᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ.


"ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓯᑯᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕆᕗᖅ."

"But while the year-to-year trend continues on, ice coverage this year is on the rebound."


"“ᓯᑯ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ."

"“It’s just finally starting to freeze,” said Aglukkaq."


"ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᓕᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 20-ᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖓ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕚᓪᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᐅᖓᐸᓗᒃ 1.5 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᓯᑯᐃᐊ ᑭᓛᒥᑕᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒪᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ."

"Over the last 10 days, since Oct. 20, sea ice coverage has increased by almost 1.5 million square kilometres, including the water near Gjoa Haven."


"ᒫᓐᓇᑎᑐᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᒍᓂ, 2019 ᖁᕝᕙᓯᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ 2012-ᒥᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ."

"If the current pace of ice growth continues, 2019 may soon once again be above 2012 levels."


ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓕᖅᑐᒥ


“ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ ᐅᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓴᕈᓘᔭᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ”

"“For me, it’s an exciting opportunity”"


ᒎᐊᑦ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓕᖅᑑᖕᓂᒃ.

Gord Howard has been Iqaluit’s new fire chief for only about two weeks.


"ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓪᓕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ."

"He’s spent most of that time reading and learning as much as he can, but he says his new position offers him an opportunity he relishes."


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᑕᔅᑎᓐ ᐸᑖ)


"ᐅᓇ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᒋᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 22-ᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ, ᓂᕆᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ."

"When Gordon Howard appeared before Iqaluit city council for the first time on Oct. 22 as the city’s newly hired fire chief, he didn’t expect one question that was thrown at him."


“ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᑲᓃᑎᐊᓐᔅᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒐᓗᐊᖅᐲ?”

“I’m very much hoping that you are a Montreal Canadiens fan?”


ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓗᔨ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᐊᑯᒪᓕᒃ.


"ᓂᐱᖃᙱᑯᑖᓚᐅᑲᒃᖢᓂ, ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᑭᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, “ᐋᒃᑲ.”"

"After several long moments of silence, Howard shook his head and responded, “Nope.”"


ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓚᕐᓯᔪᐊᓘᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


"ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᐱᕐᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ, ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, “ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖕᒪᓪᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.”"

"A week later, during an interview with Nunatsiaq News, Howard admitted, “I felt at that point that maybe I should just keep my team to myself.”"


"ᕼᐅᕙᑦ, ᐱᕈᓴᕐᓂᑯᕕᓂᖅ ᕼᐋᒧᑕᓐᒥ, ᐃᖃᓘᓐᓅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕘᓈᖅᖢᓂ ᒦᐊᕗᑦ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅᒥ, ᓄᓇᓖ ᑳᓕᖕᕗᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᔪᐊᔾᔨᐊᓐ ᐸᐃᒥᑦ."

"Howard, who originally grew up in Hamilton, came to Iqaluit by way of Meaford, Ontario, a small town near Collingwood on Georgian Bay."


"ᑕᒫᓃᑦᑕᕆᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ."

"While it’s his first time here, he’s not a complete stranger to the North."


"ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓃᑦ ᑐᐱᕐᓯᒪᓂᑰᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᒃᑯᑦ."

"During a decade-long career as an emergency medical technician with the Canadian Forces, he’s spent time near Arviat living in a tent during the height of winter."


"“ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᕗᖓ ᐊᐳᑎᒥ, ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᕗᖓ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᒃᑐᒥᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓯᒪᒋᓪᓗᑎᒃ."

"“So I understand snow, I understand cold, but that offers its own unique challenges."


ᑕᒫᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒦᖂᔨᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᕙᕋ.

"You know, it’s a different world up here and I think that that was kind of the draw for me to come up here."


"ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᕈᓘᔭᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᕐᓱᐃᒐᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ—ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ."

"It’s an interesting department,” said Howard, referring to the fact that the Iqaluit fire department is a composite department—one that’s made up of career firefighters and volunteers."


ᑕᒪᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓅᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᙱᑕᖓ.

That wasn’t all that drew Howard to Iqaluit.


ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᐅᓂᑰᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ—ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᖃᓗᐊᖅᐸᒃᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ—ᐆᒧᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᕋᔪᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

In addition to the position utilizing his background in both firefighting and EMS—a rarity in most other departments—the other big draw was the prevalence of fires in Iqaluit.


"“ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᐊᑲᓪᓚᕈᓘᖕᒪᑕ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ."

"“The statistics for this department are staggering,” said Howard."


"“ᐅᕙᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᓘᔭᖅᖢᑎᒃ.”"

"“This is a busy, busy place and they’ve stayed afloat with what they have.”"


"ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓰᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐ ᒪᑯᓄᖓᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ, ᓄᑖᖅ ᑕᕙᓂ, ᒪᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᙱᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ, ᒪᐅᖓ ᐃᑭᑎᑦᑎᔭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᒥᑭᓗᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ."

"The challenges facing the department, and now Howard, are nuanced, from the recurring water issues and a need for more volunteers, to problems with arson and a fire station the department has outgrown."


“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᓐᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑐᖃᓗᐊᕈᒪᖅᑰᔨᓇᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ.

“It’s not going to be something that we change overnight and I don’t think anybody really wants to change anything overnight.


"ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕈᑦᑕ ᑭᖑᒻᒨᔭᙱᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑲᔭᖅᐳᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ."

"As long as we’re moving forward and we’re not taking any steps backwards, I’ll be happy,” said Howard."


"“ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ, ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ."

"“For me, it’s an exciting opportunity."


"ᖁᕕᓇᕈᑎᒋᔭᖓ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᖅᑕᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᓕᕐᓗᑎᒍᑦ.”"

"It’s exciting, all the things we’re trying to do and then building off what we already do really well.”"


"ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒧᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᐅᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, “ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑎᐅᔪᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᖁᖓᖢᓂ."

"Going back to the first question he was asked as the city-appointed director of emergency services, “I’m a Toronto fan,” said Howard with a smile."


“ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖃᑎᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ.

“Luckily some guys in the department are Toronto fans.


"ᓴᐃᒻᒪᑎᒥ ᓇᒃᓴᓚᐅᕋᒪ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᑯᖅᑯᑎᔪᓐᓇᓛᖅᑕᒃᓯᕆᕙᕗᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᑖᓐᓕ ᑲᑉᒥ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᕈᑎ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 20-30 ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ.”"

"I brought a flag, so we can hang it off the truck when they win the Stanley Cup in 20-30 years from now.”"


ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᑲᑕᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᓕᕐᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ

Bedbug sightings raise alarm among Nunavik patients in Montreal


ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕᒎᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ

Hotel manager says repeated inspections by exterminators failed to find the critters


ᐅᓇ ᓂᕆᔪᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᙱᑕᐃᑦ: ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓ.

This is the hungry critter you don’t want to find in your room: a bedbug.


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᖓᑦᑎᐊᓵᖅ, ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᖁᐊᕚᓪ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓄᐊᕌᖓᒥᒃ."

But recently bedbugs have been reported in a Dorval hotel where patients from Nunavik stay when receiving health care in the city.


ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᓐᓇᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ.

Bedbug sightings in places where Nunavik residents stay while receiving health care in Montreal have caused a lot of anxiety among patients and their families.


ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓᓂ ᐆᒪ ᓯᓯᓕᐊ ᑐᑦᓵᑲ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑯᐊᓕᑎ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑰᑦ ᑎ ᓖᔅ ᑐᐊᕚᓪᒥᑦ.

This photo shows the bedbug that Cecilia Kutchaka saw last month on a bedsheet while in her mother’s room at the Quality Hotel on Cote de Liesse in Dorval.


