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News Briefs: Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012
Budget tour visited Sunday
Finance Minister Michael Miltenberger brought his Budget Dialogue 2012 tour to Yellowknife on Sunday with a meeting at the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre.
All residents, businesses and organizations were welcome to attend the meeting, where discussions were held about the territorial government's budget priorities.
"We need to have a frank dialogue about which programs and services are most important, how we can make our government more effective and efficient, and which strategic investments are required to develop a diversified economy that provides all communities and regions with opportunities," Miltenberger stated in a news release.
- Laura Busch
Roadway restricted
The City of Yellowknife has scheduled a one-lane closure on southbound Franklin Avenue between Matonabee Street and 57 Street starting today. The closure is due to emergency sewer work and will remain closed until the work is completed.
- Lyndsay Herman
Literacy award for outreach centre
The Literacy Outreach Centre in Yellowknife received one of four ministerial literacy awards during a luncheon hosted by the NWT Literacy Council on Tuesday.
The lunch was provided by Aurora College. The event celebrated NWT Literacy Week, which takes place from Sept. 23 to 29.
These awards celebrate champions of literacy, especially adult learners who have overcome past obstacles in learning and literacy, stated Ashley Green, a public affairs officer for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment in a news release. Four people from outside of Yellowknife received individual awards.
- Laura Busch
MS Walk seeks volunteer help
The Yellowknife MS community group is looking for volunteers to help plan an MS Walk to be held in Yellowknife next May. Laurie McLean, group facilitator, said stations will be set up at Javaroma from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to give potential volunteers the opportunity to learn more about the volunteering options. Some co-ordinator positions are open in the areas of local sponsorship, media and promotions, volunteer coordination, and recruitment and stewardship.
- Lyndsay Herman
Cleaning up
Arviat
Students at Tusarvik School in Repulse Bay weren't the only ones to help keep Kivalliq shorelines clean earlier this month.
A number of students and teachers at John Arnalukjuak High School in Arviat also chipped in and did their share to support the national Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup initiative.
Workshop slated
Rankin Inlet
A workshop on the Nunavutized version (Uqaqatigiilluk Let's Talk About It) of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training is scheduled to get underway today, Sept. 26, in Rankin Inlet.
The twoday workshop is aimed at anyone wanting to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.
The workshop is slated to be held at the Siniktarvik Building from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.
Caribou crossing
Baker Lake
Wildlife protection protocols are in effect on the Meadowbank Road at Baker Lake with the arrival of the annual caribou migration.
Thousands of tuktu are expected to cross the road on a daily basis during the next few weeks.
Caribou and all wildlife are to be given the right of way on the road, with vehicles expected to stop until all caribou are off the road.
When up to 50 caribou are spotted within 100 metres of the road, vehicles must reduce their speed to a maximum of 30 km/h.
When more than 50 are spotted, the road supervisor may exercise the right to suspend all vehicle movement until the caribou move further away from the road.
Games rescheduled
Whale Cove
The Kivalliq Inuit Games will be held in Whale Cove from Oct. 12 to 14.
The Games were last held in 2010 in Whale Cove.
Each Kivalliq community may enter up to 10 athletes and is expected to provide one judge.
The Games are scheduled to feature 12 events for both male and female athletes in junior, senior and elder divisions.
The majority of the athletes' travel cost is being provided by the Whale Cove Department of Recreation and Sport Nunavut.
More than 50 athletes competed when the 2010 Games were held in Whale.
AWG sports dropped
Kivalliq
A number of Kivalliq athletes won't be making the trek to participate in the 2016 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) in Nuuk, Greenland, after it was announced six sports would be dropped due to a lack of facilities.
AWG International Committee president Gerry Thick has announced midget hockey, gymnastics, dog mushing, curling, figure skating and shorttrack speed skating will not be held in 2016.
The cutback is a direct result from a previous decision to allow every partner jurisdiction to host the event.
Bantam and female hockey are expected to be held in Iqaluit for the 2016 Games.
KIA to meet
Rankin Inlet/Kivalliq
The Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) will host its annual general meeting in Rankin Inlet from Oct. 2 to 4.
Anyone seeking further information on the meetings may contact KIA executive director Annie Tattuinee in Rankin.
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