Montreal (November 15, 2023) – Kativik Ilisarniliriniq is glad to announce the results of the election for its new Council of Commissioners. Each Nunavik Community elected a representative on the Council of Commissioners.

The elected Commissioners will serve a three-year term as members of Kativik Ilisarniliriniq’s Council of Commissioners.

The newly elected Council of Commissioners will hold its first meeting from December 4 to 7. At this first meeting, the Commissioners will elect, from amongst themselves, the President of Kativik Ilisarniliriniq and the members of the Executive Committee. Until then, the former President, Mrs. Sarah Aloupa, remains in function as immediate past president.

Election results:

ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒃ | AKULIVIK
ᑳᔫᓚ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ | Carolyn Tulugak 38
ᑎᒧᑎ ᐊᓕᖁ | Timothy Aliqu 33
ᓂᐊᓕ ᐊᓕᖁ | Nellie Aliqu 18
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 0
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 89

ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ | AUPALUK
ᒫᑎᓐ ᓯᑳᑦ | Martin Scott 21
ᓵᓕ ᐊᑉᐹᖃᑦᑕᖅ | Charlie Akpahatak 20
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 0
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 41

ᐃᓄᑦᔪᐊᖅ | INUKJUAK
ᓯᑎᕚᓐ ᓚᑳᔅ | Stephane Lacasse 99
ᐋᑕᒥ ᐹᓪᓚᔮᑦ | Adamie Padlayat 77
ᓛᔨ ᑕᐅ | Larry Dow 39
ᓯᐊᔭ ᐃᓄᒃᐸᒃ ᑐᑫ | Sarah Inukpuk Tukai 33
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 6
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 254

ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ | IVUJIVIK
ᖁᒪᖅ ᐃᔦᑦᑐᖅ | Qumaq Iyaituk 39
ᐄᕕ ᖃᓕᖑ | Evie Kalingo 34
Pasa Mangiuk | ᐹᓴ ᒪᖏᐅᖅ 10
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 0
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 83

ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᒃᔪᐊᖅ | KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ
ᑖᕕᑎ ᐋᓇᓈᒃ | David Annanack By acclamation
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots –
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots –

ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ | KANGIQSUJUAQ
ᐱᐊᕆ ᕕᓕ | Pierre Phillie 59
ᐋᓂ ᑎᕐᑎᓗᒃ | Annie Tertiluk 54
ᖂᑉᐱᐊ ᔮᑲ | Quppia Jaaka 54
ᐋᓚᓯ ᐋᕐᖓᖅ | Alasie Arngak 17
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 0
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 184

ᑲᖏᕐᓱᖅ | KANGIRSUK
ᓴᒡᒐᓕᐊᓯ ᑕᕐᕿᐊᐱᒃ | Zackaraisie Tukkiapik
By acclamation
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots –
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots –

ᑰᒃᔪᐊᖅ | KUUJJUAQ
ᐄᕙ ᖃᐅᒃᑫ ᑯᐊᑕ | Eva Kauki Gordon 79
ᔮᓇ ᓕᓐᑳᑦ | Jana Lingard 55
ᑎᐊᓂᔅ ᓛᒃ | Denis Lock 38
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 0
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 172

ᑰᒃᔪᐊᕌᐱᒃ | KUUJJUARAAPIK
Caroline Weetaltuk | ᑳᓓ ᐅᐃᑖᓗᒃᑐᖅ By acclamation
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots –
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots –

ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅ | PUVIRNITUQ
ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᐴᓐ | Paulusi Beaulne By acclamation
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots –
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots –

ᖁᐊᕐᑕᖅ | QUAQTAQ
ᓯᐊᔭ ᐋᓗᐸ | Sarah Aloupa By acclamation
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots –
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots –

ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ | SALLUIT
ᐹᑦᓯ ᑳᒧᕋᓐ | Patsy Cameron 29
ᒫᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᒡᒋᖅ ᐅᕿᑦᑐᖅ | Mark Angutigirk Okituk 22
ᓯᐊᔭ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᑦᑕᖅ ᑫᑦᑕᖅ | Sarah Aupalutak Kaitak 16
ᐃᓓᓴ ᓇᓗᐃᔪᖅ ᐁᑭ | Elysa Naluiyuk Ikey 12
ᒥᐊᔨ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᖅ ᐸᐱᑲᑦᑐᖅ | Mary Tukiliak Papigatuk 3
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 0
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 82

ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ | TASIUJAQ
ᑖᒥ ᑫᓐ ᓄᑲᕐᓯᖅ | Tommy Cain Jr. By acclamation
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots –
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots –

ᐅᒥᐅᔭᖅ | UMIUJAQ
ᓄᐊ ᐃᓄᒃᐸᒃ | Noah Inukpuk 43
ᐄᕙ ᓂᕕᐊᕐᓯ | Eva Niviaxie 18
ᓱᒃᑯᑐᑦ | Spoiled ballots 1
ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑐᑦ | Total ballots 62

About us:

Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the school board of Nunavik, was created in 1975, under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA). Since 1978, it has been the exclusive provider of educational services to all Nunavik residents. Under the JBNQA, the school board also acts as an institution with unique powers and jurisdiction geared towards the protection and development of the Inuit language, culture, and way of life, through the delivery of tailored educational services and programs. The education programs developed by the school board are offered in all schools of the 14 Nunavik communities, in Inuktitut as first language and in French and English as second languages. The school board operates 18 primary and secondary schools as well as 6 adult education centres. For more information, visit kativik.qc.ca.

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For information, please contact:

Jade Duchesneau-Bernier
Communications Coordinator
514 797-8220 or 1 800 361-2244 ext. 309
publicrelations@kativik.qc.ca