Arviat will host the main campus of Inuit Nunangat University, the first Inuit-led university in Canada, on a 107,000-square-foot Hudson Bay waterfront site. The community’s proposal highlighted available land, upgraded infrastructure, student housing, and strong Inuktitut use, helping it stand out among eight shortlisted locations. (File photo)
Hamlet set aside 107,000-square-foot 'oceanfront' site before proposal submission
Faculty and students at Inuit Nunangat University can expect sweeping views of Hudson Bay from a waterfront site Arviat reserved well before submitting its successful proposal to host the school, says Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr.
From left, Justin O’Handley, a Government of Nunavut engineer shows a heating circuit to Rachel Kalluk and Frankie Vincent-Wolfe during a Skills Nunavut event Sunday in Iqaluit. Skills Nunavut, an organization that promotes skilled trades among youth, set up the lab at Inuksuk High School while the Nunavut Basketball Territorial Championships were going on. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Staff at John Arnalukjuak High School in Arviat help students get into the Halloween spirit on Friday afternoon. From left, substitute teacher Linda Nutarasungnik, custodian Elizabeth Komak and music teacher Gina Belanger pose for the costume contest. In Arviat, extra polar bear patrols have been organized to keep trick-or-treaters safe on Friday evening. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Lake/John Arnalukjuak High School)
Volunteer firefighter Kristen Haven shows how to use a fire extinguisher in October in front of Abe Okpik Hall in Apex. It was the last of five demonstrations the Iqaluit fire department organized for fire prevention week, which ran from Oct. 5 to 11. The goal is to make people more “confident,” when using fire extinguishers, said deputy fire Chief Alex Storring. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)