Headline News - February 7, 2003

Nunavut
Romancing the stone, grabbing the land
Upstart firm grabs rights to seven million acres of Baffin land

Group wants gender identity in Nunavut human rights law
Bill expected to go before standing committee next month

Printmaker injured in Pangnirtung storm
Andrew Qappik receives 15 stitches for head gash

Public hearings begin this spring on Jericho project
Tiny Tahera takes a big step in becoming Nunavut’s first diamond mine

Language directorate to address French, Inuktitut issues in GN
New director to prioritize language issues for CLEY

Aboriginal leaders not included in health-care conference
Inuit, First Nations and Métis groups vow to meet with premiers independently

Respiratory study extended until March
Dr. Anna Banerji aims to discover why respiratory infection hits Igloolik kids five times as ard, among other things

Nunavut Briefs

CanZinco continues talks with DIAND

Cambridge Bay comes through

Missing Arviat hunter found dead

Nunavik
KSB move postponed because of lack of money
School board scolds government for delay

High-speed Internet saves the day in Salluit
Blizzard knocks out phone lines, but not cable modems

School Board calls impending framework agreement futile

Quebec Inuit, Cree to finalize offshore agreement-in-principle

Features
Wind, brass, strings and vocal chords

Iqaluit
"This murder is going to be solved," RCMP says
V Division commanding officer addresses public safety concerns in the death of Jennifer Naglingniq

Heads are turning
Bobblehead dolls added to the list of Jordin Tootoo paraphernalia flying off the shelves

Arctic
Leaders agree to clean up Kola Peninsula

ICC establishes new advisory body

North Slope oil key to Alaska’s prosperity

Hamlet on ice

Alaskan workers receive compensation

Fermented food season in Iceland

Finns shiver while Alaskans warm up

Icelanders protest over hydro project

Headline News - February 14, 2003

Nunavut
Okalik dumps Anawak from CLEY
Premier spanks minister for opposing PPD job transfer

Northern premiers say no to federal health deal
Per capita funding leaves Nunavut with a pittance

Nunavut MP denies she’s silent on health issues
NDP health critic says northern MPs failing their constituents

Nunavut has youngest workers in Canada

Human rights bill needs work, labour leaders say
Union officials dissect legislation during day-long workshop

Ron and Don show to make historic broadcast from Nunavut
MacLean, Cherry spend a weekend in Iqaluit to host annual televised tribute to Canada’s national pastime

Hockey Night is here
Nunavummiut love to watch

Nunavut snow sculpture a threat to public safety
Organizers at Ottawa’s Winterlude festival order sculpture demolished by back-hoe

Igloolik residents look forward to mining jobs
Discovery by Vancouver firm could be good news for community

CAP prepares Nunavut youth for the workforce
Pilot project funds paid positions at community Internet sites

Tootoo train flies Canadian North

Nunavik
Aatami issues radio address in self-government talks
Kativik School Board responds, on air

Services top Nunavik industries, census shows
Few Nunavimmiut make a living from fishing, hunting

KSB anticipates staffing shortfall as application deadline closes
Teachers lured by comparable offers in the South

Kuujjuarapik church to bridge Inuit and Cree communities
Third edition of St. Edmund’s Church not only for worship

Features
Piecing together the past
Iqaluit museum curator tracks down the forgotten stories of Inuit art history

The lovely bones
Davidee Itulu is one of the last scrimshaw artists in Nunavut

Iqaluit
IDEA to implement standardized testing
Alberta Government offers service free — for English-language students only

Speed skaters get send off

DIAND turns down city’s request for funding
Money would have paid for research on public-private partnerships

Iqalungmiut live in fear as murder investigation continues
Youth centre plans self-defence workshop

Illegal apartment may cost firm $10,000
City cracks down on errant staff house in Tundra Valley building

New pricing policy

Bus back March 3

Arctic
Russia to set up Arctic research station on the ice

Sápmi in deep freeze

Greenlanders mull whether Danish belongs in their news

Barrow welcomes 700 for Kivgiq

Reindeer slow railway traffic

More riches found in Siberia

Sámi celebrate their National Day

Headline News - February 21, 2003

Nunavut
Budget’s impact on Nunavut unclear
Higher child tax benefit the only concrete bonus

GN hasn’t acted on language ideas, committee hears
None of language commissioner’s recommendations implemented by government

Commissioner stresses need for privacy legislation
Nunavummiut should know their rights

Territorial premiers visit Jean Chrétien
Ten days of back-and-forth negotiation leads to meeting with PM

Kimmirut society seeks a home for artwork
Gallery would showcase artists’ work, give visitors a place to go

NTCL scuttles Kivalliq dry cargo service
Competing shipping firms bid for contract

NWB to delay Nanisivik hearing until March 2004

Court hears Resolute conflict case

Pauktuutit produces health booklets

Nunavik
Framework deal may not mean more power for Nunavik
Expert says draft document’s wording is sketchy

Hockey gear arrives in time for spring season
Montreal Inuit Association sends donations in exchange for country food

Features
Solace from soapstone
Hands that once killed, now carve

Hockey Day in Iqaluit
Grapes warms up in the sauna, Ron MacLean practises Inuktitut

Iqaluit
Sewage spill reeks of future problems
City’s aging infrastructure going down the tubes

All’s quiet at 97.7 FM
Where did mysterious broadcast come from?

Artistic talent shines through
Projet Soleil an exchange program with Parisian kids

Early-morning fire torches Navigator staff house
Two people left homeless

Frozen pipe means kids delight

Headline News - February 28, 2003

Nunavut
Faulty-fuel issue heats up in Cape Dorset
Heating fuel deposits clog furnace nozzles, NPC generators

Minister evicts Iqaluit housing board
Roof caves in after attempted firing of housing manager

Shots fired at Nanook school
A dangerous prank? Or bad aim?

Drunken, armed altercations puts Iqaluit on edge
Brawling men face assault and firearm charges

Greenland marchers protest land-return deal
Agreement doesn’t provide for U.S. clean-up of site near Thule

Baffin’s Inuit teachers discuss ways of teaching in Inuktitut
Group draw timeline of education to discover "where things started to go wrong"

Singer’s art graces phone book cover
Tanya Tagaq Gillis is a woman of many talents

Nunavut Briefs

Executive to approve disclosure forms

NTI to begin review of Attuqtuarvik

Gjoa Haven AGM cost $300,000

In The Courts

Iqaluit city councillor not guilty of sexual assault

Igloolik man charged in connection with co-op heist

Nunavik
Kuujjuaq officially opens cultural centre
More than 200 turn out to bless regional building

Kangirsuk takes home Ungava Bay hockey gold
Tournament marked by great play, good behaviour

Former Kangirsuk official charged with sexual assault

Provincial election in April?

Features
Art on the move
Owner hopes new location will boost business and cultural event possibilities

Making up for lost time
Kimmirut women learn the art of sealskin mitten making

Iqaluit
Iqaluit suffers second sewage spill
Federal officials probe impact on Koojesse Inlet

City defends lower base hook-up plans
Lower base homeowners will soon vote on a plan to subsidize their utilidor hook-up costs

Iqaluit anti-smoking bylaw squeaks through
Councillors divided on toughness of bylaw

City to tout Iqaluit as cold-weather test centre
Helicopter engineers praise Iqaluit’s cold climate