September 21, 2001

KSB prez resigns

Nunatsiaq News

IQALUIT — Last Friday the president of the Kativik School Board, Markusi Qinuajuak, resigned.

Qinuajuak, who had served as school board president since 1998, said he stepped down for personal reasons.

“I will continue to actively support education and the school board,” he said.

"However, I will now concentrate my attention on my family, trying to make up for the time I was away during the past few years.”

Larry Watt, the board’s vice-president, will assume the duties of president on an interim basis.

The KSB commissioners will discuss Qinuajuak’s replacement at their meeting later this month in Kuujjuaq.