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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)

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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)

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It’s a slippery morning in Iqaluit — take care on roads, say city officials

A school bus in Iqaluit with students on board narrowly escapes an accident in the Plateau area Tuesday morning. The roads were slippery enough to prompt the City of Iqaluit to issue a public service announcement urging drivers to be careful on the roads. The announcement said sand trucks were working to improve road conditions after temperatures hovered around freezing overnight, bringing some snow mixed with freezing rain. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)

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Nunavut Association of Municipalities AGM underway in Iqaluit

Mayors, municipal leaders gather in territorial capital

Iqaluit Mayor Solomon Awa, seated at the table on the left, chairs a meeting of Qikiqtaaluk region leaders on day one of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities’ annual general meeting. The four-day conference runs Monday through Thursday and will feature political keynote speakers, election of NAM board members and an awards ceremony. While Qikiqtaaluk leaders were meeting, leaders from the Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions were also holding discussions in other rooms at the Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre in Iqaluit. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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Sunny day for some skiing in Iqaluit

Instructor Benoit Havard of White Bear Adventure offers ski lessons to École des Trois-Soleils students on Nov. 23 on the hill near the power plant in Iqaluit. Havard was working in partnership with the Iqaluit Ski Club-Aniirajak (which means ‘to play outdoors’ in Inuktitut). (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)

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Iqaluit firefighters, RCMP raise $2,170 in charity hockey game

It was a mostly one-sided affair Nov. 25 as the RCMP hockey team, in the red uniforms, defeated Iqaluit’s firefighters 7-3 in the Guns and Hoses charity hockey game. Close to 100 people attended the first responders’ matchup at the Arnaitok Arena to watch the RCMP win for the second straight year. The game was a fundraiser for both the Iqaluit firefighters’ Movember men’s health campaign and for Iqaluit’s food bank. In total, $2,170 was raised, according to fire Chief Steve McGean. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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Lucky winner!

Christopher Piugattuk of Igloolik had his prize — a traditional Inuit dogsled whip — wrapped playfully around his neck during raffle giveaways at the end of Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s regional Qimuksiqtiit conference that wrapped up in Iqaluit on Nov. 23. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)

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Emergency crews respond to crash outside Iqaluit boarding home

No injuries were reported following a single-vehicle crash in the lot outside the Tammaativvik boarding home on Niaqunngusiariaq Street in Iqaluit at around 9 a.m. Thursday. City of Iqaluit spokesperson Kent Driscoll said the driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was not hurt in the incident. Emergency crews responded immediately, and closed part of the road until the vehicle was towed away, Driscoll said. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)

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Send in the plows

Iqaluit snowplow #126 plows snow at the Iqaluit airport Tuesday in brisk -10 C weather. After a chance of light snow Tuesday and Wednesday, the forecast for the city looks clear and cold with the high dipping to -11 C on Saturday. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)

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A pleasant place to enjoy some spring-like weather

A memorial bench on the edge of Iqaluit’s breakwater was a pleasant spot to take in the spring-like weather that rolled across Nunavut’s capital on Nov. 17. The temperature was around -2 C with southern winds. This memorial bench was placed by the City of Iqaluit’s recreation department staff in memory of their late colleague Moe Kownirk, as it says on the plaque. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)

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Ready for winter … despite spring-like weather

Boats sit ready for winter at the Iqaluit breakwater despite spring-like temperatures that have greeted Nunavut’s capital as the weekend approaches. On Friday morning, the temperature was -1.9 C and winds came from the south at speeds between 27 km/h to 38 km/h. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)