Veterinary technician Nicole Black, left, veterinary technician Catherine Kent and community animal health worker Kadence Kikoak look over Diesel the dog in Gjoa Haven on Sept. 17. The pooch was cared for during a Veterinarians Without Borders vaccine, spay and neuter clinic. The team vaccinated 46 dogs against rabies. (Photo by Trace MacKay/Veterinarians Without Borders)
Two-year-old Westen Makpah tests out a heavy equipment simulator as Nunavut Arctic College heavy equipment instructor Jeremiah Issaluk looks on. The simulator, which is used to teach college students how to operate construction equipment, was on display at the Kivalliq Trade Show in Rankin Inlet. The event at the Agnico Eagle Arena is open to the public on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Corey Larocque)
Rankin Inlet Mayor Harry Towtongie welcomes exhibitors to the Kivalliq Trade Show during a meet-and-greet reception for about 150 people Monday night in the hamlet’s community hall. The theme of the three-day business event is “Naalagit: Listen.” Speeches from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Gloria Uluqsi and Nunavut Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell are on Tuesday’s agenda, as well as the start of exhibits from regional businesses. The trade show runs until Wednesday. (Photo by Corey Larocque)
Taloyoak hunter Justin Aqqaq shows off a grizzly bear he caught in late August. He was hunting at a site known as Aqviqtunnuaq, which is located approximately 360 km north of his community — the northernmost on Canada’s mainland. (Photo courtesy of Justin Aqqaq)