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᓯᓯᓕᐊ ᑐᑦᓵᑲ)


"ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᕿᑎᐊᓂᑦ, ᓯᓯᓕᐊ ᑯᑦᓵᑲ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂ ᐳᓛᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑯᐊᓕᑎ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑰᑦ ᑎ ᓖᔅ ᑐᐊᕚᓪᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ: ᕿᐱᐅᑉ ᐊᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ."

"In mid-October Cecilia Kutchaka was visiting her mother at the Quality Hotel on Cote de Liesse in Dorval when she got a fright: under the bed cover she said she found a bedbug, of which she took a photo."


"ᑯᑦᓵᑲ ᑕᑯᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐅᓪᓕᕕᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃᒥᑦ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂᓕ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ, 39 ᑲᑎᖢᑎᒃ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᓇᑎᕐᒥ ᑕᑕᓗᐊᕌᖓᑦ."

"Kutchaka then reported that she had seen a bedbug to the onsite security staffer for patients from Nunavik’s Ullivik patient residence, which takes a block of rooms, 39 in all, on the hotel’s first floor for its overflow."


ᑯᑦᓵᑲ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔾᔮᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.

Kutchaka then called her mother who told her that she’d never stay there again.


"ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ, ᓴᐃᑐ ᐊᑉᑐᓪ ᓄᕐ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ ᑲᒪᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᑲᑕᒃᑐᓂᒃ."

"The hotel’s general manager, Nader Abdel Nour, told Nunatsiaq News last week that he’s perplexed about some of the bedbug sightings."


"ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᕐᓕ ᖃᖓᑦᑎᓵᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᑲᑕᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖁᐱᕐᕈᓕᕆᔨᓄᓪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᓇᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ."

"That’s because recent, repeated inspections, for which he provided reports from exterminators, haven’t turned up any."


"ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓂᓯᔾᔪᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᕐᓄᑦ ᑯᒪᖃᕐᓂᑰᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ."

"One inspection of a room showed that there could have been bedbugs there at one point, but they were no longer in the room."


ᐋᑉᑐᓪ ᓄᕐ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᓂᑯᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Abdel Nour also shared emails citing complaints from patients who said they had seen bedbugs.


"ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓕᕕᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐊᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐋᑉᑐᓪ ᓄᕐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᓕᒫᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔭᕆᐊᖃᕈᑎᒃ."

"Because of the importance of Ullivik to his hotel operations, Abdel Nour said they had treated all the rooms earlier this year and continue to conduct routine inspections and treatments, if necessary."


ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ Module du nord-québécois ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒧᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Nunatsiaq News was unable to get a statement from the Nunavik Regional Board of Health or the Module du Nord québécois that deals with Nunavik patients in Montreal about the bedbug sightings and how they deal with these situations.


ᐅᑯᐊᓕ MNQ-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯ ᐋᑉᑐᓪ ᓄᕐᒧᑦ.

But the MNQ has spoken about its concerns in an email to Adbel Nour.


"“ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᖂᔨᖕᒪᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑲᑕᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒦᑦᑐᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᑎᒃ,” ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᑎᓚᑐᓚ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐅᓪᓕᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 16-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"“It appears that the client-residents at the hotel are verbalizing a bedbug problem and are refusing to stay at the hotel,” wrote George Delatolla, the head of lodging at Ullivik, on Oct. 16."


“ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓚᖓ ᑭᓲᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓅᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖓᐅᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ.

“Please advise me of what and how and when this problem will be resolved.


ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.”

We need to assure arriving residents that the bedbug issue has been looked into and taken care of.”


ᐅᓪᓕᕕᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᑯᕕᖏᓐᓂᒃ/ᐴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓯᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Ullivik reportedly treats patients’ bags before they enter the residence.


ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓛᒃ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ: ᑯᒪᖃᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ Complexe Guy-Favreau ᑕᕿᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ.

That there are bedbugs in Montreal is undeniable: a bug infestation closed government offices at the huge Complexe Guy-Favreau last month.


"ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓇᔭᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒥᖕᒪᑕ 2010-ᒥ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᒡᒥᑦ."

