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News Briefs: Wednesday, Sept 19, 2012
Raven blamed for power outage
A raven was to blame for a power outage in parts of the city at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, said Lori Burrill, manager of customer services for Northland Utilities. A dead raven was found at the base of an electrical wire pole on 49 Street. Approximately 20 customers were effected by the disruption of electricity service.
- Lyndsay Herman
Family items at thrift sale
Clothing, toys and furniture for families with young children will be for sale from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday in the DND Gym at the Multiplex during the Children's Thrift Sale.
Money raised by the rental of tables to vendors will benefit the Military Family Support Centre North of 60, said sale committee member Sandra Levesque.
"Everything a baby or kid can need will be for sale," she said. At least 15 vendors had already signed up to rent a table for the event, which follows on the heels of a thrift sale held last spring which was very successful.
- Glenn Werkman
Feeders down on Sunday
Power was down for an estimated 900 Yellowknifers at around 8 a.m. on Sunday morning and Northland Utilities is unsure of the cause. Lori Burrill, manager of customer services, said a raven landing on the lines is suspected to be the reason why two feeders went down, she said.
- Lyndsay Herman
Consultant to speak to seniors
A presentation by consultant Andy Langford about an in-depth study on the housing needs for Yellowknife seniors is one of the highlights at the Avens - A Community For Seniors - annual business meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Baker Centre on Franklin Avenue.
Avens, a society responsible for administering seniors housing, long-term care and dementia facilities for NWT seniors, will also introduce its incoming chief executive officer, Jeff Renaud.
- Glenn Werkman
Shore clean
Repulse Bay
Students at Tusarvik School in Repulse Bay were active in helping to clean the community's shoreline this past month.
Senior science students at Tusarvik also took part in a cultural program that saw them go seal hunting, and then learn how to get the carcass ready for cooking and properly prepare the skin.
For the complete story on the program, please see the Sept. 26 edition of Kivalliq News.
Breastfeeding challenge
Rankin Inlet
The Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre will be hosting its annual Breastfeeding Challenge in Rankin Inlet on Oct. 5 at a site to be announced this week.
The Breastfeeding Challenge is a national event, and the Rankin gathering has earned a gold certificate three years in a row for coming in first in the 10,000 participants and under category for having the most babies latching on at the same time.
The event is held across the nation to raise awareness on breastfeeding, which is best for babies.
According to medical statistics, babies who are breastfed tend to be healthier and sick less often.
Anyone seeking more information on the event can contact Bertha Nakoolak or Amy Ikakhik at the friendship centre.
Grad days
Repulse Bay/Chesterfield Inlet
The communities of Repulse Bay and Chesterfield Inlet held their annual Grade 12 graduation celebrations recently.
In Repulse, Tusarvik School had five graduates, with Henry Crawford, Blanche Tegumiar, Theoran Kopak, Barney Siutinuar and Suzanne Alaralak earning their high school diplomas in the Class of 2012.
Victor Sammurtok School in Chester celebrated six students finishing Grade 12, with Thor Ittinuar, Jordin Ippiak, Abraham Kadluk, Scott SammurtokWalters, Savannah Issaluk and Darren Tanuyak all receiving their high school diplomas as part of the school's Class of 2012.
For photos of all the grads from both schools, please see the Sept. 26 edition of Kivalliq News.
Hunters retrieved
Coral Harbour
A group of nine hunters from Cape Dorset who were stranded on the ice returned safely to Coral Harbour this past week after Canadian Coast Guard vessel Pierre Radisson reached them to resupply them with gas.
The hunters had set out on two boats to go caribou hunting on Coats Island, and got mixed up with the heavy ice conditions around the Coral Harbour area.
Stone symposium
Arviat
The Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association is scheduled to hold a Granite Stone Symposium in Arviat this coming month.
The finished pieces at the symposium will be used to beautify the community, and will be a professional development opportunity for carvers to learn techniques to work with a hard porous material such as granite.
Mayors meet
Rankin Inlet/Kivalliq
The community of Rankin Inlet is hosting the annual Kivalliq Regional Mayor's Meetings this week.
As of press time, the region's top municipal leaders were scheduled to meet in Rankin from Sept. 17 to 21.
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