These red berries — or kimminait in Inuktitut — grow along the ground in Ippialuk, a few kilometres north of Kuujjuaq, in September. Fall is traditionally a good time of year to harvest the berries that grow all over the North. The weather around Kuujjuaq has been good for berry-picking with temperatures around 10 C in the first week of October. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Foliage near Ippialuk, a few kilometres north of Kuujjuaq, is changing colour along the Koksoak River in the early fall. Temperatures in Kuujjuaq fluctuated between single- and double-digits as September yielded to October. Temps are expected to be in the double digits over the Thanksgiving weekend, including a high of 13 C on Saturday. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
A rainbow pierces clouds over the Koksoak River in Kuujjuaq. This photo was snapped Monday by resident Dominic Gendron while berry picking in the community’s marina area. (Photo courtesy of Dominic Gendron)