Marc Garneau, Canada’s minister of transport, and his Nunavut counterpart, David Akeeagok, announce $71.7 million in federal infrastructure spending in Iqaluit on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Funded projects include the renovation of Rankin Inlet’s airport terminal building, the completion of preparatory work needed for the construction of the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, the study and design of an all-season road that will improve connectivity in the Kivalliq region and the installation of passenger boarding ramps at airport terminals in seven communities. For details, see our upcoming story at Nunatsiaq.com (Photo by Kahlan Miron)
Kuujjuaq’s Mary Nikki and Etua Gordon play a giant game of tic-tac-toe at Barrel Beach during the kick-off of Jeunes Karibus’s summer program on July 18. The program offers Nunavik youth between the ages of 14 and 19 exposure to a range of outdoor activities centred on camping and the outdoors. (Photo courtesy of Jeunes Karibus)
Once Ocean expedition participants saw over 200 walruses sunbathing on Walrus Island in the western Hudson Strait on the morning of Aug. 4. Some leaped in and out of the water while others huddled together. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Much of the ice has cleared from Koojesse Inlet, allowing Iqaluit’s sealift to take place, but on Saturday, Aug. 3, there were some lingering icebergs both on and close to shore. (Photo by Chickweed Arts/Jamie Griffiths)
A polar bear stalks a group of walruses on Walrus Island in the western Hudson Strait. One Ocean expedition participants watched from zodiacs early in the morning on Aug. 4 as the bear sniffed around the walrus for over an hour. Although the bear eventually turned back, the walruses were spooked enough to dive into the water. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