"And if there are bedbugs afoot where there are patients from the North, it would not be the first time, as was the case in 2010 in Winnipeg."


"ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᔪᒥᓇᙱᑦᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ: ᒥᑭᑦᑐᕈᓘᒐᓗᐊᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᖏᓚᖕᓇᕐᓯᕙᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒧᐊᕝᕕᒋᓂᖑᖏᑦ, ᐃᒻᒪᖕᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᕐᓗᓕᕐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᕕᓂᖕᒥᑦ ᑮᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ."

"Bedbugs are not welcome company: they may be small, but they can cause itchy red welts, blisters and rashes where they bite into the skin."


ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑯᒪᐃᑦ ᓱᓪᓗᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᖕᒧᐊᖅᓯᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᖓ ᐃᔾᔪᓗᐊᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕕᓂᖕᒥᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓃᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ.

The insect uses one hollow feeding tube to inject saliva that makes the victim’s blood thinner and numbs the skin.


"ᐊᓯᐊᓄᓪᓕ ᓱᓪᓗᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓ ᐊᐅᖕᒥ ᒥᓪᓗᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ, ᐃᓛᓐᓂ 5 ᒥᓂᑦᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐊᐅᒃᑐᐊᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᕿᓈᖓᓕᖅᖢᑎ ᐊᐅᐸᑑᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕕᕐᓯᒪᖂᔨᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ."

"With another tube, the bedbug sucks out blood, usually for about five minutes."


"ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᓂᕆᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᕌᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᒪᑯᓇᓃᑉᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓪᓕᖅᐹᑉ ᐃᓗᑐᔫᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒡᓕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᓇᔪᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᑖᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᒃᖢᑎ ᓂᕆᔪᒪᓕᕈᑎᒃ."

"After feeding, they turn dark red and bloated. Bedbugs only need to eat every five to 10 days and they can live for up to a year, lurking in the folds of mattresses, bed sheets and other warm, dark places, only surfacing occasionally to feed."


"ᐅᓇ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕈᑎᐅᔪᕐᓕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᑐᒦᑉᐸᙱᒻᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᓯᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎ."

"The good news is that bedbugs don’t like low temperatures, which cause them to go into hibernation and die."


ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑐᖁᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᑕᓯ ᐴᕆᔭᓯ ᓯᓚᒦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐅᖂᓂᖃᙲᓐᓇᕈᓂ.

So you can kill them by leaving your bags outside for two or more days if the temperature remains below zero.


"ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᒃᑕᖅᑕᐃᓕᓇᓱᒡᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓯᒪᓗᑎᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᐅᑉ ᓂᐊᖁᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᓪᓕᖅᐹᕐᓗ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐴᕆᔭᓯ ᐃᒡᓕᕐᒦᑎᙱᓪᓗᒋᑦ."

"To guard against bedbugs when you’re travelling, inspect the headboard of the bed, look at the mattress and don’t leave your bag on the bed."


"ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕈᔅᓯ, ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓯ ᐅᐊᓴᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᓄᐊᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐴᕆᔭᑎᑦ ᑯᒪᖃᙱᒃᑲᓕᐊᕆᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓗᒋᑦ."

"And, when you get home, wash your clothes before bringing them into your bedroom and make sure no bedbugs travelled back with you in your bag."


"ᑕᑯᒍᕕᑦ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐅᖄᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ 311 ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖕᓄᑦ."

"If you see bedbugs in Montreal at a hotel, you can call 311 to file a complaint with the city."


"ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᖓᑦ ᓄᖃᑳᓪᓚᒃᐳᖅ, ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ"

"Baffinland hearing abruptly ends, with sessions cancelled in Pond Inlet"


“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᑦ.


"ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ"

"It affects every part of Inuit lives,” says NTI president"


"ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑐᓵᕗᑦ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᕐᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ, ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᓕᐅᕈᑎᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 6-ᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ."

