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Simon has an accomplished history of advocating for Inuit rights and culture, having served as past president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the national organization representing Inuit in Canada, and as former head of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, a multinational non-governmental organization representing approximately 180,000 Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia.
She described her appointment as a historic and inspirational moment for Canada, and an important step forward on the long path towards reconciliation.
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Perry Bellegarde has served nearly seven years as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, the political organization that advocates for the rights of more than 600 First Nations in Canada. A new chief will be elected on Wednesday.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
Rockport Select Board gets organized
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Rockport Select Board members reappointed town officials and committee members in what was mostly an organizational meeting June 28.
Appointments are done annually for 18 town officials. These include Linda Greenlaw who is town clerk, tax collector, deputy treasurer and assistant general assistance administrator; Megan Brackett, finance director; Michael Young, public works director and Scott Bickford, code enforcement officer and local plumbing inspector. Bickford was also reappointed as health officer, where approval is done every three years.
A total of 18 people were reappointed to three-year terms on the Planning Board and Capital Improvement, Cemetery, Harbor, Investment, Opera House, Ordinance Review, Parks and Pathways committees. John Viehmen, who is in his ninth year on the Planning Board, was willing to serve a one-year extension to his term and was appointed, according to Select Board Chairwoman Michelle Hannon.
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