Council · Q2 2026
Council
Jun 23, 2026
Recorded present
Solomon Awa · Kimberly Smith · Methusalah Kunuk · Kyle Sheppard · Romeyn Stevenson
Recorded absent
Harry Flaherty · Amber Aglukark · Simon Nattaq
DECISIONS AND ISSUES
- Kenny Bell asked Council to enforce existing short-term-rental rules and report regularly.
- Council awarded the $7.67-million critical pipeline renewal contract.
- Council awarded the $6.44-million road-improvement contract.
- Audio found nine countable questions or requests; the minutes summarized five.
- Kuthula Matshazi was appointed to the vacant council seat.
TIMESTAMPED AUDIO QUESTIONS
What date was proposed for the Love and Unity Race?
- Answer on record
- The organizer said June 27, four days after the council meeting.
Could administration explain Recreation's capacity and identify another workable date if June 27 was too soon?
- Answer on record
- The CAO described an extremely tight workload and said staff could examine a date about a month later, while still attempting to help.
Would the organizer accept a later summer date that Recreation could accommodate?
- Answer on record
- The organizer said June 27 was tied to Canadian Multiculturalism Day and preferred to proceed with volunteers and City facilities.
What physical mural was being produced, where would it go and what would it look like when completed?
- Answer on record
- Staff described a roughly 16-by-8-foot mural painted by students on plywood or Alupanel, with the City owning the finished work.
Would the paved drainage swale beside the 116-unit development be maintained?
- Answer on record
- The response focused on road widening and sidewalk space; Stevenson later emphasized that both drainage and the sidewalk mattered.
Was space reserved for a sidewalk and would a sidewalk actually be constructed?
- Answer on record
- Planning said the road dedication created sidewalk space; the developer confirmed construction along the full property line.
Did the $6.441-million road contract include re-engineering, paving and hard surfacing on both road sections?
- Answer on record
- Engineering confirmed ditch improvements, regrading, reshaping and paving, while trying to maximize paved length and value.
Would the critical replacement pipeline be buried underground like the existing pipes?
- Answer on record
- Engineering confirmed it would; Kunuk then questioned why northern infrastructure continued to use buried pipes.
Requested that administration work with the HTA and return with a defined, feasible recommendation for City support.
- Answer on record
- The chair agreed that a specific list of requested items would help; administration could proceed without another motion.
The complete recording was reviewed from start to adjournment. Routine chair prompts, connectivity checks, voting prompts and comments without a substantive question are excluded.
FORMAL STATEMENTS AGENDA ITEM
Kimberly Smith
Recognized the Recreation Department for successfully hosting the Jimmy Kilabuk Fun Run/Walk.
Official written record ↗Methusalah Kunuk
Reported on environmental discussions at the FCM conference and noted that Awa was the first person to speak Inuktitut there.
Official written record ↗Solomon Awa
Said the FCM conference helped municipalities learn about work across Canada, funding opportunities and projects.
Official written record ↗Solomon Awa
Reported on meetings with northern mayors at the Arctic Development Expo under the theme ‘Arctic Security, A Shared Responsibility.’
Official written record ↗Solomon Awa
Thanked Alianait for its arts festival and its Inuit cultural performances.
Official written record ↗Solomon Awa
Thanked residents who joined the annual spring cleanup and encouraged continued care for the community.
Official written record ↗These are concise précis of elected-member remarks under agenda item 5, not every comment made in the meeting. May 26 was also checked against the complete recording; no extra formal speaker was found. Open the complete statements ledger →
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