Canada and Ahiarmiut Relocation Society to mark important milestones on path of reconciliation

Media advisory

Arviat, Nunavut – Members of the media are invited to attend a plaque unveiling with the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Ahiarmiut Relocation Society.

Date:  January 22, 2019

Time: 10:30 a.m. (CST)
        
Where: Ahiarmiut Relocation Plaque Site
             (Outdoor event)
             Intersection of 3rd Avenue and
             4th Street
             Arviat, Nunavut

Following the plaque unveiling, members of the media are invited to attend a special ceremony with Minister Bennett and the Ahiarmiut Relocation Society to mark Canada’s formal apology for the multiple relocations of the Ahiarmiut from their home at Ennadai Lake in the 1950s.

Time: 12:30 p.m. (CST)
        
Where: John Ollie Complex(Community Hall)
             Arviat, Nunavut
       

Contacts

For more information:

Matthew Dillon-Leitch
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett
819-997-0002

CIRNAC Media Relations
819-934-2302
RCAANC.media.CIRNAC@canada.ca

David Serkoak
President, Ahiarmiut Relocation Society
hiquaq@yahoo.ca

Steven L. Cooper
Partner, Barrister & Solicitor
Tel: 780-570-8448
Cell: 780-918-7964
Toll Free: 1-800-994-7477
Steve@CooperRegel.ca   

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2019-01-21