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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Man charged with assault with weapon
A man is charged with assault with a weapon after a social worker was attacked at the Centre Square Mall.
RCMP spokesperson Const. Elenore Sturko said the incident took place last Friday at about 1 p.m. at the lower level of the mall.
The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Stanton hospital, Sturko said.
She would not say what the weapon was or whether it had been recovered. Tylor Nataway, 24, was held for a court appearance on Monday.
- John McFadden
Discussion ceased on Robertson Headframe
Discussions on saving the Robertson Headframe have ended.
Councillors voted to stop considering taking ownership of the Robertson Headframe because they've been advised by the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs they aren't in a position to abstain from the legal liability associated with the site.
Coun. Cory Vanthuyne said saving the headframe is now in the hands of the territorial government.
Coun. Bob Brooks was the only councillor who said he didn't support the motion.
- Evan Kiyoshi French
GNWT aims to help impacted roads
The government is working on developing methods to lessen the effect climate change is having on Northern roads.
The project aims at developing strategies through collaboration between those in the industry, engineers and scientists.
"Changes in ice conditions affect our winter roads, and low water conditions create challenges for ferry and community marine resupply operations," said Transportation Minister Tom Beaulieu at the legislature yesterday.
- Elaine Anselmi
Youth advisers needed at library
Youth between nine and 12 years old are invited to be a part of the Yellowknife Centennial Library's Teen Advisory Group.
Members will offer insight into the interests of their peers, providing input on library material such as books and programming.
The group will meet the last Wednesday of every month between 3:30 and 5 p.m., starting this week.
- Elaine Anselmi
Striking gold
Baker Lake
IanBurton Attungala, 14, of Baker Lake was part of the Okanagan Hockey Academy team from Penticton, B.C., to capture gold at the President's Day hockey tournament in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States during the weekend of Feb. 13 to 16.
Attungala left his home in Baker at the tender age of 13 to attend the hockey academy in B.C., and has been attending tournaments throughout the year in Canada and abroad during the past year.
Film screened
Rankin Inlet
A special screening of the documentary, SOL (Listen and break the silence) was held at the Nunavut Trade School this past week in Rankin Inlet.
The awardwinning film was written by Susan Avingaq and MarieHelene Cousineau.
It tells the story of Solomon Tapatia Uyarasak, an actor and musician who died in Igloolik police custody in 2012.
Kivalliq art in England
Baker Lake/London, England
A beautiful illustration of Kivalliq tradition is on display in Trafalgar Square's Canada House in London, England.
The embroidered wallhanging depicting an Inuit tale from Nunavut is the work of internationally known Nunavut artist Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq of Baker Lake.
It is one of several key pieces from Canada's High Arctic on display as part of a largescale revitalization of the Canadian High Commission, Canada's diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom.
Created in 2007 with duffel, felt, embroidery and floss, the wallhanging depicts a fish creature turning into a birdlike human so it can escape from the faces that encircle it.
"It's scared of the faces and trying to fly away," explained Avaalaaqiaq in a written news release on the wallhanging.
"I am happy and excited to have my work shown in another part of the world."
Sun transit time
Kivalliq
Kivalliq residents are reminded that Northwestel satellite facilities will begin to experience brief service degradations due to a natural phenomenon known as sun transit.
Northwestel customers in communities serviced by satellite may experience noise or service interruptions between 2:22 and 2:59 p.m. from Feb. 22 until March 7.
The exact timing depends on a community's geographic location and the position of the satellite providing service.
Semifinal tied
Rankin Inlet
A&K Canteen nipped Kativik 65 to even their bestoffive seminal at two games piece during action in the Rankin Inlet Senior men's Hockey League this past week. The winner of game five in the series will go on to meet Eskimo Point Lumber Supply (EPLS) in the championship series.
EPLS eliminated M&T in three straight to claim the other semifinal series.
In other Rankin hockey news, the second Powerful Peewees hockey tournament will be held this coming weekend from Feb. 27 to March 1.
A final lineup of participating teams had not been finalized by press time.
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