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Iqaluit firefighters Matthew Crossman, left, Mitch Bacon and Taylor Clark, and RCMP Insp. Will McGinis accept their first donations of the day Saturday during the Pack the Back toy and food drive. The crew set up in front of Northmart first, then collected more donations at Arctic Ventures in the afternoon. They filled the ambulance with toys, food, and warm clothing and accepted $900 in cash and gift cards. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Natalya Boos of Natsbeading, left, and Rosalie DeMaio of Rosalie Beads share their wares Saturday morning during the Inuksuk High School craft sale in Iqaluit. The pair’s work includes a wide variety of beading, some using natural materials such as fur, fish skin, and shells. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Jackie Gadbois, 13, of Kuujjuaq holds up a beluga tail from a whale caught Friday. It’s his first beluga catch. Gadbois travelled to Quaqtaq for the hunt. (Photo courtesy of Melinda Eva)

Laakkuluk Williamson, left, speaks to Naja Pearce who tends to a qulliq at the Pan-Arctic Vision music contest Saturday at the cadet hall in Iqaluit. Pearce kept the flame in the traditional oil lamp burning the entire event, which saw performers from nine Arctic regions vie for three prizes. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Elizabeth Fawehinmi, left, and her niece Dorcas John, 11, staff a vendor table for their food business, called African Jollof and Chop, Sunday in Iqaluit. They were among about two dozen sellers at the third annual Carrefour Nunavut Christmas Craft Sale, held at Ecole des Trois-Soleils. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Susánna Herálvsdóttir, left, and Aske Mattias Folkmann perform at the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit on Thursday. They are two of several Arctic musicians taking part in the 2025 Pan-Arctic Vision concert in Iqaluit on Nov. 29. “It’s so cool to share our music in a soup kitchen,” Herálvsdóttir said as some of the about 60 guests ate chicken noodle soup while enjoying the music. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Peter McDonald puts up Christmas lights on his house near Iqaluit’s old cemetery on Wednesday. Normally, he would be going up a ladder to put those lights on the top of his house, but he decided to go “low” this year. “My son was really happy about that,” McDonald said of his decision to opt out of the risky task. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Aivilik MLA Hannah Angootealuk, right, is the first of 21 MLAs to be sworn into office Thursday morning. Nunavut Commissioner Eva Aariak and RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. Pauline Melanson, who is pictured at left, presided over the ceremony to officially welcome the MLAs to office. Members are scheduled to meet for their first sitting Thursday afternoon. Following that, premier-elect John Main and eight cabinet ministers are to be sworn in to their executive positions. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, the Canadian Coast Guard’s new science vessel named after an elder from Nunavik, is shown at Vancouver Shipyards. Nappaaluk, from Kangiqsujuaq, was a hunter, consultant, navigator and meteorologist who died in 2010. His name was chosen for the ship by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Makivvik for his contribution to promoting Inuit language and culture. At 88 metres long, the ship is described as the largest dedicated science vessel ever built for the Canadian Coast Guard and can carry 60 crew and scientists, according to the coast guard website. (Photo courtesy of Seaspan)

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Jewelry makers Ella Levin, left, and Amoudla Kootoo display their wares as customer Assol Kubeisinova tries on a pair of earrings in the mirror. The pair were among dozens of vendors who participated in the Christmas Craft Fair at the Aqsarniit hotel Saturday in Iqaluit. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Ottawa actor Zorga Qaunaq, left, who plays Millie on the CBC show “North of North,” models winterwear designed by artist Ittuvik Paquet of Salluit. The pair strutted in the Crafted on the Catwalk event Tuesday at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq. It was Paquet’s third time featuring work at the annual show. (Photo courtesy of Sherri Van Went/Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq)

