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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
More drug-related arrests
Police say three people wanted in connection to alleged drug dealing networks operating in the city have been arrested. RCMP spokesperson Const. Elenore Sturko stated in an e-mail Devon Herback, 34, of Grande Prairie, Alta., Lacey Forrest, 32, of Fort Resolution and Adam Lee, 30, of Edmonton have been arrested as part of an investigation called Green Manalishi. Lee, who has not previously been named, was arrested in Yellowknife and charged with two counts of breach of recognizance after being at large while facing charges in Edmonton for possession of cocaine and fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.
- Shane Magee
GNWT e-mail goes down
The territorial government's e-mail system closed down for about three hours on Monday. GNWT spokesperson Andrew Livingstone said at the time technical support personnel were conducting server updates over the weekend but added yesterday he still had not been informed of what exactly caused the outage. Livingstone said it created a challenge for employees because much of their work is done through e-mail. He couldn't say if the problem was territory-wide or just in Yellowknife.
- John McFadden
Call for artists for public art project
The city is seeking proposals from artists who'd like a hand in sprucing up transformer and street light boxes by resurfacing them. The city and Northland Utilities are working together on the public art project and are asking those who work in two dimensional mediums to submit proposals to the city by May 31. The goal is to complete 15 boxes by Aug. 15.
- Shane Magee
51 Street lane closure
The City of Yellowknife will be closing a lane of 51 Street at the intersection with Franklin Avenue on Friday. The street will be reduced to one lane and won't be accessible from Franklin. The post reminded drivers to obey traffic signs and reduce speed in construction zones.
On Monday, a traffic light at Woolgar Avenue and Kam Lake Road was out, turning the intersection into a three-way stop. It was fixed by lunchtime.
- Shane Magee
Great times at Pakallak
Rankin Inlet
The community of Rankin Inlet wrapped up its annual Pakallak Tyme celebrations this past Sunday, May 1.
The long list of activities at this year's festival offered something for people of every age group.
For the complete wrap up of this year's festival, please see the May 11 edition of Kivalliq News.
Job fair draws eager crowd
Arviat
More than 100 students had the chance to gather information and ask questions on numerous career choices during the annual John Arnalukjuak High School Job Fair in Arviat this past week.
For more on the fair, please see the May 11 edition of Kivalliq News.
Former minister of Education dies
Coral Harbour/Nunavut
Former Government of Nunavut (GN) minister and longtime politician James Arvaluk passed away in a Winnipeg hospital this past Wednesday, April 27. He was 68 years of age.
Originally from Coral Harbour, Arvaluk spent nine years as an elected official within the GN, four as the minister of Education and five as an MLA.
He resigned as Tunnuniq MLA in 2011 due to health reasons after suffering both a heart attack and stroke in 2010.
Tootoo on film
Kivalliq/Nunavut
Rankin Inlet's own Jordin Tootoo of the NHL's New Jersey Devils is featured in a new video by the RCMP aimed at preventing violence against women.
The public service announcement was officially unveiled in Ottawa on April 27.
The screening was attended by a number of aboriginal representatives, including Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed.
Top mushers
Kivalliq
Listed below are the eight finishers (and their home communities) in the Kivalliq 250 dogmushing race in Rankin Inlet this past week.
The racers' total time during the three-day race is shown in hours, minutes and seconds.
- Donny Baker - Arviat - 4:59:50
- Evo Michael - Arviat - 5:03:52
- Alex Ishalook - Arviat - 5:21:16
- David Oolooyuk - Rankin Inlet - 5:34:07
- Harry Towtongie - Rankin Inlet - 6:04:09
- Steven Hartman - Rankin Inlet - 6:16:12
- Phillip Putumiraqtuq - Baker Lake - 6:48:13
- Kelly Kabvitok - Rankin Inlet - 11:19:00
Tops in badminton
Baker Lake
Listed below are the top single players by age category in the sixth annual Qamani'tuaq Open badminton tournament in Baker Lake this past month.
A total of 45 participants shot it out for $800 in gear and cash prizes.
Every player received something for participating, from caps and Tshirts to posters, Blizzard gear and badminton racquets.
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