Photo: Skijoring at Toonik Tyme

With the blazing mid-day sun at their backs, participants struggle with dogs and ski poles as they await the start of a Toonik Tyme ski-jor race April 15 on the sea ice in front of Iqaluit. In skijoring, each cross-country skier races with the assistance of a dog in harness. (PHOTO BY JIM BELL)