Mathew Pits Kilabuk calls a number during Toonik Tyme bingo hosted by the City of Iqaluit. The event was held at the Elders Qammaq on Wednesday afternoon. Approximately 70 bingo players competed for gift cards and camping equipment from the Arctic Survival Store. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Baffin Gas and Convenience closes Friday so the ‘North of North’ film crew can wrap its final afternoon of filming in Iqaluit this winter. Season 2 of the hit TV comedy series is planned to air on APTN, CBC and Netflix later this year. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Ainsley Albert carves the likeness of her 10-year-old husky Shadow, who died from cancer last month, out of snow. “Just doing a memorial for him,” she said on Saturday, trying to hold back tears while putting the finishing touches on Shadow’s left ear. Albert spent over four hours in -30 C temperatures taking part in a snow sculpture event at the three-day Qaggiq festival that wrapped up Sunday near Sylvia Grinnell Park in Iqaluit. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Three small iglus near the road to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park are ready for Qaggiq 2026. The three-day cultural celebration, set to start at 4 p.m. on Friday, will include Inuit games, drum dancing lessons, a snow sculpture contest and a traditional clothing contest. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)