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Game on

Arviat

A maximum of eight teams will compete at the inaugural Eskimo Point U20 Men's Softball Championship in Arviat during the Labour Day long weekend.

Tournament organizer Gleason Uppahuak said he had the idea for the event about a month ago, when he was thinking about how he could keep his junior hockey players busy in sports throughout the summer, so they won't be rusty at the start of the upcoming hockey season.

He said the players were totally up for the idea and he has high hopes for the first event.

鈥淚 get the same feeling for this, pretty much, as I do for hockey,鈥� said Uppahuak. 鈥淣othing can beat hockey, but this is shaping up to be a lot of fun.鈥�

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Election time

Ottawa

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) will host its presidential election on Sept. 18, following ITK鈥檚 annual general meeting to be held in Cambridge Bay.

The president of ITK is elected through a democratic process that represents all Inuit. Votes are cast by the designated member representatives of Inuvialuit Regional Corp., Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Makivvik and the Nunatsiavut Government, in addition to two delegates per region, and the vice-president of ITK.

Inuit at least 18 years of age may be nominated by the designated Inuit Treaty Organization member representative or may submit a candidate application form.

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, Aug. 28, at 5 pm ET. 

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Online scam

Kivalliq/Nunavut

The Nunavut RCMP are aware of a scam that has been occurring on social media. Scammers are creating fake Facebook business accounts, where they pose as Nunavut businesses and are offering online sales of their products and offering to ship them across Nunavut.

The Nunavut RCMP offers the following tips to help avoid becoming a victim of online fraud:

- Be wary of sale or items that seem 鈥渢oo goo to be true.鈥�

-Do not provide personal information, like your date of birth or banking information to anyone online.

-If an email address provided for an e-transfer is not associated to a Nunavut business, it could be a scam.

-Do an internet search to see if the business has a phone number and call them directly.

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Anniversary time

Rankin Inlet

David Tulugak and Marlene Tulugak celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary in Rankin on Thursday, Aug. 7.