Iqaluit

Iqaluit Rotary club needs volunteer drivers to spread Christmas cheer

Members want to distribute Christmas hampers to families, individuals in need this weekend

The Iqaluit Rotary Club needs volunteer drivers to distribute Christmas hampers to families around the city this weekend.

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Santa, elders look for who’s been good … with Christmas lights

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)

Christmas tree lights the Iqaluit sky

A Christmas tree erected by Qulliq Energy Corp. lights up the sky on power plant hill overlooking Iqaluit. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)

Hot breakfast brings elders to Iqaluit hall

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)

Iqaluit march calls for end to gender-based violence

Around 50 people showed out for the annual event

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)

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Sunrise over Iqaluit’s old cemetery

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)

A twilight setting over Apex

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)

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Car hit pole, cuts power to parts of Iqaluit

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 respond to shed fire

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)