"Representatives from Igloolik and Pond Inlet listen as Aluki Kotierk, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s president, puts forward a motion to adjourn the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s final public hearing on Baffinland’s phase two expansion on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Iqaluit."


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᐃᐊᒪ ᑖᓐᑐ)


By ᐃᐊᒪ ᑖᓐᑐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᐃᓐ ᐊᓐᓱᒥ


"ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᖓᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓄᖃᑳᓪᓚᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐅᓪᓘᖕᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ."

"The Nunavut Impact Review Board hearing on Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s proposed expansion of its Mary River mine has been abruptly adjourned, with two days of meetings in Pond Inlet now cancelled."


"ᐱᖓᑦᓯᖅ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 6-ᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐆᒥᖓ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑕᕿᓂᒃ 8-ᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ."

"On Wednesday, Nov. 6, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk brought forward a motion to immediately suspend the final public hearing and defer its continuation for eight months to one year."


ᓂᐱᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᓂ ᑐᓴᕈᓘᔭᕐᓇᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᕈᒪᒋᐊᖅᑐᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᕕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᕿᕕᐊᖄᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᒍᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

"Whispers could be heard throughout the room as intervenors turned to their colleagues. Members of the audience turned their heads, looking for Baffinland’s reaction to what was unfolding."


"ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᖏᒍᑦ ᓄᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ, ᐃᓛᓐᓂ ᑕᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᒃᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐳᒧᑦ ᓵᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕘᖔᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"Baffinland officials sat stone-faced, sometimes crossing their arms and looking down at the table as Kotierk spelled out the motion."


“ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐅᓇ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

“We are concerned that we are going to conclude the public hearing when all things haven’t been finished.


ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᕕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.

The people have to be consulted and have a meaningful discussion.


"ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ,” ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒃ ᑕᑖᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᒪᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ."

"Everyone around the table would like to understand everything that is being presented and how it’s going to affect NTI and organizations,” Kotierk said to a room packed with intervenors and the public."


"ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ"

"It affects every part of Inuit lives,” she said."


"ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᐃᑲᕐᕋᒥ ᐱᐊᓂᓕᒑᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

"The motion was brought forward on the fifth day of the hearing in Iqaluit, an hour before it was scheduled to end."


ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᕕᓂᖏᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 8 ᐊᒻᒪ 9-ᒥᑦ.

The NIRB’s original agenda had the hearing continuing to Pond Inlet for community roundtable sessions on Nov. 8 and 9.


"ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᖓᓂ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑦᑎᑕᒪᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᓪᓗᓂ."

"The NIRB ruled in favour of NTI’s motion, suspending the hearing and cancelling the Pond Inlet sessions."


"ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᒫᖅ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᕕᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᑉ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᕐᒧᙵᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᐅᖓ ᓄᓗᔮᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓂᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ."

"All week, Baffinland representatives had gone back and forth with intervenors on their planned construction of a rail line north from the Mary River site to its Milne Inlet port."


"ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᔾᔪᑎᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᒥᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ 6 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᐅᖓ 12 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅᓄᑦ."

"The railway, and additional port infrastructure, would make it possible for the company to ramp up their production from the current 6 million tonnes of iron ore per year to 12 million tonnes."


"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓ ᐋᕿᒋᐊᖅᓯᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐲᕐᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᖔ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᓗᑎ ᐃᓱᖃᓕᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, 20-ᖏᕐᓱᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᑕᕐᐸᒡᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 176-ᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ."

"But one sticking point throughout the week was Baffinland’s request for an amendment to its project certificate that would remove its production cap and replace it with a limit tied to transportation of its product, of 20 train trips per day and 176 ship transits per year."


"ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᕕᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓈᕿᒍᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ."

"The motion to adjourn was supported by all intervenors, many of whom shared similar concerns about uncertainties over the project."


"ᐲ. ᔭᐃ. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ” ᐊᒻᒪ “ᐱᕕᖃᕈᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ.”"

