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GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT
2021 NEWS RELEASES




January

05	COVID-19 GN Update
07	Income Assistance Processes
07	Quitting smoking is an important part of fighting COVID-19
07	COVID-19 GN Update
07	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
11	Restrictions eased in Arviat and Whale Cove
12	COVID-19 GN Update
13	Iqaluit priority group COVID-19 vaccinations
14	COVID-19 GN Update
20	Chief Public Health Officer speaks to COVID-19 case on inbound aircraft to Iqaluit
20	Reminder: Water advisory for Sanikiluaq
20	Passenger on inbound flight to Iqaluit confirmed negative
21	Iqaluit COVID-19 vaccine clinics expanded
21	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
21	Upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics
21	Call for Proposals – Parenting and Childrearing Community Funding Initiatives
22	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
22	Importing alcohol from outside Nunavut
23	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
24	13 new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
25	Two new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
25	Family Literacy Day 2021
25	COVID-19 GN Update
27	Iqaluit COVID-19 vaccine clinics expanded
28	January 28 is Bell Let’s Talk Day
28	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
28	Boil Water Advisory – Rankin Inlet
29	Boil Water Advisory has been lifted for the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet

February

01	Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq 2021
03	Kitikmeot and Qikiqtani schools move to Stage 1
04	Two new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
04	Whale Cove COVID-19 outbreak declared over
05	Call for proposals, Targeted Labour Market Program
09	CGS announces Technical and Professional Scholarships for 2021
10	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
10	Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week
11	Three new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
11	Iqaluit Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) Store Closure
12	Upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics
15	Pink Shirt Day 2021: Ajunngiitugut!
15	Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
16	Five new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
16	Call for Proposals – Food Security Initiatives
17	Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) Spring/Summer Semester Application Deadline
17	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
18	Six new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
19	Take caution with payday loans
19	Two new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
19	Call for Members for the Nunavut Midwifery Registration Committee
22	GN Accepting Cannabis Retail Licence Applications
22	12 new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
23	Contract Liquor Inspectors Needed
23	Upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics
25	Four new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
25	Eased public health measures to start March 1
26	Foster Parent Training in Nunavut
26	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat

March

01	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
01	Healthy Children Initiative Funding
02	One new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
02	Mental Health and Addictions call for funding proposals
02	Call for Nominations for Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk park committees
02	Quality of Life Secretariat call for funding proposals
02	Qilaut 2021 winners
03	Call for members for a Climate Change Youth Advisory Committee
04	10 new case of COVID-19 in Arviat
05	Iqaluit Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) Store Closure
05	Four new cases of COVID-19 in Arviat
05	Call for nominations to the Nunavut Water Board
08	Call for proposals – Women’s Initiatives and Men and Boy’s Initiatives Grant Program
08	Upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics
09	Easing COVID-19 restrictions in Arviat
09	Easing COVID-19 restrictions in Arviat
11	Income Assistance office in Iqaluit is relocating
17	Manitoba transfers COVID-19 case counts to Nunavut
18	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
18	Fire at Baffin Correctional Centre
19	Explore and Destination Clic: French Immersion Programs welcoming applicants
19	Nunavut Prospectors Program (NPP) Applications
19	COVID-19 GN Update
22	Update on Fire at Baffin Correctional Centre
24	World Tuberculosis Day
25	Nunavut Impact Review Board Public Hearings
26	Premier announces senior management changes
26	COVID-19 GN Update
29	Nutrition Month – Let’s celebrate healthy eating
29	Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) Reminder to Submit Student Enrollment Form
30	Avoiding Exposure to Rabies
31	Fuel prices to rise due to Carbon Tax increase

