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Volume 57 Issue 10 Thursday, March 18, 2021 75 CENTS
Vets without Borders
heading to Paulatuk 'Dogs are starting to be a bit of an issue' in the hamlet
photo courtesy of Robynn Templin
Richard Templin cuddles two stray puppies rescued in Paulatuk. The puppies are flown to Inuvik where the Arctic Paws Foundation helps them get the rest of the way to
the Yellowknife SPCA.
News Council Sports
Walk to Tuk Hitting
has best the slopes
year yet Councillors want more for Pi Day
efficient meetings
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"When you break up a relationship, you have to move on. It does not justify assault."
– Judge Donovan Molloy sentenced an man for assault in a case with domestic overtones, page 9.
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Walk to Tuk has most
successful year yet
NNSL file photo
Ski Club asks snowmobilers
to stay off trails
Inuvik Ski Club is asking snow-
mobilers to keep to their own trails and
let the ski trails be.
The club says it received several con-
cerns about the safety of the ski trails
after hosting more than 70 skiers over
Participation explodes for NWT fitness contest
the weekend. It said there were a num-
ber of run-ins with snowmobiles, raising
safety concerns.
"There are so many alternate routes
that you could use that would allow
everyone to safely enjoy our beautiful
spring weather," reads the notice, posted
to Inuvik Rant and or Rave Ver. 2.0.
NWTSPCA needs
Inuvik dog sitters
Northwest Territories SPCA is put-
ting out the call for dog fosters to help
care for animals as they transition to
Yellowknife.
While the need is ongoing, as of
this writing the shelter is looking for
someone to care for two young sisters
and a husky. The dogs would stay in Thorsten Gohl of team Ping Pong
Inuvik until a flight can be arranged to
Yellowknife. Anyone interested in get- Rockstars shows off his frosty face,
ting involved in the dog rescue system is which won him the January photo
asked to email nwtspcayk@gmail.com. contest. Walk to Tuk is reporting 2021
was its most successful year yet.
Our Climate Our Arctic
conference seeks delegates by Eric Bowling
The second annual Our Climate Our Northern News Services
Arctic youth climate conference is about January and February were busy months
to kick off across the North and is across the Northwest Territories, with the NWT
looking for delegates from across Inuit Recreation and Parks Association reporting this
Nunagat to join in the brainstorming year was the most active Walk to Tuk ever.
marathon. NWTRPA director of active communities
Featuring discussion panels, work- Bri Krekoski said more participants walked
shops and jam sessions, the delegates more kilometres in 2021 than ever before – over
will be able to speak with Elders, edu- 5,579 people from 31 communities racked up
cators, scientists, researchers as well as 752,215 kilometres, beating last year's record
network with like-minded youth from by almost 30,000 kilometres.
across Canada's North. In total, 495 teams took to the trails this
Discussions will focus on the effects year, an increase of 40 to 50 teams from 2020.
of climate change on everyday life in "We've had a lot of communities and a lot of
Canada's North. To register, visit bit. people participating and a lot of engagement.
ly/3cHe38T. the event is open to anyone It's been really fantastic," said Krekoski. "We've
aged 14 to 30. got almost all of the communities – 31 out of 33
communities in the NWT created teams. So for photo courtesy of NWTRPA
Community meeting for me that's a really huge success. Crystal Canadien shot this selfie with her family while participating in Walk to
"Our goal this year was to get all NWT Tuk and won the Intergenerational Connections Photo Contest for January. Walk
Inuvik Labour Market communities, so we came really close."
Development Plan She noted the Covid-19 crisis has been hard to Tuk had dozens upon dozens of new prizes this year to encourage participa-
on people's mental and physical health as many tion and it worked.
A consulting firm is visiting Inuvik
March 18 to gather information on what activities were cancelled last year, so things like
the training needs are to fill jobs in the Walk to Tuk were excellent opportunities to get winner of that contest will get team T-shirts. People walked, ran, or otherwise clocked
community. out and active in a team setting. "Every single year, we all as a staff marvel their exercise for many different reasons. For
Held at the Midnight Sun Complex A few changes along the way may have also at the creativity that Northerners have in creat- many, it was a fun way to get active. Other
from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Com- helped increase the numbers. Krekoski said ing their team names," she said. "This year, had far deeper purposes. One group, Team
munity Hall, the meeting, hosted by NWTRPA invested its resources into more with Covid-19 there's been some especially YK Walking with Our Sisters, takes the trek
NorthWays Consulting, will ask local prizes instead of providing T-shirts for all par- hilarious names." annually to honour the memory of Missing and
employers what the training needs are ticipants. Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
in Inuvik, which groups should be pri- Among the swag given out were a dozen Winners, one and all Krekoski said now the plan was to analyze
oritized to get that training and what $1,000 recreation grants, beaver mitts for team Inuvik was host to a number of prize- what worked and what needs improvement and
programs should be the priority for captains, three grand prize flight passes to fly winners. Luisa Ospina, of team MFHWits, was prepare for next year's Walk to Tuk.
