Photo: Welcome to the yellow brick road

David Aksawnee, the mayor of Baker Lake, displays the first gold bar produced at Agnico-Eagle’s Meadowbank gold mine on Feb. 27. From left: James Nasso, the chair of Agnico-Eagle’s board; Baker Lake businessman Peter Tapatai; David Aksawnee; Ebe Scherkus, president and CEO of Agnico-Eagle; Baker Lake artist Simon Tookoome; and David Simailak, the deputy mayor of Baker Lake. (PHOTO BY BILL BRADEN)