The City of Iqaluit began work on removing abandoned vehicles, shacks and garbage from the Apex beach this morning, following complaints made by local residents. Mayor Kenny Bell, who was on hand as the first of the garbage was removed, said that the city is concerned that abandoned shacks can pose fire hazards and safety concerns, and that other refuse, such as abandoned vehicles, batteries and fuel canisters, could leak hazardous waste into waterways. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Iqaluit firefighters quickly douse a fire in the back of a pickup truck on the road to the causeway and landfill shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18. (Photo by Bill Williams)
Jamie Taipana of Cambridge Bay caught this photo of a rainbow arching over the Martin Bergmann, a vessel operated by the Arctic Research Foundation, on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Taipana)
Kuujjuaq is experiencing a particularly hot summer. With temperatures reaching 30C with humidity, Kuujjuammiut flocked to the beach on Monday, Aug. 17, to swim and cool down. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Rankin Inlet photographer Doug McLarty ventured out on the night of Aug. 11 hoping to spot the Perseids meteor shower. He missed out on that but didn’t leave disappointed once the aurora borealis lit up the sky. (Photo by Doug McLarty)
On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Kuujjuaq’s runners took part in a race organized by the Kuujjuaq Pinguatitsijingiit recreation committee. Here are the winners in the category for women aged 16 to 39, with recreation committee member Eva Kauki. From right to left: Amelia Whiteley Tukkiapik, first place, winner of a $500 prize; Jessie Munick, second place, winner of $400; Jeannie Makiuk, third place, winner of $300; and Emma Cain, fourth place, winner of $200. Participants in this category had to run all the way to the marina and back, a total of 12 km. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Kuujjuaq’s Aqpik Jam Music Festival didn’t happen this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the community’s recreation committee went ahead with the event’s usual daytime activities, including the aqpik berry-picking contest, which saw 65 registered participants. Here are the winners, from right to left: Susie L. Angnatuk and Maggie Angnatuk (tied for first and second place, with 16.5 pounds each), Jeannie A. Gordon and Susie M. Angnatuk (tied for third and fourth place, with 14.1 pounds), Annie Annanack Jr. (fifth place, with 13.8 pounds), Mary Imbeault (sixth place, with 13.5 pounds), Penina Saunders (seventh place, with 11.8 pounds), Mary Mesher (eighth place, with 11.5 pounds), Ina Saunders (ninth place, with 11.4) and Sammy Snowball (tenth place, with 11.3). The top 10 winners all received cash prizes, with the top two winners receiving $950 each. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
