Qikiqtani Inuit Association – Official Notice of Election

Press Release

November 5, 2018

Notice is hereby given to the voting members of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) that an election will be held on December 10, 2018.

The official list of Candidates is as follows:

President	Qikiqtani Region	PJ Akeeagok(Acclaimed)
Community Director	Clyde River	Inutiq IqaqrialuMike Jaypoody Patrick Palituq Billy Palluq
Community Director	Hall Beach	Reena IrqittuqJason Kaernerk Jopie Kaernerk Abraham Qammaniq
Community Director	Igloolik	Solomon AllurutJohnny Malaiya Kublu Jefferson Uttak
Community Director	Iqaluit	Steven Polee LucassieJesse Mike Simon Nattaq Noah Papatsie
Community Director	Kimmirut	Tommy Akavak(Acclaimed)
Community Director	Pond Inlet	David CurleyCharlie Inuarak Sam Sr. Omik
Community Director	Sanikiluaq	Moses AppaqaqJoe Arragutainaq Peter Kattak Sarah Kittosuk

To be eligible to vote you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 16 years old on Election Day, an Inuk registered with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and permanently residing in one of the 13 communities in the Qikiqtani region.

Polling stations will be open in every Qikiqtani community from 10am to 7pm local time on December 3 for advance voting and on December 10, Election Day. Polling station to vote for the QIA President position only, will also be available in Ottawa on the same days.

For more information contact:

Paul Okalik                                                     Office of the CRO
Chief Returning Officer                               Ayaya Communications
Tel. 867-222-5549                                        Nadia Ciccone/Jason Roberts
Email: qiacro@ayaya.ca                              Tel: 867-979-1484
Email: nadiac@ayaya.ca or jasonr@ayaya.ca

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