Iqaluit

Children’s book weaves ‘colourful thread’ of diversity

Department of Education makes story available for free online

Young readers are encouraged to celebrate their inner fabulousness in a new children’s book about the many fashions and cultural backgrounds found in Nunavut.

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Black pride and popcorn

Viewers pack Iqaluit’s Astro Theatre Feb. 5 to watch the 2024 French film, “Souleymane’s Story,” about a man’s desperate effort to gain legal residency in France. It was the first movie shown at the Black History Month film festival, sponsored by the Nunavut Employees Union. Screenings of other movies continue on Mondays throughout February, starting at 6 p.m. (Photo courtesy of the Nunavut Employees Union)

Getting active on National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Siobhan Moss skates around Iqaluit’s Arnaitok Arena rink on Friday, which is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Moss plays ultimate Frisbee and is an avid fencer and hockey player. The City of Iqaluit offers free skating at the rink from noon to 1 p.m. every Friday. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Bright ideas for young minds

From left, Justin O’Handley, a Government of Nunavut engineer shows a heating circuit to Rachel Kalluk and Frankie Vincent-Wolfe during a Skills Nunavut event Sunday in Iqaluit. Skills Nunavut, an organization that promotes skilled trades among youth, set up the lab at Inuksuk High School while the Nunavut Basketball Territorial Championships were going on. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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Athletic fun

Jimmy Baasch, left, Kylie Kay and Oloota Shaa run to their judo instructor during a Judo Nunavut tournament Saturday at Aqsarniit Middle School in Iqaluit. More than 90 athletes aged five to 18 participated in the event. The organization raised $1,450 for future tournament travel through a bake sale and raffle. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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Prowling for jobs in Iqaluit

Kayla Butler, a human resources adviser for Parks Canada, stares down a large polar bear skull during the first day of the two-day Pilimmaksaivik Career Fair on Thursday. It’s taking place at the Aqsarniit hotel in Iqaluit. More than 30 companies representing government, non-governmental organizations and private businesses are meeting with job seekers Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (Photo by Daron Letts)