Nunavut News

Iqaluit-Kimmirut Race coming back after lengthy hiatus

Spring is in the air. The length of sunlight and temperatures rising boosts our hopes to new adventures.

There will be a liquor plebiscite in Kugluktuk on May 16, allowing residents to vote on whether to keep the existing system of unrestricted liquor or to replace it with a restricted quantities system.

Nunavut RCMP are warning that some people on Facebook have been posing as a dealership, pretending to sell all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.

Cabinet minister Adam Lightstone found himself in a bit of a pickle this past month when colleagues instigated an investigation by Nunavut’s integrity commissioner over a potential conflict of interest sparked by a temporary appointment within his department.

City reminds people to vaccinate animals and report wild animals

The Government of Canada announced $214 million in funding Friday to address long-term water sustainability for Iqaluit.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal will be tuning in virtually to the Iqaluit city council chambers to make an announcement regarding an Iqaluit water improvement project in Nunavut on April 1. Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Iqaluit mayor Kenny Bell will also be in attendance.

Statistics Canada will be conducting a number of post-census surveys this summer throughout Nunavut from May to October and they’re looking to bring on more Nunavummiut to collect information on the ground.