Photo: Blizzard conditions close Iqaluit down April 5

Visibility remains poor in Iqaluit on April 5, due to blowing snow with wind gusts of up to 70 kilometres/hour, conditions which prompted city officials to close down municipal services and shut down roads in the afternoon. “The City of Iqaluit is now officially closed for this afternoon,” read a public service announcement posted on-line shortly before 1 p.m.. The Government of Nunavut, the federal government and organizations sent their employees home, Northmart decided to close its doors at 2 p.m. along many other local businesses, and the Qikiqtani General Hospital announced it would receive emergency cases only. Schools and day cares remained closed for the day. (PHOTO BY JANE GEORGE)