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June 25, 2004
Opposed to rent increases
in Nunavik
I don't understand why
we are subject to southern standards with the high cost of maintaining houses.
I hope the Kativik Municipal
Housing Bureau will help with the on-going maintenance problems and expenses
of a new home once social housing begins to push out the higher income earners
into the erroneous affordable homeownership program.
Why should the higher income
earners be forced to have a lower standard of living after what they have accomplished
(school, job experience etc.)?
There are barely any maintenance
companies who would help with the general on-going maintenance of the house,
which would be considered a hidden cost since the maintenance for the social
housing is done by the KMHB. I have just graduated from university and it seems
that it is beginning to not pay-off, since my income will be subject to scales
and scrutiny.
We cannot be compared to
the South and their rent scales because there are maintenance companies with
competitive prices that are affordable to acquire and maintain their homes.
This seemingly unnoticed aspect was not considered when they wanted to push
homeownership in Nunavik.
If the 10-year rent hike
is beginning next year, then you will see more higher educated Inuit looking
for lower-paying jobs, possibly more people on welfare and more and more angry
tenants not paying their rent arrears, which will be going higher at a faster
rate.
More non-Inuit will be
sent up north from the south to do work and be housed in a newly furnished home
by their employers. The housing situation is bad in Nunavik with the many homes
housing several families. If the rent scale will be following the income of
the household, then a home may be paying an enormous amount without enjoying
the benefits of an actual home that should be composed of one or at the very
most two families.
The benefits are decreasing
while the costs are increasing. There will be many, many angered tenants down
the road with higher and higher arrears. These scales are obviously done by
non-Inuit who do not know the actual facts and extra hidden expenses of living
in the north with every expense taxed at every level from cargo expenses for
materials, to the services of having a maintenance man work for $40 to $50 an
hour.
Tommy Palliser
Inukjuaq
June 25, 2004
Open letter to the
City of Iqaluit
I daily walk along the
seaside trails and tundra between the city and Apex. I wish to make the city
aware of a unique tourism marketing opportunity. I believe we have some of the
most colourful beaches and shorelines of any city in Canada. For this reason
it is now time that we should announce this spectacle to the world.
I can picture it in my
mind as visiting viewers remark:
"Oh look - a white
spot and another beautiful white spot with blue lettering and yet another and
another. That North Mart must be a very prolific species. Just look at all the
gorgeous red, yellow, green, gold and blue colours in all shapes and sizes.
They must be northern flowers."
Northmart is not to blame
for all their bags littering the land and waters. In fact not too long ago they
encouraged citizens of our fair city to use alternate means for carrying purchases
such as personal bags. It's us who are to blame.
The shopping bags are among
the tens of thousands pieces of garbage that is strewn all over the city. The
accumulation of garbage over the years is fast destroying the beauty of our
city.
The land and water cannot
speak our language.
But if they did I am sure
they would be telling us to be more careful with our garbage. They would be
warning us of the tiny pieces of plastics, paper and other substances our fish,
fowl and other forms of wildlife consume and that tangle their world. They would
tell us how our garbage not only contaminates and pollutes the lands and water
but all creatures that live in and depend upon land and water plus all that
grows from the land.
It is time for a major
city-wide clean up (not just the shores and beaches.) But more than that it
is also time that we must take greater care in managing our garbage year round
so that it does not get blown away during fierce storms and from ravenous dogs
and ravens.
If this means a more active
environment protection committee and a more responsive and caring council then
so be it. We must not use Mother Nature as our garbage collector for if we do
we will eventually be consumed by our own refuse.
Frank Pearce
Iqaluit
June 25, 2004
In loving memory of Pudloo Nowdlak
In loving memory of our
father, Pudloo Nowdluk.
Born: August 8, 1931; died
April 24, 2003.
How we miss you father,
and how things have
changed in the past year
that you have been
gone.
How and what we have
been doing, is because of how
we feel inside. It's
only when our
loved ones are gone
that we realize how
precious they are
to us and
how we can change.
We take it day by day
but you are always
in our hearts
and in our thoughts.
And how we can take
so much pain, and
still have a meaning
to live, because
there is so much love now
for our siblings
and our children. And
that we learn to
deal with once our loved ones are gone.
