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News Briefs: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Power Corp investigates outage
Most of Yellowknife, with the exception of most of Old Town, lost power Sunday from approximately 3:33 to 3:52 p.m.
According to Robert Schmidt, director for the NWT Power Corporation's hydro region, the outage was the result of work being done at one of the corporation's sub stations.
"They were installing new remote transmitting units," Schmidt said. "There is an investigation under way, because this should not have caused an outage."
- Kevin Allerston
Session to be held on Northern research
The Northwest Territories and Nunavut Public Health Association invites members of the public interested in the practice of health-related research in the North to take part in an education session tomorrow evening.
Dr. Pertice Moffitt, health research program manager at Aurora College, will discuss how researchers approach health research in the North in terms of licensing and ethics as legislated in the GNWT Scientists Act.
The event runs from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. It will be held in the main boardroom of the Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority offices in the Jan Stirling Building. Participants may enter by ringing the doorbell at the Gibson Clinic entrance.
- Daron Letts
Scam warning
A Yellowknife Internet company is warning residents about a telephone scam this week.
On Tuesday, SSI Micro customer care representative William Ingarfield advised subscribers about someone phoning residents and telling them their computers are infected with a virus and asking for credit card information or access to their computers. According to Ingarfield, the caller identifies himself as a representative of the 'Canadian Internet Authority.'
"Once we found it was a recurring problem and not an isolated incident, we sent out the notice," said Fraser MacLean, technical agent with SSI Micro.
- Daron Lett
Skills, employment and training office opens
Service Canada and the Northwest Territory Metis Nation are inviting members of the public to the grand opening of the Aboriginal Skills, Employment and Training Strategy (ASETS) office, Thursday from 4 - 9 p.m. at the Mine Training Society Building on 49 Street.
- Galit Rodan
Group donation
Coral Harbour/Rankin Inlet - Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre executive director George Dunkerley received a donation cheque in the amount of $4,000 earlier this week.
The money was raised by the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet in a silent auction and has been donated to the Coral Harbour men's group, which is an outreach program of the centre.
The money is earmarked for the purchase of translation equipment for the Coral group. For more on the story, please see the Nov. 2 edition of Kivalliq News.
Commission to visit
Baker Lake - Kivalliq residents are reminded the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is scheduled to hold a hearing in Baker Lake on Nov. 15 to hear from former residential school students and their families.
There are reported to be more than 50 former residential school students living in the Baker area.
Commissioner Marie Wilson is slated to be present for the hearing.
Public meetings
Kivalliq - The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) has announced a number of public scope meetings will be held in Kivalliq communities this coming month. The meetings are being held to discuss the environmental assessment of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.'s proposed Meliadine gold mine project in Rankin Inlet and the NIRB's environmental-assessment process.
The meetings will be an opportunity for members of the communities to learn more about the NIRB, the Meliadine gold project and how to participate in the environmental-assessment process.
The public meetings will be held in Rankin Inlet from Nov. 13 to 15, in Chesterfield Inlet from Nov. 16 and 17 and in Whale Cove on Nov. 18 and 19.
They will be held in Arviat on Nov. 21 and 22, in Repulse Bay on Nov. 23 and 24, in Coral Harbour on Nov. 25 and 25 and in Baker Lake on Nov. 28 and 29.
Trade show
Rankin Inlet - Kivalliq residents are reminded the giant Kivalliq Trade Show will be held in Rankin Inlet from Nov. 7 to 10.
A large number of participants are expected to be on hand for the event.
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