People in Sanikiluaq went out onto the land to get away from the hamlet after a gas leak forced them to evacuate Monday afternoon. There were reports that some elderly residents in the hamlet of 1,000 people, were evacuated by plane to neighbouring communities. (Photo by Christina Mulhern, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Gas spill fuelled rumour mill faster than officials could react to it
When, 4,800 litres of gasoline spill in any community, five hours is too long for people to wait for an official word about what’s going on and what they should do.
Isa Oqutaq carves an inuksuk in front of his house in Kinngait on July 20. He is one of the few carvers in Kinngait still making art during the hunting season. Oqutaq says he is planning to sell his inuksuk to the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative that sells Inuit art all around the world. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)