"P.J. Akeeagok, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s president, told Nunatsiaq News he had faith in the NIRB’s process to ensure “Inuit would have opportunities to ask good questions in terms of what’s important to them” and “allow community members to really voice their concerns that have been persistent.”"


"ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕘᖔᕈᑎ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ."

"Akeeagok said the motion was not pre-conceived, but came together on the final day of the hearing."


ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᐳᑦ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Baffinland staff watch as Kotierk introduces the motion to adjourn.


“ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᓇᓱᒋᔭᕋᓕ ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒍᑎᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ.

“I think it just boiled down to there’s just too many outstanding questions that haven’t been resolved.


"ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ."

"From my perspective, if you’re going to make a decision for your future, you’ve got to ensure you have all the information available to make that sound decision."


ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᖃᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ.”


ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᖏᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᒃ.

Representatives from North Baffin communities all agreed with the motion.


"“ᑐᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᕼᐋᓐᓴᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᖃᔨᓴᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ."

"“Further information and assessment is needed,” said Amanda Hanson Main, advisor to the Mittimatalik Hunters and Trappers Organization."


ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ “ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒦᖃᑕᐅᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.”

She said the project “has a serious potential to impact the resources we depend on and maintain our sense of purpose and belonging in the world.”


"ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᐳᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᕋᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᖁᔨᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᐱᖁᑎᒃᓴᖃᐅᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᐅᕐᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᒥᑦ."

"Some groups around the table said they do not oppose the Mary River project in general, and they want Baffinland to continue operating in Nunavut, but they have too many questions and concerns with the proposed expansion."


"“ᑐᓴᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᕐᓱᕐᓯᒪᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᖢᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐲᑕ ᐃᕙᓗ, ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᖅ."

"“The information we’ve been given is watered down and it’s not enough,” said Peter Ivalu, representing the Hamlet of Igloolik."


“ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓕᒫᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ.

“All of the information given should be translated.


ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᓴᕿᔮᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ.”

You have to make sure everything is transparent.”


"ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᒃ, ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᙱᓐᓂᖅᑕᖃᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᕕᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᓄᖃᕈᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ."

"The Government of Nunavut agreed with the motion, offering a measured response, saying there has been disagreement between intervenors and the proponent that’s created a standstill."


"ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᖃᖓᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ."

"The Government of Canada also supported the motion, but said it was up to the NIRB to determine the appropriate length of the delay."


"ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧ ᑕᕿᓄᑦ 8-ᓄ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"Through its legal counsel, Baffinland responded that they were opposed to the motion to adjourn for more than eight months and objected that they were given no notice of the motion."


"“ᑕᒪᕐᒥ ᑕᕝᕗᙵᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᕌᑦ ᐋᒻᔅᑐᕌᓐ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᒧᑦ."

"“All parties to this hearing came to the hearing ready to proceed on November 2 when it started,” said Brad Armstrong, legal counsel for Baffinland."


“ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥᑦ.

“Not one party indicated to you that they were not ready to proceed on that date.


ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇ ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑕᕝᕕᙵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.”

There has been nothing in the course of this proceeding that has made anybody less ready than they were when they got here.”


"ᒦᒐᓐ ᓗᐊᑦ-ᕼᐅᐊᐃᐅᓪ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒧᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ “ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ” ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ."

"Megan Lord-Hoyle, vice-president of sustainable development for Baffinland, said delaying the hearing would cause “immediate ramifications” to the business."


"“ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕋᓱᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ 3,000-ᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, 476 ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑎᒃ."

"“But we will do everything possible to survive and protect the employment of 3,000 Canadians, 476 of which are Inuit."


ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

We need to know that Inuit will work with us.


"ᐱᕕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ,” ᓗᐊᑦ-ᕼᐅᐊᐃᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"We need some time to determine the ramifications on the business,” Lord-Hoyle said."


"ᐅᑯᐊ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓱᖃᔾᔮᖏᖢᓂ."

