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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Man found unconscious after downtown fight
RCMP is asking for witnesses to come forward after an assault outside a downtown nightclub left a man unconscious.
Police responded to a fight at about 2 a.m. March 21 in front of the Raven but the suspects had left the area before officers arrived, according to an RCMP news release.
The victim was located unconscious on the ground and was taken to Stanton hospital where he was treated and later released. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
- John McFadden
Missing teen found safe
A teenager reported missing by her family on March 2, has been located safe in Edmonton.
A news release from RCMP states the file on Saidee Gosselin, 14, is now concluded.
Yellowknife RCMP had kept her file open even though Gosselin had posted social media messages saying she was safe and a newspaper story in Edmonton showed her working at a McDonald's restaurant.
Police said the investigation would continue until officers made contact with her.
- John McFadden
Homeless count to be held in May
A point-in-time count of the city's homeless population will be held May 13 instead of its proposed date in early March.
Two sites - the vacant lot at 50th Street and Franklin Avenue and across Old Airport Road from the Co-op - have been established to host barbecues and record information.
Volunteer recruitment will begin at the end of March, said Dayle Hernblad, homelessness co-ordinator for the city.
- Elaine Anselmi
Deadline approaches for Students on Ice
The deadline for the 2015 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition is March 30.
It will take a group of students from around the world to the Canadian Arctic and western Greenland in mid-summer.
This year's trip is planned to go from Ottawa to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, Sirmilik National Park on Baffin Island and finally Repulse Bay, Nunavut.
- Stewart Burnett
Student treatment at Arctic College
Rankin Inlet
MLA for Rankin Inlet North and Chesterfield Inlet Tom Sammurtok shared his concern with the minister responsible for Nunavut Arctic College, Paul Quassa, about adult students not receiving support from program staff.
"In fact, (some) are made to feel so unwelcome that they return home without finishing their courses," said Sammurtok.
"Can the minister describe what steps are taken to ensure students are made to feel welcome at Nunavut Arctic College and what support is provided to students to ensure that they stay and finish their programs?"
Quassa said there are policies in place on how students should be treated and what support services should be provided.
"I haven't heard anything about a student returning home without finishing their course because of their treatment," said Quassa. "If any student has any problems with their instructor, they are told to immediately notify the senior management and they are taken care of right away."
Safe and sound
Chesterfield Inlet
Rankin Inlet and Chesterfield Inlet search-and-rescue members found Trevor Autut on March 18, after he spent five days on the land when his snowmobile ran out of gas.
Autut, 23, spend the first two nights in a makeshift shelter and the rest of the time between three cabins, the third of which was fully stocked.
Autut had left Chesterfield Inlet on his way to Rankin on March 13 to participate in the annual First Air Avataq Cup senior men's hockey tournament.
He took the wrong trail for awhile and, by the time he got straightened out and back on track for Rankin, he ran out of gas before reaching the community.
Autut was about 15 miles away from Rankin when he was rescued by his cousin, Tittaq Komaksiutiksak. He was unhurt in the ordeal.
Award winners
Rankin Inlet
Listed below is the official list of the individual award winners at the 2015 First Air Avataq Cup senior men's hockey championship in Rankin Inlet this past week.
Top scorer: Wendel Kaludjak (Huka Inuks)
Best Goalie: Joe Jr. Kaludjak (Naujaat)
Best Defenceman: Aaron Kopak (Naujaat)
Best Forward: David Clark (Rankin Miners)
Remi Nokkitok Award for Hardest Worker: John Eetuk (Coral Harbour)
Jose Kusugak Award for Most Valuable Player: Joe Jr. Kaludjak (Naujaat)
Teacher win recognition
Repulse Bay/Baker Lake
Mary Tegumiar of Tusarvik School in Repulse Bay (Naujaat) was named the Nunavut grand prize winner of the Nunavut Teacher Association's Thank You For Making A Difference campaign earlier this month.
The campaign allows students to write a thank-you note to teachers who made a difference in their lives. Tegumiar was nominated by student Tiffany Putulik.
Denise Cooper of Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School in Baker Lake was named the Kivalliq winner of the award. Cooper was nominated by Aranxa Tunguaq. The teacher's association received more than 2,000 nominations for this year's awards. Regional winners receive an iPad mini and their student nominators will receive a digital camera and a canvas painting. The grand prize winner will get two First Air tickets, while the student nominator will take home a computer system and printer.
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