John Maurice

John Maurice has been a resident of the Arctic since 1975 (Aklavik, Iglulik and Iqaluit). He is a retired teacher (32 years and 65 days with the Governments of NWT and Nunavut) and President and Head Coach of Speed Skating Nunavut. John was a founding member of the Nunavut Teachers’ Association in 1994, the Honorary Toonik in 2010 and Vice Chair of the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal (member since November 2010). Also, he has been a member of the Nunavut Liquor Licensing Board, the Nunavut Labour Standards Board, and the Recreation Committee of the City of Iqaluit. He is married with four children and two grand-daughters.