"While the QIA has said that it cannot support phase two, Akeeagok said its work to ensure Inuit are informed about the project and that the project is sustainable will not end."


“ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᖏᑦᑐᒍ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂᑦ.

“We’re not opposed to Mary River at all.


ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ.


ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᒋᔭᖓᑦ.

We own the Inuit-owned lands that they’re on.


"ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕙᒃᑲᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"We support Inuit employment,” he said."


“ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑲᓪᓚᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑯᓂᕈᓗᒃ.

“We invested a lot of our resources and time to ensure the project is sustainable for the long run.


"ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᓇᓕᒧᒃᓯᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍ."

"So with that mindset, we always have to find the balance."


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ.”

And the balance wasn’t just quite there yet.”


ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓇᓗᕈᔪᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᑉ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᑦᑕ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ.

Akeeagok said the communities’ uncertainty around the railway’s impacts on caribou were particularly important to him.


"“ᐃᓅᓪᓗᖓ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ."

"“As an Inuk, those are things that tie right to your culture."


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᓴᕿᔮᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᖕᓂᑐᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓅᖓᖕᒥᖕᒪᑦ."

"And that was very evident with the elders here that they’re not just thinking about themselves, it’s the future generation."


ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓗᐊᖅᑕᕋ.


"ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᕆᔭᒃᑲ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒫᓐᓇᒨᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᒻᒪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ."

"Any decision I make isn’t about just this moment, it’s the next generation."


ᕿᒪᐃᕝᕕᒋᕙᒃᑲ ᑐᙵᕕᑦᑎᐊᕆᖕᓂᕐᓴᒥ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᓪᓖ?

Did I leave them something better as a foundation that is much better than what I have now?


"ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᖃᕋᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."

"I think that’s the basis of any decision, no matter what culture you’re from,” he said."


"ᐱᖁᔨᓂᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᕕᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 15 ᑎᑭᒐᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ."

"In its ruling, the NIRB gave intervenors until Nov. 15 to file written submissions on the motion. Baffinland will then have until Nov. 22 to respond to those submissions."


"ᑕᐃᑲᙵᓪᓕ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐅᑕᕿᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ."

"From there, the NIRB will issue written guidance on the motion and the length of the delay."


ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᑲᒻ ᑖᒃᓯᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᔪᐊᓂ

Nunavut MLAs approve amendments to Income Tax Act


“ᒐᕙᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᑳᐸᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᖔᓕᕐᓗᒍ”

“Our government is taking significant action to recycle carbon revenues back into our economy“


"ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎ ᐋᑕᒻ ᒪᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐆᒥᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ 26-ᒥᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᐃᓐᑲᒻ ᑖᒃᓯᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᖅᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᖅ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 6-ᒥᑦ."

"MLA Adam Lightstone questions Finance Minister George Hickes about Bill 26, the act to amend the Income Tax Act, during the legislative sitting on Wednesday, Nov. 6."


ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓐᑲᒻ ᑖᒃᓯᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᑳᐸᓐ ᑕᒃᓯᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᕐᓱᐃᒍᑎᓄᑦ.

Nunavut MLAs have amended the territory’s Income Tax Act to help take the sting out of carbon pricing.


"ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᑏᑦ, ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᖅ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 6-ᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᕐᓱᐃᒋᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ $13,325-ᒥᑦ $$16,000-ᒧᑦ."

"The changes, which passed third reading on Wednesday, Nov. 6, include an increase to the basic personal amount from $13,325 to $16,000."


"ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᕿᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᓯᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ $3,000 ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓐᑲᒻ ᑖᒃᓯᒧᑦ."

"That means taxpayers will be able to earn almost $3,000 more in a year before having to pay territorial income tax."


"ᐊᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖓᓕ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᓯᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᒃ ᒫᙵᑦ $1,200-ᒥ $1,500-ᒧ."

"Another change is an increase to the maximum cost of living tax credit from $1,200 to $1,500."