A planned community name change plebiscite to be held in conjunction with the municipal election in Cambridge Bay on Oct. 28 was withdrawn.

Based on input from residents, including elders, during community planning meetings, the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay was prepared to allow residents to vote on switching the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 name to Iqaluktuuttiaq, a traditional Inuit name meaning SA国际影视传媒減lace of many fish.SA国际影视传媒�

However, there was some disagreement from other residents who insisted that Ikaluktutiak is the proper spelling.

Mayor Pamela Gross, who was re-elected in late October, said she and hamlet council decided that broader consultations should be held on spelling and pronunciation.

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Asked for her personal preference on the name-change issue, Gross said it would be SA国际影视传媒渆volving with our culture to better suit the needs of the longevity of our language.SA国际影视传媒�

Cambridge Bay is named in honour of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. Adolphus (February 24, 1774 SA国际影视传媒� July 8, 1850) was the seventh son of EnglandSA国际影视传媒檚 King George III.

Other Nunavut communities have reverted to Inuit names over the years such as Naujaat (formerly Repulse Bay), Qikiqtarjuaq (formerly Broughton Island) and Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay).