Photo: Iqaluit’s aquatics centre moves $3,000 closer

Chris Côté of the Iqaluit Senior Men’s Hockey Association, centre right and the Storehouse Bar & Grill’s Steve Sullivan, far right, pose July 19 with a $3,200 cheque the two organizations donated to help the City of Iqaluit construct a new aquatics centre. From left, Iqaluit REACH committee member Kevin Gale and the City of Iqaluit’s recreation director Amy Elgersma, said the cheque brings fundraising efforts to $60,000 so far – with the hopes of reaching $1 million in donations. The new aquatics centre, which will be built on a vacant lot next to the Arnaitok complex, will have a six-lane, 25-metre pool and a leisure pool. (PHOTO BY SARAH ROGERS)