James Eetoolook will be Acting-President
(August 27, 2010 -- Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 1st Vice-President James Eetoolook will be acting-President effective August 30, 2010 through October 30, 2010. During this time Eetoolook will fulfill the duties of the President including...
Nunavut Tunngavik Welcomes Foreign Policy Commitments
(August 23, 2010 – Cambridge Bay, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 1st Vice-President James Eetoolook said today NTI is pleased with Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon’s Arctic Foreign Policy Statement. “NTI is pleased to see that the Arctic...
European Union Seal ban Suspended
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Vice-President of Finance Raymond Ningeocheak said he was pleased the European Union’s proposed seal ban was suspended from coming into force today. The ban would have prevented the...
Canada Apologizes to High Arctic Exiles
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today applauded Indian and Northern Affairs Minister John Duncan for apologizing to Inuit on behalf of the Government of Canada for...
NTI Congratulates QIA on Attaining an Injunction
(August 11, 2010 -- Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.1st Vice-President James Eetoolook today congratulated the Qikitani Inuit Association on successfully attaining a court issued interim injunction on the Natural Resources Canada’s Eastern...
NTI Encourages Government to Keep Mandatory Long Form
(July 23, 2010 -- Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 1st Vice-President James Eetoolook today asked Industry Minister Hon. Tony Clement to reconsider the decision to eliminate Census Canada’s mandatory long form. Clement announced the decision to...
Kakiniit Grants Recipients Announced
(July 9, 2010 -- Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak and Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak today announced the names of the recipients of the Kakiniit Grants program.• Siku Allooloo – Yellowknife• Zachary Cousins –...
NTI Welcomes Recommendations of the Standing Committee on National Defence
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 1st Vice-President James Eetoolook today expressed his support for the recommendations of the Standing Committee on National Defence’s report, Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty. The report, issued by the committee last week, contains...
NTI supports Senate report on Commercial Fisheries
(June 08, 2010 -- Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 1st Vice-President James Eetoolook today expressed his support for the Senate’s standing committee on fisheries report, The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada’s Western Arctic,...