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He wasn&#8217;t too optimistic for awhile because no one knew what was going on and no information was being released about the program, he said. \u201cParliament was prorogued and still is prorogued (as of last week) but now, among many announcements made, we find out the program will be continued for another year,\u201d said Savikataaq. \u201cThat&#8217;s definitely very good news for Arviat. 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Arviat Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. said he was pleasantly surprised when news came down that the Inuit Child First Initiative had been extended for another year. He wasn&#8217;t too optimistic for awhile because no one knew what was going on and no information was being released about the program, he said. \u201cParliament was prorogued and still is prorogued (as of last week) but now, among many announcements made, we find out the program will be continued for another year,\u201d said Savikataaq. \u201cThat&#8217;s definitely very good news for Arviat. 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