Select your community
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ EN IKT FR
Menu Close
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ EN IKT FR
Select your community
Government Programs Services and Information
Your Government
Agencies
News Media Room
Back to News

Carvings, crafts and qamutiit for sale at the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility

Last updated Thursday, November 30, 2023

Public Service Announcement

Carvings, crafts and qamutiit for sale at the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility

Beginning April 1, the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility (ACHF) in Iqaluit will re-open to the public for sales of crafts and carvings.

Doors will be open to the general public every Friday from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. All items are handmade by clients of the ACHF and the Nunavut Women’s Correctional Centre. Items for sale include soapstone carvings and other crafts.

ACHF clients participating in the Inuit cultural skills program have been learning how to make qamutiit and will have a few of these available for purchase.

For more information, please contact the ACHF Case Management Team at @email or 867-979-8100 ext. 8105.

###

Media Contact:

Isabelle Gingras
Policy and Communications Analyst
Department of Justice
867-975-6324
@email

Document(s):

2022-03_psa_jus_carving_sales_at_achf_-_eng.pdf

Share this page

Is this page useful?

Thank you for contacting the Government of Nunavut.

Please do not send sensitive or personal information, including (but not limited to): social insurance numbers, birthdates, information of other people, or health information. Please only send a brief description of your issue or concern and how we can contact you. We will make sure the correct person contacts you if they need more information or if they can answer your question or concern.