Skating in the sunshine in Taloyoak

Children and youths in Taloyoak skate, play hockey and ride a bicycle around the community outdoor rink on Monday. After a long, cold winter Taloyoak is getting some much-welcomed sunshine. It was -16 C to start the week in the Kitikmeot region hamlet but temperatures climbed to -12 C. On Tuesday, it reached a high of -9 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. For the rest of April, temperatures are expected to continue warming, including an expected high of -3 C on Wednesday. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)