Photo: The deep freeze

By JANE GEORGE

While record-breaking temperatures hit Ontario and Quebec on the first day of spring, in Nunavut, many communities continue to experience temperatures five to seven degrees C. below norms. In the forecast for Iqaluit, shown here early March 21, light snow and a wind chill of -34 C. In Rankin Inlet, a blizzard warning continues, and Cambridge Bay will see wind chills of -42 C. The warm spot in the territory: Sanikiluaq in southern Hudson Bay, where the forecast high on March 21 will reach 3 C, about 13 degrees more than the normal high for the day. (PHOTO BY JANE GEORGE)


While record-breaking temperatures hit Ontario and Quebec on the first day of spring, in Nunavut, many communities continue to experience temperatures five to seven degrees C. below norms. In the forecast for Iqaluit, shown here early March 21, light snow and a wind chill of -34 C. In Rankin Inlet, a blizzard warning continues, and Cambridge Bay will see wind chills of -42 C. The warm spot in the territory: Sanikiluaq in southern Hudson Bay, where the forecast high on March 21 will reach 3 C, about 13 degrees more than the normal high for the day. (PHOTO BY JANE GEORGE)

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