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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Smuggling drugs and alcohol into Gjoa Haven through the Yellowknife Airport should warrant improvements in security, Mayor Raymond Quqshuun told a panel at the Nunavut Association of Municipalities\u2019 annual general meeting on Nov. 12. Yellowknife is accessible by road through Alberta, and there\u2019s no airport security on flights from Yellowknife to Nunavut communities. Quqshuun, whose community prohibits alcohol and cannabis, said bootlegging is rife. \u201cI think we\u2019re lacking searches and airport checks and stuff like that, either out of Yellowknife or in our communities. And I think that\u2019s going to be important in the future, that airports should have those services,\u201d he said. The mayor noted that many flights to and from Gjoa Haven are routed through Yellowknife. He said… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Smuggling drugs and alcohol into Gjoa Haven through the Yellowknife Airport should warrant improvements in security, Mayor Raymond Quqshuun told a panel at the Nunavut Association of Municipalities\u2019 annual general meeting on Nov. 12. Yellowknife is accessible by road through Alberta, and there\u2019s no airport security on flights from Yellowknife to Nunavut communities. Quqshuun, whose community prohibits alcohol and cannabis, said bootlegging is rife. \u201cI think we\u2019re lacking searches and airport checks and stuff like that, either out of Yellowknife or in our communities. And I think that\u2019s going to be important in the future, that airports should have those services,\u201d he said. The mayor noted that many flights to and from Gjoa Haven are routed through Yellowknife. He said... <\/p>\n

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