Sanikiluaq is the latest Nunavut community that will see schools reopen at half capacity on Monday, due to a rising number of COVID-19 infections. (File photo)
195 confirmed cases reported in 15 Nunavut communities on Friday
On the Friday afternoon before Nunavut students are slated to re-enter classrooms, schools in Sanikiluaq have been reduced to 50-per-cent capacity due to the number of COVID-19 cases in the community.
From left: Arviat siblings Brody and Jaida Panigoniak, who are 7 and 8 respectively, are seen skating on a pond on Jan. 2. The two began skating to knock the lockdown blues when their community came under strict COVID-19 public health measures at the end of December. When their local arena closed for a couple weeks, their mother, Hilda Panigoniak, said the duo missed playing hockey and were tired of staying home so she started driving them to a pond behind the rink to skate. Brody is playing hockey for the first time this year, while Jaida is in her third year playing the sport, she said. (Photo by Hilda Panigoniak)
Taking advantage of Arctic Bay’s winter temperatures on Sunday, local photographer Mark Long snapped a shot of Anne Bolduc throwing water above her head, which froze before it hit the ground. The photo was taken near the breakwater as the sun set around 1:30 p.m. (Photo by Mark Long)