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

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


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

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


"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."

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


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

ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᕐᓵᒃ ᐃᒡᓘᒃ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᒋᕘᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᕐᐸᓯᐊᓂᒃ.


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

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


(Photo © Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions)

(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑕᐃᓴᓐᑯᕋᑉ)


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.

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


"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."

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

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


"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."

"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."


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

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.


"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."

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


"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)"

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


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

“ᖃᐅᔨᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅᑲᐃ ᐱᖓᓲᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓪᓗᑭᐊᖅ.


"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"

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


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

“ᐃᓱᒪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᒃᑰᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐊᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


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

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


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

"ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᓚᐅᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ,” ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


“ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂ.


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

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ.


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

"ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᑲᑕᙱᒻᒪᑕ,” ᐅᑲᖅᑐᖅ."


NIRB acknowledged sealift earlier this year

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ


"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."

"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."


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.

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


"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."

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


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

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᖃᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.


"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."

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


"“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."

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


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)

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


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

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


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

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


"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."

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


But Baffinland does not yet have permission to use them.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


"“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."

"“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."


ᐱᖁᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ


"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."

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


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

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


“ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


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

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


"ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


"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."

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


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

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


"“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."

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


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

"ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ,” ᑎᐊᔅᑐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ."


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

"“ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓂᐊᒍᓪᓕ, ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ."


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

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


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

"“ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᓗᐊᕐᑕᕗᓪᓕ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕ ᓂᕐᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᕙᒃᑕᖏᑦ."


We would be the most affected community.

ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓛᖑᓯᒪᓇᔭᕋᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᕗᑦ.


"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."

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


"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."

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


"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."

"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."


"“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."

"“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."


Prefab system acquired from ThyssenKrupp

ᓴᓇᓯᒪᕙᒌᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓂᑯ ᑕᐃᓴᓐᑯᕋᑉᒥᑦ


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.

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


Nunavut’s legislative assembly names new acting languages commissioner

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᓐ


Karliin Aariak’s appointment becomes effective Oct. 21

ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21-ᒥ


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

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


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

ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓚᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.


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

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


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

ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖁᑎᖓ ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ)


"“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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᓴᒥ


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

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ 15 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᐸᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᒃᒧᑦ


"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."

"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."


(Photo courtesy of the City of Montreal)

(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖓᓂᑦ)


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓅᕙᒃᑐᑦ.


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


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

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


"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."

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


"“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."

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


"“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."

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


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

ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ.”


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


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.

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


That will change with the new night shelter.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᐊᓯᙳᕐᓂᐊᓯᔪᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᑖᒥᓐ.


"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."

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


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

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


"“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."

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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.”"

"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.”"


ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᑎᖃᙱᓚᑦ


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

"ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓄᓪᓕ, ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓂᒪᒍᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ"


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

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


Remember all those Liberal announcements?

ᐃᖅᑲᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓃ?


Announcement after announcement after announcement.

ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᑲᑕᒃᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᓕᕇᓂᒃ.


More than we or any of you can possibly remember.

ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.


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

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


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

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


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

ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ.


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


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

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


"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."

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


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

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


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

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᐅᑎᑦᑐᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥᓐ.


"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."

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


"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."

"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."


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

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᓐ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ.


"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."

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


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

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


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

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


"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."

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


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

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


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

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


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

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᕕᐅᐹᑦ. ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ.


"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."

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


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

"ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓪᓕ, ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯ ᑐᓴᕐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓇᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᓐ."


"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."

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᔪᒪᕙᕗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒪᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


"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."

"ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᓐ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ."


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

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᓂ.


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

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


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

ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᓵᓚᐅᓂᕕᓂᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕐᓖᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ.


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

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


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

“ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒋ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ”


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


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

ᑕᕝᕙᙵᓪᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓕᕋᔭᖅᖢᓂ.


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

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


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

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


"“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."

"“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."


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

"ᐅᓇᓕ $80 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


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

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


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

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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.”"

"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.”"


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

"“ᐸᕐᓇᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᑰᕚ, ᐃᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐋᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ?”"


ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒧ.


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

“ᐸᕐᓇᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᔅᓯᑐᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᑐᒃ.


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

"ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᑦᑕ, ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᕐᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ,” ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


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

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


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

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


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


"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.”"

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


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

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


"“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?”"

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


"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."

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


“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.”

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"Nunavik needs its own riding, says Makivik president"

"ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ"


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

ᓵᓕ ᕗᐊᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓯᙳᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ


"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."

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


By ᐃᓚᐃᓐ ᐋᓐᓱᒥ


"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."

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


"“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."

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


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

“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐳᕌᕕᓐᓯᑎᒎᖓᓂᒃᑯᑦ.”


"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."

"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."


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

ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᑦ 1972-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


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

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


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

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


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

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


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

"ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕗᐊᑦ, ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐸᕉᐱᒥ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᐳᓛᕐᓂᐊᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᑐᐊᕈᓂ."


