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News Briefs: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Woman found dead in hotel
The NWT's chief coroner is investigating after a 52-year-old woman was found by a hotel maid dead in a room at the Explorer Hotel on Sunday.
"We were called to an incident but it's not a criminal investigation," said RCMP Const. Kathy Law Tuesday.
Chief coroner Cathy Menard said the woman's body has been sent for a post-mortem. "Everything we have is leaning toward natural causes," Menard said. The NWT resident had apparently arrived in Yellowknife last weekend and had reported feeling unwell, said Menard.
- Galit Rodan
Power outage investigated
The NWT Power Corporation is investigating the cause of a power outage that turned out the lights in Yellowknife at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
"We lost the line between the Snare to the Snare Forks generating station and that took out the Snare Cascades site as well. Snare Rapids stayed online, Bluefish stayed online and we had diesel online," said Robert Schmidt, director of hydro for the NWT Power Corporation, Monday morning. Power was restored everywhere by 9:01a.m.
-Kevin Allerston
More kimberlites at Lac de Gras
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. has announced the discovery of two more kimberlites at Lac de Gras.
Tom Hoefer, executive director of the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines, said Peregrine's two discoveries within such a short field season are indications of just how much potential there is in the area.
The kimberlites were discovered in early April during core drilling of two land-based geophysical targets. Peregrine plans to complete its five-target drilling program in May.
- Lyndsay Herman
Ice roads remain open
The ice road across the Mackenzie River at Fort Providence and the Dettah ice road remain open to all traffic, although that will likely change by this weekend.
"We are starting to have rough edges and a little bit of water on the shores of the Mackenzie River, however, we don't intend to restrict vehicles for the next few days, but by the weekend we expect we will be looking at large vehicles only," said Michael Conway, the Department of Transportation's regional superintendent for the North Slave.
He expects the Dettah ice road to remain open to all traffic until Monday.
- Kevin Allerston
Hotel grand opening
Rankin Inlet - A special grand opening was held in Rankin Inlet on April 6 to officially launch the new Nanuq Executive Suites in the community. The new hotel is owned and operated by John Hickes, who also runs the Nanuq Lodge in Rankin.
In addition to launching the hotel, Hickes and managing partner Page Burt took the opportunity to thank all those who had a hand in getting the building ready to welcome its first guests. For more on the new hotel, please see the April 25 edition of Kivalliq News.
Calling for hockey teams
Repulse Bay - The community of Repulse Bay is looking for teams to compete in its annual Arctic Circle Cup senior men's hockey championship.
The tournament is tentatively scheduled to be held in Repulse during the final weekend of April.
Angilak info meeting
Rankin Inlet - The Kivalliq Energy Corp. will be holding a special information session on its Angilak Project in Rankin Inlet on Monday.
The Angilak Project is home to the highgrade Lac Cinquante uranium deposit, located about 235 km southwest of Baker Lake. The information session will be held in the meeting room at the local Coop's Turaarvik Inns North from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Rising profile
Arviat - Arviat's blossoming Community Ecotourism Initiative received a recent boost when the community was featured in the new spring issue of Explore Magazine.
The G Adventures company is offering its first tour to Arviat this coming summer, and Explore Magazine has included the summer visit to Arviat on its list of best adventures in 2012. The ecotourism initiative is being led by Arviat tourism development officer Olivia Tagalik under the guidance of The Tourism Company.
Hockey teams off to Iqaluit
Repulse Bay/Rankin Inlet - The Naujaat Whalers (Repulse Bay) and M&T Enterprises squad from Rankin Inlet will be representing the Kivalliq at the annual Toonik Tyme senior men's hockey championship in Iqaluit this coming weekend.
Both teams will be riding hot streaks going into the Iqaluit tourney, with Naujaat having captured its first First Air Sakku Avataq Cup championship this season and M&T fresh off of its A Division championship in Yellowknife earlier this month.
Naujaat captain Rodney Taparti suited up with M&T in Yellowknife, but Rankin will be out to avenge the Avataq loss should the two teams run into each other in the Toonik Tyme tournament.
Mounties ink new deal
Nunavut - The Government of Nunavut (GN) and the RCMP have agreed to a new contract that will see the RCMP continue to police Nunavut for the next 20 years.
A new management committee will also be formed as a result of the agreement to implement shared policing costs between the RCMP and the GN.
Under the new deal, the RCMP will also be looking at ways to increase the use of Inuktitut within the force.
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