Icy accumulation in Iqaluit

Snow and ice cover Iqaluit beach in this mid-December scene. The weather forecast called for a high of -18 C on Tuesday, with temperatures plunging to -33 C with the wind chill overnight. Toward the end of the week, as Christmas approaches temperatures are expected to be in the mid-teens below freezing, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)