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A vehicle drives by the waterfront Friday morning during a storm surge that brought tides as high as they could be without covering the road. Environment Canada issued a storm surge alert on Thursday, warning of higher-than-normal tide waters and possible flooding of ground level spaces on Friday morning. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Salomonie Arnaquq, left, boards Iqaluit’s new elder van Friday morning. Next to him is driver Mason Pauloosie. Arnaquq was the first passenger of the new service, which is running Fridays through Mondays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until the end of the month. The service is operated by Northern Future Skills Development, Arctic Training Ltd., and Caribou Cabs, using a vehicle that was paid for by the Government of Nunavut. Elders and people with mobility issues can call 867-877-1215 for a free ride. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Natalie Owlijoot flaunts an outfit made by her mother Kukik Baker on Sunday near Arviat, as part of a contest submission. “I joined the Style Icon contest to proudly represent Inuit women, sharing our beauty, confidence, and culture with the world,” she said. Owlijoot is competing against fashionistas from all over the world to be crowned as Style Icon, to appear in Flaunt Magazine and to win $20,000. (Photo courtesy of Kukik Baker)

Amanda Kilabuk accepts an honour from the Ottawa Redblacks Canadian Football League team on Friday evening. Kilabuk was recognized for her role as a member of Ontario’s Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council and for her work as part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls working group. The on-field presentation was held during a home game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (Photo courtesy of Tim Austen/Freestyle Photography)

Alooloo Joe Atagootak displays a pair of leather and fur mitts she won during a game at the community hall Tuesday in Pond Inlet. The community hosted activities for all ages to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. (Photo courtesy of Dylan Mablick/Hamlet of Pond Inlet)

Community members gather at the front of the Cambridge Bay community hall Tuesday for a group selfie to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. (Photo courtesy of Krista Matthews)

Noah Kudluk drums at the community hall in Cambridge Bay on Tuesday. The community gathered for a feast and games in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. (Photo courtesy of Krista Matthews)

Entrepreneurial artists Kenneth Mathewsie, left, of Kenny’s Crochet, and Alicia Angrove of Alicia’s Jewelry, display their handmade wares in the foyer of the Igluvut Building in Iqaluit on Friday. (Photo by Daron Letts)

In foreground from left, Susie Tennille, Geteeta Parr, Abigail Joanasie and Mary Elaine Hutchings learn to prepare dried caribou at the Kinngait community hall on Monday. The students are part of the Rise Up Youth Gathering, a program hosted by the hamlet’s recreation department at Peter Pitseolak School for students in grades 7 to 12. The students plan to form a youth committee to help organize future activities. (Photo courtesy of Dawn Currie)

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Issa Mohamed, 9, scales the rock face Saturday near the visitors centre at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, known traditionally as Iqaluit Kuunga. Mohamed was among dozens of participants in a barbecue and rock-climbing skills workshop hosted by the Nunavut Rock Climbing Collective. (Photo by Daron Letts)

John Quirke, former clerk of the Nunavut legislative assembly (wearing a red jacket), is welcomed back to the legislature with a standing ovation Thursday as he takes a seat in the visitors gallery. Quirke retired in November 2024 after 25 years as clerk and watched part of the final day of proceedings this week. Many MLAs, including some who won’t seek re-election on Oct. 27, thanked Quirke for his support and service over the past few years. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Last Friday’s low tide on the Koksoak River exposed Dry Bay’s mussel beds at around 4:45 p.m. Harvesters from the community took advantage of the perfect low tide conditions to collect mussels before water levels rose again by 11 p.m. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Kuujjuaq residents march along Airport Road on Friday as part of the village’s Celebration of Life Walk. The event was part of Suicide Prevention Month, which is observed in September. Participants walked from Jaanimmarik School to the Kuujjuaq Forum. The walk took place two days after World Suicide Prevention Day, which is observed around the world on Sept. 10. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Iqaluit artist Yurak, who goes by one name, works on beaded jewelry Wednesday in the foyer of the Aqsarniit hotel in Iqaluit. Yurak was taking part in an arts market at the entrance to the Nunavut Trade Show and Conference, which is being held at the hotel and continues through Thursday. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Paul Irngaut, vice-president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., speaks at the Nunavut Trade Show in Iqaluit on Tuesday morning. His talk was billed as a fireside chat about Nunavut’s role in Canada’s economic future. “If you don’t have healthy communities, you can’t really have clear sovereignty and security in the North,” he said. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Acting coach Natar Ungalaaq, left, and director Zacharias Kunuk sit in the Astro Theatre in Iqaluit Friday as they await a free screening of Kunuk’s film “Uiksaringitara (The Wrong Husband).” The filmmaker and actors stayed for a question-and-answer session with the audience. The film was named best Canadian feature film at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. (Photo by Daron Letts)

About 60 people gather on the shore of Coronation Gulf in Kugluktuk after Saturday’s walk in memory of Angella Rose Kuliktana, who died in a drunk-driving crash 13 years ago. Some participants carried posters with Kuliktana’s image and played her favourite song, “Safe and Sound,” by Capital Cities. Angella Rose’s mother Christine Kuliktana organized the walk and said she hopes it will help raise awareness about impaired driving. (Photo courtesy of Christine Kuliktana)

Premier P.J. Akeeagok, left, watches as Igloolik musician Terry Uyarak performs “Aniqsaatuinnarit,” which means just breathe in English. Uyarak sang to MLAs and staff Friday at the legislature after Akeeagok awarded him a King Charles III coronation medal. Akeeagok praised Uyarak for his Inuktitut songwriting. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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Jackson Pijamini, left, watches as his mother, Emma Pijamini, cuts beluga blubber with an ulu alongside Rose Audlakiak, Nevaeh Newkingnak and her mother Laura Newkingnak. Families enjoyed Arctic char and other country food Wednesday evening at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit as part of the Embrace Life Council’s 20th anniversary feast. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Rita Pigalak, left, and Wilma Pigalak pick cranberries and blueberries for tea and muffins on a hill just south of Kugluktuk on Sunday. The tundra is so bursting with fall colours that it looks almost like the prairies in the old westerns, Rita said. “The only thing that’s missing is a cowboy on a horse,” she joked. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Sgt. Matto Michael, of the 1st Canadian Rangers patrol group, fires a C19 rifle supervised by a member of Land Task Force Nunakput. The training took place on a range during Operation Nanook-Nunakput in Pond Inlet on Tuesday. The domestic security and sovereignty operation involving the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Rangers is being conducted from Aug. 29 to Sept. 14. (Photo courtesy of Master Cpl. Antoine Brochu, Canadian Armed Forces Combat Camera)

Kuujjuaq came out to celebrate the grand opening of a new student residence on Tuesday. “This residence is more than just a building — it’s a symbol of possibility. It’s a place where students can live, learn and grow, right here in our region, close to home and close to community,” said Kativik Ilisarniliriniq president Sarah Aloupa at the event. (Photo courtesy of Kativik Ilisarniliriniq)