Through that, we
learned to love each
other and that's
all there will ever be. Besides
us, your children,
grandchildren,
sisters, brothers,
cousins and friends are missing
you and thinking
of you,
who made us realize
how much you meant to us.
We will always love
you father.
Saila Nooshoota
On behalf of the
Nowdluks
Iqaluit
June 18, 2004
Quaqtaq mayor says thanks
to the police
To the police forces working
to better the Arctic:
I would like to extend
my appreciation to all the police forces working in the North to make the North
a better place to live in.
I say thank you to the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Sûreté du Québec (the
Quebec provincial police), the Montreal police force, the Eeyoo Cree Regional
Police Force, and especially, the Kativik Regional Police Force.
Keep up the good work and
keep up the war on drugs.
I for one, as a mayor,
am happy with the progress that has been made with your commitment to decrease
or halt completely the sale of illegal drugs.
Thank you.
Johnny Oovaut
Mayor
Northern Village
of Quaqtaq
June 18, 2004
Women live with violence
every day
I wish to thank the woman
from Iqaluit who dealt with this awful cycle of violence and I commend her (May
28, 2004, "Too much focus on abused women?").
But let's not forget that
there a lot of other women and very young women and very young girls who are
living with violence, threats and jealousy on an every-day basis - ullumi -
today.
You are very true when
it comes to children witnessing and hearing some awful words that are demeaning,
but as adults and parents we can control this and let them not hear and witness
such abuse to begin with.
Adults should not be doing
this in the first place.
Let us tell our children
that there are options besides hitting another person. Talk to someone, talk
to social services, or the RCMP, who all have professional training.
At Qulliit we do not hate
men, as you implied. I do not know where you got that statement. We have a mandate
to serve women, not men, but if men want to assist in helping how to stop their
abuse, they are more than welcome to.
If you looked into our
reports, you would see this is the opposite of what Qulliit said. We know men
are hurting emotionally and we said there needs to be more programs that are
geared towards their anger.
Yes, make a stand. Stop
this violence. Let's join hands (no matter what race or gender) - Kappiaasungiluta!
The feminist movement is
not old in Nunavut. It's just starting, it hasn't really even moved yet.
Atii nipiqatuinariit, taima
kisiani nuqarjumminiangata.
Madeleine Qumuatuq
President of Qulliit
June 18, 2004
Sanders deserves apology,
and her old job
In praise of Jim Bell's,
as usual, accurate editorial on the recent goings-on, disclosures, and "secrets"
of the legislative assembly, I would adding this at the end of his June 11 editorial
after recommending that Akesuk keep his job: "...and offer Nora Sanders
an apology, and her job back."
That is, if she would take
it.
(Name withheld by request)
Iqaluit
June 18, 2004
Searching for two Good
Samaritans
I wish to thank Jacob Innuaraq and Andre Airut for finding and returning my
brown leather backpack to me after it was lost on April 4.
I would like to give them a reward as I had advertised, but I am having difficulty
contacting them. Can anyone help?
I can be reached till July 2 at Nunavut Arctic College in Taloyoak at 867 561-5371.
Many thanks to these two men for going out of their way to help a stranger.
May what you put out always come back to you ten-fold. With great appreciation.
Moon Joyce
Taloyoak
June 18, 2004
In memory of Joanasie Mike
In Loving Memory of:
Joanasie
Qajaaqjuaq Mike,
1987 - 2001.
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Joanasie Qajaaqjuaq Mike - April 11, 1987 - June 18, 2003.
One year ago, you left us silently,
A year without you has been tough,
Through God's hands, we are okay but missing you dearly,
Each day passes by but you are never forgotten,
Some days it feels empty but you have filled us with thankfulness and loving-kindness
that you left us,
Your smile shines in our hearts daily to remind us that your love is still with
us,
Through the years that you were with us, you have made a difference in our lives
and we will be thankful forever.
We love you and hope to meet you in heaven soon. Aakuluk Guulu!
From the entire Mike family
Pangnirtung and Iqaluit
June 18, 2004
CTV's Canada excludes Nunavut
Every night, the tour bus segment on the CTV National News starts with a map
of Canada that is half a decade out-of-date. Canada's newest Territory, Nunavut,
is not even shown.
Your map would have been obsolete during the last federal election, let alone
this one!
Any chance you could "update" your map to reflect the existence of
the largest jurisdiction in the country?
