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Erika Sherk
Monday, July 2, 2007
New head for Braden Burry
Gary Reid has been appointed president of Braden Burry Expediting. The company was recently acquired by NorTerra Inc., a 100 per cent Inuit-owned company.
Reid has 34 years' experience in the transportation and cargo industry, according to Carmen Loberg, president and chief executive officer of NorTerra.
Step forward for Miramar
Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay
Miramar Mining Corporation has taken the next step in its last major permitting hurdle for its Doris North mine site. Technical hearings in Cambridge Bay finished up last week and the licence application will now move to public hearings in the same location. The step means that there were no major technical issues with the application.
Miramar has begun preparations at the Doris North site near Hope Bay and the company is "very encouraged" by the move to the public hearings, said Tony Walsh, Miramar president and chief executive officer.
CJCD sold
Somba K'e/Yellowknife
Yellowknife's major private radio station has been sold. Started by Charles and Eileen Dent in 1979, the station has been transmitting to Yellowknife and Hay River for years.
Eileen, who is president of the radio station, confirmed its sale Tuesday but declined to give any more details, as the transaction is pending CRTC approval.
Fishery development update
Kangiqtugaapik/Clyde River
The latest phase of development of a winter fishery in Clyde River is now complete, according to the Baffin Fisheries Coalition (BFC), who is running the project. The phase involved collecting information on the fish in different locations, using local people who have received training from the BFC.
'The long term goal is to have harvesters fishing both on the ice in winter and in small boats in summer," said Ben Kovic, BFC president. It is hoped that the fishery will be operational at some point this year, according to a press release.
Yamoria Store may re-open
Deh Gah Got'ie Koe/Fort Providence
The Fort Providence band council is considering reopening its store, the Yamoria Store, according to Chief Berna Landry, who was recently acclaimed as chief. The store has been closed since 2002. The council has been focusing on economic development lately, and has been holding meetings to discuss business opportunities, said Landry.
- Roxanna Thompson