The federal and territorial governments announced $194 million in infrastructure funding on Jan. 4, with two major projects in Rankin Inlet to benefit from it.
“I’m delighted to see the amount of funding that’s announced for Rankin Inlet,” said Darren Flynn, senior administrative officer for the hamlet. “I think Rankin Inlet has benefitted fairly nicely on this latest announcement.”
The Kivalliq Seniors Long-Term Care Facility is receiving $25 million from the Government of Canada, with $34.4 million from the Nunavut government. Rankin Inlet’s wastewater treatment facility detailed design and construction is also receiving $18 million from the federal government and another $6 million from the GN.
In 2022, the Kivalliq capital was suffering under the weight of infrastructure needs, blocking its ability to expand housing and other developments. Before upgrades to the Johnston Cove lift station, the hamlet had development restrictions in certain parts of town. Those restrictions no longer exist, and work on a new wastewater treatment plant should help support growth in the community.
“I’m confident it’s moving in the right direction,” said Flynn about the infrastructure challenges in Rankin inlet.
Sanikiluaq, Grise Fiord and Arctic Bay also received funding for water treatment plant work.
“As outlined in the Nunavut Drinking Water Strategy, building water treatment plants that are specific to the needs of our growing communities is essential,” stated David Joanasie, minister of Community and Government Services, in a news release accompanying the Jan. 4 announcement.
“The design and construction of these facilities is not just about infrastructure, but about safeguarding public health and empowering our communities.”
ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ $194 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᖀᓐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ 4-ᒥᑦ, ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᖏᔫᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.
“ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖓ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᓂᖓᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒥᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᕕᓕᓐ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᒋᔭᕋ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓵᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ.”
ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ $25 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, $34.4 ᒥᓕᔭᓐ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᙶᕐᓗᓂ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᖅ ᐊᒃᑕᑰᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖅ $18 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ $6 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ.
2022-ᒥᑦ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᑕᖄᓂᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒥᓱᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕈᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ. ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᖅᖄᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᕝᕕᑐᖃᖅ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓃᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ. ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᖕᓃᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖓ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐃᒪᖅ ᐊᒃᑕᑰᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ.
“ᓇᓗᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑎᔪᒧᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᓕᓐ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᐅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ.
ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ, ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑖᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.
“ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒥᑦ, ᐃᒪᓕᕆᕝᕖᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᑕᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓴᖅᕿᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᖀᓐᓇᕐᐊᔪᐊᖅ 4-ᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ.
“ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᖁᑏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᓯᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ.”