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Amare Castillo defends against Aaron Lewis, who looks for an open receiver downfield during the Thursday night Ultimate Frisbee League game at Iqaluit’s Arctic Winter Games Arena. This is the first year the league is free to join thanks to a $5,000 grant from CUSO International, a non-profit focused on creating equity. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Ronan Carlson, 11, makes a move against his chess opponent and younger brother, Gavin Carlson, 8, at Iqaluit’s Black Heart Café early on Thursday morning. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Kylie Curry, principal of Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik school in Rankin Inlet, re-enacts the countdown that kicked off a scavenger hunt involving 70 local teachers on Friday. All three of the hamlet’s schools are fully staffed, Curry said. The scavenger hunt was a team-building exercise to welcome six new teachers to the community. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Joseph Pameolik kicks a soccer ball Friday, as his mom, Katrina Pameolik, protects the net on the Leo Ussak Elementary School soccer field in Rankin Inlet. The seven-year-old did not score many goals because his mom has goalie experience from playing soccer when she was around his age. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Community instructor Kevin Naitok carries the front of a kayak as Victor Sammurtok School students Ryder Simik, Brian Mullins and Keagan Aggark follow behind. The Chesterfield Inlet students were learning to kayak on Police Lake in the hamlet on Thursday. The kayak program runs through August. (Photo by Daron Letts)

The National Geographic Explorer, operated by Lindblad Maritime Enterprises, sits anchored Monday in Iqaluit’s Koojesse Inlet. The ship carries passengers on an expedition called Baffin Island: Exploring Canada’s Wild Arctic Frontier. The trip begins and ends in Reykjavik, Iceland, according to the company’s website, with cabin costs starting at US$14,900 per person. In the foreground is MV Mitiq, a cargo ship operated by NEAS. (Photo by Mosha Folger)

Troy Innuksuk of Rankin Inlet, left, beats Russell Suluk of Arviat in the senior men’s hand pull event during the Kivalliq Summer Games in Chesterfield Inlet on Friday evening. Mark Amarok of Chesterfield Inlet officiates. The Games continue through Sunday in the community hall. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Kevin Kolola zips by during a bike rodeo in Rankin Inlet on Wednesday. The 10-year-old was among 60 young cyclists who participated in the event, during which children rolled through an obstacle course and learned about bike safety. It was hosted by the hamlet, fire department, RCMP and Government of Nunavut. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Players with the Iqaluit Youth Recreation Softball League christen the city’s new-look ball field Tuesday. Parents, fans and several city employees, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians, joined to celebrate the upgraded diamond. The field was originally scheduled to reopen on Aug. 10, the city’s communications manager Geoff Byrne said in a news release, but crews were delayed by high winds over the weekend. (Photo by Mosha Folger)

Martin Kreelak spearfishes from the shore of Prince River just outside Baker Lake on Friday. A light rain fell as he caught a lake trout. Other days he catches Arctic char as well, he said. (Photo courtesy of Mary Kreelak)

Veterinary assistant Erin Pybus welcomes a dog named Cindy Crawford to the vaccination clinic at Joamie School on Saturday afternoon. A four-person team from Ottawa’s Capital City Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital vaccinated 74 dogs and 10 cats for rabies and distemper throughout the day. The event was organized by Nunavut Animal Rescue and the Iqaluit Animal Hospital. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Eight-year-old Ashynn Rose Alareak picks blueberries approximately 35 kilometres inland from Arviat on Sunday. Alareak is enjoying the berries with bannock this week, said her mom, Lizzie Alareak. (Photo courtesy of Lizzie Alareak)

Jonathan Perez cooks fries at The Snack in Iqaluit on a busy holiday Monday. He was even busier on Sunday afternoon, when the restaurant gave away poutine and pop to 600 diners in celebration of the 10th anniversary since owner Alexandre Croteau purchased the business. The restaurant dates back to the early 1980s. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Six-year-old Jace Qillaq displays the tail of a narwhal he and his father Trevor Qillaq harvested near Clyde River on Monday. The boy called out to his grandmother, Joanna Qillaq, after he took the successful shot. (Photo courtesy of Trevor Qillaq)

Iqaluit residents drive along one open lane on Niaqunngusiariaq Road near the bottom of the hill heading to Apex while construction crews work. One lane will remain open at a time, with temporary traffic lights, as Kudlik Construction paves the road. The work started July 20 and is scheduled to end Aug. 2. (Photo by Mosha Folger)

Nuumi Ingertartut Peqatigiiffat, a performance group from Greenland, entertains a crowd in Iqaluit Square on Thursday. The group is in Iqaluit as part of the Greenlandic delegation to the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s general assembly happening all week. (Photo by Mosha Folger)

Presley Amarualik brushes Arctic char with a glaze his father Richard Amarualik made. Richard said the fish was marinated, smoked with wood chips and glazed on July 13 before his family enjoyed the delicacy. Presley has watched his father smoke fish before, but this was his first go at helping. Igloolik residents are also drying char for pissi, and Richard said, “I guess our method is more complicated and time consuming, but well worth it.” (Photo courtesy of Richard Amarualik)

Phase 2 of the Rankin Inlet airport rebuild is underway. Demolition of the old structure has started. Ambrose Karlik, a fuel truck driver, took this photo from his truck on Tuesday. This phase of the airport project is estimated to be finished by April 2028 and will add a concession area and elders’ seating. (Photo by Ambrose Karlik, special to Nunatsiaq News)

The Sanikiluaq men’s baseball team plays Inukjuak on a cloudy Wednesday afternoon during the Sanikiluaq Summer Games. The home team won 5-1 to advance to a matchup against Kuujjuaq, which it beat 9-0. The Sanikiluaq team will split in half and play each other in the final on Wednesday. No matter what, the Sanikiluaq men’s players will join the women’s softball players, who captured first place yesterday, as champions. (Photo by Emily Kattuk)

Hungry Iqaluit residents flock to Yummy Shawarma and Pizza Thursday for a caribou shawarma giveaway. The lineup for the Nunavut Day dish went back an entire block, and in the end, the restaurant ran out of the Inuk-Lebanese fusion dish before everyone waiting could get a taste. (Photo by Mosha Folger)

Emergency crews in Iqaluit responded to a fire at a house in the Happy Valley neighbourhood on the evening of July 7. Black smoke could be seen billowing over the neighbourhood from across the city, drawing curious spectators to watch from Joamie Hill. The City of Iqaluit has not provided any additional information about the fire. (Photo by Mosha Folger)