“Sea ice extent in September of 2019 is likely to be among the five lowest minimums recorded”
Hammered by heat on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides, Arctic sea ice melted continued its months-long melt pattern and was at record lows for the month of July, the National Snow and Ice Data Center said on Tuesday.
“It’s the prime minister making the announcement and that’s a good thing”
“Mercury contamination is a continuing threat”
“This makes this killing tragic, enigmatic, and horrifying. It does not make it first degree murder”
A raven sits atop a utility pole behind building 157 in Iqaluit on Tuesday, Aug. 6, surveying the territory and calling out to the other ravens in the area as Iqaluit continues to experience dry, sunny weather with light winds. Though many residents are enjoying the summer, the dry weather has produced drought-like conditions that are producing record low water flow levels in local creeks and rivers. (Photo by Jim Bell)
“it’s not just about the police—it’s about everyone”
Communications system allows accessible alternative to HF radio
Inukjuak organization starts composting
A crane lowers part of Iqaluit’s newest hotel into position on the evening of Monday, Aug. 5. The building, owned by Qikiqtaaluk Corp., will sport 94 rooms and 12 suites, which were pre-constructed and assembled in Shanghai, with everything from televisions and microwaves already set up and strapped down inside. (Photo by Catherine Whittaker)
ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃᐳᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
“Art income is very important in Cape Dorset”
Training program focuses on conservation and climate change
“The working climate inevitably has a negative effect on the delivery of services”
“I live this every day and I wasn’t sure how much you knew”
Youth education program takes students on a two-week trip across Greenland and the Canadian Arctic
A group of organizations and volunteers in Kuujjuaq helped host a fundraiser July 23 for local resident Hannah Tooktoo, who is cycling across the country this summer to raise awareness of suicide in Inuit and Indigenous communities and to promote wellness. Tooktoo, who is expected to reach Montreal by August, 8, is still looking to reach her $25,000 goal, to help pay for her trip and donate the remainder to wellness initiatives. Visit Tooktoo’s crowdfunding page here. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
“Nunavut is my heart,” Megan Pizzo-Lyall says
Low rainfall leads to record low levels at Lake Geraldine reservoir
Tallurutiup Imanga and Tuvaijuittuq protected areas bring management power and jobs to Inuit
A team of sled dogs are seen on Thursday, Aug. 1, running across a small island just outside Kimmirut, where they live during the summer months. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Solomon Tulurialik, 29, has been missing since last Wednesday
Siasi Sequaluk of Kuujjuaq takes part in an introduction to kayaking class at Stewart Lake on July 24, as part of the new summer offerings from the Jeunes Karibus’s Nurrait program. The summer program offers Nunavik youth between the ages of 14 and 19 exposure to a range of outdoor activities centred on camping and the outdoors. The staff at Nunatsiaq News hope our readers enjoy the civic holiday on Monday, Aug. 5. Our offices will be shut that day. We’ll be back at it on Tuesday, Aug. 6. (Photo courtesy of Jeunes Karibus)
“Our protection and the protection of others doesn’t have to stop just because the (alcohol) restrictions were lifted”
Gaps in knowledge and importance of marine environment cited in recommendations to federal minister
ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃᒥᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ
