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Arviat mayor names top three items on his wish list

Housing is the most pressing issue, according to Joe Savikataaq Jr.
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Arviat Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. lists an unlimited number of houses as the top item on his wish list.

You can't blame a Kivalliq mayor for allowing himself to dream a little when it comes to vastly improving his community.

Arviat Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. said if he had a magic wand, he'd have an unlimited number of houses in Arviat for anyone who wanted a place to call home.

He said they would be all single, detached houses, no apartments.

SA国际影视传媒淚t's a lot better when you have your own space,SA国际影视传媒 said Savikataaq. SA国际影视传媒淲hen you're in apartments, things start to get crap, you don't have your own personal space and parking is very limited, among other things.

SA国际影视传媒淚 can't tell you what the exact number would be, but it would be whatever the people of Arviat wanted.SA国际影视传媒

The mayor said his second wish would be for the community hall to be fixed overnight.

He said the hall remains a chronic issue that the hamlet is working on.

SA国际影视传媒淚t's taking a considerable amount of time and it would be nice if there was an easy solution. Another option for that would be to replace the whole complex and get a brand new, state-of-the-art arena with indoor turf that could be used year-round, like down south.

SA国际影视传媒淎nd, as I've said before, another thing would be to improve the quality of education. These things are all possible and they could become reality.SA国际影视传媒

Savikataaq said with those three improvements, the standard of living would dramatically change in Arviat and there would be a big change in everyone's lives.

There's no doubt it would all be very good for the community, he added.

SA国际影视传媒淭he idea that improved housing would also lessen crime in the community is also legit. To get people away from all the crammed areas and give them more space; that would also be a big positive change in people's lives that would help improve their mental health or mental well-being.

SA国际影视传媒淏ut, the biggest of the three would be education. Once you have very highly-educated community members, then everything else will fall in place, right from businesspeople to entrepreneurs and technical jobs; all of which will help the community in return.SA国际影视传媒



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