Baffin Fisheries Elects First Woman as Chair
– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
March 27, 2024 – IQALUIT, NUNAVUT – The Board of Directors of Baffin Fisheries is
pleased to announce it has elected Kelly Kilabuk, of Pangnirtung, as Chair of the Board.
Kelly is the first woman to hold the position.
Others elected to various board positions are:
• Jimmy Akavak, Vice-Chair
• Sandy Kautuq, Secretary Treasurer
• Roger Etuangat, Chair, Finance Committee
• Billy Merkosak, Chair, Human Resources Committee
Ms. Kilabuk has served on the board since January 2023, and previously served a term
on the Board in 2020.
“Thank you to all the board members at Baffin Fisheries for showing confidence in me,
and offering their support at this important time in the Company’s history,” Ms. Kilabuk
said. “We are about to deliver to Nunavut the largest fishing vessel in Canada, and also
about to significantly increase royalty payments to our owner communities. I realize
there is a lot of hard work ahead, and I look forward to taking on the challenge to
delivery much needed jobs and benefits to our communities.”
Background
Baffin Fisheries is the leading commercial fishing enterprise in Northern Canada,
harvesting more than 10,000 tonnes of Greenland Halibut (turbot) and cold-water
shrimp annually. Through its operating subsidiaries Niqitaq Fisheries and Baffin
Seafood, the Company markets its products around the world, processing wild,
sustainable seafood from pristine Arctic waters, for the benefit of Nunavut.
Baffin Fisheries is owned by five Inuit Hunters and Trappers Associations: Amaruq HTA
(Iqaluit), Pangnirtung HTA (Pangnirtung), Mayukalik HTO (Kimmirut), Mittimatalik HTO
(Pond Inlet), and Nangmautaq HTO (Clyde River). The Company has offices in Iqaluit,
Paradise NL, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, and Clyde River. BF holds a 32% minority share in
Pangnirtung Fisheries Ltd.
Fleet
Baffin Fisheries owns 100% of its fleet of three factory fishing vessels, including two
large factory freezer multi-species trawlers and one factory freezer fixed gear vessel.
The Company is constructing a new, clean-design, purpose-built, 80-meter factory
Niqitaq Fisheries Ltd.
10-208 SINAA ST.
Box 3263 Iqaluit, NU
X0A 2HO
867-979-3070
baffinfisheries.ca
freezer trawler at the Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye. The vessel is due for delivery this
summer.
Health, Safety and Environment Statement
Baffin Fisheries considers effective Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E)
Management to be of the utmost importance to its business. The objective of our
company HS&E Program is to prevent all workplace accidents, injuries and illness, and
to promote health, safety and the protection of the environment in every task
undertaken by employees on behalf of the company.
Employee Recruitment
Baffin Fisheries believes that in addition to the revenue generated directly by the
harvest of the resource, the training, recruitment, and employment of staff contributes
an important benefit to local communities. It is the aim of Baffin Fisheries to have
skilled Inuit and Nunavummiut throughout all levels of operations. For employment
opportunities please contact Kavavow Mikijuk at [email protected].
Board of Directors
• Phanuel Enooarak, Mittimatalik HTO, Pond Inlet
• Billy Merkosak, Mittimatalik HTO, Pond Inlet
• Roger Etuangat, Nangmautaq HTO, Clyde River
• Sandy Kautuq, Nangmautaq HTO, Clyde River
• Kelly Kilabuk, Pangnirtung HTA, Pangnirtung
• Mathew Nauyuk, Pangnirtung HTA, Pangnirtung
• Jimmy Akavak, Amaruq HTA, Iqaluit
• Adamee Itorcheak, Amaruq HTA, Iqaluit
• Jawlie Akavak, Mayukalik HTO, Kimmirut
• Killiktee Padluq, Mayukalik HTO, Kimmirut
For further information about Baffin Fisheries:
Kelly Kilabuk, Chair Jimmy Akavak, Vice-Chair Chris Flanagan, CEO
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
709-325-0679
www.baffinfisheries.ca
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒻᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᑎᐊᒥ
ᐊᕐᓇᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ
ᒫᔾᔨ 27, 2024 – ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ – ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᑦ
ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒍᓐᓇᕐᖓᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᑭᐊᓕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᒻᒥᑦ, ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥᐅᖅ, ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᕈᖅᑐᖅ
ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ. ᑲᓕ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓂᖓᓅᖅᑐᖅ.
ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᑦ:
• ᔨᒥ ᐋᑲᕚᒃ, ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ
• ᓵᓐᑎ ᑲᐅᑐᖅ, ᐊᓪᓚᑦᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨ
• ᕌᔾᔪ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖓᑦ, ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ
• ᐱᓕ ᒥᖅᑯᓴᖅ, ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ
ᕿᓚᕝᕙ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆᒥᓂ 2023−ᒥ.
“ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ
ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ,” ᕿᓚᕝᕙ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. “ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᖅᑮᔪᒫᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᒥ
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᓂᖏᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑕᓗ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᕈᒃᑲᓂᕐᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ
ᐊᔅᓱᕈᖃᑦᑕᑐᖅᐹᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᔅᓱᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᓇᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓᓪᓗ
ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑕᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᔅᓴᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ.”
ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᑦᑎᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖏᓐᓂ,
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ 10,000 ᑖᓐᔅᓂᒃ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᓕᕋᓗᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᖑᖅᐸᓐᓂᑦ
ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᓐᓂ ᑎᒥᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕿᑕᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒻᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᕐᓂᑦ
ᓂᕿᓂᑦ, ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᕋᓱᐊᓲᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᓇᒧᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ, ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᑦᑐᑎᑦ,
ᓄᖑᓴᖅᑕᐅᓐᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᑦᑎᐊᕚᓗᐊᓂ, ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ.
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖁᑎᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ: ᐊᒪᕈᖅ
ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ), ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ, ᒪᔪᐊᖃᓕᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ (ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ),
ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ (ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ), ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒪᐅᑕᖅ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ (ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥ).
ᑲᒻᐸᓂᖓᑕ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂ, ᐸᕋᑏᔅ ᓅᐸᓛᒥ, ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥ, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥᓪᓗ.
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑐᑦ 32%−ᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ.
ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖁᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ 100%−ᓂᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓲᑎᓂᒃ,
ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᒥᑦ ᑲᓕᓲᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᓕᒃ
ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ. ᑲᒻᐸᓂᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ, ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ
ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ, 80−ᒦᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᓕᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓕᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑕᕐᓴᓐ (Tersan)
ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᕕᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑑᑭᒥ (Türkiye). ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ.
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖅ, ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᒃ
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᐊᑦᑕᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᑦᑎᐊᕙᒻᒥᑦ
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑐᕌᒐᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᐅᔫᖁᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑑᖁᓇᒍᓗ
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᑕ, ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓗᑕ,
ᖃᓂᒻᒪᑦᑐᖃᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑕᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᐊᑦᑕᓇᓐᖏᑦᑐᒥᑦ
ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᕗᑦ.
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᖅᑐᕐᓂᖅ
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ
ᓂᕿᔅᓴᖅᑖᖑᕙᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᖅᑐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᓪᓗ
ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ. ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ
ᐱᓕᒻᒪᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᕐᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᒃᑯᑦ.
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓐᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ ᖃᕙᕙᐅᖅ ᒥᑭᔾᔪᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ
[email protected].
ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ
• ᐹᓄᐃᓕ ᐃᓄᐊᕋᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᑕᒪᓕᐅᑉ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ
• ᐱᓕ ᒥᖅᑯᓴᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᑕᒪᓕᐅᑉ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ
• ᕌᔾᔪ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖓᑦ, ᓇᖕᒪᐅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ
• ᓵᓐᑎ ᑲᐅᑐᖅ, ᓇᖕᒪᐅᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ
• ᑭᐊᓕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙ, ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ
• ᒫᑎᐅ ᓇᐅᔪᖅ, ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ
• ᔨᒥ ᐋᑲᕚᒃ, ᐊᒪᕈᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ
• ᐋᑕᒥ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐊᒪᕈᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ
• ᔮᓕ ᐋᑲᕙᒃ, ᒪᔪᖅᑲᓕᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ
• ᕿᓕᖅᑎ ᐸᓪᓗᖅ, ᒪᔪᖅᑲᓕᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ
ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓐᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ:
ᑭᐊᓕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙ, ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ ᔨᒥ ᐋᑯᕚᒃ, ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᑉ
ᑐᖏᓕᖓ
ᑯᕆᔅ ᐸᓚᓂᒐᓐ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ
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