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April 11, 2003

Committees seek submissions on new bills

Two committees of the Nunavut legislative assembly are inviting Nunavummiut to make written submissions on two major bills.

The standing committee on health and education wants to know what people think about Bill 33, the proposed tobacco control act.

The bill would ban the sale of tobacco to minors, restrict the way storekeepers may sell tobacco, and ban smoking in most public places.

The standing committee on community empowerment and sustainable development wants to know what people think about Bill 35, the proposed new wildlife act.

The new wildlife law would bring territorial legislation into line with the Nunavut land claims agreement, the federal Endangered Species Act and various international treaties. It also creates sharp increases in penalties for those who violate wildlife regulations, and defines a set of principles based on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit.

People with Internet access may find the two bills at www.assembly.nu.ca/english/bills.
For more information about how to prepare submissions, contact Kooyoo Nooshoota (Tobacco Control Act) or John Quirke (Wildlife Act) at (867) 975-5100.

April 11, 2003

Public hearing on Nanisivik in Arctic Bay

Arctic Bay residents will get a chance to hear vital information about the extent of contamination at the nearby Nanisivik mine site during a public hearing on the evening of April 17.

The Nunavut Water Board says it will present information and encourage discussion on two reports recently submitted by CanZinco Ltd., the operator of the former zinc mine at Nanisivik, under the terms of their latest water licence.

One report, called the "Phase II Environmental Site Assessment," describes the type and extent of contamination at the mine site.

The second, called the "Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment," evaluates whether metal concentrations in soil at the mine site pose a threat to human health.

April 11, 2003

Big earnings for Northern Property REIT

Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust, one of northern Canada's largest owners of rental properties, beat its own earnings projections in the last three months of 2002.

The company posted net earnings of $2.4 million, or 24¢ a share, for the last quarter of 2002, exceeding its own forecasts by 20 per cent.

Northern Property, created through a restructuring of a company formerly known as Urbco, owns more than $250 million worth of office and apartment buildings in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Alberta.

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