The West 40 area of Iqaluit is now the permanent home for fire department training, which will happen throughout next week, the City of Iqaluit advises. (File photo)
The city of Iqaluit is warning residents that the fire department will be training near the landfill next week and smoke might occasionally be visible in the area.
Premier P.J. Akeeagok, centre in red, gathers with students for the raising of a Pride flag in front of the Nunavut legislative assembly in Iqaluit on Friday. The flag was raised to recognize June as Pride Month, which celebrates and commemorates lesbian, gay, bisexual and gender-diverse community pride. (Photo by David Lochead)
Peter Martel, Iqaluit’s water treatment plant operator, works with the plant’s s::can water monitoring system. Iqaluit is the first city in North America to use s::can, which provides staff with real-time information on the city’s water quality. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Caribou and char were on the menu Wednesday evening at a feast in support of community mental health at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit. The school cafeteria was packed with a crowd ranging from toddlers to elders who gathered to enjoy a large serving of country food. Camilla Sehti, the GN’s territorial director of mental health and addictions, said the event was one of several scheduled throughout May to mark National Mental Health Week, which was officially May 1 to 7. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)