DATE ISSUED: May 8, 2017

Re.: QIA/Baffinland Annual Project Review Forum

DATE OF EVENT: May 9 & 10^th, 2017

LOCATION: Community Hall, Arctic Bay

QIA/Baffinland will be hosting Annual Project Review Forum in Arctic Bay on May 9th and 10th at the community hall.

The Project Review will be an opportunity to discuss the effects of the Mary River Mine on the impacted communities.

Five North Baffin QIA Community Directors and selected Elders and youths from Sanirajak, Igloolik, Clyde River, Pond Inlet & Arctic Bay will be delegates at the meeting.

The community delegates include:

Igloolik

Johnny Malaiya Kublu    QIA Community Director

Madeline Ivalu                 Elder Representative

Karen Ivalu                       Youth Representative

Sanirajak

Abraham Qammaniq   QIA Community Director

Ammie Kipsigak           Elder Representative

Elizabeth Arnadjuak   Youth Representative

Clyde River

Inutiq Iqaqrialu         QIA Community Director

Ootovak Audlakiak  Elder Representative

Patrick Palituq          Youth Representative

Pond Inlet

David Curley         QIA Community Directors

Boazie Ootoova    Elder Representative

Elizabeth Quasa    Youth Representative

Arctic Bay

Levi Barnabas        QIA Community Director/Chair IIBA

Olayuk Naqitarvik  Elder Representative

Robyn Qaunaq       Youth Representative

For more information, please contact:

Sima Sahar Zerehi

Director of Communications

Qikiqtani Inuit Association

szerehi@qia.ca

(867) 975.8413

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