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Arviat Hamlet Council

Governs Arviat

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Who sits on it

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  • Mayor nunavutlegislation.ca · checked
  • Joe Savikataaq Jr. as Mayor arviat.ca · checked
  • Deputy Mayor nunavutlegislation.ca · checked
  • Gordy Kidlapik as Deputy Mayor arviat.ca · checked
  • Councillor nunavutlegislation.ca · checked
  • Bridgette Aulatjut as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
  • Darren Price as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
  • Doreen Hannak as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
  • Gordy Kidlapik as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
  • Jimmy Main as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
  • Joshua Curley as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
  • Nathan Caskey as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
  • Victoria Gibbons as Councillor arviat.ca · checked
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What it can do

  • By-laws for municipal purposes

    Passes by-laws on the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property; people, activities and things in or near public places; nuisances, including unsightly property; wild and domestic animals; and their enforcement (s. 54.2(a)-(c), (g), (h)). Hamlets Act.

  • Municipal services, utilities and facilities

    Programs, services, utilities and facilities provided by or for the municipality (s. 54.2(f)), e.g. water supply, sewage and garbage collection, the landfill and recreation facilities. Hamlets Act.

  • Local roads and transportation

    Local transportation systems and municipal roads, and people, activities and things on them (s. 54.2(b), (d)). Hamlets Act.

  • Businesses

    Businesses, business activities and persons engaged in business, including business licences (s. 54.2(e)). Hamlets Act.

  • Good government and local services

    To provide good government, to provide services, facilities or other things council considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the municipality, and to develop a safe and viable municipality (s. .01). Hamlets Act.

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  • elections.nu.ca · checked municipal: One of Nunavut's 25 municipal councils (Elections Nunavut, municipal council elections); a hamlet under the Hamlets Act. For: Arviat Hamlet Council
  • nunavutlegislation.ca · checked municipal: Hamlets Act, ss. .01, 54.2 (official consolidation current to 7 Nov 2024). Service examples from hamlet websites (Igloolik, Sanikiluaq, Pond Inlet). For: By-laws for municipal purposes, Municipal services, utilities and facilities, Local roads and transportation, Businesses, Good government and local services
  • nunavutlegislation.ca · checked municipal: Nunavut Elections Act ss. 224.8, 224.10 (consolidation current to 22 Sep 2025). For: Mayor
  • nunavutlegislation.ca · checked municipal: Hamlets Act s. 12 (official consolidation current to 7 Nov 2024): mayor and eight elected councillors unless varied by ministerial order (whether any order applies to this hamlet was not checked); Elections Nunavut: "a municipal council normally has eight councillors plus a mayor". For: Councillor
  • nunavutlegislation.ca · checked Hamlets Act (Nunavut) s. 41 Deputy mayor (official consolidation, 2024-11-07). For: Deputy Mayor
  • arviat.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Arviat council page; same council in the minutes of Regular Meeting #10-2026 (12 May 2026) For: Joe Savikataaq Jr. as Mayor
  • arviat.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Arviat council page; minutes of 12 May 2026 For: Bridgette Aulatjut as Councillor, Darren Price as Councillor, Doreen Hannak as Councillor, Gordy Kidlapik as Councillor, Jimmy Main as Councillor and 2 more
  • arviat.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Arviat council page ("Vikki Gibbons" in the minutes of 12 May 2026) For: Victoria Gibbons as Councillor
  • arviat.ca · checked post named in the note of term 30202; source as recorded for that term: municipal: Hamlet of Arviat council page; minutes of 12 May 2026 For: Gordy Kidlapik as Deputy Mayor
  • elections.nu.ca · checked municipal: Elections Nunavut, municipal council elections: next municipal general election 25 October 2027; Nunavut Elections Act s. 224.8(2) (fourth Monday of October every four years). For: General election, October 25, 2027

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