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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
KFC closing its doors
KFC will be shuttering its doors effective Aug. 23.
The downtown business on 48 Street between 49 Avenue and Franklin Avenue across from the Independent Grocer is operated by Matthew Jason, his sister, Sasha, and his mom, Gabi.
It was started in 1968 by Jarvis Jason, who died in 2000.
It was one of the first fast food franchisees to start in the city.
- Dave Bidini
Man exposed genitals on Frame Lake Trail
Police are seeking a man who exposed his genitals to a cyclist on the McMahon Frame Lake Trail on July 2 around 3:40 p.m. near Byrne Road.
In a news release, RCMP described the suspect as an intoxicated aboriginal man with short black hair, clean shaven, about six feet tall, weighing about 160 lbs wearing a long-sleeved black shirt and black pants.
Police patrolled the area but did not find the man.
The release stated police will be conducting "enhanced" patrols of the trail.
- Shane Magee
Midnight Sun Fly-In this weekend
Pilots from across North America will land in Yellowknife this weekend for the 11th Midnight Sun Fly In.
The Wardair float base will be the epicentre for the bi-annual event.
The fly in coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Twin Otter, described as a legendary Northern aviation workhorse.
Air Tindi and Buffao Airways are arranging floatplane and DC-3 rides.
A model airplane display and Sunday's memorial fly past are also part of the festivities.
- John McFadden
Still safe to have fires
Open air fires remain OK in the city with an approved fire pit as of Tuesday afternoon according to city spokeswoman Nalini Naidoo.
She stated in an e-mail that can change quickly based on the weather.
The last fire ban was lifted June 15 according to the city's website.
The ban was lifted in territorial parks in the city the following day.
- Shane Magee
Aboriginal youth win business plan competition
Arviat
The Arviat Cinema Group won gold in late May in the National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition.
The competition, put on by Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), pitted a trio of John Arnalukjuak High School students against other teams of aboriginal students from across Canada.
Justin Kuksuk, Justin Suluk and Kyle Schaubroeck proposed to help out with food security in their community by hosting movie screenings at their school.
"As potentially the first and only movie operators in the community, they propose raising much-needed funds through screening movies," according to the BDC website.
"These funds would help local organizations and programs addressing food scarcity, all while delivering a high-quality, affordable movie experience. Screenings would be held at John Arnalukjuak High School with the support of a number of local businesses. As it stands, Nunavut's only movie theatre is in Iqaluit."
The three students won both a $4000 cash prize to help them get started and the Best Environmental or Community Impact Achievement Award for their proposal.
Opportunity to attend youth summit
Kivalliq
The Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) is reminding beneficiaries between the ages of 15 and 30 that they can apply to attend the National Inuit Youth Summit this summer.
Inuit youth from across Canada will gather in Iqaluit from Aug. 20 to 25.
The summit provides an opportunity for youth to come together to discuss issues of mutual importance, learn leadership skills, build cultural connections and determine the priorities of the National Inuit Youth Council.
Applications are available through community liaison offices or through Daisy Panika, program coordinator with KIA.
The deadline to apply is July 24.
Summer camp teaches basic art skills
Rankin Inlet
The Kivalliq Inuit Association has organized a summer art camp.
The camp is for Inuit of all ages interested in learning basic arts skills, such as water painting, acrylic painting, stenciling, marketing and more.
Culture camp on the land
Kivalliq
The Pijunnaqsiniq Culture Camp is taking place July 27 to Aug. 7 at Niaquungut-North Pole River near Naujaat this summer.
The opportunity is open to Inuit youth between the ages of 15 to 29 who are interested in learning traditional and cultural skill out on the land with elders.
Some of the activities include traditional sewing, preparation and use of skins, traditional food preparation, survival skill, fishing and pipsi-making, harvesting and hunting skills, traditional weather observation and a grief and loss workshop for healing.
All travel, meals and accommodations are provided for successful applicants.
Interested youth can contact either the local or main Kivalliq Inuit Association offices.
Making the big time
Iqaluit
The U15 Nunavut Soccer Championships were held in Iqaluit late last month and while it was a big enough deal for some, the addition of one of the world's most famous newspapers made it even bigger.
The New York Times was in town for the tournament as part of a special article it did on soccer in the Arctic. The article was published on July 2.
On the floor, Coral Harbour ended up winning the girls tournament by beating Iqaluit, 4-0, while Rankin Inlet ended up winning the boys title.
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