training. anywhere (in the NWT) and numerous smaller named the winner of the video competition for In the interim, eager walkers are invited to
As the meeting is at the Midnight Sun prizes. a quick clip she took on the ski trails around join Walk Edéhzhíe this summer, which will
Complex, anyone attending is reminded Krekoski said there were enough prizes town. run from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30. It will run the
to bring a mask to wear while entering for every community, including for best team "It was a beautiful sunset, the pictures same way as Walk to Tuk, encouraging partici-
and exiting the building. name, which was won by team Cirque de Sore weren't doing it justice," said Ospina. "It feels pants to clock their time on the land to move a
Legs, after it edged out an Inuvik team, Up to amazing (to have won the award); I loved tak- pin around the Edéhzhíe protection area in the
Snow Good, by a vote of 51 to 49 per cent. The ing a part of this year's event." Dehcho region.
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Vets without Borders head to Paulatuk
Volunteer dog rescuer Robynn Templin called in organization to hold clinic
by Eric Bowling out, a photo of the pooch is
Northern News Services shared around the hamlet to
Paulatuk's pooches will make sure it wasn't someone's
soon have a shot at visiting the pet that got loose.
vet after a dedicated volunteer In terms of care, the com-
dog rescuer managed to book munity's dogs need every-
in Vets without Borders to thing from basic veterinary
drop by the community. services to serious medical
It's just the latest effort attention. One such critter,
by self-described dog lover Pekoe, ran out to Templin
Robynn Templin and her from underneath a house
husband Richard to help the with a collar embedded in
community out with its four- her neck.
legged citizens. She's been Templin said the dog
helping out with the pet popu- was able to be moved to the
lation for the last three years. Yellowknife SPCA with the
"What I would really like help of Arctic Paws and taken
to see is mostly neutering," to Great Slave Animal Hos-
said Templin, who also works pital for treatment. She's now
at the canteen when she's in recovering and looking for a
town. "If there aren't as many loving home.
animals, there won't be as "She was nearly decapi-
many strays and they won't be tated by a collar," said Tem-
suffering. plin. "We kept her and gave
"Dogs are starting to be a her antibiotics and treated her
bit of an issue. So we're get- for two days until thank God
ting the dogs the shots they a flight came in, then we got
need." her sent to Yellowknife for
On top of bringing a vet emergency surgery.
to the hamlet, Templin, who "She is doing well now." photo courtesy of Robynn Templin
also lives in B.C. but spends Templin thanked the Robynn Templin hugs a rescued dog as the pooch
a portion of the year in Paul- Hamlet of Paulatuk for writ- awaits a flight to Inuvik and then onward to the
atuk, said that with the help ing a letter of invitation to the
of the hamlet she and a group vet and said she hoped the
Yellowknife SPCA. Templin, with the help of her
of volunteers have rescued 19 visit would alleviate concerns husband and other volunteers, has managed to
stray dogs from the commun- about the dog population but rescue 19 dogs over the time she's been in Paul- photo courtesy of NWTSPCA
ity. With the assistance of the also concerns about any dis- atuk. Pekoe the dog was almost decapitated by a collar
Arctic Paws Foundation in eases they might pick up as when she was found by Robynn and Richard Tem-
Inuvik, the dogs have found strays. that get loose," said Templin. a dog rescued from Paulatuk
homes in Yellowknife and "There's a lot of dogs that
plin, who were able to get her on a flight to Inuvik
"So we get them out to the – or any other animal in need
beyond. people can't take care of and NWT SPCA." of a loving family – visit the and then Yellowknife. She was able to get emer-
Before the dog gets shipped there's so many puppies born If you would like to adopt NWT SPCA website. gency surgery and is now looking for a loving home.
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Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
GLAMorous show
Inuvik's new Special Events Pavilion served as a canvas for short films produced by GLAM Collective late March 7. Those who braved the cold were treated to a half-
hour of creative works, courtesy of Northern Arts and Cultural Centre.
