Pictured from left is Sgt. Olivier Blanchette and Const. Michael Simpson of the Nunavik Police Service, and Lukasi Whiteley-Tukkiapik and Ariane Richard from Saqijuq at the mobile crisis intervention team launch in Kuujjuaq in August 2025. New data shows more than 90 per cent of cases in 2025 were resolved in Kuujjuaq and Puvirnituq without judicial action as Saqijuq looks to expand the program across Nunavik.
(Photo courtesy of Facebook/Saqijuq)
Suicidal crises, alcohol intoxication and domestic violence among reasons for interventions
Mobile intervention teams in Puvirnituq and Kuujjuaq kept most crisis situations out of the justice system in 2025, with more than 90 per cent of cases requiring no judicial action, new data shows.
Grace Metuq of Pangnirtung, left, Leetia Kalluk of Arctic Bay, and Allan Kangok of Igloolik perform at the Pond Inlet community hall on Friday. The event was the first of three concerts celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Qilaut Songwriting Contest. The other performance dates scheduled are 7 p.m. Wednesday in Arviat, and 7 p.m. Saturday in Cambridge Bay. (Photo courtesy of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.)