Rankin Inlet hamlet council held a special meeting to discuss plans for a new community complex on Nov. 15.
Hamlet senior administrative officer (SAO) Justin Merritt said a lack of infrastructure is RankinSA国际影视传媒檚 most critical challenge right now.
He said the biggest needs are a new hamlet office and a new community complex centre.
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SA国际影视传媒淭he complex is going to be a four-year project and among the ideas council is discussing are getting a hall twice the size of our current one and adding a number of other facilities for the community.
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Among the recommendations to be included in a new Rankin complex are a kitchen area that can be used by different groups in the community, while an indoor playground for the winter months tops the list of many parents.
Merritt said a weight-and-fitness room and a multi-use room for things like yoga classes and aerobics are also being considered.
The SAO said hamlet council plans to consult more with the community to see what other services people might want to be included in the new complex.
SA国际影视传媒淏asically, it comes down to an amount of space using the old arena as a platform for the size of the new building and putting four or five other things along with the rec hall in there.
SA国际影视传媒淐ouncil would really like to see housing set up for young people who are just starting out and canSA国际影视传媒檛 afford to rent an apartment or buy their own home right away.
SA国际影视传媒淭he hamlet hopes the government will build some form of apartment complex along the lines of what the Qikiqtani Inuit Association is trying to do for beneficiaries in Iqaluit.SA国际影视传媒�
Merritt said also an eldersSA国际影视传媒� centre is high on the hamletSA国际影视传媒檚 list of priorities for the community.
He said the Government of Nunavut is looking at putting new facilities in the territorySA国际影视传媒檚 three regions and hamlet council sent a letter to the premier stating if thereSA国际影视传媒檚 going to be a new facility put in the Kivalliq, then Rankin Inlet is the place to put it.
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Merritt said if he could have one project done tomorrow, it would be a new hamlet office.
He said hamlet staff simply need to get out of the current building.
SA国际影视传媒淭he current hamlet office was originally built in 1969, with the extension being added in 1992 or 1993. The area where you first walk into the hamlet office used to be our fire hall at one time.
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