Photo: Kimmirut’s budding soccer players get new equipment

First Air Vice President Bert van der Stege, in blue, poses with Kimmirut youth July 16 after a game of soccer in the Baffin community. This year, a Project North crew teamed up with First Air, Kenn Borek and Adventure Canada to deliver 50 sets of new soccer equipment to youth in Kimmirut, including shoes, shorts, jerseys, ball and nets. Project North is an Ottawa-based non-profit that provides sporting equipment for youth in Nunavut communities. Kimmirut youth have already put their soccer gear to good use — they beat the Project North crew in a friendly game 6-5. (PHOTO COURTESY OF PROJECT NORTH/FIRST AIR)