Darrell Greer

3 weeks ago | nnsl.com | Darrell Greer

Three Nunavut Arctic College student residence duplexes in Rankin Inlet are under construction by students at the Sanatuliqsarvik Nunavut Trades Training Centre. The duplexes are the result of an agreement signed in May 2024 between Nunavut Arctic College, the Nunavut Housing Corp. and Pewapun Construction Ltd. Currently, the Sanatuliqsarvik Nunavut Trades Training Centre offers Level 1 and 2 training in five construction trades.

1 month ago | nnsl.com | Darrell Greer

Take a guy from a town in Ontario and pair him up with a highly-skilled Inuk hunter from Whale Cove and you have the makings of one heck of a hunting trip. Local wildlife officer Oliver Spear said he and George Okalik have made an annual hunting trip every year since Spear moved to the community. Originally from Huntsville, Ont., Spear said Okalik has taught him everything he knows about wolf hunting out on the land. He said most of the trips the two go on are successful because of Okalik.

2 months ago | thespec.com | Darrell Greer

Team Tootoo defeated Team North 6-4 in the championship game to claim the A Division title at the Terence Tootoo Memorial (TTM) senior men’s hockey championship in Rankin Inlet on March 17. Team Rankin Inlet captured the B Division crown at the event. Team Tootoo’s Panniuq Karetak said there has definitely been some years when the pace at the TTM has been quicker. He said the pace may have seemed a little bit slower to some this year because it’s, for the most part, the same guys who are competing.

Nov 27, 2024 | wingsmagazine.com | Darrell Greer

Arviat Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. says people have to stop complaining and getting frustrated with Calm Air, and start being more cautious due to the abnormal warm weather conditions the Kivalliq region has experienced recently. Savikataaq said the mild weather has led to fog, freezing drizzle and poor visibility, which makes aviation extremely perilous. “Some people say, ‘Aw, Calm Air, you can’t even fly in this,’ but that stuff is really, really dangerous to try and fly in,” said Savikataaq.

Nov 21, 2024 | helicoptersmagazine.com | Darrell Greer

There’s no denying the fact Kelly Owlijoot of Arviat has met a lot of interesting people since he was first accepted into Prairie Helicopters Inc.’s flight training program in Gimli, Man., in 2020. Out of all the folks he’s encountered since then, he lists the members of the Canadian Wildlife Service that he flew into Coral Harbour and Cambridge Bay to do some goose banding as the most fascinating to date. Owlijoot said the wildlife experts were pretty cool and the work was a lot of fun.