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The Nunavut Municipal Training Organization is proud to offer selected stories and articles with an Inuit Qaujumajatuqangit perspective by Elijah Tigullaraq.

Elijah Tigullaraq works with the Qikiqtani School Operations as a bilingual language consultant and has graciously allowed the MTO to post his stroies and articles on our website for all to see.

Elijah provides a unique perspective and relates stories of important moral and social importance from the persepctive of a bilingual Inuk living in the community of Pond Inlet.

The MTO has been able to negotiate a new travel discount with Canadian North for use by municipal employees.  The discount is available on all Canadian North flights (throughout Nunavut) and connecting flights with Calm Air or Westjet.  Note that there must be at least one portion of the flight on Canadian North for the discount to apply.

Here are some of the highlights:

·         All travel booked using the MTO code is 100% refundable up to 2 hours before the flight

·         The code may be used by municipal staff and municipal contractors

If municipalities or organizations require the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) or the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course (CRFSC), please review the attached poster for course information.

The MTO does not have the resources to offer this course in each community though municipalities may offer this training through the hamlet HTO.

If you require more information about this training, please contact:

Iqaluitfirearms.safetytraining@gmail.com

867-979-4383

867-222-1945

Last year the Nunavut Economic Developers Association elected to train municipal CEDOs through the University of Waterloo in line with the Economic Developers Association of Canada. 

Though the MTO's CEDO courses may no longer be used by Nunavut's Community Economic Development Officers, the course materials provide a valuable resource and reference guide for that position.

The MTO has negotiated a discount with FIrst Air for municipalities.  The flights can be booked online at www.firstair.ca by entering the promo code in the promo code box and the corporate rate will come up.  Or you can call reservations at 1-800-267-1247 and give the corporate code and receive the discount.     

The promo code can be obtained from your SAO.  Alternatively, municipal employees can contact the MTO directly (mto@gov.nu.ca or 1-866-770-5218) to obtain the code.

Municipal employees may now take the GN’s HR training courses.  Likewise, GN employees may now take MTO courses (space permitting).  The MTO will not be able to pay for travel, hotel and per diems for GN courses, but this partnership between the MTO and the GN will nearly double the courses available to the municipality and municipal staff!!!!

The MTO will help load you or your staff on these GN courses so we will act as the point of contact between the municipalities and the GN department putting on the training.  

The MTO Staff and Board of Directors would like to thank Ed Murphy for his dedication and service as President of the Nuanvut Municipal Training Organization. 

Under Mr. Murphy's direction through 2011-2013, the MTO has been able to add 2,000 more training days, six new partnerships and a plethora of courses that have never been delivered in Nunavut, despite the need!

Mr. Murphy retired as President of the MTO and as Senior Administration Officer with the Hamlet of Arviat on May 30th, 2013.  He will be missed.

Hey Everyone, have you heard that RPAN (Recreation & Parks Association of Nunavut) is up and running? Do you know that they are having a Conference and Annual General meeting?

Well they are and it is happening September 20 - 22, 2013 right here in Iqaluit. This is a chance for all community Recreation Coordiantors to get together in one place to discuss common issues and learn about recreation in Nunavut. Also invited are TSO's and any recreation or local parks groups.

Please be advised that the MTO offices will be closed on Friday, August 30th and will re-open on Thursday, September 5th.  You may still send in Registration Forms and invoices during this time though no MTO staff will be available.

If you have any concerns, please speak with your MTO program officer before August 30th.

 August 19, 2013 (IQALUIT, NUNAVUT) -- E-learning in Nunavut takes another step forward this fall, as the MTO and its partners at the Nunavut Arctic College launch the latest online program—a unique, made-in-Nunavut course designed to support the volunteers who staff, govern, and program community radio stations across Nunavut. It will cover the fundamentals of broadcast law, production, distribution, and governance for a community station – and without a single flipchart, binder or classroom!