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Around Iqaluit Run for cancer research And other related events September 8, 2006 Iqaluit this weekLearn how to grow plants in the Arctic Mass registration is coming Run for cancer research ...or eat hot dogs To have your event listed, free of charge, please call 979-5357, fax 979-4763, or send an email to johnt@nunatsiaq.com. Booze and boating prove fatalNo life jackets, no radio; two men presumed drownedA booze-fueled boat ride last Saturday evening appears to have been a death sentence for two Iqaluit men, who fell into the icy waters and have not been seen since. Edward Munick, 23, and Billy Ford, 36, fell overboard from a freighter canoe at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, near the Bay of Two Rivers, about 30 kilometres from Iqaluit. The two men were with three others. No one had life jackets, and there was no radio to call for help. At least some in the group had been drinking. Some sources say two of the men were arguing, and that one intentionally rocked the boat. In the end, two men ended up in the water, along with a woman who managed to swim back to the boat. The three remaining boaters were left drifting, unable to start the motor, until they were rescued by Jason White of Iqaluit at 6:20 a.m. Sunday morning. A search for the two missing men began shortly afterwards, involving 19 local boats. The search continued for three days, but by Tuesday evening there was still no sign of Munick and Ford, and the search was called off. Hunters will continue looking for their bodies, but hope had been given up on finding the two men alive. Police, who are still investigating, say they haven’t yet come to any firm conclusions about the incident. “We have to do more extensive interviews,” said Cpl. Terry Boyd. “Some are still in shock.” Boyd wouldn’t comment on suggestions that one man intentionally rocked the boat. “We can’t say that for sure yet,” he said. “We don’t want to be involved in speculation.” September 1, 2006 Iqaluit this weekLearn how to grow plants in the Arctic Mass registration is coming To have your event listed, free of charge, please call 979-5357, fax 979-4763, or send an email to johnt@nunatsiaq.com.
Council grumbles about late audited statementsSome members of Iqaluit city council say they’re fed up with long delays in receiving audited financial statements for 2005. Rob Elliott, their temporary director of finance, reported to council last week that the department is currently working on a third draft of the statements and is in the process of negotiating the language of the document with the auditor. He said the audit will be completed and ready to present to council at the end of September. Elliott was hired on contract as the temporary director of finance, from June 1 to August 31, while the permanent finance director, John Hussey, serves as the acting CAO. The city’s newly-hired CAO, Clinton Mauthe, will arrive sometime between now and October. “It is eight months into the year and we don’t have audited financial statements,” said Coun. Nancy Gillis. “It’s unacceptable.” She said setting a deadline for MacKay and Landau, the chartered accountants responsible for auditing the city’s financial statements, could speed up the process in the future and suggested a deadline of three months. “With or without timelines it would take a miracle for MacKay Landau to keep them,” said Coun. Theresa Rodrigue. “I’ve worked with them for 15 years.” Elliott did provide council with a revenue and expense summary sheet of the city’s budget and spending for 2006. The document included concrete numbers up to June 30 and projections for the remainder of the year. As councillors examined the document they began to point out errors and inconsistencies in the presentation of some of the numbers. Elliott agreed that the document contained errors and said that he would have to revise the document for accuracy. The last-minute gangWith nominations now open, Deputy Mayor Glenn Williams is the only member of Iqaluit Council to declare an intention to run for council in the Oct. 16 municipal election. Nunatsiaq News was unable to reach the incumbent mayor, Elisapee Sheutiapik, by press-time this past Wednesday. Coun. Nancy Gillis and Coun. Theresa Rodrigue each said they will not run this time. Coun. Annie Gordon said she was surprised to learn that the time to start thinking about the election has arrived so quickly, and said she is undecided. Coun. Simanuk Kilabuk and Coun. Brad Hall also said they are undecided. “I have decided to leave it until the last minute to make up my mind,” Hall said. Nunatsiaq News could not reach Coun. Claude Martel or Coun. Simon Nattaq to confirm whether they will stand for election. Nominations opened Aug. 28 and will close Sept. 11. The mayor’s position and all eight council seats are up for election.
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