Media Centre - 2011 June

Insurance Program to Be Discontinued

Released | June 27, 2011 |  Print this article

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Chief Executive Officer Terry Audla today announced the end of the Beneficiary Death and Dismemberment Insurance program.
Audla said the NTI Board of Directors made the decision based on a review that showed the premiums paid for the program outweighed the benefits received by Beneficiaries over the past few years.
“This was a difficult [...]

NTI Withdrawals Judicial Review on Narwhal Tusks Against DFO

Released | June 21, 2011 |  Print this article

(June 20, 2011 – Iqaluit, Nunavut)     Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Chief Executive Officer Terry Audla announced today an alternative resolution to NTI’s application for Judicial Review of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s decision in 2010 respecting Narwhal.
 
“DFO and NTI have agreed on the necessity of meaningful, timely consultations by Government with Inuit on issues that may [...]

First Canadians, Canadians First: National Strategy on Inuit Education

Released | June 16, 2011 |  Print this article

Nunavut Tunngavik Jointly Announces National Goals for Inuit Education

Released | June 16, 2011 |  Print this article

(June 16, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario)            Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. executive member Okalik Eegeesiak today announced support for a series of bold new recommendations intended to fundamentally improve the Inuit educational system in Canada.  Together with Inuit educational leaders from across Inuit Nunangat, Eegeesiak introduced the new transformational plan.
 
A total of 10 core investments and [...]

Nunavut Tunngavik Reacts to Federal Budget

Released | June 8, 2011 |  Print this article

 
(June 7, 2011 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Cathy Towtongie commented on the release of yesterday’s federal budget. Towtongie was disappointed by the absence of any new major investments to Nunavut, and in particular, addresses to social and housing crisis faced by Inuit, that require immediate attention.Towtongie said that it was disheartening [...]