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Iqaluit councillor confronts RCMP about treatment during call for service

4 weeks ago | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

Iqaluit Coun. Simon Nattaq included a clear message in a meandering speech to RCMP Tuesday evening: I can get you fired. “I have numbers in my pocket,” Nattaq said in Inuktitut through an interpreter during Tuesday night’s council meeting.
Naujaat mayor faces trial on sex assault charge

Nov 11, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

Naujaat Mayor Kevin Tegumiar is scheduled to go to trial later this month, facing one count of sexual assault. He was charged May 12, 2022, related to an alleged incident in Naujaat on Jan. 15, 2022, according to court documents. The identity of his accuser is protected by a publication ban. Tegumiar, 38, did not respond to numerous requests for comment by phone, social media or through his lawyer, Alan Regel, over the past year.
Man charged with murder in Iqaluit

Oct 30, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

A man appeared in court this week charged with a murder in Iqaluit that went unreported by police over the summer. Peter Toonoo, 38, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jimmy Kownirk, according to court documents. The incident is alleged to have occurred June 5. Nunatsiaq News learned of the charge Tuesday from the Nunavut Court of Justice docket and requested further information from the courts.
Nurse on hook for $30,000 over what she says is inaccurate GN payroll audit

Sep 22, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

Several weeks of emails show her case is ‘priority,’ yet nothing has changed A former Nunavut nurse says the Government of Nunavut is going after her for more than $30,000 based on what she believes is an inaccurate audit of her payroll — and nobody is helping her sort the issue out. Jennifer Corcoran was a full-time government employee from August 2022 to March 2024, but has worked in Nunavut on and off since 2020.
Jordan’s Principle funding could come to Naujaat after all

Jul 21, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

Food voucher project to support children in community Naujaat’s hamlet council is again working to receive Jordan’s Principle funding for people in the community after declining to sign a contribution agreement in February. The hamlet contacted Indigenous Services Canada on July 16 to revive a food voucher project for Inuit children in the community, Carolane Gratton, a spokesperson for the federal department, confirmed in an email.
Naujaat hamlet council declines $6.8M in Jordan’s Principle funding

Jun 19, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

Money was for voucher program to give access to food, diapers and other essentials There is $6.8 million in Jordan’s Principle funding approved for Naujaat, but it won’t be coming to the community because the hamlet’s council turned down the money. Jordan’s Principle is administered through the federal Department of Indigenous Services to ensure all First Nations and Inuit children in Canada have access to the health and educational supports they need.
Human trafficking, most other charges dropped against Iqaluit man

Jun 9, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

A man in Iqaluit who was facing a human trafficking charge among several others said he’s happy to have his life back after most of the charges against him were withdrawn earlier this year. Mathew Pierce was accused of seven offences, including human trafficking, one count of receiving benefit from human trafficking, one count of voyeurism, one count of publishing intimate images without consent, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of assault causing bodily harm.
3 Nunavut water plants face public health orders over safety

May 21, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

This story is the second in a two-part series looking into the state of drinking water provided to Nunavut communities. Water treatment plants in three Nunavut communities — Naujaat, Coral Harbour and Baker Lake — are under orders from the Government of Nunavut’s public health branch to fix health and safety issues. In Naujaat, a January 2024 inspection of the water treatment plant found a chlorine leak in a room without working ventilation.
Health, safety violations common in Nunavut water treatment plants

May 20, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

Eight of Nunavut’s 25 water treatment plants passed their most recent public health inspections with no health or safety deficiencies noted. At the other 17 plants, violations of the territory’s water quality standards and workplace safety standards ranged from chlorine management or testing issues to inadequate staff training. Five Nunavut communities had no certified plant operators at the time of their inspections; three others are under public health orders to fix issues.
Nurse who shone light on dangerous conditions at Nunavut health centre dies at 77

Apr 2, 2024 | nunatsiaq.com | Randi Beers

Gwen Slade remembered for professionalism, dedication Sheighlyn Slade holds dear many memories of her mom, but one, she says, is a quote that echoes in her mind. “You never know how amazing it feels when you can snatch someone back from death. It is an incredible feeling,” she recounted last week, in memory of Gwen Slade, a former Nunavut nurse who dedicated her career to her patients and the communities where she worked. Gwen Slade died Feb. 4 at her Trenton, Ont., farm. She was 77.