Nunavut Department of Justice staff members Theo Tanoh, left, and Nabeha Hassen host their latest monthly bake sale in the foyer of the Sivummut Building in Iqaluit on Friday. Breads, cakes, cookies and pies were available for purchase throughout the morning and into the afternoon. Staff will hold another bake sale before the end of the year, Hassen said, to raise money for a staff Christmas party. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Iqaluit firefighters respond to a call at a multiplex building on Queen Elizabeth Way Thursday afternoon. During a medical call to building 187, paramedics noticed smoke and called in the firefighters, said City of Iqaluit spokesperson Geoff Byrne. Firefighters quickly doused the fire. Nobody was injured, there was no structural damage, and residents were able to return home shortly afterward. The RCMP is investigating the fire. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

As fall turns to winter, ponds in Qikiqtarjuaq are freezing over to create good conditions for skating and hockey. Morris Abraham caught this photo during a walk in the community on Oct. 22. (Photo courtesy of Morris Abraham)

Keira Qamaniq, left, and Naja Pearce shriek as “undead unicorn warrior” John Manzo pops out from a hiding spot during the Haunted Walk and Halloween Spooktacular held at Joamie School on Saturday. The annual event was organized by City of Iqaluit recreation staff, with creative support from volunteers with Skills Canada Nunavut. (Photo courtesy of Matilda Pinksen/City of Iqaluit)

Two women wheel a suitcase through snow and gravel in 0 C temperatures on their way to the airport in Qikiqtarjuaq to catch an afternoon flight Monday. The airport is roughly a kilometre away from the hamlet’s core area. Like most smaller Nunavut communities, Qikiqtarjuaq does not have a taxi service. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Qikiqtarjuaq Arctic Co-op employees Lasaloosie and Monica Kukseak are among the last people voters in Monday’s Nunavut territorial election at Qikiqtarjuaq’s sole polling station. Voters went to the community hall before it shut down for the day at 7 p.m. In the riding of Uqqummiut the choice is between incumbent Mary Killiktee and challenger Gordon Kautuk. There is no specific issue that’s important to Kukseaks, but they feel like all citizens “must” vote in every election, Monica Kukseak says. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Acting chief public health officer Dr. Ekua Agyemang receives a FluMist nasal vaccine from nurse Mark Bursey at Iqaluit public health Friday afternoon. The spray vaccine is a new option for Nunavummiut this season. The Department of Health is encouraging residents to get vaccinated for the flu and COVID-19 at their local health centre. “It’s important that everyone make the effort to get immunized and bring along their family as well,” Agyemang said. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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Isa Ammaaq, driving the boat in the foreground, and several other hunters head out in search of beluga on a windy Wednesday in Igloolik. “A bunch were harvested,” says photographer Alexander Kadlutsiak, who took this photo using a drone. (Photo courtesy of Alexander Kadlutsiak)

Young athletes prepare to leave Kuujjuaraapik after participating in the third annual women’s basketball jamboree. The event, organized by the Nunavik basketball organization Grind Now Shine Later, ran from Oct. 16 to 19, bringing together Inuit and Cree youth. From left are Dorothy Susurila, Grind Now director Russ Johnson, Aiva-Grace Mesher, Erika Amamatuak, Lakeisha Tulugak, Dave Webster, Puvirnituq school teacher Taylor Adams and Iliana Beaulne. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Adams)

Randy Saint, left, and C.J. Smith of Edmonton embrace at the Storehouse bar in Iqaluit after the Toronto Blue Jays won Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. The Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in the final game of the series to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Photo by Daron Letts)

A message pops out from the tundra about 3.5 kilometres from Baker Lake on Oct. 7. Freddie Oovayuk used 152 wooden pallets painted white to spell the greeting near his cabin. The message, which took three weeks to create, briefly appeared on the flight-tracking app FlightRadar24 and Apple Maps before it was blurred. He hopes the sign will eventually show up on Google Earth. (Photo courtesy of Freddie Oovayuk/FlightRadar24)

A helicopter, 10 divers, a military environmental officer and others work Sept. 16 to recover a military snowmobile that ended up in Lake Amadjuak on the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island. They were part of Operation Nanook Nunakput. The annual month-long operation brought together 250 personnel from across the Canadian Armed Forces earlier this year for training. (Photo by Sergeant Alana Morin, Joint Task Force (North), Yellowknife)