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Baker Lake Hamlet Council

Governs Baker Lake

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  • 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: Baker Lake 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
  • bakerlake.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Baker Lake council page; acclaimed mayor at the by-election (Elections Nunavut notice of 12 Feb 2025) For: James Taipana as Mayor
  • bakerlake.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Baker Lake council page For: Becky Tootoo as Councillor, Eric John Tapatai as Councillor, Eva Elytook as Councillor, Grace Tagoona as Councillor, Michael Akilak as Councillor, Siobhan Iksiktaaryuk as Councillor
  • bakerlake.ca · checked municipal: Hamlet of Baker Lake council page (one seat shown as vacant) For: Trevor Attungala as Councillor
  • bakerlake.ca · checked post named in the note of term 30224; source as recorded for that term: municipal: Hamlet of Baker Lake council page (one seat shown as vacant) For: Trevor Attungala 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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