Peter Wilson
Director
Informatics and Communications
Nunavut Planning Commission
Editor's note: This is a copy of a letter that Mr. Wilson
recently e-mailed to CTV.
June 18, 2004
Only two Inuit candidates?
Most Inuit do not have an understanding of how the party system works. Yet
they continue to take part in federal elections.
Though we may say that Inuit do not have a full grasp of the party system,
they have not voted for a non-aboriginal person since Bud Orange in the late
1960s or early 1970s.
Therefore I wonder what the majority of Inuit will see on the ballots on June
21? Two candidates or five?
In most Inuit eyes I believe they will see only two candidates. What were the
members of each of the three parties thinking?
Silas Arna'naaq
Baker Lake
June 18, 2004
Sanikiluaq's joy comes
after many struggles
I commend, very much, Jane George of Nunatsiaq News for a heart-warming,
excellent report on a success story of the Qikirtarmiut ("A day of joy
for Sanikiluaq," May 7, 2004.)
I congratulate Lucy Mary Qavvik, Isabel Takatak, Caroline Alariak, Mina Rumbolt,
Mary Kavik, Dina Kavik and Lizzie Kavik in becoming full-fledged teachers.
You will be teaching your own people, who have the potential of becoming a
premier, doctors, nurses and teachers like yourself. I quote: "We want
to be role models - the best teachers we can be." You are indeed role models,
already achieving a realistic goal that is right in front of everybody's eyes.
It was good to hear that the elders offered support in traditional knowledge,
which in turn had the students comforting and helping each other when times
were tough. That, in turn, showed the world that traditional and cultural Inuit
still have a strong sense of unity, which kept their people alive throughout
the centuries.
Oh, times have changed. I remember being sent to Kuujjuaraapik (Great Whale
River) in the middle of the school year, because the new community, Sanikiluaq,
didn't have Grade 5 and 6 books for me. Just before the school year ended, we,
the islanders, were told that we would be going to Churchill for the next school
year.
I was so happy. I always envied those who were going there already. If I remember
correctly, our MLA, Peter Kattuk, was one of them. Just before going back to
the Belchers, we were told that plans had been changed. Instead of going to
Churchill, the NWT students were to go to a new school some place way up north
called Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit.)
I had never heard of this place.
My world had just expanded when my people were relocated to North Camp (Sanikiluaq.)
By then, Great Whale River and Churchill were no longer surprising. I just didn't
think there were people way up north.
The students who were so happy that we were going to Churchill decided not
to go. I ended up being the first Qikirtarmiuk to stay at Ukiivik Residence
and the first to go to the Gordon Robertson Education Centre (Inuksuk High School.)
It was really hard for me. The people looked like Inuit, but they sure talked
funny. I couldn't understand them, and I couldn't be understood. I ended up
speaking in English for 10 months.
There were no telephones on the Belchers and the mail took forever, which didn't
matter, because they couldn't write. There was no way to get in contact with
my people. The weekly allowance was a whole one dollar and we actually got a
raise in the second year to $1.25 or $1.50.
The second year went a bit better. Betsy, Dora and Lottie came with me. I learned
that I missed out talking with my family on HF radio, the only sort of communication
we had. Communication was terrible.
I didn't blame the girls for not going for the third year. I myself didn't
go back. Ah, I still wish I had that first yearbook that came out.
I understand that for our people, the Inuit, our biggest strength is unity.
The family ties and community support was a must. That's the kind of life we
had to leave behind when we had to go to school abroad. Without any communication,
there was no unity, or support, unlike today where we have telephones, e-mail,
and fast mail delivery.
Once in a while, students write to Nunatsiaq News from schools in the South.
I urge them to continue because I know it takes a strong person and a lot of
dedication to one's education to stay away from family and community.
Me, I quit school, although I have G.E.D. Grade 12, which almost amounts to
nothing. I am not a good role model.
I commend the Nunavut government for recognizing that programs, such as the
Nunavut Teacher Education Program, are available in our own communities. I commend
them further, because now students can finish their Grade 12 at home. Because
of you it was a "day of joy for Sanikiluaq." It makes one wish it
was like that in my days.
For Nunatsiaq News, thank you very much, but did you have to show all that
food? I haven't eaten any for a long time.
I am proud of my cousins, my friends, and others who have indeed raised my
hopes for a better tomorrow for my people.
