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News Briefs: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Contaminated meat warning expanded
Yellowknife residents are advised not to consume certain ground meat products because they may be contaminated with E. Coli O157:H7.
On Monday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency expanded an earlier advisory on no name brand beef steakettes and beef burgers sold at Extra Foods to include all ground beef products produced by New Food Classics between July 1 and Feb. 15. More than 135 products of differing brand names, listed on the inspection agency's website, are potentially contaminated.
- Laura Busch
Daffodil Days a success
It may have been blowing snow outside but Yellowknife offices were blooming with daffodils this week following a successful Canadian Cancer Society campaign. Not only has the community shown support by purchasing the sunshine-yellow bouquets but businesses have donated space and coolers to keep them fresh, said Lorna Deveau, revenue development and volunteer resources co-ordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society. "The management of the upper level of Centre Square Mall has been great," said Deveau. Daffodil Days continues at the mall, Stanton Territorial Hospital, Extra Foods on Old Airport Road and Wal-Mart but Deveau said stock is running low.
- Lyndsay Herman
New land purchased
Yellowknife Catholic Schools finalized the purchase of a piece of land between St. Patrick High School and Franklin Avenue, the board announced at its Monday meeting. The board borrowed from the GNWT to make the $1.41-million purchase, said assistant superintendent of business Mike Huvenaars, and expects to repay it with interest within 20 years. The school district has modular classrooms on a part of the parcel it was renting for $48,000 per year, he said. "We really have no other room to grow," he said.
- Laura Busch
Rotary luncheon
The Rotary Club of Yellowknife True North is hosting a Dominican-inspired lunch on Friday in support of its 2012 international project in the Dominican Republic. The club's Dominican 2012 team will travel to the Caribbean country next month to begin construction on a home for a Dominican family. Serving La Bandera - the flag lunch of the Dominican Republic - which includes rice, red beans, stewed meat and fried plantains, the fundraising $20 lunch is at the Elks Lodge.
- Thandiwe Vela
Environmental award
The Kivalliq Inuit Association presented its 2012 Environmental Excellence Award to the Kivalliq Energy Corp. during the annual Prospectors and Developers of Canada Association Conference in Toronto, Ont., earlier this month.
The award was given to the Kivalliq Energy Corp. for its outstanding environmental stewardship at its Angilak property (Baker Lake Uranium Project).
It was the second year in a row the company earned the KIA's Environmental Excellence Award.
The Kivalliq Energy Corp., a uranium exploration and development company, is the first company in Canada to sign a comprehensive agreement to explore for uranium on Inuitowned lands in Nunavut.
Its 252,830acre Angilak property hosts the highgrade Lac Cinquante deposit, which is Canada's highest grade uranium deposit outside of the Athabasca Basin.
Kivalliq has invested about $30 million in the Angilak property since acquiring it in 2008.
Science fair winners to P.E.I.
Scienceloving students from across the Kivalliq were scheduled to descend upon Rankin Inlet this past weekend to participate in the annual Kivalliq Regional Science Fair.
The top finishers at the event will represent the region at the 2012 CanadaWide Science Fair from May 1219 at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
2012 will mark the first time the national fair will be held on P.E.I. in its 51year history.
For more on the regional fair, please see the March 28 edition of Kivalliq News.
Rock throwers
The Rankin Inlet Curling Club will be holding a year-end bonspiel this coming weekend, March 23-25, at the Rankin arena. The club will be holding a scramble format, with only two members of each house league team allowed on the same squad. The event will also feature a hot shots competition on Saturday, March 24.
Chamber AGM
The Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce will be wrapping up its annual general meeting at the Siniktarvik Hotel in Rankin Inlet today, March 21. The event was highlighted by a day of information sessions delivered by representatives of the mining sector, Government of Nunavut and airline industry.
Tootoo nominated for NHL award
Rankin Inlet's Jordin Tootoo is a nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is presented each year to the National Hockey League player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey," it was announced last week.
The Nashville chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association selected Tootoo as a nominee for the award.
He has six goals and 23 assists in 70 games this season with the Nashville Predators.
Tootoo, 28, took time away from the game in late December 2010 through mid-February 2011 to attend alcohol addiction counselling.
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