Anonymous donor helps Iqaluit elders fly to Kuujjuaraapik – NunatsiaqOnline
Iqaluit seniors almost missed out on annual eastern Arctic elders event
August 17, 2017
Thanks to a donation from an anonymous benefactor and last-minute funding from the Government of Nunavut, some Iqaluit elders will get to attend a get-together in Kuujjuaraapik Aug. 20 to Aug. 26.
At a meeting of Iqaluit City Council’s recreation committee Aug. 10, the city recreation director said about 20 elders did not have enough money to attend an annual gathering of Nunavut and Nunavik elders in Kuujjuaraapik this year.
At that time, only about $5,000 had been raised for the trip, estimated to cost as much as $30,000.
But thanks to these newly committed dollars, some elders will be able to travel to and from Iqaluit.
