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Kate Dalgleish poses next to her creation — a Lego “postcard” of Iqaluit, complete with the old and new Iqaluit airport, an inuksuk, St. Jude’s Anglican Cathedral and the Nunavut legislature building, against a backdrop of the northern lights. A lawyer by trade, Lego builder by night, Dalgleish and her partner Evan are part of a group of adult builders in Ottawa called ParLUGment who display their Lego designs at fairs and hobby events in Ottawa. Dalgleish was inspired by Lego’s postcards, which are 3D buildable sets sold by the company based on iconic landmarks in major cities. Realizing that Lego did not have a Canadian series, Dalgleish began creating her own postcards, starting with Ottawa, where she lives, her hometown of Calgary, and her next travel destination, Iqaluit. She plans to travel through the city this summer, en route to Pangnirtung for a hiking trip in Auyuittuq National Park. Dalgleish’s postcards will be on display at Ottawa’s Lego Store at the Rideau Centre in August. (Photo courtesy of Kate Dalgleish)

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, left, receives King Charles III’s Coronation Medal Monday from Nunavut Commissioner Eva Qamaniq Aariak. Akeeagok is one of 30,000 Canadians to receive the medal, which is 32 millimetres in diameter and silver in colour. The medal celebrates the 2023 coronation of King Charles and honours those who “made a significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community in Canada,” according to the official description by the Government of Canada. (Photo courtesy of Nunavut Premier’s office)

Yannick Perreault pours gravy on poutine in the Perreault Food Truck in front of Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit last Friday. The Perreault family reopened the truck May 30 for the third consecutive season. On an average Friday, the truck sells more than 150 orders of poutine and 110 burgers, Perreault said. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Lymiki Kalluk opens the final concert of Alianait Arts Festival on Tuesday. Aasiva, Debbie and Jeremy Tunaraluk, Kamalukutak Band and Agaaqtoq also performed. Alianait celebrated its 20th year with a daily roster of live entertainment, food and cultural activities that ran from Saturday through Tuesday in Iqaluit. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Tylie Arnatsiaq practises juggling with stones in Iqaluit Square on July 6. Arnatsiaq is a member of Artcirq, a performing arts collective from Igloolik. He was practising for a masterclass he was doing later that day on circus performing, as part of Alianait Arts Festival. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Sebastien Enequist, lead singer of Sound of the Damned, flips his hair during the band’s closing set July 7 at Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit. The Nuuk death metal band brought a headbanging performance to the main tent to close out the day’s festivities. The festival continues Monday and Tuesday with more performances in the city. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Kinngait Mayor Jimmy Manning, left, and RCMP reservist Const. Dianne Stairs (beside Manning) and Const. Ying Hao Ho, right, joined junior rangers from Kinngait to celebrate Canada Day in the hamlet on July 1. The community met outside the hamlet office to sing “O Canada,” followed by a parade with the whole town. Festivities continued into the afternoon with more than 300 people attending a community barbecue and Canada Day games. (Photo courtesy of Kineta Mathewsie)

More than 300 people join in a Canada Day barbecue in Kinngait on July 1. People in the Qikiqtaaluk region hamlet of 1,500 met outside the hamlet office to sing O Canada, then they held a parade followed by festivities that continued into the afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Kineta Mathewsie)

Iqlauit firefighters take the maple leaf flag off a fire truck after the chili handout they organized for Canada Day on Monday in front of the Nakasuk Elementary School. The chili handout was one of the many events marking Canada’s 157th birthday. The City of Iqaluit organized a parade, a bike-decorating contest and free face- painting. Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, Nunvut MP Lori Idlout and Iqlauit mayor Solomon Awa spoke a the official ceremony in a tent in front of the school. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

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Nunavik singer-songwriter Elisapie holds up the Canada Post stamp that commemorates her. The stamp was unveiled in a ceremony in Montreal on Thursday as part of a series to celebrate Indigenous leaders. Elisapie’s 2023 album, Inuktitut, won a Juno Award in the Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year category. (Photo by Pinpoint National Photography)

Chance Ross got his gloves on, brought out a black bag and started picking up litter in Iqaluit on Tuesday afternoon. Ross said that he wanted to do something about the garbage in town and realized the problem was not that hard to address. He added that “you just pick up some gloves and a bag.” The City of Iqaluit is planning to host its community cleanup day Friday. (Photo by David Lochead)