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Councillors want fewer, better meetings
'There's no reason we couldn't discuss something and vote on it the same day'
by Eric Bowling whereas Yellowknife holds two
Northern News Services "governance and priorities meet-
Two Inuvik town councillors are ings" for every one council meeting,
speaking out about the frequency of which amounts to six meetings a
town council meetings and are call- month. Hay River has two council
ing for fewer of them. meetings for every "standing com-
Coun. Ray Solotki and deputy mittee," totalling three meetings a
mayor Paul MacDonald both told month.
Inuvik Drum they are frustrated Both MacDonald and Solotki
with council having four meetings a said they would be happier covering
month when some of those meetings the town's business in one longer
don't even last 10 minutes. meeting.
"There's no reason we couldn't While MacDonald said he fully
discuss something and vote on it the intended to run again in the fall,
same day," said MacDonald. "If you Solotki said the high frequency of
needed more information, defer it to council meetings had left her weigh-
the next meeting. I am frustrated by ing her options, noting the time
the lackadaisical attitude of council commitment ate heavily into her
that there is a colossal waste of other commitments, such as with
money and there are a lot of con- the fire department.
cerns with the administration." Solotki added that with 2021
Elected officials are paid an being an election year, she encour-
honorarium for each meeting they aged residents to try their hand at
attend. running for council.
Due to the pandemic, this has "Our current council were
meant gathering over Zoom up to Eric Bowling/NNSL photo acclaimed because not enough
four times a month for the past year. Two Inuvik town councillors are speaking out about the frequency of meetings, arguing they people ran to make it a true council
Regular council members are could accomplish more with less frequent, longer meetings. Council's March 10 regular meeting race. It would be nice to see more
paid $150 for each regular, special lasted eight minutes and 36 seconds. diversity on our council.
or committee of the whole attended, "You don't need to have any spe-
whereas the deputy mayor is paid cial qualifications beyond residency
$210 per meeting. were also attending several commit- simply combing them into a single or tighten our belts, we should be and to care about our community
The mayor is paid at an hourly tee meetings throughout the month, meeting. Those changes would have leading by example and making the enough to put in some work, ask
rate based on how many years of which it voted on Feb. 24 to suspend saved the town $21,780, or $33,876 most of our time," said Solotki. questions, respectfully debate with
an up-to six-year term have been until the next municipal election. respectively. "Whether that means having big- your fellow councillors and show
served, starting at $43.34 for year With the suspension of com- MacDonald was absent from ger agendas per meeting to dis- up.
one and topping out at $54.13 for mittee meetings, council will save the meeting due to a family emer- cuss more issues in town, or cutting "Talking about what should be
year six. $11,700 in 2011. gency and Solotki said that while meetings to cut costs when we can done on the Rant and Rave (a popu-
Town staff do not get paid extra At the time, councillors also had she voted in favour of what council foresee limited need for input." lar Inuvik Facebook group) isn't
to attend meetings as their attend- the choice of reducing their regu- finally agreed upon, she though the Meeting frequencies vary from helpful – putting your name forward
ance is factored into administra- lar council meetings and commit- reduction could go a lot further. municipality to municipality. The to be one of the people who have to
tion's regular duties. tee of the whole meetings, either "I feel like in times when we are Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk has two make tough decisions is how change
Up until recently, councillors down to one of each per month or looking at having to increase taxes, council meetings each month, gets made."
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Man charged for elbowing Neighbourly
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Judge imposes 20-day sentence after man takes stand
and admits to attacking ex-girlfriend's spouse in truck
by Eric Bowling
Northern News Services
A man who struck his child with his
elbow while attempting to punch his ex-
girlfriend's new boyfriend was sentenced
to 20 days in prison, minus 9 days credit,
after taking the stand in his defence.
Following a two-hour trial in Inuvik
Territorial Court on March 9, in which
the prosecution called two witnesses and
the defence called the defendant, who
will not be named to protect the identity NNSL file photo
of the child victim, Judge Donovan Mol- Harvesters were able to give input on the Inu-
loy found the man guilty of assaulting vialuit Harvest Study as the Joint Secretariat
his child. After giving testimony on the paid a visit to Aklavik council chambers March
incident, the defendant pleaded guilty to 16.
assaulting his ex-girlfriend's new boy-
friend.