Lukas Eqilaq
Yellowknife
June 18, 2004
Regrets voting for Paul
Okalik
I recently came across an article in your newspaper regarding Premier Paul
Okalik and his support for Inuit-first education and employment policies.
This article made me question my vote in this past winter's MLA election. If
I could, I would withdraw my vote for Mr. Okalik to represent me and the rest
of Iqaluit West, thus withdrawing all support I once had for him.
Okalik claims he feels no guilt for the fact that non-Inuit students are receiving
so much less than Inuit students in terms of assistance. He claims the Inuit-first
policies aren't discriminatory.
Well Mr. Okalik, I see you don't like the word discrimination. How about the
word ethnocentrism? Racism perhaps? These programs are choosing a race of people
and showing that they think they are better by giving them more money, more
jobs, and more opportunity in this territory.
Why do we have to be separated into two categories like that? Inuit and non-Inuit?
Aren't we all people?
Non-Inuit students in desperate need of jobs and assistance are discouraged.
I should know, I am one. Many of us will ultimately choose not to return to
Nunavut in our future endeavors.
Why would we want to live somewhere where we are seen as second class citizens?
Why would we ever want to live under a government that doesn't recognize us
as equals? I think it's plain to see that we will never be seen as equals in
the eyes of the Nunavut government.
I just want to be acknowledged. I see so many non-Inuit students who have spent
most, if not all, of their lives here and still they are seen as a second priority.
I just don't understand why so many jobs have to go unfilled when there are
so many people willing to fill them.
I'm appreciative to FANS for the money I do receive and up until this year
I thought the summer student program was good. All of a sudden, I am working
at a job that pays half of what I made last summer and to even think about getting
government work is out of the question.
I look at my circle of my friends, and so many of them are in the same boat.
At least Hunter Tootoo stated the summer job crisis was "simply unfair."
Perhaps I'll move to Iqaluit Centre!
We just want to be treated equally. This whole mess is an infringement on our
human right not to be discriminated against based on race, Section 15 (2) in
the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
You may not feel guilty, Mr. Okalik, but I beg you to reconsider. Think about
how you are making us non-Inuit feel, as if we don't belong. We're residents
of Nunavut too. Please don't ignore us.
(Name withheld by request)
Iqaluit
June 18, 2004
Nora Sanders' many strengths
My first impulse on learning of Nora Sanders' resignation as Deputy Minister
of Justice was to say something about the conditions under which she left.
I know, however, from working with her for nearly four years, that this is
not her way, and I will try to focus on the positive, as she always taught her
co-workers to do.
Others know better than I, the contribution she made to the community in such
areas as literacy, the arts and the homeless. What I do know about her contributions
in these areas, however, indicates that her contribution was made in the same
way as her contribution to the Government of Nunavut in general and the Department
of Justice in particular.
That is to say, it was by conveying in all her words and deeds a strong faith
and belief in the goodness of people and the fundamental worth and value of
the organization in question.
A few examples will illustrate:
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
I do not recall Nora ever having given a direction to any director in the
department that we must take a specific action in recognition of our obligation
to respect Inuit traditional knowledge.
Nevertheless, there was not a person in the department who did not know exactly
how strongly she supported the need to recognize and promote it in all our work.
No one was told to go to language training classes. We simply looked around
and there she was. Nora, who spoke the language better than any of us, was there
making mistakes, being embarrassed, being laughed at, and learning just like
the rest of us.
How could any of us in the department ever say we were too busy, proud or important
to struggle with the language when our deputy minister thought it important
enough for her to find the time to do so?
The same thing can be said for the development and implementation of the Inuit
Employment Plan and the famous IQ days. No one was told they had to attend,
but all knew perfectly well by her example and participation just how important
it was to her and wanted to please her.
Similarly with the feed the homeless program. Although not an official departmental
program, when employees showed up at the Dome they usually found Nora working
along side them to dish out food or clean up after vandals nearly destroyed
the place.
Achieving a proper balance
Admittedly, I may not be a good example of how well Nora succeeded in teaching
us all by example the importance of achieving a healthy balance between our
work and personal lives.
But once again, the example was there and all but the most stubborn saw her
example and followed it for a healthier life and, in the long run, an ability
to continue working and contributing to the GN for a longer period of time than
those who would otherwise burn out earlier.
