{"id":13642,"date":"2023-08-29T15:54:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kativik.qc.ca\/?p=13642"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:13:09","slug":"spotlight-on-ki-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kativik.qc.ca\/en\/spotlight-on-ki-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on KI Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]Nunavik is so big and vast; it is always a breath of fresh air to see the familiar faces that have helped establish Kativik Ilisarniliriniq across the North.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243; el_width=&#8221;60&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]If you have been fortunate enough to travel to Tasiujaq, you will have surely crossed paths with Sandy and Jeannie Saunders. Long-time residents of Tasiujaq, Sandy has been behind the wheel of the Ajagutak School bus for over 30 years! \u201cI like it. I like working here. I do a little bit of everything,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Jeannie on the other hand, has held a number of roles, most recently as a student counsellor at Ajagutak School. \u201cIt\u2019s good, I like it. If students get tired, they can come and talk to me about how they are doing or feeling that day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sandy and Jeannie reminisced about how things have changed in Tasiujaq. \u201cThe air strip used to cross the middle of town,\u201d Sandy shared. \u201cWe would walk by the planes every day, it was nice,\u201d Jeannie added. Fun fact: the Tasiujaq Airport was inaugurated in 1996. 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