Media Centre - 2005 July

NTI President Pleased Peary Caribou Not on SARA list

Released | July 21, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(July 21, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today said he was pleased that federal Environment Minister Stephane Dion reversed his recommendation to list the Peary Caribou herd as endangered under the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
NTI was relieved that Minister Dion made this decision. When [...]

NTI Calls on DIAND to Fill Vacant NWMB Appointments

Released | July 21, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(July 21, 2005 - Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today called for Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Andy Scott to appoint a chairperson to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. The position has been vacant for eight months.
The delay is especially problematic because [...]

NTI President Wants Gas Compensation Program to be Accessible to Inuit

Released | July 21, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(July 21, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today expressed concern about the gas compensation program being offered by Shell Canada in reaction to the bad gasoline they delivered to nine Nunavut communities last year.
NTI is concerned that Shell Canada’s compensation program does not reflect the [...]

Inuit Ask Federal Environment Minister Stephane Dion to Act on Bowhead Whale Sanctuary

Released | July 5, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(July 5, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak, Qikiqtani Inuit Association President Thomasie Alikatuktuk, and Joelie Sanguya, Chair of the Igaliqtuuq Steering Committee in Clyde River, are calling on Federal Environment Minister Stephane Dion to give urgent political direction to conclude the Inuit Impact and Benefit [...]