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May 23 , 2003

Iqaluit contractor fined $6,500

Jens Steenberg pleaded guilty to failing to comply with conditions of a development permit and was fined $6,500 in Iqaluit court May 9.

It was the second fine for Steenberg, who was charged with a similar non-compliance order in November 2001 for a residence in the eastern area of the city. The result was a $500 fine, which Steenberg never paid.

The latest charge was in relation to an illegal suite at house 2686.

The illegal suite was constructed four years ago, and the associated charge was in connection to failing to comply with the original development permit issued back in 1999.

Cambridge Bay teen killed in snowmobile race

Brian Angohiatok, 19, of Cambridge Bay was killed this week when the snowmobile he was driving was crushed during a race.

The competition was part of Cambridge Bay's spring festival.

Angohiatok was the only person who suffered significant injuries.

The teen was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, Cambridge Bay police said.

ITK takes mandarins on Arctic tour

The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami took a dozen federal bureaucrats representing eight federal agencies on a three-day tour of the eastern Arctic this week, hoping the officials will learn more about Canada's Inuit communities.

The group landed in Kuujjuaq on Wednesday, where Johnny Adams, the chair of the Kativik Regional Government, talked about providing administrative services to Nunavik's 14 northern villages.

Then they flew on to Iqaluit, where they met officials with the Nunavut government and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. They also visited the Baffin Regional Hospital and the Baffin Correctional Centre.

On Thursday, the ITK tour guides took the federal officials to Cape Dorset, where they were to meet the hamlet council, visit Inuit homes, the health centre, and the community's famous printmaking centre.

The federal group was made up of assistant deputy ministers, policy advisors, and other senior managers from entities such as the Privy Council, Justice Canada, Health Canada, DIAND, Industry Canada, HRDC, and the CMHC.

NTI spends $75,000 on suicide conference

Nunavut's land claim organization, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., spent $75,000 to fly delegates from Nunavut's three regional Inuit associations to Iqaluit last week for the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention.

"NTI is proud to be part of the network of caring volunteers and organizations who have made the CASP conference possible," NTI president Cathy Towtongie said in a press release.

NTI has also produced three 28-minute videos on suicide prevention and intervention. Copies will be sent to each Nunavut community and will be given to the Nunavut government.

The organization also produced and broadcast public service announcements for Nunavummiut to encourage people to mobilize against suicide, provided interpreter-translating services to the CASP conference, and reprinted information materials.

Rangers complete historic patrol

Canadian Rangers finished a 1,000-kilometre "sovereignty" patrol this month that took them from Eureka to Alert.

That makes them the first Canadian Forces members to ever travel overland from Eureka to Alert, over ground that never before has been travelled on.

The patrol was made up of Sgt. Paddy Aqiatasuk of Resolute Bay, Cpl. Manasie Noah of Grise Fiord, along with Major Stewart Gibson and Warrant Officer Kevin Mulhern of Canadian Ranger Patrol Headquarters.

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