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additional opportunities in housing, energy and
telecommunications.
GAME CHANGING INITIATIVES
Sakku is driving several game-changing initiatives
on the near horizon. A few examples are the first
modular housing factory in the North, which will
provide an Inuit-made solution to reverse Nunavut’s
severe housing shortage while also creating new
employment and training opportunities; The Kivalliq
Hydro-Fibre Link, which will bring clean hydro
power and high-speed internet to Nunavut for the
first time; and a new, expanded boarding home in
Winnipeg to serve Inuit travelling south for medical
treatment.
of development, with a stalwart focus on new
initiatives that will continue building the Kivalliq
economy while creating a better quality of life and
new opportunities for Inuit throughout the region.
Sakku is currently involved in more than 20
businesses focused on five major sectors in the
Kivalliq region (mining and industrial services;
transportation and logistics; health and medical
services; professional services; and property
development). Sakku owns 100 per cent of three
of the companies. In the other businesses,
Sakku’s share of ownership ranges from 16.5 to
76 per cent, with the vast majority being 51 per
cent ownership. These well-established ventures
are providing a strong foundation to pursue
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