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INUVIK - During the RCMP monthly report to council, Sergeant Wayne Norris introduced the Inuvik detachment's newest member.

Sergeant Peter Pilgrim arrived in Inuvik last week, after serving two terms in Iqaluit. Norris says Pilgrim will assist the detachment greatly because of his wealth of knowledge in Northern policing.

"Iqaluit is a very busy spot for our organization," Norris said. "So he brings

good experience."

Norris also noted that June was an extremely busy month for the town and for the police, too. A combination of the beginning of summer, extra daylight and increased tourist activity kept the RCMP on their toes.

The RCMP are also beginning to plan a RCMP charity ball for sometime in the fall. The event would raise money for a charity in the community and provide an opportunity for the community to gather with RCMP and their family and friends.

In-town airstrip for paintball

A proposal has come forward to town council to use the in-town airstrip as an area for paintball.

The airstrip, located down by the river at the end of Mackenzie Road, floods each year and so has been abandoned in recent years.

The people want to turn the site into an area where they could play paintball but the proposal did not state if it would be a club or a commercial business.

No one from the group attended the committee of the whole meeting on July 11 to answer questions that council had. Councillors had concerns about liability, flooding and that a gas line runs through the property, not making it very viable as a commercial property.

In other years council has declined requests from BMX and motocross groups to use the space.

This is one of a group of abandoned or unused buildings and areas owned by the town that people have requested the use of in recent months.

Councillor Nick Saturnino suggested council look at putting tenders out on the vacant buildings and properties, instead of leaving them empty.

NWT Association of Communities endorses Inuvik resolutions

During the NWT Association of Communities annual general meeting last month, Inuvik's three proposed resolutions all received endorsement.

Inuvik town council put forward resolutions on asking for reduced power rates for municipalities, that the NWTAC support the Mackenzie

Fibre Optic Link and that the GNWT should not allow claims to be staked within municipal borders, without the approval of the municipality.

Council said the cost of power is a huge cost to communities and they do not receive a reduced rate, while residents and businesses receive lower rates from the NWT Power Corporation.

The resolution stated the power rate for municipalities should be based on a pro-rated portion that reflects the revenues provided by the GNWT and that the NWTAC be consulted before any rate setting occurs.

Communities assumed they would receive reduced rates, like other commercial customers.

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