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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Take back the night
The Status of Women Council is hosting the 19th-annual Take Back the Night rally on Thursday. The council invites all Yellowknifers to meet at Somba K'e Civic Plaza tomorrow at 6 p.m., where the group will march through the downtown core. The event coincides with Family Violence Awareness Week, which launched Monday night at the Salvation Army.
Participants are encouraged to bring drums, pots, pans and banners to the march.
For more information, call the Status of Women Council.
- Randi Beers
Fire Prevention Week questionnaire released
NWT residents are being encouraged to check their homes for proper fire safety measures as part of fire prevention week.
The checklist from the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs will help homeowners evaluate their current smoke detectors and find areas where they need to improve their fire preparedness.
- John McFadden
Trailer Park Boys actor set to headline concert
The Trailer Park Boys' very own J-Roc (Jonathan Torrens) will be helping raise money for the NWT Literacy Council at a concert at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre tonight.
Torrens will be joined by world-famous harmonica player Steven Smith and Prairie Oyster's Russell deCarle, as well as local artists Indio, Digawolf, Godson and Miranda Curie.
Proceeds from the event will help the council support community-based family, adult and youth literacy programs throughout the territory.
- Cody Punter
Bring indigenous female leaders together
The Indigenous Circumpolar Women's Gathering will be taking place in Yellowknife from Nov. 12 to 14 at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
According to its website, the event is for indigenous women from the North looking to network, build new skills and increase their knowledge of successful initiatives led by indigenous women across the circumpolar world. There will be several speakers and panels. It is part of a larger effort to address the lack of representation of females in leadership positions.
- Shane Magee
Joining the run
Rankin Inlet
Students and staff members of Leo Ussak Elementary School took to the streets in support of the annual Terry Fox Run in Rankin Inlet this past week.
Students at schools in Repulse Bay and Baker Lake held their run the previous week.
Suspected impaired driver charged
Baker Lake
Officers in the Baker Lake detachment of the RCMP laid charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm against a local ATV driver this past month.
The driver struck a pedestrian during the early morning hours of Sept. 26. The victim had to be sent to Winnipeg for medical treatment as a result of the accident.
The accused is scheduled to make their first court appearance on Oct. 2.
As of press time, the name of the individual charged had not been released.
Great show by Artcirq
Arviat
Members of the Artcirq are reported to have put on an incredible performance in Arviat this past month.
The troupe, which hails from Iglulik, filled the theatre at John Arnalukjuak High School for its performance.
Police trailblazer awarded
Baker Lake/Iqaluit
RCMP Sgt. Yvonne Niego was presented with the International Association of Women Police's Community Service Award during a luncheon and ceremony in Winnipeg this past month.
Niego, originally from Baker Lake, was the first female Inuk officer in Nunavut to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
She is also the first person from Baker to attend university (University of Calgary) and Nunavut's first female Inuk to become a regular member of the RCMP.
She is currently the non-commissioned officer in charge of community policing for Nunavut, based in Iqaluit.
Northern Youth Abroad deadline nears
Kivalliq
The Northern Youth Abroad (NYA) program reminds Kivalliq youths it is accepting applications for its upcoming Canadian program.
Youths from both Nunavut and the N.W.T. may apply for the program.
The deadline to apply for the NYA's Canadian program is Nov. 12.
Areva makes final submission
Baker Lake
Areva Resources Canada has submitted its final environmental impact statement for its Kiggavik project to the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB).
Kiggavik is a proposed uranium mining and milling operation located 80 km west of Baker Lake.
The statement presented to NIRB reflects more than six years of engineering, environmental and public-engagement studies.
If given the green light, Kiggavik would require between three to four years of construction.
It would operate for about 14 years based on estimated resources of 130-million pounds of uranium.
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