ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ−3-ᓄᑦ, $300,000 ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖅᓯᒥ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᒡᔭᖅᐸᓯᖕᒥ ᓄᖑᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ
For the English version of this story, please see New weather station gives Grise Fiord real-time look at changing Arctic.
Hamlet says contaminated soil, rubble from a 2022 fire is to be sea lifted out this week
Genice II project staffed with Inuit and southern researchers
Station is part of 3-year, $300,000 ArcticNet project studying storm-driven coastal erosion
Friends Cameron Sharpe, left, and Caiden Joamie display their catch of Arctic char on Sylvia Grinnell River, near Iqaluit, on Saturday morning. The fish were so bountiful, the teens said, that they snagged them with a jerk of the line without waiting for a bite. (Photo by Daron Letts)
No plans to reintroduce program ‘at this time,’ says territorial government spokesperson
An iceberg the size of a two-car garage is beached about 500 metres from shore between Apex and Iqaluit. Cousins Viivi Morrison-Mike, left, Harper Strutz, and Laivi Morrison-Mike collected tubs of drinking water from the ice Saturday because “it tastes good,” they said. (Photo by Daron Letts)
ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ‘ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓱᕋᓱᒍᑎᖃᕆᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ’ ᑐᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᑲᑖᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ
Kivalliq W tanker spilled about 50 litres of kerosene into lake, according to joint statement
Incident results in temporary water treatment plant shutdown while environmental authorities investigate
Researchers initially proposed ‘conservative’ harvest, but that changed after consulting hunters and trappers associations
Decision comes after herd population estimated to be nearly 49,000, up from 4,600 a decade ago
Foxe Basin, Hudson Bay-Davis Strait populations in scope ahead of anticipated shipping increase in area
Six boats and 24 hunters plan to set off Aug. 14
ᑎᓴᒪᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓱᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᔪᓚᐃᒥ; ᓄᓇ ᓱᓕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ
Warm air from eastern Canada could return to North before summer’s end, says meteorologist
Hamlet waiting for GN to finish work before testing for contaminants can start, says community leader
Researcher hopes data will identify when to avoid the Northwest Passage during spring and fall herd movements
Fourth draft rejected in July; land continues to be staked across territory
Reminder follows a July 2 landfill fire
Final Canadian authorization will follow health checks before transfer
Signatories reject latest proposal, release document detailing concerns
Fire chief says several people were seen near landfill before blaze broke out
Draft plan sat with signatories for 3 years
‘Our community has suffered an incredible loss,’ says deputy Mayor Elijah Grey
While territory is above treeline, tundra fires can cause problems
Suspected issue with valve contributed to incident; no danger detected to public or water supply, say officials
RCMP block entrance to park, leaving wildlife officer to make the kill
The City of Iqaluit has asked residents to check near the causeway boat launch for derelict vehicles, propane tanks, tires and other debris they may have left there. Operational boats, snowmobiles and qamutiik may remain where they are, but other refuse must be gone by June 12, the city announced Friday in a public service announcement. Residents can contact bylaw to make arrangements for removal of items. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
