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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Stanley Abel Jr. to be sentenced Friday
A man is to be sentenced on Friday for killing his uncle in Dettah almost a year ago. Stanley Abel Jr., 31, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Dec. 14 in the beating death of Herman Abel on March 30 at a house party in Dettah. Abel was in the courtroom yesterday along with several family members as victim impact statements were read. Crown prosecutor Marc Lecorre has asked for six years in prison while Abel's defence lawyer Charles Davison said four years would be appropriate. Supreme Court Judge Louise Charbonneau will hand down her decision at 2 p.m.
- John McFadden
Baby food recalled
All PC Organics brand baby food pouches have been recalled because of the threat of food poisoning.
A manufacturing error resulted in excess water in the product, which could support the growth of the bacteria spores that cause botulism. Sold at Your Independent Grocers and Shoppers Drug Mart locations, the recall expands on a previous warning, which saw 10 pouches of a specific flavour with a specific best before date removed from Yellowknife shelves. All flavours with all dates are now recalled, and can be thrown out or returned to the store.
- Jessica Davey-Quantick
Roads to be renamed
The bylaw proposing to rename two roads and a trail was passed unanimously by city council on Monday.
The bylaw will name two roads after long-time Yellowknife families: Braden Boulevard in the Grace Lake South subdivision after the Braden family, and a road through the Hordal Bagon area Spence Road after the Spence family. The bylaw will also rename the trail along the Deh Cho Boulevard Deh Cho Trail.
- Jessica Davey-Quantick
Heritage Days
schedule released
The City Of Yellowknife has released the schedule for Heritage Days which run the weekend of Feb. 24 to 26. Everything kicks off on the Friday with an open mic event and evening of stories at the Wildcat Cafe. Day two features a guided tour of the legislative assembly showcasing art and heritage. The wrap up day takes place on the Sunday near the Dettah ice road and will teach participants about commercial ice fishing. Pre-registration is required for that event.
- John McFadden
Plate time!
Rankin Inlet
It's a hockey-mad time across the Kivalliq right now, and hockey fans in Rankin Inlet are pumped up with the year's best full-contact tournament getting underway in Rankin.
The 2017 edition of the Polar Bear Plate juvenile/junior 'C' championship features nine teams in two divisions, and runs from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18. The North Division features the Rankin Rock, Iqaluit, Chesterfield Inlet, Whale Cove and Baker Lake, while the South Division is home to Coral Harbour, Arviat, Naujaat and the Rankin Canucks.
Only the top two teams in each division will advance to the final games on playoff Sunday (Feb. 18). The second-place team in the South Division will square off with the top team in the Northern Division in the first seminal at high noon, while the second-place team in the North Division will crossover to meet the top team in the South Division at 2 p.m.
The two semifinal losers will meet for the bronze medal at 6 p.m., before everything goes on the line in the championship game at 8 p.m. Iqaluit is the defending Polar Bear Plate champ.
Tourney deadline is today
Rankin Inlet/Kivalliq
The Feb. 15 deadline passes at 5 p.m. for teams intending to register to compete in the first annual Terence Tootoo Memorial (TTM) Calm Air Cup senior men's hockey championship in Rankin Inlet. The inaugural TTM tourney runs in Rankin from March 8-12, and the Arviat Film Society is putting plans into motion to film the event.
Cadets head to biathlon
Naujaat/Rankin Inlet
Teams from the 3055 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC) Naujaat and the 3019 RCACC Rankin Inlet left the Kivalliq to compete at the Cadet Biathlon Challenge in Whitehorse, Yukon, this past weekend.
Results were not known as of press time.
Junior Canucks chosen
Kivalliq
Listed below are the players, and home communities, who have been selected to represent the Kivalliq Jr. Canucks (atoms) at the Indigenous Minor Hockey Tournament hosted by the Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre Inc. in Winnipeg from March 24-26.
Goalies: Jimmy Ollie (Arviat); Preston Kaludjak (Rankin Inlet).
Players: Russell Matto (Coral Harbour); Prime Paniyuk (Coral Harbour); Douglas Pameolik Jr. (Coral Harbour); Nolan Nakoolak (Coral Harbour); Justin Eetuk (Coral Harbour); Rodney Nakoolak (Coral Harbour); Kadin Eetuk (Rankin Inlet; Liam Tattuinee (Rankin Inlet); Gregory Wiseman (Rankin Inlet); Ben Kusugak (Rankin Inlet); Ryley Komakjuak (Arviat); Mark Kalluak (Arviat); William Uppahuak (Arviat); Hunter Kablutsiak (Arviat); Ryan Haqpi (Naujaat).Alternates: Ben Tulugak (Rankin Inlet); Kaine Towtongie (Rankin Inlet).
Manager/head coach: Gleason Uppahuak (Arviat)
Assistant coach: Kevin Kalluak (Arviat)
Trainer: Billy Ollie (Arviat)
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