Freeze-up starts near Puvirnituq

Ice is forming on the river near Puvirnituq. Temperatures have been steadily below 0 C since Oct. 27, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. In the past week, there has been a sharp drop in temperature in the second-biggest village in Quebec’s Nunavik region. A week earlier, there was a high of nearly 3 C and two weeks ago, both the high and low temperatures were above the freezing mark. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)