Arts and Culture

Iqaluit chef reaches ‘Mount Rushmore’ of Canadian cuisine

Sheila Flaherty says it was a great honour to be one of the guest Canadian judges on ‘Top Chef’ TV show

With an Alaskan-designed sealskin dress, Greenlandic ivory necklace and 50 kilograms of Nunavut fish, an Iqaluit chef has found her way onto American TV screens and Canada’s culinary “Mount Rushmore.

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Community performance in Baker Lake

Hugh Tulurialik plays keyboard during a performance at Baker Lake’s community hall on Saturday as part of the lineup at the Baker Lake music concert. A square dance followed the free event. (Photo courtesy of Iqklu Killulark)

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Iqaluit food centre opens food sovereignty exhibit

Dozens of people visit the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit Feb. 14 for the launch of a photo and video exhibition about food sovereignty. The exhibit includes photos of country food captured by hunters and youth in Kinngait and Pond Inlet as part of a three-year research project on food sovereignty in Nunavut. Dozens of people visited the exhibit throughout the evening with country food provided to them. The food centre will host the installation until September. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)

Rocking for a good cause

The musical duo Twin Flames performs in front of 350 fans at a fundraiser for Kamatsiaqtut Help Line, organized by Aqsarniit Hotel on Saturday afternoon. The performers are Chelsey June, left, and Jaaji, who is Inuk and Mohawk and who goes by one name. The musicians drew children from the all-ages crowd onto the dance floor early in their set. The event raised $500 for the help line, which can be reached by people in crisis by calling (867) 979-3333, 24-hours a day. (Photo by Daron Letts)