Christmas lights switch on at Nunavut’s legislative assembly

About 200 Iqaluit residents gathered on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 6, to watch Christmas lights on Nunavut’s legislative assembly twinkle to life. Similar gatherings were held in other Canadian capital cities, as part of the Christmas Lights Across Canada event. In Iqaluit, children played with glow sticks as they waited and there was live music played from the entrance stairs of the legislature. The lighting was followed by hot chocolate at the Cadet Hall. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)