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At 8 a.m. the morning of Feb. 24 the Hamlet of Arviat announced a state of emergency to last until Mar. 2.In a release by the Hamlet it states 'due to the longevity of the Public Health Emergency in Arviat' the Mayor and Council in an emergency meeting has declared a Local State of Emergency in the community.

The large deficit the Government of Nunavut (GN) was expecting due to Covid-19 related spending in November of last year has been offset by a number of financial injections by the Federal government over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.The 2021-22 budget tabled for the fiscal year on Feb. 23 credits the feds for helping offset the significant costs of Covid.

The Rapid Housing Initiative, available to the majority of Canadians, has faced some bumps along the road in helping assist Nunavummiut due to the financial viability requirements of the program.

ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24 ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24−ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᔪᒥ #Ajunngiitunga ᐊᒻᒪᓗ #PinkShirtDay, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

The Iqaluit Music Society has a million reasons to celebrate after it was announced late Friday night they were the winners of this year's Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) – and they have high hopes in terms of what to do with their winnings.

The Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society (PI/KHS) is set to enter its 25th year next month.The society was incorporated on Mar. 6, 1996, and there is much to celebrate and to lookback upon from the past quarter-century.The mission of the society is to preserve and renew Inuinnait knowledge, language andculture for the benefit of all Inuit.

An advocate for traditional Inuit and registered midwives currently living in Arctic Bay ishoping the Government of Nunavut will reverse the decision made to suspend birthingservices in Kivalliq, as well as helping better support midwives all over the territory.