Government etiquette
For lack of a better word for it I lump all the small things that go into
the formation of a proper co-operative attitude to others in government under
this heading.
Although some of us were at times frustrated with what we saw as uncooperative
or misguided individuals, we were forced to deal with from time to time, and
sorely tempted to let these feelings show through in our correspondence or dealings
with them, we soon observed by Nora's reaction to such ungenerous attitudes
that this was not her way.
On reflection, we usually saw the wisdom of her more forgiving approach and
learned that working cooperatively achieved more in the long run and certainly
made life much more pleasant.
I am sad to think that these - and many other - strengths and qualities as
a leader of people may not be fully recognized and appreciated by those who
have not had an opportunity to work with Nora over the last four years.
Her staff will, however, always appreciate the strength, wisdom, friendship,
and leadership she provided to us in the early days of the Nunavut Department
of Justice.
Doug Wallace
Former Director, Legal and Constitutional Law
Nunavut Department of Justice
Ottawa
June 4, 2004
Iceland's
fishing methods for Nunavut?
The controversy continues about Nunavut's fish quotas - who should have access
to them and how can the Inuit of Nunavut become the main beneficiaries and how
should the fishery be conducted.
We understand that the Baffin Fisheries Coalition (BFC) is now considering
purchasing a large factory-freezer trawler to catch Nunavut quotas of turbot.
I would like to humbly put forward for consideration an alternative to a factory-freezer
trawler.
Perhaps the investment in a factory-freezer trawler is just not worth the gamble
for the return on the investment and the few (20-30) low paying jobs it will
create. The cost of the vessel, as we understand BFC is considering purchasing,
is about $12 million. Such a vessel would have to fish successfully year-round
to be profitable. Where are the year-round quotas in Nunavut waters (areas 0A
and 0B)?
There is an alternative approach to the Nunavut fishery, which might be worth
considering, which would reduce the financial risk; give a much better return
on investment; create many more jobs; and be respectful of the Inuit way of
life.
I refer to a small-boat fishery. When you think about it, we are only talking
about 4,000 metric tonnes of turbot available in area 0A. It is interesting
to note that the fast-speed small-boat fishery in Iceland catches over 35,000
metric tonnes of cod each year. More and more small boats are being added to
the fleet each year, because it is the most cost-efficient way of catching fish.
So this small boat fishery is a very successfully proven method of fishing in
the North and might be worth considering for Nunavut.
Small high speed boats of 28 to 36 feet, with automatic baiting systems, would
cost in the range of $600,000 each and employ five people on each boat. Thus
the amount of money spent to purchase one factory freezer trawler might be better
directed to purchase 20 fast-speed small boats, which would create 100 independent
jobs in the harvesting side of the fishing industry in Nunavut.
If four communities had five such vessels each, then each community would have
a minimum of 25 fishing jobs.
For the same investment, 20 small boats would catch 3,000 metric tonnes of
turbot per year, while one freezer trawler would catch less half as much fish
(1,200 metric tonnes maximum.)
Along with the small boat operation, small processing plants, such as the plant
in Pangnirtung, would be needed to process the landed fish and this would create
another 15-18 jobs in each community. Thus for the same investment, the small-boat
fishery would create 160-170 seasonal jobs instead of the 20-30 jobs which would
be created on board a factory-freezer trawler.
Most important of all is the fact that this freezer-trawler direction seems
to totally ignore the Inuit way of life, as I understand it. Working for someone
else for wages (or shares) aboard a factory-freezer trawler is, as I understand
it, foreign to the Inuit way of life.
Being away from one's family for two month periods in the summer time is not
something that, I understand, is considered normal to the Inuit way of life.
The small boat operation would be a day-fishing operation and boats would go
fishing each morning and return home each night.
The small boat operations would be more flexible, in that the boats could be
used, from time to time for other activities such as hunting. From my respectful
understanding of the Inuit way of life, being "free and independent and
masters of one's own domain," would be much more in line with the Inuit
way of life than working for wages aboard a freezer-trawler.
Of course these are decisions that only the Inuit fishing interests of Nunavut
will make and my thoughts here are meant only as humble suggestions which might
not have otherwise been considered.
John Andrews
Arctic Harvesters Inc.
St. John's, Nfld.
June
4, 2004
Justice
system failed victims of pedophile
I'm writing to express my anger towards the pedophile who victimized my daughter.
