Free life jackets available at boat launch
Anyone going out on the water should stop by the Town of Inuvik's life jacket loaner station, which opened for general use on June 17. Life jackets can be borrowed and returned as needed. Federal law requires all passengers on watercraft to wear one and literally 100 per cent of drowning deaths in the Northwest Territories result from not wearing some form of life preserver.
Gwich'in Gathering seeks delegates
Gwich'in participants are invited to apply to a special gathering being organized in Alaska in July. From July 15 to 21, the 2024 Gwich'in Gathering will be held in Circle, Alaska. Participants must have a valid passport, their own camping gear and must apply by June 24. Delegates will fly to Whitehorse on July 12 and drive as a convoy to Circle. Participants both living in the Gwich'in Settlement Area and diaspora are both encouraged to apply. For more information, fill out the registration form out at https://form.jotform.com/gtcforms/gwichin-gathering-circle-alaska or contact Diane Baxter at 867-777-7900.
Learn about Sacred Perspectives Initiative
The Gwich'in Tribal Council is hosting a series of information sessions on its upcoming Sacred Perspectives Initiative. With an underlying goal to "create a collective vision based on unity, knowledge-sharing and the reclamation of Gwich’in values," the initiative will serve as the foundation of the GTC's nation-building strategy. Sessions are from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m and being held in all four Gwich'in Settlement Areas communities: in Aklavik June 17 at the hamlet chambers; in Teetl'it Zheh (Fort McPherson) June 19 at the hamlet chambers; in Inuvik June 24 at the Nihtat Cultural Room; and in Tsiigehtchic June 26 at the youth centre.
There will be dinner and door prizes.
Child and youth counselling available
Two counsellors are expected to be available in Inuvik all summer to assist children and youth with mental health needs. Hosted at the Arctic Family Centre on 50 Franklin Road, both counsellors are available for same-day appointments as well as for community outreach. Hours are 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
For more information, contact Amy Burns at (867) 377-0123 or Nancy McInnis at (867) 678-0176.