Iqaluit firefighters responded to a car fire Tuesday at about 3:40 p.m. behind building 234. It took about 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze and in an email City of Iqaluit spokesperson Aleksey Cameron said “the scene has been handed over to the RCMP for further investigation.” There was no information immediately on the cause of the fire or the make of the vehicle, which was destroyed in the fire. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Wood used to build a temporary ramp for Pope Francis at Nakasuk Elementary School in Iqaluit sits piled outside Inuksuk High School on Tuesday. The ramp had been built at the back entrance of the elementary school for Francis, who uses a wheelchair, when he met with residential school survivors inside the building on July 29. The ramp was dismantled over the weekend. The wood was then donated to the local high school’s woodworking class, said Iqaluit District Education Authority spokesperson Lynda Gunn. (Photo courtesy of Lynda Gunn)
The former Federal Road in Iqaluit has a new name. It has been renamed Sivumugiaq Street, which means ‘moving forward’ in Inuktitut. The name change is dedicated to residential school survivors, and was approved by city council before Pope Francis visited the city on July 29. (Photo by David Lochead)
Cars are unloaded from a barge onto an empty beach in Iqaluit Tuesday. The sealift season began in late July and goes into September. (Photo by David Lochead)