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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Attempted bike theft on trail
RCMP is investigating after an attempted bicycle theft on the Frame Lake Trail.
Police stated in a news release that the victim was riding a bike on the trail at about 5 p.m. last Sunday when the suspect grabbed the handlebars and demanded the bicycle.
The suspect grabbed the cyclist's backpack and tried to physically pull the victim from the bike, but the cyclist rode away.
They are now looking for a man in his mid-teens, about 5 foot 9 inches tall, 170 pounds with short dark hair and dark complexion.
- John McFadden
Arrests made in convenience store robberies
A man and a youth are charged with two recent robberies at convenience stores.
RCMP stated in a news release that the latest robbery occurred at the Winks convenience store on April 26.
A man brandished a knife and what appeared to be a can of pepper spray and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The other robbery happened April 22 at the Shell store on Range Lake Road when two suspects entered the store and one of them held what is believed to have been pepper spray.
They fled empty-handed.
- John McFadden
Two arrested in restaurant burglary
Two men have been arrested and charges are pending after a break-in at a downtown restaurant on Sunday.
In a news release, RCMP stated that the suspects are charged with breaking and entering and committing theft after bottles of liquor were stolen.
Police have not said how entry was gained to the building or how many bottles were stolen.
- John McFadden
Twin Pine Hill condos get go-ahead
Rezoning a property on Twin Pine Hill to allow construction of up to 126 condo units was approved during a special council meeting Monday afternoon.
The land had been zoned for a hotel and convention centre development, but Det'on Cho Corporation deemed that uneconomic and instead pitched condos.
- Shane Magee
Net gain at volleyball tournament
Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet's Kavik men's team got a measure of revenge on Repulse Bay (Naujaat) by defeating Naujaat in the final to claim the men's crown in the 15th annual Laura Gauthier Memorial (LGM) volleyball tournament in Rankin this past month.
Naujaat, a Kivalliq powerhouse on the volleyball court, had defeated Kavik in the final a year earlier to claim the 2014 LGM men's title; their second in a row.
On the women's side of the ledger, a scrappy young team from Gjoa Haven was too much to handle for the Rankin Fusion, as Gjoa Haven ousted the defending champs to claim the female LGM title.
For more on Kavik claiming its first title at the 15th annual LGM, please see the May 13 edition of Kivalliq News.
Derby time in Baker Lake
Baker Lake
The annual Baker Lake fishing derby will be held from May 22 to May 29 in Baker.
Registrations will be held on Wednesday, May 20, while all prizes will be presented at the community hall on May 29, beginning at 8 p.m.
Kind donation by winning musher
Rankin Inlet
Andrew Porter of Gjoa Haven led the field all three days on his way to capturing the annual Pakallak Tyme (Qimuksiqtiit) dogteam race in Rankin Inlet this past month.
The mushers covered 30 miles on each day of the three-day race.
Porter donated half of his $5,000 winning purse to Janice Simailak of Baker Lake, who is receiving cancer treatment in Toronto. Porter and Simailak are cousins.
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