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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
First Air jet veers off course
A First Air Boeing 737 flying from Rankin Inlet to Iqaluit took an unusual route on March 31, flying 265 kilometres off course, according to a Transport Canada report.
By the time the air traffic controllers contacted the plane, they were 416 kilometres northwest of Iqaluit. The pilots changed course and landed safely in Iqaluit afterwards.
According to local media reports, the pilots have been suspended with pay while First Air investigates the incident.
- Daniel Campbell
Another warrant, another drug bust
Yellowknife RCMP arrested two people last Wednesday, after a search warrant yielded "a quantity" of marijuana, oxycodone, cash and drug paraphernalia from a residence on 49A Avenue.
It's the second drug bust in five days. RCMP are releasing few details about the seizures.
The suspects, a 33-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, are both from Yellowknife, RCMP say. Neither have been formally charged. Both were released, promising to appear in court July 15.
- Daniel Campbell
No medal for Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe's bid to win a second World Men's Curling Championship came crashing down in Beijing, China, over the weekend.
The former Yellowknife skip faced off with Sweden in the semifinal and fell by a score of 10-8, relegating him to the bronze medal game with Switzerland on Sunday morning. That game didn't go well, either, as Koe dropped a 7-5 decision, meaning he finished out of the medals and in fourth place overall.
- James McCarthy
Talk on residential schools
An event designed to empower victims of residential schools is taking place at the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre tomorrow from 4 to 7 p.m. The Native Women's Association of the NWT and Yellowknife Victim Services-led event is being held in conjunction with National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, April 6 to 12. The guest speaker is NWT Languages Commissioner Snookie Catholique. All are welcome to attend.
- NNSL staff
Oldtimers compete
Baker Lake/Rankin Inlet
Teams from Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet were scheduled to travel to Yellowknife this past weekend to compete in the annual Balsillie Cup oldtimer's hockey tournament.
Final results at the event were not known as of press time.
Science winners crowned
Kivalliq
Student science lovers from across the Kivalliq descended upon Arviat this past month to compete in the annual Kivalliq Regional Science Fair.
The top winners at the regional fair earned the right to represent Kivalliq at the 53rd annual CanadaWide Science Fair.
This year, the Windsor Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair has partnered with Youth Science Canada to bring the national fair to Windsor, Ontario, from May 10 to 17.
Taking top spot at the Kivalliq fair were Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik Grade 10 students Amiel Hernandez and Grachel D'Cunha of Rankin Inlet.
The duo did their project on: Poisonous Gases: Is Your Home at Risk?
Taking second place, and earning the right to join the Rankin team in Windsor, is Mason Tautu of Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet for his project: Inuit Games: Injury Prevention.
For the complete story on the Kivalliq Regional Science Fair, please see the April 16 edition of Kivalliq News.
Music symposium engages artists
Arviat/Rankin Inlet
A group of performing youth artists from Arviat and Rankin Inlet were scheduled to attend the third annual Youth Music Leadership Symposium in Iqaluit this past weekend.
The event is made possible by the National Arts Centre's Music Alive program.
This year's lead organizer and facilitator was Nancy Mike of Iqaluit's extremely popular performing group, The Jerry Cans.
Mike recently won the Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year award at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
May tourney scheduled
Rankin Inlet
Volleyball enthusiasts are reminded the annual Laura Gauthier Memorial (LGM) volleyball tournament will be held in Rankin Inlet from May 30 to June 1.
Play will feature action in both the male and female divisions.
Deadline to enter a team into the LGM is May 23, with an entrance fee of $200.
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