April

01	Oral Health Month
01	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
06	Public health restrictions eased across the Kivalliq
07	Importing alcohol from outside Nunavut
07	Public meeting about Baker Lake liquor plebiscite
14	COVID-19 confirmed case in Iqaluit
15	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
15	Nunavut COVID-19 update
15	COVID-19 GN Update
16	COVID-19 updates – April 19-23
16	Vaccine appointments expand to rotational workers territory-wide
16	COVID-19 GN Update
19	Two COVID-19 confirmed cases in Kinngait
20	COVID-19 GN Update
21	COVID-19 GN Update
23	Assessment Appeal Tribunal members wanted
23	COVID-19 GN Update
24	Two COVID-19 confirmed cases in Rankin Inlet
26	National Immunization Awareness week: COVID-19 Vaccine is your best protection
26	Premier Savikataaq sends condolences to victims of helicopter crash near Resolute Bay
26	COVID-19 GN Update
27	Baker Lake to remain an unrestricted community for alcohol
28	COVID-19 GN Update
29	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
29	Premier Savikataaq remembers Justice Berger
30	COVID-19 GN Update

May

02	Confirmed COVID-19 outbreak at Mary River Mine
04	EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Closure of Baffin Island Caribou harvest
04	COVID-19 GN Update
06	COVID-19 GN Update
07	2021 Premier’s Council of Federation Literacy Award
10	Small Business Support Program Business Relief Funding
10	COVID-19 GN Update
11	Nunavut Recognizes National Nursing Week
12	COVID-19 GN Update
13	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
14	COVID-19 GN Update
17	COVID-19 GN Update
18	Summer Student Employment Equity Program continues
19	Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park summer and fall road maintenance closures
19	COVID-19 GN Update
20	Victoria Day schedule at the Iqaluit NULC store
20	Sport Awards and Sport and Recreation Scholarships
20	EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Closure of Dolphin Union Caribou harvest in Cambridge Bay
21	COVID-19 GN Update
27	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
28	Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021
30	Premier Savikataaq honours victims of Kamloops Indian Residential School
31	Public health restrictions to be eased in Iqaluit
31	COVID-19 vaccination clinics for 12 to 17 year olds
31	World No Tobacco Day

June

05	Call for Foster Parents in Kinngait
04	GN and QIA sign MOU to develop education resources
07	Isolation exemption for fully vaccinated travellers
07	Public health restrictions eased in Kinngait and Iqaluit, masks mandatory across the territory
07	Baffinland’s Mary River Mine employees asked to isolate
07	COVID-19 GN Update
08	Boil Water Advisory – Kugluktuk
09	Inspect your fuel tank to prevent a costly fuel spill
10	Nunavut’s common travel area with NWT restored
10	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
10	Wastewater leak in Rankin Inlet
11	Reminder: Masks mandatory territory-wide Monday
13	CPHO responds to cases at Aqsarniit School
14	Update on the Baker Lake fuel tank spill
14	Aqsarniit Iliniarvik staff and student cohort can resume classes
14	COVID-19 GN Update
14	Northern Premiers meet virtually to discuss priorities in the North, including Healthcare, Infrastructure, Education, and Climate Change
15	Western Premiers Focus on Health Care and Economic Recovery
17	Community cleanups 2021
17	COVID-19 GN Update
21	Request to isolate after leaving Baffinland Iron Mine lifted
22	Boil Water Advisory – Baker Lake
23	Reminder: Water advisory for Sanikiluaq
23	Public health restrictions to be eased across Qikiqtani, Rankin Inlet
24	Summer Rabies Reminder
24	Premier Savikataaq sends condolences to Cowessess First Nation
24	Removal of bottle deposits at the NULC
24	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
28	Women’s Leadership Forum: Arnait Tulliningit
28	Canada and Nunavut Day schedule at the Iqaluit NULC Store
29	Public Health measures eased in Iqaluit
30	Boil Water Advisory - Resolute Bay
30	Job opportunities at NULC Rankin Inlet
30	Minister of Health’s update on behalf of Premier Savikataaq

