After the Easter Bunny hopped out of Rankin Inlet on Monday morning, kids jumped on the ice for some “speedy pond hockey fun,” resident Jim MacDonald said. He credits fellow residents Gavin Gee and Jocelyn Merritt for organizing the hockey games. (Photo courtesy of Jim MacDonald)
Jarloo Kiguktak throws a broomstick Monday during Grise Fiord’s Easter games. At least 30 people in Nunavut’s smallest and northernmost community gathered outside the hamlet office to take part in the games, which also included an Easter egg hunt, bunny hop and egg-on-spoon races. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
One of Grise Fiord’s original residents ‘proud’ of role in protecting Arctic sovereignty, but says hamlet needs lower cost of living, better connections to south
Rival candidates James T. Arreak, left, of the Conservatives, and NDP incumbent MP Lori Idlout are making stops all over Nunavut during their federal election campaigns. They were booked on the same plane on Tuesday. “James and I have known each other awhile and we have respect for each other. We both ended up in Baker Lake and now are travelling at the same time to Rankin Inlet,” Idlout said in a social media post. (Photo courtesy of Lori Idlout)