A few geese pick through the grass for food last Saturday evening in the causeway area of Iqaluit. The arrival of geese is one sign of the start of spring, they will lay their eggs in June and depart by the fall. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Gulls have flown up from the south, their arrival signifying the start of spring and warmer months to come. This colony was spotted in the causeway area of Iqaluit last weekend, where temperatures reached a high of 0 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Tom Whiteley, left, Lukasi Tukkiapik, David Pearson and Jeffrey Saunders Pearson (lying down in front) pose May 11 with their harvest from a recent hunting trip near Kuujjuaq. The group went on a four-day trek to a secret family location and came back with 71 geese. They handed most of them to people in in the community. (Photo courtesy of David Pearson)

Artist Andrea Anderson, left, takes a moment with fellow artist Yurak and Family Services Minister Margaret Nakashuk to enjoy Yurak’s art piece. The piece is one of several items that were on display in a Red Dress Day exhibit May 5 at the Aqsarniit hotel in Iqaluit. The event was organized by Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council. Red Dress Day is held nationally each year to recognize and spread awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people. (Photo by David Lochead)

Players face off during the semifinal game between the Igloolik Islanders and Arctic Bay Impact during Qamutik Cup action. (Photo by Bernice Saqtuqsi, special to Nunatsiaq News)

From left, Emily Okalik, Julia Angoo, Carmen Rowell and Joy Angutikjuak tough it out on a cold, windy day at the four corners in Iqaluit to protest the high cost of housing in Nunavut. Elisapee Ashoona, the organizer of the protest, said the group wants Nunavut Housing Corp. to bring in a rent-to-own program. They have a petition asking the housing corporation to start such a program, which would allow tenants to buy the home they are renting. The housing corporation previously did have a tenant-to-ownership home program. “We want more options as Nunavummiut,” Ashoona said, adding “the high cost of living is affecting everyone.” The five are students in their second year of social service studies at Nunavut Arctic College, and this protest and petition are part of their schoolwork. (Photo by David Lochead)

Igimaq Williamson Bathory and his dog Kuku win the Toonik Tyme skijor race Wednesday with a dominant lead over their opponents. Around a dozen skiers, each accompanied by a dog, took part in the race through Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, with several dozen spectators cheering them on. Toonik Tyme events continue Thursday with an elders’ fashion show and games. The weekend schedule is also packed with more games, dogsled and snowmobile races, and other activities. Sunday is the final day for this year’s Toonik Tyme. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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Sheldon Qamukaq, left, and RCMP Const. Kai Rigby measure hands at the Sivuniit Middle School job fair in Igloolik on March 13. (Photo by Rania Gordon, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Iris Sowdluapik of Pangnirtung, left, and Rodney Nakoolak of Coral Harbour compete in an under-19 badminton doubles match in Palmer, Alaska, on Thursday at the Arctic Winter Games. The Nunavut pair won four of their five matches Thursday, including a win over Charlie Epoo Kavik and Rhoda Morgan of Nunavik. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Ulu-shaped medals wait for competitors to win them during the Arctic sports competition at the Arctic Winter Games in Wasilla, Alaska. Team Nunavut has so far garnered 15 medals, including seven gold, at the Games, and Team Nunavik has earned seven medals, including one gold. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Christopher May of Team Nunavik competes during the Arctic Sports triple jump at the Arctic Winter Games in Palmer, Alaska, on Monday. The Games opened Sunday and run until Saturday. May finished 21st in that event, according to the Games website, with a jump of 7.633 metres. The winner was Leif Richards, of Alaska, who jumped 9.779 metres. Other competitors from Nunavik were Steven Aupaluk, 9.087 metres, sixth place; Gabriel Kulula, 6.776 metres, 27th place; Aqigi Kulula, 4.521 metres, 29th; and Paul Kulula Jr., 4.807 metres, 30th place. Nunavut was represented by Joelie Satuqsi, 8.681 metres, 10th place; Kevin Kritterdlik, 8.268 metres, 16th; Barry Turner, 7.322 metres, 22nd; and Austin Mullins, 7.093 metres, 23rd. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Some Nunavut MLAs wore pink shirts and other accessories in the legislative assembly Wednesday as part of a national anti-bullying initiative. Across Canada, Feb. 28 is Pink Shirt Day, when schools and other organizations raise awareness and call for an end to bullying. In her statement to colleagues Wednesday morning, Education Minister Pamela Gross said the Government of Nunavut is developing a new anti-bullying handbook to provide to schools for the next school year. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)