Iqalummiut help to fill Christmas hampers during a food drive hosted annually by the Iqaluit Rotary Club. People can come out on Saturday morning at the Cadet Hall to help make the event a success again this year. (Photo courtesy of John Matthews)
Judges dash through Iqaluit snow to pick best lights displays
Iqaluit elders judge some Christmas lights around the community Monday night. The house pictured here, house 1665, won the city’s Christmas lights competition. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
The Legion Hall in Iqaluit was a busy place Friday morning as officers from RCMP V Division and Joint Task Force North of the Canadian Armed Forces hosted an elders breakfast. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)
People march Wednesday in Iqaluit, calling for an end to gender-based violence. The event marked the Dec. 6 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
The days continue to get shorter in Iqaluit. This photo was taken at around 9 a.m. Wednesday at the old cemetery. The many crosses cast small shadows over the powdery snow. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
The lights of the homes in Apex make for a pretty winter scene in this twilight photo. The days are getting shorter in Iqaluit as Christmas approaches, with a 1:52 p.m. sunset Tuesday. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)
In Iqaluit, Apex, the road to Apex, Arctic Winter Games Complex and École des Trois Soleil were all without power Wednesday after a vehicle accident in Apex. Qulliq Energy Corp. reported there is a delay in replacing the pole due to adverse weather conditions. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)
Iqaluit firefighters responded to a blaze at about 6 p.m. Tuesday in a shed behind the abandoned gas bar next to Grind and Brew. City of Iqaluit spokesperson Kent Driscoll said 22 firefighters remained at the scene for about 90 minutes. Firefighters could be seen removing objects from the shed, while one of the RCMP officers on scene took photos of the small structure. So far, officials say they have not discerned a cause for the fire. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)