Nunavut

Last chance for grandstanding

As territorial election looms, MLAs can’t resist urge to score last-minute points

In the dying days of Nunavut’s sixth legislative assembly, some MLAs seem to be using their remaining time to score points before hitting the campaign trail next month.

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Boating for ‘better’ water

Fred Novoligak, left, and Helen Mannilaq with their granddaughter McKenna Mannilaq Taipana, 4, and daughter Codie Bolt, 13, prepare for a boat ride up the Coppermine River from Kugluktuk on Monday. The family planned to fill four buckets with freshwater from the river, Novoligak said. They, like many locals, prefer freshwater to tap because it “tastes better.” (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

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Berry picking time in Kugluktuk ‘prairies’

Rita Pigalak, left, and Wilma Pigalak pick cranberries and blueberries for tea and muffins on a hill just south of Kugluktuk on Sunday. The tundra is so bursting with fall colours that it looks almost like the prairies in the old westerns, Rita said. “The only thing that’s missing is a cowboy on a horse,” she joked. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)