Premier P.J. Akeeagok; Gary Anandasangeree, the federal minister of Northern Affairs; Olayuk Akesuk, president of Qikiqtani Inuit Association; Harry Flaherty, president and CEO of Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp.; and Iqaluit Mayor Solomon Awa pose for a photo after a funding announcement for the proposed hydroelectric plant in Iqaluit. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Hydroelectric plant could serve the community for a century and replace the city’s diesel-generated electricity
Nunavut will receive $6 million in federal funding for engineering and design work on the Iqaluit water power plant that’s being planned to replace all of the city’s diesel-generated electricity.
Faith Russell covers “Little Black Submarine” by the Black Keys, on karaoke night Tuesday at the Storehouse Bar and Grill in Iqaluit. Russell hosts the weekly karaoke nights. Other singers performed songs by artists like Gnarls Barkley, Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits, the Georgia Satellites, and Neil Diamond. (Photo by Daron Letts)
The under-18 boys’ soccer team scrimmages Saturday in the Inuksuk High School gym for Soccer Day in Iqaluit. The event attracted dozens of young athletes eager for skill-challenging drills, games and lots of pizza. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Colton Whalen, 7, runs a drill during his first-ever curling lesson with instructor Sadie Pinksen. He’s taking part in the Little Rocks program, hosted Monday nights by the Iqaluit Curling Club for children aged six to 12. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Sukhpaul Garcha holds six-week-old Hera in Iqaluit. The newly adopted puppy and her brother, Apollo, got vaccinated at the Nunavut Animal Rescue clinic held at Joamie School on Saturday. A four-member volunteer team from Wellington Veterinary Hospital in Toronto vaccinated approximately 125 dogs for rabies, parvovirus and distemper over the weekend. The next vet clinic is planned for March, said Samantha Oldham, executive director of Nunavut Animal Rescue. (Photo by Daron Letts)