Iqaluit

A successful hunt

Hunter Aningmiuq, 11, holds up a ptarmigan he hunted earlier this spring at a family friend’s cabin outside Iqaluit. Aningmiuq hunts often, says his mother Annie Aningmiuq, who added he caught three ptarmigan Saturday as well. (Photo courtesy of Annie Aningmiuq)

More, more, more skijor

Andrew Maher, right, and his dog Ikuma hold a slight lead over Sarah McNair-Landry and her dog Roscoe in the two-kilometre Toonik Tyme skijor race Tuesday night. Maher won the race, which drew 14 human racers, each accompanied by a dog, as well as more than 50 spectators to the entrance of Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park. Toonik Tyme, Iqaluit’s annual spring festival, continues through April 20. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑲᑕᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᑦᑕᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ

ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᖁᔭᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᐅᓇ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᓐ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ

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Toonik Tyme igloo building

Iqaluit Mayor and lifelong igloo builder Solomon Awa shows how to carve snow into blocks during a Toonik Tyme igloo-building workshop at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park on Saturday. About 100 people took part in the workshop, watching Awa work and attempting to help. According to Toonik Tyme’s schedule, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday a scavenger hunt will be held followed by the annual skijor race at 6 p.m., where competitors on skis are pulled by a dog. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Dressed for Toonik Tyme

Misa Aliyak, 3, and her father, Savviuqtalik Aliyak, wait for their share of Toonik Tyme burgers and hot dogs in front of the Iqaluit RCMP detachment on Friday afternoon. It’s Misa’s second time at Toonik Tyme and she is wearing a coat made by her grandmother from either caribou or fox, Savviuqtalik Aliyak said, adding they will be going to other events later in the day. “It’s such a great day for her to wear it,” he said. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Tunraluks kick off Toonik Tyme

The Tunraluk family performs during the 60th annual Toonik Tyme opening ceremony at the cadet hall, Thursday evening in Iqaluit. The performance featured singers Zoey, 8, left, and her sister, Sarah, 12, alongside their parents, Jeremy and Debbie, among other acts. More than 200 people attended the annual spring festival’s musical kickoff event. The festival runs until April 20. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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