Blondin-Andrew Contributors ($1000 or more)	$
Western Arctic Liberal Association	53,000
BuffBBuffalo Airlines	10,321
Northwright Airways Ltd.	6,567
871791 NWT Ltd.	3,000
Landa AvLanda Aviation Ltd.	1,597
Igloo Building Supplies Ltd.	1,000
The Evaz Group	1,000
Whiponic Wellputer Ltd.	1,000
Yamouri Inn Ltd.	1,000
John M. Miltenberger	1,000
Karetak-Lindell contributors ($1000 or more)	$
Liberal Party of Canada	37,410
Air Baffin	3,905
First Air	1,506
Keewatin Air	1,512

by Richard Gleeson
Northern News Services

NNSL (Oct 27/97) - Western Arctic MP Ethel Blondin-Andrew received a total of $101,397 in campaign contributions during the June election.

The figure was release by Elections Canada as part of a complete accounting of federal candidates' expenses and contributors.

Personal expenses accounted for a total of $59,441. Deducted from the total that left Blondin-Andrew $623.33 shy of the $57,454 limit on campaign expenses.

Nunavut MP Nancy Karetak-Lindell did not come nearly as close to her limit of $51,118, spending just $30,212 apart from personal expenses.

The rookie MP received a total of $53,292 in campaign contributions, including a $37,410 cash injection from the Liberal Party of Canada.

The bulk of contributions to Blondin-Andrew's campaign, $79,460, came in the form of cash. The Western Arctic Liberal Association bankrolled Blondin-Andrew's campaign to the tune of $53,000.