An orange buoy line marks where crews were laying a fibre optic cable from Hudson Bay to the Nunavik village of Umiujaq in this 2021 file photo. (File photo courtesy of the KRG)
Underwater cable needed in long term as some home internet users switch to Starlink, KRG council hears
Tamaani Internet is set to extend its underwater fibre optic cable network to three Nunavik communities this year, even as some internet users in the region have switched to Starlink to get faster internet speeds.
Nunavik athlete places 8th in finger-pull competition, but wins silver medal in stick pull
Nunavik’s Papituqaq Cain Peters, on the left and wearing a black cap, competes in the Dene games male finger-pull competition, at the Arctic Winter Games. In the final standings for that sport, Peters placed eighth. Peters also competed in the male stick pull and was awarded the silver medal. The Games, being held in Wood Buffalo, Alta., this week, conclude on Saturday. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
A polar vortex has brought extreme cold across a large swath of Canada, including Kuujjuaq, which woke up to ice fog and temperatures of -41 C Friday. Ice fog is a phenomenon that can occur in temperatures of -40 C and colder. When it’s that frigid outside, moisture in the air will freeze, creating fine ice crystals. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois, special to Nunatsiaq News)