{"id":90998,"date":"2025-04-02T12:57:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=90998"},"modified":"2025-04-02T12:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:57:40","slug":"baker-lake-set-for-new-6-35-million-daycare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/baker-lake-set-for-new-6-35-million-daycare\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker Lake set for new $6.35-million daycare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Darrell Greer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Kivalliq News The news out of Baker Lake put a smile on many a face when it was announced recently that Baker Lake Daycare secured $6.35 million to construct a new daycare for the community. The previous facility was destroyed by fire in 2021. The funding comes from numerous sources, with the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) kicking in a $2.48-million contribution agreement and the Government of Nunavut\u2019s (GN) Early Learning and Child Care program providing an additional $3.46 million. Funding help will also be provided by both Peter&#8217;s Expediting Ltd. and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Amounts of funding aid from those two sources had not been announced as of press time. 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The previous facility was destroyed by fire in 2021. The funding comes from numerous sources, with the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) kicking in a $2.48-million contribution agreement and the Government of Nunavut\u2019s (GN) Early Learning and Child Care program providing an additional $3.46 million. Funding help will also be provided by both Peter&#8217;s Expediting Ltd. and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Amounts of funding aid from those two sources had not been announced as of press time. 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