The Honourable Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and MP for Nunavut, was in Iqaluit today to announce funding for five projects for Nunavut municipalities under the Government of Canada’s Small Communities Fund.
The Justice of the Peace Appointment and Remuneration Committee (JPARC) is now accepting written expressions of interest from eligible Nunavummiut wanting to be appointed as a community Justice of the Peace with the Nunavut Court of Justice (NCJ).
The program strengthens community infrastructure and readiness for tourism, and enhances economic development in creative sectors such as music, digital media, writing and performing arts.
The Department of Economic Development and Transportation is accepting funding applications for the 2017-18 fiscal year for projects that help build the tourism, culture and arts sectors in Nunavut.