Iqaluit

Neighbours help douse Iqaluit building fire

Blaze damaged exterior of fourplex in the 2200 block

Quick-acting Iqaluit residents are being credited for helping to contain a building fire early Wednesday until firefighters were able to douse the blaze. Emergency services responded to the fire at a fourplex in the 2200 block around 7:45 a.m.

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Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day with country food

To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, the City of Iqaluit’s recreation department spent the afternoon distributing country food, including Arctic char and other meats, as well as juice boxes across the city. The popular pop-ups often lasted between 10 and 15 minutes before the country food was snapped up. (Photo by Dustin Patar)

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Hairdressers and other personal services in Iqaluit set to open Friday

After two months, King Cuts owner Hailu Hunde prepares for his customers to return

Hailu Hunde, the owner of Iqaluit’s Kings Cut barber shop, prepares for reopening on Thursday. Personal service businesses in Nunavut’s capital are allowed to reopen Friday as public health measures relax following a decline in COVID-19 cases. Hunde expects to be busy—he’s booked solid until Tuesday. (Photo by David Venn)