"Of course I would be mad. I don't Aklavik hunters and harvesters
want another person around my kids," said
NNSL file photo
consulted on study methods
the man while testifying, who added if he Aklavik
had realized he had struck his child he "To start throwing fists in the back of a truck where your children are
Harvesters in Aklavik were able to give their two cents
would have stopped. is reckless to say the least," said Judge Donovan Molloy. on the Inuvialuit Harvest Study as the Joint Secretariat paid
"Anger got the best of me that day." a visit to Aklavik council chambers March 16 to gather
He was sentenced to 10 days for each seat and ran towards the vehicle. al conviction, Crown prosecutor Andreas input.
assault. With six days pre-trial custody, he The man then opened the door to the Kuntz asked for two days in prison. Part of an ongoing effort to re-design the study, the
has nine days of credit and will serve 11 back seat where the children were seated Defence lawyer Paul Falvo asked for one two-hour meeting collected information and concerns from
days in total. He is also required to provide and, reaching into the front of the truck, day. Judge Molloy rejected both their sub- the community, while also providing food and snacks for
a DNA sample and will be on probation grabbed the other man by the sweater missions and imposed his own sentence. participants.
for 12 months. and began throwing punches at him. The "When you break up a relationship, The Joint Secretariat frequently holds meetings to get
All three witnesses confirmed the inci- victim testified he managed to grab the you have to move on. It does not justify first-hand reports on animal populations and health, as well
dent began when the man's ex-girlfriend attacker by the throat and push him out assault. To start throwing fists in the back as the state of the land as climate change progresses.
and her boyfriend had dropped by the of the truck. of a truck where your children are is reck-
man's residence to drop off food for one In the confusion, the man's elbow less to say the least," said Molloy in his
of the children. struck one of his children in the head. judgment, adding the attitude displayed by Inuvialuit education and career
An argument ensued and the man told The child was not seriously injured. After the man was alarming. "When a woman support services tours Delta
his ex-girlfriend to take the children. She being pushed out of the truck, the attacker decides to move on and when the man Beaufort Delta Region
put them in her truck and went to pick up then opened the front door of the truck and she's left feels he still has claim to her, all Students on the verge of graduation looking for ideas on
a child seat. attempted to kick the victim, but missed. too often we see men with that attitude where to steer their future are invited to come out to educa-
The man was carrying another child He then went back inside his home and the involved in domestic assaults. tion and career planning sessions being organized by the
seat, but upon seeing his ex-girlfriend's couple drove away and called the police. "I have no doubt the children were Inuvialuit Regional Corporation.
new boyfriend in the truck, dropped the Noting this was the man's first crimin- traumatized." Offering one-on-one support in applications for univer-
sity and trade schools, as well as funding options, the ses-
sions will also provide assistance in resume writing, cover
Community
letters, career planning, interview skills and job searches.
Also available will be information on apprenticeships –
including tutoring for trade school exams – and household
budgeting skills.
Calendar
The tour kicked off March 16 to 18 in Sachs Harbour
and continues March 23 to 25 at Kitti Hall in Tuktoyaktuk,
March 30 to April 1 in Ulukhaktok, April 7 to 8 at the
Inuvik Community Corporation in Inuvik, April 13 to 16 in
Paulatuk and April 20 to 22 in Aklavik.
Thursday, March 18 Inuvialuktun language
Inuvik Labour Market Development Plan Community night on Tuk radio
Meeting Tuktoyaktuk
Midnight Sun Complex A fun way to reconnect with Inuvialuktun will hit the
airwaves of Tuktoyaktuk March 26 from 8:30 p.m. to 11
6:30 – 9 p.m. p.m.
NorthWays Consulting is collecting input from local Originally planned for March 12, the Inuvialuktun
employers to gather community input on what the Language Radio Program Night was postponed on the day
training needs are for Inuvik, what groups should be out of respect to the recent loss of community members.
prioritized for that training and what programs should Offering up to $4,700 in prizes, the program will broadcast
be prioritized. Open to the public. participants sharing their favourite Inuvialuktun sentence
or song, along with an English language translation.
Dez Loreen presents a night of comedy and open mic To enter, upload a video of oneself sharing their sentence
Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 21 - with all proceeds going to Arctic Paws! – Tell a story, or song to the TCC Arctic Ocean Talent Facebook group by
Our Climate Our Arctic – Inuit Nunagat 2021 5 p.m., March 26. One entry per person.
play your non wind instrument or tell a joke! Very spe-
Virtual Youth Conference
cial thanks to our sponsor Northwind Industries.
