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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
DOT pitches airport plan
The Department of Transportation outlined a draft version of a five-year business plan to make the Yellowknife Airport financially self-sustaining at a technical briefing on Tuesday. Proposed changes include an Airport Improvement Fee of $20 per passenger travelling south and $10 for those flying within the territory, and an increase of between $7 and $9 to existing fees charged to airlines, amounting to around $10 million annually to be collected in a revolving fund. Currently, taxpayers subsidize the airport by $4 million a year. The plan will be presented at the legislative assembly next week.
- Jessica Davey-Quantick
Tough talk on TPP
The NWT Chapter of the Council of Canadians offers a chance to learn about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal tomorrow night, at 7 p.m. at Northern United Place.
Brenda Sayers, from Hupacasath First Nation who led a court challenge against the Canada-China investor promotion and protection agreement, will speak about the TPP and how it could effect Northerners, calling it "an outrageous infringement of the democratic authority of Parliament and the sovereignty of indigenous nations."
- Jessica Davey-Quantick
Day shelter contract extended
The Safe Harbour Day Shelter will continue to be run by the NWT Disabilities Council until at least the end of the month as contract extension negotiations continue.
The council operates the shelter for the territorial government with funding also provided by the city.
The contract was set to expire Sept. 30 but Denise McKee, executive director of the disabilities council stated in an e-mail "we are currently in negotiations toward a new agreement."
The shelter on 49 Street is open while other facilities offering overnight shelter close during the day.
- Shane Magee
Hockey association puck ready
Arviat
The Arviat Minor Hockey Association (AMHA) is ready for what it hopes will be an outstanding season of minor hockey in the community.
AMHA president Gleason Uppahuak said he's excited for the upcoming season, and he has high hopes the community will like the direction it sees the local minor hockey scene going in.
For more on Uppahuak's plans for the upcoming season in Arviat, please see the Oct. 19 edition of Kivalliq News.
Food bank board named
Rankin Inlet
Listed below are the members of the Ikurraq Food Bank Society board for the coming year.
- David Fredlund - president
- Raymond Gianfrancesco - vicepresident
- Jessie Baxter - secretary/treasurer
- Michele DowwellyDavies - director
- Kathleen Irwin - director
- Mary Fredlund director
- Nauya Fredlund executive committee
- Vanessa Gallant executive committee
- Donna Sabourin executive committee
Hockey tournament dates announced
Kivalliq
Listed below are the hockey tournament dates officially scheduled, so far, to be held in Rankin Inlet and Arviat, or expected to have significant Kivalliq participation.
- Thompson Peewee - Jan. 13 to 15
- Jon Lindell Memorial/Calm Air Cup senior men's tournament - Arviat Jan. 19 to 22
- Arctic Atoms - Rankin Inlet Jan. 27 to 29
- Polar Bear Plate - Rankin Inlet Feb. 9 to 12
- Powerful Peewee - Rankin Inlet Feb. 24 to 26
- Rankin Inlet senior men's tournament - March 8 to 12
- Munn Cup atoms - Thompson Feb. 17 to 19
- Atoms and Peewee - Winnipeg March 24 to 26
- Bantam Rock tournament - Rankin March 31 to April 2
- Yellowknife senior men's tournament - April 14 to 16
- Minor Hockey Toonik Tyme - Iqaluit April 13 to 14
- Senior men's Toonik Tyme - Iqaluit April 20 to 23
- Iqaluit oldtimer's tournament - April 28 to 30
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