July

02	Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) Fall Semester Application Deadline
05	Cannabis Retailers in Nunavut
05	Call for Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board Members
07	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Resolute Bay
08	Clam harvesting safety tips
08	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
09	Premier Savikataaq celebrates Nunavut Day
12	Boil Water Advisory – Resolute Bay
12	Mary River Mine COVID-19 outbreak declared over
12	Boil Water Advisory – Whale Cove
12	Boil Water Advisory – Igloolik
13	Licensed Family Day Care Homes
14	Public health restrictions eased in Iqaluit, wastewater testing introduced
14	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Whale Cove
14	2nd COVID-19 vaccination clinics for 12 to 17 year olds
15	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Kugluktuk
16	Public feedback for proposed changes to NuBrew’s liquor licence
16	Nunavut plans for continuity of healthcare services over the summer
16	Walk-in vaccinations clinics for Iqalummiut aged 12-17
19	Premier Savikataaq announces senior management changes
19	Building Advisory Committee members wanted
20	Iqaluit outbreak declared over
20	Update on the Baker Lake fuel tank spill
21	Do not feed wildlife
22	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
26	“Learn to…” summer programs at Nunavut Parks
26	Supporting communities across Nunavut
27	Reminder: Removal of bottle deposits at the NULC
28	Public Health restrictions ease across Nunavut
29	Common travel area opened with Nunavik
30	Unvaccinated dependents able to isolate in Nunavut
30	Kinngait health centre opening August 3
30	Reminder: Boil Water Advisory – Baker Lake

August

03	GN releases Nunavut’s Path: Living with COVID-19
03	GN releases 2021-22 Opening Plan for Nunavut Schools
04	Food recalls due to Hepatitis A
04	National Immunization Awareness Month: COVID-19 Vaccine is your best protection
05	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
06	Public consultation on new Air Terminal Building in Rankin Inlet
05	GN and Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre collaborate to create Kivalliq Men’s Healing & Wellness Program
09	Call for Nominations for the Nunavut Criminal Code Review Board members
09	Community consultations on family laws in Nunavut
09	Expression of Interest for Appointment to the Labour Standards Board
10	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Baker Lake
11	Call for Members for the Nunavut Medical Registration Committee
11	Confirmed COVID-19 case at Mary River Mine
11	New Sanikiluaq Health Centre ceremonial opening
13	Government of Canada and Nunavut Announce Supports for Households Across the Territory
17	Nunavut suspends Common Travel Area with NWT
19	Nunavut Youth Ambassador Program
19	New website to create awareness on energy use
19	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
20	Update to community consultations on family laws in Nunavut
27	Special Occasion Permits in Nunavut
27	Confirmed COVID-19 case at Meadowbank Mine
27	COVID-19 positive wastewater in Rankin Inlet
30	Wear Purple to mark International Overdose Awareness Day
30	Nunavut Tunngavik, Inc. and the Government of Nunavut support student remote learning
31	Planned closure for GN offices in Iqaluit on September 1, 2021
31	School based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for 12- to 17-year-olds

September

02	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
02	Simata Pitsiulak Aviation Scholarship
02	Justice Committees in Nunavut seeking members
03	“Aim for a Name” for new firearm safety campaign
03	Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet
03	Exposure Notice Calm Air Flight 300 August 29
07	New Kinngait Health Centre grand opening
07	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Resolute Bay
08	International Literacy Day 2021
08	Grand opening of the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility
08	New confirmed case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet
09	Food recalls due to Listeria
09	International FASD Awareness Day
10	Nunavut celebrates Embrace Life Day
10	Premier announces changes to senior management
13	Minister Akeeagok sends condolences following crewmember death aboard Suvak fishing vessel
13	Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Iqaluit
14	Boil Water Advisory – Baker Lake
14	Trichinella alert for Coral Harbour
16	National Community Health Representative Day
16	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
17	Importing alcohol from outside Nunavut
17	Presumptive case of COVID-19 in Arviat
17	Nunavut suspends Common Travel Area Churchill
19	Investigation continues into possible hidden community transmission in Arviat
19	Two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kinngait
20	Boil Water Advisory for Rankin Inlet
21	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Baker Lake
21	Two COVID-19 cases confirmed in Nunavut
21	National Coaches Week and Concussion Awareness Week
21	GN and NTA reach tentative settlement on a new collective agreement
21	Nunavut polar bear hide sale launches September 28
21	CGS announces technical and professional scholarships for 2021-2022
22	Public health measures eased in Arviat
23	Iqaluit NULC store closed on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
23	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Rankin Inlet
23	Fox Suspected to have Rabies near Meliadine Mine
24	World Contraception Day 2021
27	Government of Nunavut limits travel exemptions for unvaccinated workers
28	Boil Water Advisory for Whale Cove
28	Boil Water Advisory for Pond Inlet
28	World Rabies Day 2021
29	Confirmed COVID-19 case in Coral Harbour

