By Kira Wronska Dorward, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 09/07/2024 09:37 Country food distribution in Nunavut will be getting a boost and an expanded network with the launch of Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre (QCFC) in Iqaluit. “A really important component is still giving people choice. Giving people that opportunity for choice feeds back into the components of dignity, respect, autonomy — the things that Qajuqturvik stands for,” said Rachel Blais, co-executive director of QCFC. With the goal of bolstering “food sovereignty across Nunavut and other remote and Indigenous communities,” the initiative will be held in conjunction with the Alianait Arts Festival in the form of a country foods market and live music on July 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the new QCFC, at 655 Mattaaq Cres. ‘How to…
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