Call for all youth from 14-30 from across Inuit Nunan- Tsiigehtchic residents asked
gat! The second annual Our Climate Our Arctic Youth to keep walkways clear
Climate Conference is now open for registration. The Monday, March 22 Tsiigehtchic
virtual symposium will feature discussions on perma- to Wednesday March 31 The Tsiigehtchic Charter Community is reminding
frost slumps to coastal erosion to migration pattern Ski and Snowshoe Adventures residents to clear their walkways, particularly staircases, if
disruptions. Register at bit.ly/3cHe38T. Inuvik Ski Club they want water delivery and sewage pump-out services to
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. continue while snow builds up.
Saturday, March 20 Snowshoe and ski lessons for kids age 12-18. Hosted Noting excess snow and ice can be a safety hazard to
the hamlet's staff, the notice states stairs must be clear of
Inuvik Comedy 2021 – Open Mic for Arctic Paws on Mondays and Wednesdays for two weeks, the adven- ice and snow.
Midnight Sun Complex ture will be led by Holy Jones and Jeff Amos. To register, It also asks residents to clean up after their dogs, not-
9 p.m. contact the Midnight Sun Complex at 867-777-8640. ing dog feces that gets on truck tires can present a health
To have an event listed in this free feature, call (867) 777-4545, or email inuvikdrum@nnsl.com. Submissions should be received
hazard that could be transferred to other homes. Properties
two weeks prior to the event. that are over-soiled with dog poop will not receive water or
Non-profit or community events only please. There is no guarantee submissions will be published. sewage removal.
10 inuvik drum, Thursday, March 18, 2021 sports & recreation
Eric Bowling/NNSL photos
Kenny Semmler, Mackenzie McDonald, Darcie Setzer and Dillon Ross-Kendi take a break while on the trails of the Inuvik Pi Day Ski-O race, which was held
March 14 to celebrate the mathematical number.
Inuvik skiers calculate the slopes for Pi Day
Orienteering course set up through Inuvik Ski Club to teach math facts
by Eric bowling ics to communications. Which makes
Northern News Services Pi Day a fun opportunity to celebrate
There seems to be an infinite math – and pie too, let's be hon-
number of ways to celebrate the ratio est. Pi Day is also Albert Einstein's
of the circumference of any circle to birthday!"
its diameter. All contestants were entered in a
The Aurora Research Institute draw for a free pie, and prizes were
and Inuvik Ski Club took that to heart awarded for the fastest time on each
by hosting an orienteering course for course. In total, 75 people came out
International Pi Day on March 14, an to learn about Pi, largely families
annual celebration of the world's most with children under 10.
famous mathematical constant. Two courses were set up – the
Giving contestants a map and a main one, which was of course 3.14
series of locations to hit up, the Pi kilometres long and had 11 check-
Day Ski-O(rienteering) race ran from points, and a much shorter one with
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. four checkpoints. Anyone who com-
Contestants were scored on how pleted either course was entered into
long it took them to complete the a draw to win a free pie and bonus
course, which was a series of check- entries were given to people who
points each with their own fact about could answer skill testing questions
the mathematical symbol. about Pi. A pie was also offered for
"Faye d'Eon-Eggertson (of the the fastest time on each course – in
Inuvik Ski Club) and the ARI out- total, 12 pies were given out.
reach team have been wanting to do The first three digits of Pi are 3.14
an outdoor orienteering type event but it is considered an "infinite ser-
for a long time," said ARI outreach ies" – meaning it has an infinite num-
co-ordinator Annika Trimble. "We ber of decimal digits – to date it has
considered it for GeoWeek in Novem- been calculated to 31,415,926,535,897
ber but decided to wait until spring. (that's over 31 trillion) decimal places. Anna, Nora and Wesley Leon explore the Pi Day Ski-O course March 14. Aurora Research
The combination of spring break and It is the number you will always get Institute set up the course to raise awareness about the mathematical number.
Pi Day seemed perfect! when you divide the circumference of
"Pi is a pretty fascinating number a circle by its diameter. such as its circumference, diameter tion, engineering, music, air travel Greek mathematician Archimedes
which is used in everything from Aside from being used to calcu- and radius, Pi is used in all sorts of and sciences. of Syracuse, who lived 287 to 212
geometry to navigation to astrophys- late various dimensions of a circle, industries and practices in construc- It was originally discovered by the B.C.E.Inuvik Drum, Thursday, March 18, 2021 11
12 inuvik drum, Thursday, March 18, 2021
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