October

01	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
04	Fire Prevention Week 2021
05	World Teachers’ Day 2021
05	Third COVID-19 vaccine dose recommended for immunocompromised individuals
06	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
06	Call for applications – Grants and Contributions, Sport and Recreation Division Micro-Grants
08	Increased Public Health measures in Coral Harbour
08	October 8 Exposure Notice Coral Harbour
12	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Whale Cove
12	Government of Nunavut releases new Proof of Vaccination Certificate
12	Do not consume advisory for Iqaluit drinking water
14	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
14	Do not consume advisory for Iqaluit drinking water
14	Government of Nunavut declares State of Emergency - Iqaluit
16	October 16 – Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park Closure
15	Iqaluit water tests confirm hydrocarbon contamination at water treatment plant
18	Take time for your mental health
18	Launch of Family Services NU mobile app
18	Public health measures eased in Kinngait
19	Stomach illness and diarrhea in Rankin Inlet
21	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Pond Inlet
22	Public Health measures eased in Coral Harbour
22	Foxes in Iqaluit
25	Customer account setup for NULC’s Rankin Inlet store
26	Iqaluit Health Services Searching for Patient Partners
26	Boil Water Reminder for River Water in Iqaluit
27	Flu Vaccine: Iqaluit Clinic dates 2021
27	Harvest limit of 170 for Bluenose East caribou herd
27	Canadian Patient Safety Week 2021
27	GN seeking contract liquor and cannabis inspectors
28	Flu season and vaccination in Nunavut
28	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
28	GN extends Iqaluit’s State of Emergency
28	Take Our Kids to Work Day 2021
29	Reminder for trick or treaters: Foxes in Iqaluit
29	Nunavut suspends Common Travel Area with Nunavik

November

01	Foxes in Pangnirtung
01	Food recalls due to Salmonella
02	Stomach illness and diarrhea in Naujaat
02	Reminder: Water advisory for Sanikiluaq
02	Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) Winter Semester Application Deadlines
02	Are you over 40? Think about getting checked for Diabetes
03	Fall Prevention Month
04	Public health measures eased in Coral Harbour
05	COVID-19 vaccine boosters available across Nunavut
05	Department of Health update on the Iqaluit Do not Consume advisory
08	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Igloolik
08	Food recalls due to Listeria
08	Stomach illness and diarrhea in Kinngait
08	Trichinella alert for Coral Harbour
09	Stomach illness and diarrhea in Kugaaruk
09	Nunavut extends State of Emergency – Iqaluit
12	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
12	Positive COVID-19 case in Pond Inlet
15	Call for proposals – Grants and Contributions
15	National Victims and Survivors of Crime week
15	Boil Water Advisory for Pond Inlet
15	Common travel area re-opened with Churchill
15	Reminder Do Not Consume Iqaluit water
16	Boil Water Advisory – Clyde River
16	Fox tests positive for rabies in Iqaluit
17	Nunavut participates in National Public Alert Test
17	Motor Vehicles service interruption
18	Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board holiday schedule
18	Changes to fall payments for fox pelts
18	Trichinella alert for Igloolik
19	National Child Day 2021
19	Property taxes due on December 7
19	Public Health measures eased in Coral Harbour
19	Health measures eased in Pond Inlet
19	Premier Akeeagok announces cabinet portfolios
22	Premier Akeeagok announces key appointments
22	National Restorative Justice week
22	National Addictions Awareness Week
22	Food recalls due to possible presence of glass
22	Grants available to install renewable energy systems on cabins and homes
22	Motor Vehicles services resume
23	Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) Reminder to Submit Student Enrollment Form
23	Premier Akeeagok optimistic about direction outlined in Throne Speech by first Inuk Governor General
23	Nunavut extends State of Emergency – Iqaluit
23	Stomach illness and diarrhea in Pond Inlet and Kimmirut
24	Call for Public Members for the Board of Inquiry
24	Call for Medical Practitioner Members for the Medical Profession Act’s Board of Inquiry
25	Tuberculosis Outbreak in Pangnirtung
26	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
26	Team Nunavut Looking for Volunteers for Games
26	Increase in fox sightings in Iqaluit
26	COVID-19 vaccine now available for children five to 11
29	Applications available for Victim Assistance Fund
29	Community COVID-19 vaccine dates for ages 5-11
29	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Pond Inlet
29	Reminder: Boil Water Advisory for Clyde River
29	Stomach illness and diarrhea in Clyde River
30	COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for some frontline health employees
30	Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s Rankin Inlet store opening

