Nunatsiaq News

1 week ago | nunatsiaq.com | Jeff Pelletier

Elisapee Sheutiapik walks to court to honour late sister, frustrated with delays Elisapee Sheutiapik says she and others will walk from the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility to the Iqaluit courthouse every day when the man accused of murdering her sister Mary Ann Birmingham makes an appearance in court. Jopey Atsiqtaq, charged with second-degree murder in Birmingham’s 1986 homicide in Iqaluit, was scheduled for a bail hearing Thursday morning.

1 week ago | nunatsiaq.com | Jeff Pelletier

Non-profit was sole bidder for ATCO loop site Uquutaq Society is moving ahead with plans to develop a 48-unit apartment building in Iqaluit after the city’s planning and development committee awarded the non-profit organization the downtown lot it had entered a bid to build on. “I’m pleased to be able to give Iqalummiut more options for their housing,” said Laurel McCorriston, who has returned to Uquutaq Society as interim executive director.

1 week ago | nunatsiaq.com | Jeff Pelletier

Transfer included in deal to sell Canadian North to Exchange Income Corp. Air Inuit will take over Canadian North’s route between Kuujjuaq and Montreal starting Aug. 6. The transfer of the route was announced in February when it was revealed that Makivvik Corp. and Inuvialuit Regional Corp. had tentatively sold Canadian North, which currently operates the route, to Exchange Income Corp. of Winnipeg for $205 million. As part of the deal, Canadian North would go to Exchange Income Corp.

2 weeks ago | nunatsiaq.com | Jeff Pelletier

A pair of Facebook comments posted after Iqaluit city council approved controversial amendments to the city’s animal control bylaw are drawing the ire of at least one city councillor. Council unanimously approved the changes Tuesday evening, allowing municipal enforcement officers to euthanize loose animals 24 hours after being captured. The bylaw amendment emerged after city councillors raised concerns over loose dogs being a public safety risk.

2 weeks ago | nunatsiaq.com | Jorge Antunes

Permanent repairs to Puvirnituq’s damaged water system could cost more and take longer to carry out than originally expected, says Kativik Regional Government’s public works director. A state of emergency that was declared in the Nunavik community over its water crisis ended June 6, after 20 days. It was spurred by a break in the main pipeline that brings water from the river to the treatment plant in the village.