{"id":40401,"date":"2025-08-01T22:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T22:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40401\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T22:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T22:30:13","slug":"agnico-eagle-ships-20-modular-homes-to-rankin-inlet-baker-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40401\/","title":{"rendered":"Agnico Eagle ships 20 modular homes to Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

$1.8M contribution puts Nunavut Housing Corp. \u2018one step closer to reaching\u2019 Nunavut 3000 goals, minister says<\/p>\n

Agnico Eagle has shipped 20 modular homes to Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet, marking a $1.75-million contribution, the company says.<\/p>\n

The homes, whose $8 million cost was paid for by the Government of Nunavut, arrived in the communities by sealift in July, the company said Monday in a news release.<\/p>\n

A shipment like this is a first-time initiative for Agnico Eagle, says Pujjuut Kusugak, the mining company\u2019s director of Nunavut affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody has a responsibility to contribute to the betterment of our people in Nunavut and, really, Agnico is wanting to be a responsible corporate citizen as well as a great neighbour,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n

Kusugak is based in Rankin Inlet and is the nephew of Lorne Kusugak, minister responsible for Nunavut Housing Corporation.<\/p>\n

Lorne Kusugak also welcomed the contribution, stating it would help move the Nunavut 3000 initiative forward.<\/p>\n

Nunavut 3000<\/a> \u2014 a $2.6-billion initiative the Government of Nunavut unveiled in late 2022 \u2014 is a goal to build 3,000 new units across the territory between 2022 and 2030.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith Agnico Eagle\u2019s support, we are one step closer to reaching our goal of delivering 3,000 homes by 2030,\u201d Lorne Kusugak said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Nunavut Housing Corp. and Agnico Eagle said in April they would work together to bring 20 modular homes to Kivalliq Region.<\/p>\n

The two communities getting homes are close to Agnico\u2019s two Kivalliq gold mine sites<\/a>: Meadowbank is near Baker Lake and Meliadine is near Rankin Inlet.<\/p>\n

The communities will each get 10 of the 20 houses that are being shipped, said an email from Nunavut Housing Corp. spokesperson Alexandria Webb.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lots for these homes have been selected, but details will be confirmed publicly closer to completion, as construction and service connections advance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Nunavut Housing Corp. is estimating the homes will be \u201cready for occupancy\u201d by this coming winter. From there, the units will be filled following \u201cthe standard [public housing] allocation process.\u201d<\/p>\n

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