The COVID-19 pandemic and outbreaksin several communities across Nunavut have brought the Inuit housing crisis into focus. Inadequate and unsafe housing is endemic in many Inuit communities and has been blamed for poor health outcomes and susceptibility to infectious disease for decades.
And these problems have historical roots. Canada has been running federal government housing programs for 65 years in the North, including experimental Styrofoam igloos that were tested at Kinngait, Nunavut from 1956 to 1960.
The only reporting of the Styrofoam igloo project was in the children’s section of
The Age, a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 9, 1960. The headline read: “Eskimos Find Plastic Igloo Better Than Snow Houses!” The article informed its young readers that the plastic version of the traditional Inuit housing structure was made from 18 inch by 36 inch Styrofoam blocks, held together by wooden meat skewers and adhesive.
May 12, 2021
Florida Gators fans and coaches breathed a collective sigh of relief as Diwun Black finally made his way onto campus last week to enroll for the Summer A semester.
Black likely felt a weight lifted off of his shoulders as well with a dream several years in the making finally becoming reality. Very few players forced to take the JUCO route ultimately find their way back to their original school, but Black set out on a mission to be a Gator, and that is exactly what he did.
Now that he is in Gainesville, real preparations for a role in Florida’s defense can officially be made. At 6-4, 225, Black is one of the most intriguing new players on the roster. It is easy to picture him earning significant playing time early in his career.
Neighbors react to arrest of double murder suspect I know that yesterday there were people that were leaving and going to stay with other folks cause they hadn t caught him yet, James Houston, resident said.
Posted: May 8, 2021 7:40 PM
Updated: May 8, 2021 7:53 PM
Posted By: Chris Lindsay
EUGENE, Ore. - Neighbors are reacting to the arrest of 26-year-old Nicholas Borden-Cortez, the suspect that Eugene police say was involved in the double murder at Falcon Wood Village mobile home park on Green Acres Road.
Several residents said they were afraid when they heard the news of a possible murder because they felt like they were in danger.