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Freeze-up starts near Puvirnituq

Temperatures consistently below 0 C in the last week of October

Ice is forming on the river near Puvirnituq. Temperatures have been steadily below 0 C since Oct. 27, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. In the past week, there has been a sharp drop in temperature in the second-biggest village in Quebec’s Nunavik region. A week earlier, there was a high of nearly 3 C and two weeks ago, both the high and low temperatures were above the freezing mark. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)

Carving takes shape at Kuujjuaq workshop

Qajaq men’s network hosts event to share techniques

Sammy Kadluk, from Kuujjuaq, examines a carving he made this week during a workshop organized by the Qajaq men’s group. The three-day soapstone carving workshop at the old firehall was led by elder Johnny Akpahatak, an elder and experienced carver from Aupaluk. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)

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Getting art from a stone in Nunavik

Elder Johnny Akpahatak shares carving tips in Kuujjuaq at Qajaq men’s network workshop

Elder Johnny Akpahatak, an artist from Aupaluk, teaches new and experienced carvers how to make sculptures out of soapstone. He led a three-day workshop this week in Kuujjuaq at the old firehall, organized by the Qajaq men’s group. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)