Justice Minister George Hickes and Nunavut RCMP commanding officer Chief Supt. Kent Pike say drug trafficking is on the rise in Nunavut during a Wednesday press conference in Iqaluit RCMP detachment. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Over $1.24 million worth of drugs seized in Iqaluit in the past two years
Canadian and international organized crime is driving the flow of illegal drugs into Nunavut where trafficking has been on the rise, says Chief Supt. Kent Pike, Nunavut RCMP’s commanding officer.
Four water trucks, four sewage trucks and a garbage truck line up in Baker Lake on April 4 to honour longtime driver Hugh Avatituq, 77, who died March 24. Avatituq started working with the hamlet in 1991, driving garbage trucks and water trucks before joining the sewage fleet, his daughter, Amy Avatituq, said. When he retired in 2022, his fellow workers organized a truck parade in his honour; this lineup serves as a final salute from the fleet he loved. (Photo courtesy of Dannekay Inukpak)