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By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News When Timiusi Kittosuk walked into a wind turbine blade factory in Gasp\u00e9, Que., earlier this month, he could smell a mix of gas and nail polish remover. A few employees in white protective overalls were working with fibreglass, a material made of glass threads and hardened liquid plastic that\u2019s one of the main building components of wind turbine blades. Looking at the scene, Kittosuk felt he had found his vocation. Sanikiluaq students take part in a two-week wind turbine technician course at Coll\u00e8ge d\u2019enseignement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et professionnel in Gasp\u00e9, Que., earlier this month. (Photo courtesy of Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp.) \u201cIt made me want to join them to build blades for the wind turbine,\u201d he said in an interview Wednesday. The 27-year-old… <\/p>\n

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By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News When Timiusi Kittosuk walked into a wind turbine blade factory in Gasp\u00e9, Que., earlier this month, he could smell a mix of gas and nail polish remover. A few employees in white protective overalls were working with fibreglass, a material made of glass threads and hardened liquid plastic that\u2019s one of the main building components of wind turbine blades. Looking at the scene, Kittosuk felt he had found his vocation. Sanikiluaq students take part in a two-week wind turbine technician course at Coll\u00e8ge d\u2019enseignement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et professionnel in Gasp\u00e9, Que., earlier this month. (Photo courtesy of Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp.) \u201cIt made me want to join them to build blades for the wind turbine,\u201d he said in an interview Wednesday. The 27-year-old... <\/p>\n

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