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Preserving Inuit Culture in Nunavut
Piqqusilirvvik (Inuit Cultural Learning Facility)
Project location: Clyde River, Nunavut
Piqqusilirivvik, the Inuit cultural learning facility located on the northeast coast of Baffin Island, will house 27 students and teachers from across Nunavut.
Funded through the Provincial/Territorial Base Fund, the new cultural centre will be used by elders to help young people maintain their cultural values.
Programming will consist of hands-on training in areas such as language, arts, Inuit laws, values and beliefs, stories, legends, hunting and survival techniques.
The facility will help protect Inuit culture and history by providing a central location for Inuit students from across the territory to gather and learn. It will play a vital role in the promotion and preservation of Inuit culture, language and heritage for future generations.
Federal Contribution: Nunavut is receiving $182.68 million through the Provincial/Territorial Base Fund for initiatives across the Territory.
Arctic Winter Games Arena
Project location: Iqaluit, Nunavut 
The Arctic Winter Games Arena was built in 2001-2002 for the Arctic Winter Games in 2002. After the games, the 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena was turned over to the City of Iqaluit for operation. In the fall of 2003, deterioration of the rink area became apparent, and although the arena is still used for a youth centre and large community gatherings, the rink is no longer used.
This project will make the arena fully operational again, providing an outlet for recreational and physical activity in the community and facilitating the growth of many recreational programs, including figure skating, hockey and broomball. The repaired rink will also provide a source of revenue for the City, and enable the arena to once again host large sporting events.
Iqaluit is being considered as a host for the Arctic Winter Games in 2014. Such national sporting competitions inspire Iqaluit's youth to participate in sports and provide local businesses and artisans with important economic opportunities.
The repairs involve replacing the damaged concrete with new structural slab supported by a piled foundation driven into the bedrock.
"It's going to be used again for its original intent,
" said Elisapee Sheutiapik, Mayor of Iqaluit.
Federal contribution: $748,740
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