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Sunday, October 1,2000 Oakville Beaver Weekend 3 Inukshuk centrepiece for Round Square conference B y C lautfia D 'Souza SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Amid the barren beauty of Northern Canada, the inukshuk stands like a comforting sen tinel leading the way for the weary traveler. This week, Canadian artist Henry Kudluk created an inuk shuk (in-uk-shook) at Appleby College that is a lasting tribute to the beauty of the north and to the theme of the 33rd annual Round Square Conference. The event runs from Sept. 29th to O ct 5th brings nearly 400 delegates from indepen dent schools in Europe, Australia, India, Africa and North America to Appleby's Lakeshore Road campus. The six-foot-tall inukshuk made of rocks intricately bal anced in a way that resembles the human form, was chosen to represent this year's conference theme - T he Power o f One: Building Community Through Individual Initiative.' Canadian stone carver Kudluk, 35, was bom and raised along with nine siblings in Coral Harbour, Nunavut. Nunavut is located in Canada's newest territory aptly named T he New Territory' in Northern Canada where an inukshuk immortalizes its flag. Kudluk has built three inukshuks to date: one in Northern Ontario and two in Ottawa. One in the capital city is locat ed outside the Justice Building. The second is outside the Inuit ArtToundation office where he He learned his trade from Inuit artist and friend Sam Pitsiulak, who was killed in a planqcrash earlier this year. "This is the first time I've built an inukshuk by myself," Kudluk admitted. "Sam taught me everything I know. Tm very proud to be a part of an event of this stature." The journey of the Round Square inukshuk began at an Ontario quarry where he care fully chose 10 limestone rocks. The rocks were then shipped in a pick-up truck to Appleby's campus. There, he spent many hours shaping sev eral of the rocks with an angle grinder, hammer drill and chis- -- m m mm mimi mi s P L A N N IN G A N D P U B L IC W O R K S D E P A R T M E N T WATERMAIN AND WASTEWATER MAIN REPLACEMENT ON SEDGEWICK CRESCENT, SAVOY CRESCENT, AND WOODHAVEN PARK DRIVE IN THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE W -1705-00 CONTRACT NUMBER September 25, 2000 SCHEDULE START DATE: December 15. 2000 *' SCHEDULE COMPLETION DATE: GORD ROBINS ext 7675 CO NSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: TELEPHONE: Oakville, Burlington, Milton (905) 825-6030 Acton (519) 853-0501 Georgetown (905) 878-8113 Aldershot (905) 639-4540 Streetsville (905) 823-6720 Photo by Peter C. McCusker Artist Henry Kudluk and his inukshuk sculpture at Appleby College. el prior to meticulously balanc ing them and making small adjustments. After the delicate balance was reached, he drilled holes in the rocks and inserted metal rods before cementing them into place. Appleby senior student Ryan Pajak helped Kudluk every step of the way, from cut ting and drilling to moving the rocks into place. "It's been fun and exciting to see it take shape," said Pajak, who volunteered for the job. "I've enjoyed it The hardest part was balancing the rocks. Moving them up and down and putting them on the metal rods was tough because the rocks are pretty heavy. It's been amazing to be a part of i t " Kudluk admitted the process of building an inuk shuk in the 'city' as opposed to a natural setting is different and much more arduous. "Up north, you just pile rocks together," he said. "Once it's up, it's a landmark and noth ing will knock it down except for the wind or maybe a bear. Here, you must secure the rocks for safety reasons. It's hard work." "It depends on the shape of the stones. They must be flat and rounded with no jagged edges," he explained. There's no standard design." The legacy of the inukshuk - a word meaning "in the image of man" - comes (See `Inukshuks' page 4) ww«r.regionJiaUoiu>a£ji A KOHLER OWNED COMPANY 15 Kitchens on Display · O ver 400 c o m b in a tio n s o f c o lo u r & fin is h · Free D esign S ervice · C o m p u te r A id e d D esign · · · 30 Years in Business 1 75 S tore s 1 1 P rice Levels · C o m p a re O u r P rices & Q u a lity · P rofe ssion al In s ta lla tio n · G ra n ite , La m in ate & S olid S urface C o u n te r T ops 8 4 2 -5 2 2 2 o a k v il l e 4 9 0 S p e e rs R d . ( I / 4 m ile W e s t o f D o r v a l ) ALFRED SU N G Whitefield & Ad a m s M EN SW EA R C O M P A N Y PONTI QAKVUE Winston Gale ft» w r Or. (905 ) 403-9028 · MISSISSAUGA 1911 Dundas St E (905 ) 212-9255 · BAflWE Bame Power C&. (705) 733-5637 WOOOBRIOGE Colossus Cenlre (905 ) 265-9048 · IttflTH YOfK 55 Orfue Rd. (416 ) 784-3339 · SCARBOROUGH Warten Power CT (416 ) 755-4620