Igloolik’s new chief administrative officer George Qaunaq, who started in the position on April 1, says the soup kitchen that launched earlier this year is a community program he’s looking forward to expanding over the next few years. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
George Qaunaq took on hamlet's top bureaucratic role in April
Igloolik’s new chief administrative officer says he’s looking forward to opening a new co-op and expanding the community’s soup kitchen program over the coming months. George Qaunaq officially took on the position April 1, picking up the reins from former CAO Greg Morash who has since retired after staying on part-time during the summer to...
Arnarulunnguaq Audlaluk captured this image of the sun setting over Grise Fiord on Sunday. Sunset this week is occurring at about 10:50 p.m. in the hamlet of approximately 150 people. The high temperature in Nunavut’s northernmost hamlet has been hovering a couple of degrees above freezing since the start of September, while lows dipped below 0 C at the end of August, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The seven-day forecast calls for temperatures between 0 C and -4 C with sunshine until Saturday, a cloudy Sunday and a chance of flurries on Monday. (Photo by Arnarulunnguaq Audlaluk)