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)
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)
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)
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)
The sun rises in Iqaluit on Tuesday over the Iqaluit power plant with Hospital Hill recognizable in the foreground. The sun rose Tuesday at 8:55 a.m. and will set at 2:40 p.m., giving the city six hours and 45 minutes of daylight. It’s rapidly getting darker in Iqaluit this time of year, with the amount of light shaved by approximately six minutes per day. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)
A sundog appears in the sky over Iqaluit on Nov. 12. The phenomenon is caused when sunlight is refracted through ice crystals in the air, similar to the way rainbows form in the summer when sunlight shines through moisture in the air after a rainfall. Sunday’s bright sunshine came after several days of cloudy weather in the Nunavut capital. Sunday’s high was -13.9 C with a low of -18.9 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. This week’s forecast is not as cold, with temperatures expected to rise from -8 C Tuesday to -1 C by Saturday. (Photo by Mosha Folger, special to Nunatsiaq News)
This Remembrance Day banner pays tribute to the late Phillip Hanson, who was the father of the late Bob Hanson of Iqaluit. It is on display in front of the cadet hall in Iqaluit. The Hanson family puts up the banner in honour of his service to Canada during the Second World War. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)
The Canadian Coast Guard ship Louis S. St.-Laurent sits anchored off Iqaluit’s deepsea port on Wednesday morning, right after its arrival. It’s Canada’s largest multi-mission icebreaker, according to the coast guard website. It is named after Canada’s twelfth prime minister, who led a Liberal government from 1948 to 1957. (Photo by Livete Ataguyuk)
