Kitikmeot business sprouts from beans
Kaapittiaq Coffee, a product of the Kitikmeot Heritage Society made with beans purchased from Peru, was sampled at a recent community launch celebration.
The product will hopefully be on store shelves by the end of...
Homegrown mine executive finds success
One of Nunavut’s three operating mines just became a lot more local: Alex Buchan, born and raised in Nunavut, was promoted to vice president of TMAC Resources Inc. on Jan. 10.
Previously manager of community...
Baffinland ships 5.1 million tonnes of ore from Mary River
Shipping season has officially closed at the Mary River mine.
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. announced Nov. 8 its plans to ship ore out from July 24 to October 17 were a success.
"As we focus on...
The movers of Goose camp
As Sabina Gold and Silver marches toward transforming its Back River gold project into the Kitikmeot's second gold mine, Jimmy Porter and Kokiak Peetooloot are two of the people keeping things moving, literally.
Porter, from...
Kitikmeot airlift could be completed in a few weeks, says GNWT official
The airlift of cargo into Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk and Paulatuk, NT, is on pace to be complete in a few weeks, weather permitting.
That was the assessment as of Oct. 30 from Derrick Briggs, director...
Nunavut mine training under scrutiny
There's a real risk that Nunavummiut will miss out on jobs as Agnico Eagle expands it workforce, warns John Main, MLA for Arviat North-Whale Cove.
For the past several months, Main has been calling for...
GNWT not planning to offer airlift compensation
There will be no immediate help from the GNWT's Department of Infrastructure for those who are without vehicles or for businesses that take on extra expense due to the airlift that is replacing sealift.
"I...
Airlift to Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk to begin later this week
If all goes according to plan, the Government of the Northwest Territories' airlift to resupply Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk residents will begin later this week.
The GNWT received a low bid of $1.75 million from...
Court voids tax assessment on Mary River Project lands
A court ruled that the Government of Nunavut failed to properly notify the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and its lessee Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. that the Mary River Project lands were open to tax...
GNWT minister can’t explain why barge was delayed
The GNWT's minister of Infrastructure said he can't explain why the last barge due into the Kitikmeot was delayed by a couple of weeks and was subsequently cancelled due to increasing sea ice.
It may...
Baffinland, QIA sign updated Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association announced the signing of an updated Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement (IIBA) on Wednesday that the company says will strengthen Baffinland's commitments to Qikiqtani communities.
Baffinland and...
Lawsuit possibility raised as final Kitikmeot barge cancelled
Ice is preventing the final sealift barge from reaching Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk and alternative delivery options and compensation measures are being discussed.
The barge, under the Government of the Northwest Territory's Marine Transportation Services...
Getting acquainted with the mining neighbours
Residents of Bathurst Inlet paid a visit to their mining neighbours on July 16. A full site tour, dinner and discussion of the exploration and mining activities ensued.
Matthew Pickard, Sabina Gold & Silver's vice-president...
Pond Inlet seeks ways to use cruise ship tourism proceeds
The Hamlet of Pond Inlet is consulting on how to manage the financial returns from this year's cruise ship season, said senior administrative officer Daryl Dibblee.
The hamlet earned $250,000 in cruise ship docking fees...
Cam Bay cab company expanding to Kugluktuk, Rankin Inlet
Charles Zikalala can remember landing in a Nunavut community and having to walk from the airport into town, luggage in hand. "It was kind of hard," he said.
He's also felt sympathy while watching elders...
Twenty years and counting at Co-op
Kissarvik Co-op retail store manager Glenn Woodford was recognized for his 20 years of service to Arctic Co-operatives during a special ceremony for long-service awards held in Rankin Inlet on Aug. 17.
Kissarvik's David Bond...
ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 20−ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕ ᓇᐃᓴᐃᔪᑦ
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ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᒃ ᐹᓐᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ.
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Shipping companies blame extensive ice, Coast Guard for sealift delays
Impassable sea ice in some Nunavut waters coupled with too few Coast Guard ships has led to sealift delays of up to three weeks this year, according to the heads of sealift companies serving...
Turaarvik Inns North gets total makeover in Rankin Inlet
Turaarvik Inns North is undergoing a massive overhaul in Rankin Inlet this month.
The hotel and restaurant shutdown on Aug. 8 and is expected to be closed for about another week as the renovations take...
De Beers acquires Peregrine Diamonds
Peregrine Diamonds, with its advancing Chidliak diamond project 120 km from Iqaluit, is now property of global mining giant De Beers.
News of the acquisition came Thursday morning. De Beers is paying $107 million in...
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