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December 1, 2006

Kimmirut standoff ends peacefully

A two-day armed standoff that followed an armed robbery in Kimmirut ended peacefully on Nov. 28.

RCMP arrested two adult men and a 17-year-old youth for robbery with a firearm after the three gave up Tuesday evening, said Cpl. Randy Slawson with the Iqaluit RCMP.

The three had barricaded themselves inside a residence in the community since early Monday morning, Slawson said.

Police surrounded the home for nearly two days, when RCMP negotiators convinced the three to surrender. No one was injured.

The community's school and several businesses closed while police handled the situation, but re-opened on Wednesday, Slawson said.

The RCMP Major Crime Unit and Kimmirut RCMP are in the community and continue to investigate.

Police had not released the names of the three arrested men as of the Nunatsiaq News press-time this past Wednesday.

December 1, 2006

Prentice says yes to Meadowbank

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The Meadowbank mine and mill will be supplied by barges moving past Chesterfield Inlet up to Baker Lake, and gold bars produced at the mill will be flown out on Boeing 737 aircraft via an airstrip at the mine site. The “winter road” shown here will now be an all-weather road.

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“Cumberland can now begin to provide much desired employment opportunities and economic benefits to Nunavut, particularly in the Kivalliq region’s northern communities,” said Kerry Curtis, Cumberland’s president and CEO.

Cumberland’s next steps are to get a project certificate from the NIRB, then apply for a water licence and some other necessary permits and licences.

The company has already shipped supplies and equipment to Baker Lake for construction next year.

The mine, expected to operate for at least eight years, will likely go into production in late 2008 or early 2009.

It will be connected to Baker Lake by a 70-kilometre all-weather road whose use will be restricted. Under an Inuit impact and benefits agreement bet­ween Cumb­erland Re­sources and the Kivalliq Inuit Association, Inuit will gain access to at least 60 training positions.

After the mine is constructed, it will employ about 350 people.

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