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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Yellowknives Dene cancel fall hunt
The Yellowknives Dene have cancelled the fall caribou hunt due to conditions that chief Edward Sangris said made it unfeasable.
Due to the distance needed to travel to the caribou and the weather, Sangris said the council chose to cancel the hunt but hoped one is still possible closer to Christmas.
"Members kept phoning our office every day and we kept telling them, 'we have to wait and see if the caribou come down or not' and it was too late," said Sangris.
"That's why we had to cancel the fall hunt, it was too late in the season and the caribou were too far away."
- Elaine Anselmi
Council pursues lawsuit against GNWT
The city is proceeding with legal action against the GNWT over the 2015 electoral boundaries, a unanimous decision of city council decided Monday evening.
Mayor Mark Heyck has said the city is underrepresented in the legislative assembly.
Approving the motion does not mean that a legal action has been filed.
- Shane Magee
Community talks about violence against aboriginal women
The fourth gathering in a series of public conversations about violence against aboriginal women and girls is scheduled to be held at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre at 7 p.m. tonight.
The Native Women's Association of the NWT has partnered with the museum to host the discussions, which lead up to the Yellowknife leg of the Walking with our Sisters exhibition now touring the country.
- Daron Letts
Labour peace at Air North
Air North flight attendants have voted overwhelmingly to accept their first ever collective agreement.
A news release from the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Yukon Employees Union states the deal comes after a year of negotiations and "tumultuous" job action.
The new agreement calls for an average five per cent wage increase over the three year contract, the release states.
- John McFadden
Bear woes continue
Arviat
Arviat MLA Joe Savikataaq wants to see the quota for polar bears increased for his community and he wants to see it soon.
Arviat has been overrun with bears this season.
Things have reached the point where Halloween celebrations will only be held in the community hall for fear of children's safety while walking around the hamlet to trick-or-treat.
The total allowable harvest for polar bears in the West Hudson Bay region currently sits at 24, and Savikataaq claims the tags in his community are being used for defensive kills.
The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board is expected to hold hearings this coming December to decide if an increase in the quota for the region is justified.
Coaching clinic wraps up hockey camp
Rankin Inlet
The community of Rankin Inlet held a coaching clinic this past weekend, Oct. 25 to 26, to wrap up a week's worth of activities surrounding its hockey camp.
The coaching clinic was a joint effort of the Rankin Inlet Minor Hockey Association, Hockey Nunavut and Hockey North.
Building the team
Baker Lake
The Baker Lake Against Suicide Team (BLAST) is looking for six youths between the ages of 16 to 21 to join the team.
BLAST has held a number of inspiring events during the past few years, and promotes the power of youth in helping to battle the monster suicide has become in the Kivalliq and across the rest of Nunavut.
Badminton tourney time
Rankin Inlet/Baker Lake
The community of Baker Lake hosted the 2014 Regional Open Badminton tournament for both boys and girls this past weekend.
All Kivalliq communities except Repulse Bay were expected to compete at the event.
Final results were not known as of press time.
A traditional art workshop
Arviat
TakingITGlobal sponsored creative and performing arts workshops in Arviat this past week, and also helped youth in the community celebrate Global Dignity Day on Oct. 22.
The workshops saw Arviat youths use painting, storytelling, drum dancing and throat singing to express their feelings on trying issues such as alcoholism, suicide and food insecurity.
For more on the workshops and how they had youth connecting with their community in Arviat, please see the Nov. 5 edition of Kivalliq News.
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