Cambridge Bay hamlet council candidates look to win over voters
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Municipal elections take place across Nunavut on Oct. 23.
In Cambridge Bay, 11 people are vying for eight hamlet council seats.
Candidates include: Darren Etibloena, Stephanie Taptuna, Bessie Haomik Joy, Vivienne Aknavigak, Dana Langille, Sandi Gillis, Zachary Cziranka-Crooks, Jessie Lyall, Bo Wallenius, William Palvialok, Wilfred Wilcox
Cambridge Bay residents can vote at the Luke Novoligak Community Hall on election day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time. They can also contact returning officer Angela Gerbrandt to arrange a mobile poll.
In preparation for the election, CBC News reached out to candidates with a list of questions. Read the answers of those that responded below, which have been edited for length and clarity.
Editor's note: If you're a candidate and want to be included, email emily.haws@cbc.ca for the question list and we'll add to this story.
Have you run to be a municipal councillor before? If you were elected, how long have you been elected for and in what position?
I have never run for council before.
Why do you want to run for council this time around?
I would like to help impact positive change for Cambridge Bay.
What do you see as your community's greatest challenge for council (mayor and councillors) to overcome?
I think the biggest challenges right now are affordable housing and the indiscriminate mischief and vandalism going on lately.
If you are elected, what are your top three priorities?
My priorities are as follows:
