Stanton Territorial Hospital added ten new frontline employees to its workforce in the last quarter of 2021, according to a spokesperson for the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA).

The Iqaluit Elders Home reopened on Jan. 31. The first resident was admitted on Feb. 2. Nunavut health minister John Main said he was happy to welcome clients back.

The Iqaluit Centennial Library began a curbside pickup program, which will run from Feb. 1 to 11. Members of the library will be able to take out books and digital video discs during select hours throughout the week. Library staff will be assisting in the contactless pick-up.

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Despite sharing nationwide concerns about healthcare staffing shortages and long wait times, residents of CanadaSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s three territories have very different priorities for healthcare funding, according to a Léger survey released Feb. 2.

YellowknifeSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s own snow0-carving team of Niki McKenzie and Kris Schlagintweit, won the peopleSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s choice award for their work at the Kiruna Winter FestivalSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s International Snow Sculpture Competition in Sweden.

With the territory approaching the two-year mark for its public health emergency, Nunavut chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson noted Nunavut was the last jurisdiction in Canada to get Covid-19. This, he said, was due to the public health measures and various precautions the territorial government took, giving Nunavummiut a head-start in getting vaccinated and protected.

A pilot program to have improve the rates of vaccinations and improve access to medications, spay and neuter services has been given a $3 million shot to continue its work.

Mayor Clarence Wood is drafting a letter to send to the GNWTSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Electoral Boundaries Commission asking them to not cut InuvikSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s meagre count of two MLAs in half.

The 2022 Frostbite 50, scheduled for March 19, is seeking volunteers.