Nunavut Crown hires six more lawyers

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada is the organization responsible for prosecuting federal offences, including Criminal Code cases, and for providing prosecution-related legal advice to law enforcement agencies in Nunavut.

While it is true that the PPSC has faced staffing pressures in...

Dysfunction, ignorance, incompetence at Hall Beach housing association

I am writing this letter to expose some issues that Hall Beach Housing Association has within the community, as it makes me wonder if the other local housing associations within Nunavut have the same issues.
 
First and foremost, how can a community of 700 people owe $1.8 million to the local...

Iqaluit council decison on Plateau was a good one

This is in response to the editorial published in the July 26 edition entitled “Weak council, weak decision” that appeared in Nunatsiaq Online on July 26.

I did attend, as a concerned citizen, this debate at the city council meeting on July 20.

I would like to raise further attention in this...

How to put bootleggers out of business

Commissioner Stuart Hodgson in 1975 said “it’s my liquor store and I am closing it.”

A group in Iqaluit had requested the action due to a huge number of alcohol-related problems at that time.

What they didn’t realize then was that people would seek other means of getting high. Drugs began to...

GN discourages the attainment of higher education

The inability of the Government of Nunavut to enforce — or more importantly encourage — a reasonable level of educational requirements to obtain GN jobs is a disgrace.

While Nunavummiut have been subject to historical dislocation and face a crisis with cultural identity, the lack of incentive to...

In loving memory of Aimo Davidee Saqiqtaq

You suddenly left us in the early hours of July 7, 2010.

Your life was short-lived but you lived it to the max. We miss you dearly and think of you everyday.

We pray that you are resting peacefully in Paradise. We would like to thank the many people who came to show their support while our...

Communities need better veterinary care

The following letter is my response to your online article published July 30 entitled “IFAW dog rescue did not occur in Kuujjuaraapik.”

My name is Margot Gallant, and I lived and worked in Kuujjuarapik as a teacher from August 2007 to June 2010.  In my opinion, it is unfortunate that the...

How to make Iqaluit’s deadbeats pay up

I am offering suggestions to you, Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik, that could result in a decrease in the amount of money hat is owed to the city by those who refuse to pay their property taxes.

I offer the suggestions as I was disappointed to read in Nunatsiaq News the comments of the city’s senior...

The road to somewhere?

It was never meant to be a “road to nowhere.” Its original function was to provide gravel and fill for construction projects and roads, and especially for access to a beautiful recreational area.

As mayor, I decided to build the road. That was my last term as mayor. The road was to go as far as...

Canada’s first Inuk nun dies July 12 at age 79

In loving memory of Pelagie Povaliraq Katsuak — formally known as Sister Pelagie.
 
The Katsuak family and the relatives of the late Pelagie Povaliraq Katsuak of Arviat would like to thank and acknowledge all the people who kindly assisted us after her passing on July 12, 2010.

She passed away at...