"“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."

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


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

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


"“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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"“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."

"“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."


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

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


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

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


“ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ.


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

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


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

"ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒥ RSV-ᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᑕᐅᓴᑲᓪᓚᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ"


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

"“ᐃᓄᖕᓄᓪᓕ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᓯ ᐅᓄᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐳᕙᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖃᖅᑕᖅᑐᑦ”"


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

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


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

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


"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."

"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."


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

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


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.

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

"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."


"“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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


Nunavut’s staggering costs make it worthwhile

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᑭᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ


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.

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


"“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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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.

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


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

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


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

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


Head of Ontario physicians group supports petition

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᕐᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑎᑕᒥᑦ


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


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.

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


ᐸᓄᕐᔨ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ.


“ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᖓ.


ᑕᑯᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᒃᑲ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ.


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

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


ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥ ᑲᐱᓯᓲᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓕᒫᓂᒃ


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

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


"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."

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


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

"“ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᓱᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ."


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

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


"“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."

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


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.

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


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

“ᐅᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᑭᖓ.


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

"ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ,” ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


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

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


"“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."

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


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

"ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖓᒍᑦ, ᓱᓕ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᒪᓐ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ."


"“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."

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


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

"ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᖃᐅᕐᒪᓐ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


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

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖓ palivizumab ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᖃᖓᑲᓪᓛᓗᖕᓂᙶᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ.


"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."

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


ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᑎᑭᑉᐳᖅ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅᒧᑦ


Nunavik Building offers a small housing solution

ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᒪᓂᒻᒪᐃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ


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

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


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᓂᒃ)


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

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ.


"“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."

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


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

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


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

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


“ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᖕᒪᑕ.


ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ.”


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

ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᑦ.


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

ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᒥᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᓕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓄᕌᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᑯᑖᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐃᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ.


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

“ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᕈᓘᔭᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᑰᒍᑎ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᓅᓗᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ.


Half the time people say their feet are freezing.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓯᒐᖏᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ.


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

ᐃᒡᓗᖏᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᕐᒥᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓯᒐᐃᔭᖅᑐᑦ.”


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

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᓕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕋᓛᖅ.


"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."

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

ᐃᓯᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᒍᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ.


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

ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯ ᐅᖓᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐊᓇᕐᕕᒃ.


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

ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒦᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᖓᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᒥᒃ.


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

ᐃᑲᕐᕌᖕᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓇᓱᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓂᖓᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐊᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓪᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


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

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


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

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


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

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


"“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."

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


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

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐱᖃᓕᖅᐳᒍ ᓈᒻᒪᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒧᑦ.”


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

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


"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."

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


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

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


“ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.”


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.

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


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

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


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

“ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ.”


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

"ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂᑦ, ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖏᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᒫᓐᓇ"


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

“ᑕᕿᓕᒫᕐᒥᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕐᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥᑦ’


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

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


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

"“ᓱᓕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᑐᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅᒥᑦ."


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

ᑕᑯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᙱᑕᕋ ᓯᑯᖓᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᓐᓂᑦ.”


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᕗᐃᓕ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ)


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

"ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ, ᐅᓇ ᔫᑕ ᓴᕐᐱᓇᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒋᐊᓕᕋᒥᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑰᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ."


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

"ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᙳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᑐᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ."


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

"ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᐅᒋᕗᖅ."


"“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."

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


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

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


"“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."

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


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

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥᑦ ᓯᑰ ᐊᑦᑎᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓ.


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

ᐄᐳᕈᒥᑦ ᓯᑯᖃᖏᓐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ.


This was then followed by a record-setting July.

ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕙᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓛᖑᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ.


"ᐋᒐᓯᒥ, ᓯᑯᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᒡᓕᕚᓪᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ."


"“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."

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


"“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.”"

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


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

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


(ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ NSIDC)


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

ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓᓂᒃ.


"“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."

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


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

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


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

"“ᐊᐅᔭᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐃᐅ."


"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."

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


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ UNEP)


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

ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ.


"“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)."

"“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)."


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

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


"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."

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


This is twice as fast as the global average.”

ᐅᓇ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᖢᓂ ᓱᑲᓕᓂᕐᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᓂᕐᒥᑦ.”


ᐅᓇ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᔪᑑᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ.


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

"ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓯᑯᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕆᕗᖅ."


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

"“ᓯᑯ ᖁᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ."


"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."

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


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

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


ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓕᖅᑐᒥ


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

“ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ ᐅᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓴᕈᓘᔭᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ”


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

ᒎᐊᑦ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓕᖅᑑᖕᓂᒃ.


"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."

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


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᑕᔅᑎᓐ ᐸᑖ)


"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."

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


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

“ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᑲᓃᑎᐊᓐᔅᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒐᓗᐊᖅᐲ?”


ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓗᔨ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᐊᑯᒪᓕᒃ.


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

"ᓂᐱᖃᙱᑯᑖᓚᐅᑲᒃᖢᓂ, ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᑭᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, “ᐋᒃᑲ.”"


ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓚᕐᓯᔪᐊᓘᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


"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.”"

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


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

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


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

"ᑕᒫᓃᑦᑕᕆᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ."


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

ᑕᒫᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒦᖂᔨᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᕙᕋ.


"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."

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


That wasn’t all that drew Howard to Iqaluit.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓅᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᙱᑕᖓ.


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.

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


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

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


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

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


"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."

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


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

“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᓐᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑐᖃᓗᐊᕈᒪᖅᑰᔨᓇᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ.


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

"ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕈᑦᑕ ᑭᖑᒻᒨᔭᙱᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑲᔭᖅᐳᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᐅᕙᑦ."


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

"“ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ, ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ."


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

"ᖁᕕᓇᕈᑎᒋᔭᖓ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᖅᑕᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᓕᕐᓗᑎᒍᑦ.”"


"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."

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


“Luckily some guys in the department are Toronto fans.

“ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖃᑎᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ.


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

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


Bedbug sightings raise alarm among Nunavik patients in Montreal

ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᑲᑕᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᓕᕐᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ


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

ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕᒎᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ


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

ᐅᓇ ᓂᕆᔪᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᙱᑕᐃᑦ: ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖓ.


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

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


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.

ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᓐᓇᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ.


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.

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


(ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᓯᓯᓕᐊ ᑐᑦᓵᑲ)


"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."

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


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


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

ᑯᑦᓵᑲ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔾᔮᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

ᐋᑉᑐᓪ ᓄᕐ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᓂᑯᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


"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."

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


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.

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


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

ᐅᑯᐊᓕ MNQ-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯ ᐋᑉᑐᓪ ᓄᕐᒧᑦ.


"“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."

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


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

“ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓚᖓ ᑭᓲᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓅᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖓᐅᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ.


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

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.”


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

ᐅᓪᓕᕕᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᑯᕕᖏᓐᓂᒃ/ᐴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓯᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


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

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


"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."

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


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

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


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

ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑐᖁᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᑕᓯ ᐴᕆᔭᓯ ᓯᓚᒦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐅᖂᓂᖃᙲᓐᓇᕈᓂ.


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


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

"ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᖓᑦ ᓄᖃᑳᓪᓚᒃᐳᖅ, ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ"


“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᑦ.


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

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


"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."

"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."


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᐃᐊᒪ ᑖᓐᑐ)


By ᐃᐊᒪ ᑖᓐᑐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᐃᓐ ᐊᓐᓱᒥ


"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."

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


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

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


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

“ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐅᓇ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


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

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᕕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.


"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."

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


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

"ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ"


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

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


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

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


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

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


"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."

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


"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."

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


"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."

"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."


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

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


"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.”"

"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.”"


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

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


Baffinland staff watch as Kotierk introduces the motion to adjourn.

ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᐳᑦ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


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

“ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᓇᓱᒋᔭᕋᓕ ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒍᑎᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ.


"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."

"ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ."


ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᖃᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ.”


Representatives from North Baffin communities all agreed with the motion.

ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᖏᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᒃ.


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

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


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.”

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


"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."

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


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

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


“All of the information given should be translated.

“ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓕᒫᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ.


You have to make sure everything is transparent.”

ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᓴᕿᔮᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ.”


"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."

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


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

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


"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."

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


"“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."

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


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

“ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥᑦ.


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

ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇ ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑕᕝᕕᙵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.”


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

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


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

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


We need to know that Inuit will work with us.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


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

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


"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."

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


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

“ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᖏᑦᑐᒍ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂᑦ.


ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ.


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

ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᒋᔭᖓᑦ.


"We support Inuit employment,” he said."

"ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕙᒃᑲᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ."


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

“ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑲᓪᓚᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑯᓂᕈᓗᒃ.


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

"ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᓇᓕᒧᒃᓯᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍ."


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

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ.”


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

ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓇᓗᕈᔪᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᑉ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᑦᑕ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ.


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

"“ᐃᓅᓪᓗᖓ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ."


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

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


ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓗᐊᖅᑕᕋ.


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

"ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᕆᔭᒃᑲ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒫᓐᓇᒨᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᒻᒪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ."


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

ᕿᒪᐃᕝᕕᒋᕙᒃᑲ ᑐᙵᕕᑦᑎᐊᕆᖕᓂᕐᓴᒥ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᓪᓖ?


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

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


"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."

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


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

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


Nunavut MLAs approve amendments to Income Tax Act

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᑲᒻ ᑖᒃᓯᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᔪᐊᓂ


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

“ᒐᕙᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᑳᐸᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᖔᓕᕐᓗᒍ”


"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."

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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