December

01	Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week
01	Health PVC replaces CPHO vaccination letter for travel into Nunavut
02	Stomach illness and diarrhea in Qikiqtarjuaq
02	Second fox tests positive for rabies in Iqaluit
03	Public health measures eased in Pond Inlet
03	Public health measures eased in Coral Harbour
03	Use caution when heading to Sylvia Grinnell River
03	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Rankin Inlet
03	Clyde River Income Assistance Office Closed
04	Confirmed COVID-19 case in Iqaluit
06	Taloyoak health centre closed due to flooding
07	Holiday Closures at the Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis (NULC) Stores
07	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Baker Lake
08	Nunavut extends State of Emergency – Iqaluit
09	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
09	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
10	Call for Nominations for Cambridge Bay, Grise Fiord, Kugluktuk, and Rankin Inlet Park Committees
10	Call for Nominations for territorial parks advisory committee
10	Department of Health lifts City of Iqaluit Do Not Consume Order
13	Botulism: Sanikiluaq residents to watch for illness from eating fermented meat
14	Call for applications – Grants and Contributions, Sport and Recreation Division
14	Fox tests positive for rabies in Igloolik
14	Nunavut maintains stable AA (low) credit rating
15	“Qukiutiliritsiarniq Nunavummi” – New name for firearm safety campaign
16	COVID-19 booster vaccine clinic at the QGH
16	Liquor import permits in Cambridge Bay
17	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Clyde River
20	Emergency Protection Orders during GN Holiday Closure
20	Emergency Protection Orders during GN Holiday Closure
20	Fox attack in Igloolik
21	Celebrate safely: don’t drink and drive
21	COVID-19 identified in Pangnirtung
21	Safe handling and skinning of wild animals
21	COVID-19 GN Update
22	Chief Public Health Officer taking every precaution for the Omicron Variant
22	Government of Nunavut services during the holiday closure
22	Food recalls due to Listeria
23	COVID-19 case confirmed in Iqaluit
23	Iqaluit fox activity causes increased rabies risk
23	Nunavut extends Public Health Emergency
23	COVID-19 booster vaccine clinic at the QGH
24	New COVID cases lead to Nunavut-wide restrictions
24	Second fox to test positive for rabies in Igloolik
24	Travellers to Pangnirtung on or after December 3 advised to get tested for COVID-19
28	COVID-19 identified in Qikiqtarjuaq
28	Active COVID-19 now in eight Nunavut communities
29	COVID-19 GN Update
30	COVID-19 present in Cambridge Bay
30	Income Assistance appointments in January
30	Fox in Baker Lake
30	Fox in Arctic Bay
31	COVID-19 identified in Pond Inlet
31	Department of Health monitoring situation at Embassy West Senior Living in Ottawa