Nunavut

Nunavut government will go online to sell polar bear hides at cut rate to residents

Hides that couldn’t sell at auction because of low demand will go for $200 to $800

Nunavummiut will be able to bid on polar bear hides online at discounted rates next week with the launch of a new website. Joe Savikataaq, the minister of environment, confirmed in an interview that the website, nanuit.ca, will go live Sept. 21.

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One big bear

The Department of Environment is warning people in Nunavut to properly care for carcasses and other meat as fall can bring a higher number of bear sightings. (File photo by Clare Kines)

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NORAD’s Operation Noble Defender underway in Iqaluit

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet fighter jets is seen in Iqaluit Thursday afternoon. Four of the jets have been deployed as part of a NORAD Arctic defence exercise, Operation Noble Defender, which continues until Sept. 14. (Photo by Bill Williams)

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