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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
77-year-old woman faces drug charges
Two Yellowknife women are charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking after RCMP stopped a vehicle in Fort Providence last Friday. Police seized 1.7 kilograms of cocaine, 5.4 kilos of marijuana, five litres of liquid codeine and 85 grams of either crystal meth or MDMA.
A 2014 Ford Explorer was also seized. Vitaline Lafferty, 77, and Mary Anne Lafferty, 55, were released for later court appearances. Meanwhile four people are charged after police seized crack cocaine and marijuana from a Hamilton Drive home. Ambrose Jobin, 59, of Yellowknife, two Edmonton men and a youth are charged.
- John McFadden
Man assaulted near Tree of Peace
RCMP is appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted Monday evening near the Tree of Peace Friendship centre on 51 Street. Police were called just before 10 p.m. after receiving a report that a 41-year-old man needed medical assistance after he was allegedly beaten. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No arrest has been made as the Mounties continue to investigate.
- John McFadden
50/50 report delayed
A revised report to city council about options for the city-owned lot at the corner of 50 Avenue and 50 Street has been delayed. Last fall, council was told a report would come in January highlighting results of public consultation held in November which saw concepts presented that included an arts and culture centre building on the site.
City spokesperson Nalini Naidoo wrote in an e-mail the report has been pushed back to gather even more public input. In February, the city held meetings held in Ndilo and Dettah about the lot.
- Shane Magee
Fractured Land to air at NACC
A documentary film telling the story of a young Dene lawyer trying to reconcile contradictions within his family airs at the Northern Arts and Culture Centre tonight. The story follows Caleb Behn, an attorney whose father is an environmentalist and a residential school survivor and mother works in the oil industry.
- Evan Kiyoshi French
Last hurrah
Kivalliq
Listed below is a piece of Kivalliq hockey history in the form of the box score from the final gold medal game ever to be played in the Avataq Cup senior men's hockey championship.
The tournament will be known as the Terence Tootoo Memorial beginning in 2017.
Coral Harbour 5 vs Miners 4
Period One:
- Coral 10:45: Jacob Nakoolak (Ethan Matoo and Ruben Saviakjuk)
- Coral 5:20: Saimonie Saviakjuk (Bradley Kaludjak and Daniel McKitrick)
- Coral 1:45: Saimonie Saviakjuk (Daniel McKitrick)
Period Two:
- Miners 3:47: Pujjuut Kusugak (Dwayne Twerdin)
Period Three:
- Coral 16:52 (pp) Daniel McKitrick (Bradley Kaludjak and Ruben Saviakjuk)
- Miners 13:30: Pujjuut Kusukak (Dwayne Twerdin and Sean Smith)
- Coral 11:11 (pp) Jacob Nakoolak (Sandy Jr. Saviakjuk and Ruben Saviakjuk)
- Miners 3:38 Amauyaq Lindell (Sean Smith)
- Miners 0:06 Pujjuut Kusugak (unassisted)
Goalies:
- Miners: James Merritt (L)
- CH: Joe Bruce Nakoolak (W)
Youth come together
Baker Lake
The Baker Lake 2016 Youth Forum will be held March 29 and 30 in the Baker Lake Youth Centre. The forum is open to youths aged 13 and older. Registration is at 10:30 a.m. on March 29. Start time for each day is set for 11 a.m.
People gather to discuss bible
Coral Harbour
The Next Generation Bible Conference will be held in Coral Harbour from March 24 to March 29.
Spotlight on Nunavut
Kivalliq
Three Nunavut projects with deep roots in the Kivalliq were presented at the Arctic Indigenous Education Conference in Norway this past week.
Connected North (Virtual Learning through a Connected North) is a $1.6 million video conferencing program with Nunavut schools in Arviat and Iqaluit.
Three youths from Naujaat and three from Gjoa Haven presented on Nanivara Nunavut.
The youths spent time working at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History examining artifacts from the Amundsen expeditions this past week.
Sivuniksamut Ilinniarniq saw Shirley Tagalik of Arviat do a presentation on indigenous education.
Atoms explode on the ice
Rankin Inlet
Eight teams took part in the annual Arctic Atoms hockey tournament in Rankin Inlet this past week.
The home community iced a Rock A, Rock B and Rock Girls team, as well as a split Rock and Whale Cove squad.
Also scheduled to compete in the event were Naujaat, Arviat, Coral Harbour and Baker Lake.
Final results were not known as of press time.
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