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Inuvik Drum News Briefs Dec 8 2022

Inuvik Drum News Briefs Dec 8 2022

Inuvik Community Corporation election underway
TUK M-18 access road delayed until next year

TUK M-18 access road delayed until next year

Navigating regulatory hurdles has delayed plans for the resumption of the TUK M-18 natural gas well.
Inuvik Drum Community Art Showcase: Hydroponic Garden Tower Poster, by Rita Garaba

Inuvik Drum Community Art Showcase: Hydroponic Garden Tower Poster, by Rita Garaba

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Dempster Highway in worst shape in 20 years, say truckers

Dempster Highway in worst shape in 20 years, say truckers

Several trucking companies that service the Beaufort Delta are accusing the Yukon government of failing to properly maintain its side of the Dempster Highway.
IN PHOTOS: Ingamo Hall packed for Totally Arctic Wrestling’s anniversary show

IN PHOTOS: Ingamo Hall packed for Totally Arctic Wrestling’s anniversary show

Inuvik’s Ingamo Hall was jam-packed on Nov. 14 for Aarigaa! — Totally Arctic Wrestling’s three-year anniversary show. Extra chairs had to be brought out of storage to cover the biggest beatdown in the Beaufort to date. Aarigaa is a term of excitement in Inuvialuktun. The show featured guest wrestlers Mitch Clarke and Matt Cross and set up a showdown in Tutkoyaktuk two nights later.
EDITORIAL: I drove the Dempster at freeze-up so you don't have to

EDITORIAL: I drove the Dempster at freeze-up so you don't have to

We were having dinner at the El Dorado Inn in Dawson City on the eve of our first time on the Dempster Highway when the question was asked.
Inuvik Drum News briefs

Inuvik Drum News briefs

Notice of Election issued in Fort McPherson
Arctic Winter Games vaccine change ‘was not driven by the Alberta premier in any shape or form,’ says Games executive

Arctic Winter Games vaccine change ‘was not driven by the Alberta premier in any shape or form,’ says Games executive

A decision to end vaccine mandates at the upcoming Arctic Winter Games had absolutely nothing to do with the Alberta government’s request and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would not have been able to revoke $1.2 million in funding regardless.
Alberta Premier persuades Arctic Winter Games to remove vaccine mandate by threatening to pull funding

Alberta Premier persuades Arctic Winter Games to remove vaccine mandate by threatening to pull funding

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is bragging she convinced the Arctic Winter Games to drop its vaccine mandate for the Wood Buffalo 2023 games by threatening to cut off $1.2 million in funding for the upcoming youth event.
New day home gives hope to Inuvik’s young adults

New day home gives hope to Inuvik’s young adults

A scathing audit of NWT addictions services last month called the GNWT to account for not ensuring culturally safe addictions treatment for Indigenous patients seeking recovery.