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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Council votes no for Bartesko development
Councillors voted down a request to raise the density cap at Bartesko Court at their Monday meeting.
Coun. Niels Konge and Coun. Rebecca Alty were alone in supporting an application regarding the Range Lake area lot to allow TC Enterprises to build a 24-unit rental complex.
The application was the fourth of its kind and Alty said she felt the company compromised to satisfy residents. Coun. Cory Vanthuyne said most residents object to the construction.
Coun. Phil Moon Son cited a conflict of interest and Coun. Bob Brooks – who voiced support for the build at the last municipal services committee meeting – was absent.
– Evan Kiyoshi French
Education department talks skills
The Department of Education, Culture and Employment is hosting the Skills 4 Success symposium to give post-secondary educators insight into what employers are looking for in new employees.
A welcoming reception took place last night and the main event takes place at the Explorer Hotel from March 11 to 12.
– Evan Kiyoshi French
Fracking petition gets extension
The deadline for a petition calling for a fracking moratorium has been extended until May 27, when it will be presented at the next sitting of the legislative assembly.
The petition was co-ordinated by several environmental organizations and calls on the GNWT to halt activity until a full study of the hydraulic fracturing process is done in the territory.
– Elaine Anselmi
Volunteers sought for bay burn
The YK Burners, who are Burning Man enthusiasts, are seeking volunteers to help out at the annual Burn on the Bay on March 28.
Extra hands will be needed to help build the structure on March 21, beginning at 10 a.m.
At the event, a perimeter crew will be needed to ensure public safety and instructions will be provided.
A clean-up crew will also be required during the event to shovel debris onto the fire, and the following morning to chip the remaining wood out of the ice.
– Elaine Anselmi
Canucks fall Iqaluit/Kivalliq
The Kivalliq Canucks suffered a heartbreaking 6-5 loss in game two of the Challenge Cup junior C series to be eliminated in straight games by the Baffin Blizzard in the best twooutofthree series in Iqaluit earlier this month.
It was only the second time the Kivalliq Canucks lost the Challenge Cup series since it began more than a decade ago.
Win some, lose some
Yellowknife/Rankin Inlet/Iqaluit
Soccer and volleyball teams from Rankin Inlet had a busy go of it earlier this month.
The Rankin female volleyball team lost in the semifinals of a Yellowknife tournament, while both the Rankin female and male soccer squads claimed their respective banners at the Nunavut territorial soccer championship in Iqaluit.
Eskimo point beats A&K
Rankin Inlet
Eskimo Point Lumber Supply (EPLS) defeated A&K Canteen 6-3 to claim the Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League championship three games to one this past week.
The underdog fourth place EPLS eliminated the first place M&T in the semifinals on the way to their upset league championship.
Midget territorial hits Baker Lake
Baker Lake/Rankin Inlet
Eight teams are expected to compete in the Nunavut midget hockey territorial championship in Baker Lake this coming week, from March 20 to 22.
The midget territorial is the first major hockey event Baker Lake has hosted in a number of years.
Elsewhere on the regional hockey scene, the long-awaited Kivalliq senior men's hockey tournament – the biggest of the year – gets underway tonight, March 11, in Rankin Inlet.
Upwards of 10 teams are expected to compete in this year's First Air Avataq Cup championship.
The reigning champions from Iqaluit will not be defending their crown this year due to financing difficulties in making the trip to Rankin.
Hearings draw to a close
Baker Lake
The Nunavut Impact Review Board's (NIRB)
final hearings on the proposed Kiggavik uranium
mine and mill operation began this past week in Baker Lake.
The hearings almost came to a sudden close when the Baker Lake Hunter and Trappers Organization made a motion to suspend the review of the Kiggavik project until the owner, Areva Resources Ltd., could provide a proposal with realistic time lines for the project's start date.
The hearing was delayed for more than an hour for discussion and legal consultation before the NIRB made the decision to continue.
Strike vote
Baker Lake
Members of the Qulliq Energy Corp. (QEC) voted 92 per cent in favour of strike action on March 2.
The vote came after the two sides failed to reach an agreement through mediation.
QEC employees have been without a contract for more than a year.
The earliest the workers could walk off the job is the Easter long weekend at the beginning of April.
The workers provide mechanical, electrical and line maintenance for all QEC facilities, with administrative offices in Baker Lake and Iqaluit.
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