{"id":443,"date":"2010-03-22T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=443"},"modified":"2010-03-22T14:49:14","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T14:49:14","slug":"number-plate-shape-change-nunavut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/22\/number-plate-shape-change-nunavut\/","title":{"rendered":"Number Plate Shape Change &#8211; Nunavut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>The Government of Nunavut is looking at updating its classic polar  bear number plates with Inuktitut syllabics and Innuinaqtun.<\/p>\n<p>The shape of the number plate will remain unchanged, said Peter  Taptuna, minister for economic development and transportation, March 16  in the Nunavut legislature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/car-number-plate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-444\" title=\"car-number-plate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/car-number-plate-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Car Number Plate\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taptuna nixed the idea of changing the templates for the number plates to make a statement about the uniqueness of Nunavut, pointing out  that most vehicles from Nunavut stay in the territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know of our unique culture up here, so it wouldn\u2019t really  matter if we have 2,000 vehicles driving around town and if we all know  our uniqueness,\u201d said Taptuna, responding to a question asked by  Quttiktuq MLA Ron Elliott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really would have trouble trying to find a way of why we would do  that, if only half a dozen vehicles go down south where the exposure is  needed the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Taptuna said there is a plan for putting Inuktitut syllabics and  possibly Innuinaqtun on all new number plates that are going to be  coming out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Nunavut is looking at updating its classic polar bear number plates with Inuktitut syllabics and Innuinaqtun. 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