The top three racers pose for a victory shot following the Toonik Tyme Mini 200 snowmobile race Friday on Frobisher Bay. From left are first-place winner Chase Tugak and his dad Rock Kakuktinniq; second-place winner Hudson Hynes and his dad Jeff Hynes; and third-place finisher Theo Bartholdson and his dad Robert Bartholdson. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Hynes)
Chase Tugak takes top spot in Mini 200 snowmobile race
After two false starts, seven boys and girls tore around an ice oval on Frobisher Bay Friday afternoon during the Toonik Tyme Mini 200 snowmobile race.
Baffin Gas and Convenience closes Friday so the ‘North of North’ film crew can wrap its final afternoon of filming in Iqaluit this winter. Season 2 of the hit TV comedy series is planned to air on APTN, CBC and Netflix later this year. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Ainsley Albert carves the likeness of her 10-year-old husky Shadow, who died from cancer last month, out of snow. “Just doing a memorial for him,” she said on Saturday, trying to hold back tears while putting the finishing touches on Shadow’s left ear. Albert spent over four hours in -30 C temperatures taking part in a snow sculpture event at the three-day Qaggiq festival that wrapped up Sunday near Sylvia Grinnell Park in Iqaluit. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Three small iglus near the road to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park are ready for Qaggiq 2026. The three-day cultural celebration, set to start at 4 p.m. on Friday, will include Inuit games, drum dancing lessons, a snow sculpture contest and a traditional clothing contest. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Koko Lawson, left, and Lauryn Fato serve djenkoume with turkey sauce, a traditional Togolese dish made from fermented corn dough. They were enjoying Francophone Diversity Day, hosted by Carrefour Nunavut at Iqaluit’s French language school École des Trois-Soleils on Saturday. Foods from Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Acadia and Quebec were also served. (Photo by Daron Letts)