Warm winds pushing up from the south will bring unseasonably warm readings in parts of the territory
While many other places across the North shiver in the cold, unusually warm weather is in the forecast for much of Nunavut through the weekend and into early next week.
Nunavut utility’s $32.4-million plan to replace decades-old generators would result in higher electricity rates
Katrina Kierstead builds an inuksuk on the hills of Goodyear, Ariz. Kierstead has a home in the American desert state, nearly 5,000 kilometres southwest of Pangnirtung where she works as a home-care nurse. Kierstead said that while on a hike recently, she decided to build the inuksuk because she was thinking about her family and fellow community members from the North. “I built the inuksuk because I love what it represents and a huge part of my heart is always in Pangnirtung,” she said. (Photos courtesy of Katrina Kierstead)
The sun rises in Iqaluit on a cold Wednesday morning. Temperatures were expected to drop to -29 C by mid-afternoon and feel like -40 C with the wind chill, but warmer days are expected soon. Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts a high of -2 C by Saturday and -1 C on Monday. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
If workers have to clear snow themselves, it slows down the work
Installation on school rooftop part of Nunavut Energy Management Program
Quttinirpaaq National Park is located about 800 kilometres south of the North Pole, at the tip of Ellesmere Island
ᐃᓄᖕᓂ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᓚᒧᑦ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ
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Inuit-led station partners with Weather Network for forecasts across Inuit Nunangat
Some parts of territory may see higher than normal precipitation but overall Nunavut and Nunavik can look forward to mild winter
The days continue to get shorter in Iqaluit. This photo was taken at around 9 a.m. Wednesday at the old cemetery. The many crosses cast small shadows over the powdery snow. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
RCMP says no incidents related to storm that led hamlet to declare state of emergency
Warming shelter did not open until 4 days into outage
QEC staff arrived in hamlet to restore electricity knocked out by blizzard
Iqaluit meeting Wednesday sparsely attended
Some in Rankin Inlet have been without power for more than 24 hours; wind gusts Wednesday break records
Species at Risk Act charges stem from September 2021 incident
Contracted company responsible for shipping out materials and processing them in the south
GN announces new prices as a result of federal pause on carbon tax for home heating
Arctic Marine Response Station in Rankin Inlet closed Wednesday.
Broken underground pipe blamed for threat to Kangiqsualujjuaq’s supply of drinking water
Iqaluit residents enjoyed several northern lights shows over the course of the Thanksgiving long weekend. This photo, taken Sunday at Iqaluit’s old cemetery, was captured using a 30-second-long exposure. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Schools closed on Thursday due to 90 km/h wind forecast
Waves pushed by high winds crash against the shore in Iqaluit on Thursday morning. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a wind warning for Nunavut’s capital, forecasting easterly winds up to 90 km/h until mid-day. Early in the morning, the Iqaluit District Education Authority posted on Facebook that all schools were to be closed in the morning because of the high winds. At 11 a.m., the DEA said that Aqsarniit Middle School, Inuksuk High School and Joamie and Nakasuk elementary schools would be closed for the remainder of the day. Schools will reopen Friday unless the DEA advises otherwise. High winds pounded the Nunavut capital throughout the day, making buildings shake and causing waves to splash over the breakwater at low tide. By 3 p.m., wind speeds had dropped to 50 km/h. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)
City was blanketed by fog Tuesday morning
Normally a scenic seaside view, Iqaluit’s cemetery near the start of the Apex Trail is blanketed in fog early Tuesday. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
