The Nunavik Mining Workshop hosted at Kuujjuaq’s Northern Villages hall gathered nearly 100 attendees from various backgrounds to discuss new mining exploration projects and environmental impacts in Nunavik. (Photo by Cedric Gallant)
Annual event hosted in Nunavik to increase communication between mining corporations and Inuit leaders
A three-day workshop held in Kuujjuaq this week brought company officials and Inuit together to discuss mining and mineral exploration — in some cases, face to face for the first time.
Gulls have flown up from the south, their arrival signifying the start of spring and warmer months to come. This colony was spotted in the causeway area of Iqaluit last weekend, where temperatures reached a high of 0 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)