A fire at the Government of Nunavut building in Gjoa Haven burns on Saturday afternoon. It was not immediately clear if anybody was hurt in the blaze. (Photo by Richard Dwyer)
Qulliq Energy Corp. reports power outage associated with blaze
RCMP advised people in Gjoa Haven to shelter in place Saturday as emergency crews battled a fire at the Government of Nunavut office building in the hamlet. The announcement appeared on the RCMP Nunavut’s Facebook page in the afternoon.
Pond Inlet residents like Brad Nutarak Brule (left), learn how to make a narwhal net from Judah Innualuk (right), a local elder. Ten participants took in the traditional knowledge throughout the program that took place between March 7 and 17, with supplies provided by the hamlet. (Photo courtesy of Theresa Dalueg)
Veterinarians Without Borders tended to 89 animals in Kimmirut
Queen, a Kimmirut dog, gets an intravenous catheter prior to being spayed by vet technologist Wendy Kane (left) and Dr. Michelle Tuma (right) in Qaqqalik School’s shop on March 15. Tuma and Kane are part of Veterinarians Without Borders, an organization that partnered with the hamlet to offer free services in Kimmirut from March 14 to 17. Overall, the team saw 89 animals during its time in Kimmirut, and now, Kane and Tuma are in Qikiqtarjuaq until Tuesday to do the same thing. (Photo courtesy of Marieke Van Der Velden)
Susan Toolooktook (centre) took two Baker Lake youths, Koomak Amaruq (left) and Andre Avaala (right) out for a hunt on March 17. The trio didn’t see any caribou, Toolooktook said, but harvested a muskox. (Photo courtesy of Susan Toolooktook)