The advanced poll for the Municipal Elections starts today December 6th from 10am-7pm. Get out and vote to get your voice heard.

Delegates for the Kivalliq Trade Show will be arriving today and will be meeting at the Siniktarvik hotel tonight for a meet and greet. The Trade Show is open to delegates tomorrow from 10-5 and open to the public from 1-5. Throughout the day Tuesday and all day Wednesday there will be an arts and crafts show called the “Kivalliq Art Market”. Presentations will be made from various organizations on infrastructure, mining and education on Wednesday from 9am-5pm. The public will be able to attend the afternoon events from 1:30-5pm.  The Trade Show gala (for delegates only) will be Wednesday night with the Keynote speaker being the Hon. Peter Taptuna, Minister of Economic Development and Transportation. To end the show, Thursday is a delegate only event for a tour of the new Sanatuliqsarlik- Nunavut Trade School.  For a more detailed breakdown of the events, please visit our website at www.kivalliqtradeshow.ca.

Here is the list of candidates for this year’s Municipal Election:

For Mayor: Pujjuut Kusugak, John Hickes, Roert Janes

For Council: Jackson Lindell, Hamish Tatty, Chantel Maley, Bernadette Tutanuak, Noah Tiktak, Joachim Ayaruak, Joe Kaludjuk, Rosie Oolooyuk, Violet Twyee

Elections are on December 13th, 2010 and if you cannot make it on the 13th there is an advanced poll on December 6th. Please come out and vote to get your voice heard.

Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month.  The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for prostate cancer.  Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of Movember commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.

Check out the site:

http://ca.movember.com/ or join Pujjuut Kusugak’s team at http://ca.movember.com/mospace/1034726/

All the hotels in Rankin Inlet have been  sold out during the Kivalliq Trade Show (November 22-26). We are looking for alternate accommodations. If anyone is interested in providing a home stay or has accommodations for rent please  contact Sara at 645-2589 or sara_acher@hotmail.com.

There is a public meeting being held today (Nov. 4)  from 2-9pm at the community hall on the Areva- Kiggavik Project in Baker Lake . Anyone who wants to get some information or to voice their opinion should be there.

After receiving $150,000 from the Government of Nunavut’s, Department of Economic Development and Transportation, the Diane River Trail has received an upgrade. Mosher Construction was presented with the contract to do the work. As of today they have approximately 6km added to the trail with 4 days of work left. This access trail will now make it easier for people to partake in traditional living i.e. fishing and hunting.

Trick or treating will be held Saturday October 30th from 4-6pm.

There will be a Halloween Teen Dance this weekend October 30th from 9pm-1am at the community hall. Dancers from Arviat will be coming for a dance competition and there will be a dance off between people from Rankin and Arviat.

THIS WILL BE AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE EVENT. If you want to do alcohol or drugs find another place to go.

Admission: $6 (no costume) and $4 (if wearing costume)

This is a fundraiser to send a dance group to go south for a dance competition.

The Nunavut Fisheries Training Consortium will be having a two week small engine repair workshop beginning November 5-15th. For More information please contact Damian at the Hamlet office, 645-2895.