Pond Inlet’s new water intake pipe floats on the surface of the reservoir. It began operating at the beginning of October. (Photo courtesy of David Stockley)
The hamlet of Pond Inlet has a new system to draw drinking water from its reservoir, after nearly a year of creative fixes to pump, treat and deliver water.
An Orionid meteor streaks across the night sky with the Milky Way in the background and the aurora borealis glowing on the horizon on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in this image by Arctic Bay photographer Clare Kines. (Photo by Clare Kines)
Nunavut Health Minister George Hickes receives his annual flu shot on Tuesday, Oct. 20. “The flu shot is something that’s very important not just to protect ourselves but for the people that we are around or come into contact with, like, under the COVID-19 measures, wearing a mask,” he said. This year Hickes was also joined by Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief public health officer, who also received a shot. “The flu shot is the best defence against getting the flu and while it does not protect against COVID-19. The flu vaccine can help reduce the number of respiratory infections we see this fall and winter,” said Patterson. “As COVID-19 has similar symptoms to the flu, reducing your risk of getting the flu also means reducing the chance that you will be isolated, while you are tested for COVID-19.” (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Clare Kines took this photo a little after 9 a.m. on Oct. 9 from the shore of Arctic Bay, looking towards King George Mountain on the left and Adams Sound to the right. (Photo by Clare Kines)