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“The Locals” take the stage at the second Aqpik Road Show in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday, Sept. 1, outside the Katittavik Town Hall Theatre. Local musicians Peter Nassak (left) and Derek Tagoona (centre), both of whom are on vocals and guitar, Adamie D. Alaku (right) on bass and backup vocals, and Willis Tagoona (drums), entertained the crowd with cover versions of popular songs. The event, at which the audience watched and listened in their vehicles, was organized by Katittavik Town Hall Theatre technical director Liam Callaghan in lieu of the usual Aqpik Jam Music Festival, which couldn’t take place due to the pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

Kindergarten students at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak school arrive for their first day of classes on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The school will gradually reopen for older students, with Grade 1 students returning in one week and then students in the higher grades will start to return. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)

Niivi Snowball, 12, makes her debut as a soloist at the second Aqpik Road Show in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday, Sept. 1, outside the Katittavik Town Hall Theatre. The event, at which the audience watched and listened in their vehicles, was organized by Katittavik Town Hall Theatre technical director Liam Callaghan, in lieu of the usual Aqpik Jam Music Festival that couldn’t take place due to the pandemic restrictions. Snowball, whose father is Kuujjuaq musician Etua Snowball, a.k.a. Sinuupa, sang her song “Broken Mirror,” for which she wrote the lyrics and the music, and played the accompaniment on her ukulele. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

“That’s no sunset!” writes Rankin Inlet photographer David Kakuktinniq. “That’s the moon over the horizon. Along with the beautiful northern lights/ᐊᒃᓴᕐᖕᓂᖅ outside of Rankin Inlet, #Nunavut.” The moon appears so bright because of the long exposure used to capture the northern lights in the shot, taken on Aug. 28. We wish our readers a happy and peaceful Labour Day weekend. The offices of Nunatsiaq News will be closed on Monday. (Photo by David Kakuktinniq)

The West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative says it will continue its partnership with Canada Goose in support of Kinngait artists. Known for its parkas, Canada Goose has developed within its retail stores a large collection of Inuit art, much of it from Kinngait, the co-op said in a recent release. In addition to buying drawings, prints and carvings, Canada Goose has also commissioned original art installations for its stores. Kinngait artists are now showcased in Banff, Beijing, Boston, Calgary, Chicago, Edmonton, Harbin, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Minneapolis, Montreal, New Jersey, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Shenyang, Toronto and Vancouver. “We are pleased to count an internationally renowned company like Canada Goose as one of our friends and supporters,” said West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative President Pauloosie Kowmageak. (Photo courtesy of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op)

Arctic cottongrass blows in the wind as the sun sets near Iqaluit on Aug. 29. (Photo by Frank Reardon)

Baleen by Shuvinai Ashoona, is a special edition print that’s included with this year’s sale. It’s in recognition of the artist winning the 2018 Gershon Iskowitz Prize for her outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada. (Image courtesy of Dorset Fine Arts)

Distinguished Bear by Qavavau Manumie is part of the 2020 Cape Dorset annual print collection. (Image courtesy of Dorset Fine Arts)

Richard Paton of Iqaluit took this photo of the sun setting behind St. Jude’s Cathedral at around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28. (Photo by Richard Paton)

Stepping Out, by Ningiukulu Teevee of Kinngait, is part of the 2020 Cape Dorset annual print collection, produced at Kinngait Studios. These and other prints will be available for purchase this fall through galleries across Canada. (Image courtesy of Dorset Fine Arts)

Isabelle Dubois took this photo of the bursts of fireweed and rolling hillsides surrounding Kangiqsualujjuaq while waiting for the tide to come in so she could leave by boat to go camping on Aug. 14. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

The village of Kangiqsualujjuaq is seen from a nearby hillside at low tide. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

Elisapee Nowdluk of Iqaluit took this photo of the fin of an Arctic char after net fishing at Nungarut, or Bay of Two Rivers, across Frobisher Bay, on Sunday, Aug. 23. “It was a beautiful day,” she said. (Photo by Elisapee Nowdluk)

A fledgling snowy owl practises its flying skills on the hills above Marcil Lake, just northwest of Arctic Bay, on Sunday, Aug. 23. “I’ve seen the adults hunting in the general area for some time now, but the juveniles must have fledged around this weekend as they’ve been visible since at least Friday,” writes photographer Clare Kines. “The young owls will be practising their flying and perhaps their hunting skills as well, although the adults are likely still feeding them most of their food. They’ll move off later in the fall as winter sets in.” (Photo by Clare Kines)

Clare Kines of Arctic Bay spotted these white-rumped sandpipers on Aug. 9 at Kahula Lake, beyond Nanisivik. “These are young birds, hatched this summer,” he writes. “The adults have already left for the south. Incredible to think that they already have the map for their journey, the first they will make, imprinted in their brains.” (Photo by Clare Kines)

Aqpiit, or cloudberries, grow on a hillside near Kangiqsualujjuaq as the Koroc River rushes past below. Photographer Isabelle Dubois took this shot on Aug. 15 during a weekend camping trip. “We were fishing on the Koroc River all morning and I got hungry, so I went looking for a snack and found these aqpiks up on top of the hills overlooking the rapids, where some of the women had gone berry picking. The view from up there was just amazing! But it was so hot that after that climb, I actually went back down for a dip in the river with the kids, out of harms way from the rapids of course. It was a bit chilly, but oh so refreshing! Actually, if you look closely, you can see some of the kids playing in the water down there.” (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

The sun sets behind the mouth of the George River leading to Ungava Bay, seen from the hills behind Kangiqsualujjuaq, on Sunday, Aug. 16. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

Members of the Iqaluit Fire Department participate in a regular training exercise opposite the landfill site on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as the sun sets in the background. Firefighters practised using the aerial truck and the fire hose. (Photo by Lynda Gunn)

The sun sets on sea ice remnants near Qikiqtarjuaq on Aug. 1 around 9:45 p.m. in this photo taken by Maggie Kuniliusie. “We were in awe/ahh… moments to have witnessed this magnificent scenery but a little bit sad at the same time as we watched the sun disappeared behind those mountains,” she writes. “This signifies 24 hour sunlight is over.” (Photo by Maggie Kuniliusie)

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)