I'm writing to express my frustration and obvious anger towards my daughter's
mother for continuing a common-law relationship with the pedophile - both of
you make me sick.
I'm writing to express my anger and dismay with the justice system, which has
allowed this pedophile to get away with an easy sentence, a slap in the face
to the victim, a slap in the face to all victims of this sick criminal behaviour,
a slap in the face to the victim's father, a slap in the face to the victim's
siblings and everyone who loves her. This is a slap in the face to all victims
of child sexual abuse.
My daughter suffered while the pedophile victimized her. My daughter suffered
while the mother continued a relationship with the pedophile. My daughter suffered
during the sentencing of the pedophile. My daughter has suffered mental and
emotional trauma. My daughter will continue probably for the rest of her life
to receive psychiatric care.
Where is the justice in all this? If not in this life, the pedophile will have
to answer to his maker.
I ask the editor to withhold my name to protect the identity of my daughter
and her siblings.
(Name withheld by request)
Iqaluit
June
4, 2004
Researcher
clarifies study
I am responding to the May 21 story in the Nunatsiaq News: "Study:
Inuit women turned off by municipal politics."
Iqaluit was selected as one of six sites from across Canada to participate
in this national project.
The goal of the project was to speak to primarily Inuit women directly and
ask them what they felt were barriers to participating in local politics. The
purpose in identifying these barriers is to develop a plan to address the issues
both at a local level and at a national level.
I was the primary researcher for the Iqaluit site. The City of Iqaluit and
the Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women supported the research.
Our methodology consisted of holding focus groups at a variety of locations
around town mostly where women gathered and also interviewing individual women.
Women were asked to identify what they saw as barriers to their own participation
and many women identified sexism and racism as barriers to participation.
Issue such as childcare, the availability of free time and the complexities
of city council were also among the barriers identified by women. However, our
findings showed that women are often involved in addressing community issues,
but often do so in informal ways rather than through formal City of Iqaluit
committees.
The research suggested to us that the current way in which city council operates
may not correspond with how women go about being involved in their communities.
The challenge to the City of Iqaluit is to develop a variety of ways to involve
women in consultation and to develop ways of operating that reflects the needs
of women in Iqaluit.
The report was well received by the City of Iqaluit and work is under way to
increase women's participation in the municipal process.
Carrie Elrick
Project Coordinator
Increasing Women's Participation in Municipal Process Project
June
4, 2004
Thanks
for help with workshop
I would like to express my gratitude to all those who participated and brought
their wisdom to the climate change workshop on May 17 here in Iqaluit.
In particular I thank the two intrepreters, Leetia Janes and Miali Curley,
along with Jimmy Ekho on the technical side, for their exceptional work in helping
to make this workshop a success.
The Navigator Inn also deserves mention in how well it accomodated and fed
us so well.
Finally, thank you to Tracy O'Hearn, director of the Ajunnginiq Centre (NAHO)
who sponsored the country food reception in celebration of the ratification
of the Stockholm Convention (Contaminants/POPS) which came into force on the
same day, May 17, 2004.
We were truly honored that John Bucinni, the chair of the inter-governmental
negotiating committee who successfully chaired the POPS global negotiations
chose to come to Iqaluit and celebrate with us. John throughout the negotiations
respectfully gave much room for the Inuit-Arctic voice to be heard.
Again thank you to all.
Sheila Watt-Cloutier
ICC Chair
Iqaluit
June
4, 2004
Disappointed
by Iqaluit City Council
I was very disappointed to hear that the Iqaluit City Council is considering
scrapping the recycling program.
I have recently moved to Yellowknife, and many people have mentioned to me
that they wish Yellowknife could emulate Iqaluit by having curbside recycling.
Not only that, they wish that they could recycle all plastics (especially those
numerous yogurt containers that seem to stack up so fast.)
I was proud to have lived in a community that was far-sighted enough to see
that one of the ways to ensure the life of the landfill was lengthened was by
investing in recycling.
I was also jubilant when the open burning of garbage had ended and I could
confidently take in a breath of air without feeling that I was being exposed
to airborne carcinogens. I would urge citizens to contact their city representatives
and convince them that the short-sighted decision to cancel recycling is an
unhealthy option and is not environmentally sustainable.
Elise Maltin
Yellowknife
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