ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓄᑦ
ᒐᕙᓇ ᔭᓄᕈᓪ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
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ᐳᕕᕐᓂᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ
ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ
Simon talks climate change and the future with Nunavut youths
Conversation was about listening to their views on impact of climate change and what can be done, Governor General says
What Nunavut, Nunavik can expect from solar eclipse
Partial solar eclipse will be visible April 8 in parts of North
Quebec gives KRG $1M to create climate change adaptation plan
Money to help leaders plan how to best maintain and protect infrastructure
Conservation of marine area near Torngat national park deemed ‘feasible’
Study deems conservation of 16,700 square kilometers in the Labrador Sea desirable for Nunavik and Nunatsiavut Inuit
GN to study Foxe Basin polar bears
Field work expected to begin later this summer
Blizzard leads to four-day power outage in Akulivik
Mayor says municipal services have now mostly recovered, credits community for coming together to help each other
ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ‘ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ’ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ: ᒥᓂᔅᑕ
ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᒫᓃᑦᑐᓂ
Are Baffin Island’s caribou numbers growing? Researchers plan to find out
Population was found to be decimated in 2015, but scientists are optimistic numbers are on the rebound
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GN puts out call to hear more youth voices on climate change
Representation from Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions sought, says environment minister
Ivakkak race changes route due to safety concerns over poor conditions
Mild winter has made the Umiujaq-to-Chisasibi route unsafe to travel
New land-use bylaw gives KRG ‘the power to say no’
Bylaw approved Tuesday requires non-beneficiary projects to respect land use and socio-environmental protection in Nunavik
Bowhead, beluga whales spotted from above Hudson Strait
Two beluga whales and a bowhead whale are spotted from a charter flight in this image captured Feb. 3 by Air Inuit pilot Alek Airo, of Kuujjuaq. These whales were seen about 96 kilometres south of Kinngait, he said. (Photo by Alek Airo, special to Nunatsiaq News)
GN closes Baffin Island caribou harvest
Total allowable limit reached; outstanding tags should be handed in
Kuujjuaq hunter says he wishes he didn’t have to kill invading polar bear
‘It’s not the bear’s fault,’ says Thomas Shea Lamb of creature that wandered into community earlier this week
Iqaluit city services resume Wednesday afternoon
Bad weather forced suspension of water delivery, garbage collection and kept offices closed during morning
Arviat mayor hopes residents join consultation over tank farm proposal
Project restarted last year after backlash erupted over proposed location
Caribou biologist calls it a career after 27 years
Leslie Wakelyn reflects on her time with the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board
Warm weather brings warning for hunters: Be cautious
Talk to elders, other hunters to learn about land and water conditions before heading out, says Jimmy Akavak
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Warm front brings big melt to Iqaluit; schools to stay closed all day, says education authority
A pool of water flows near the Iqaluit breakwater as temperatures were forecasted to rise to 3 C Monday, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The City of Iqaluit warned people in a public service announcement to drive slowly due to roads that remained slippery before the mercury rises. The Iqaluit District Education Authority closed schools for the morning due to the icy conditions, and later announced Aqsarniit, Inuksuk, Joamie and Nakasuk schools will remain closed for the afternoon but are expected to reopen Tuesday as usual. Despite the warm temperatures Monday, the remainder of the week is expected to be consistently below zero. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
‘Astronomical’ warming in Nunavut forecasts temperatures above zero next week
Warm winds pushing up from the south will bring unseasonably warm readings in parts of the territory
QEC wants new generators to replace aging stock in 5 communities
Nunavut utility’s $32.4-million plan to replace decades-old generators would result in higher electricity rates
An inuksuk on a hill in Arizona
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)
A chilly day in Iqaluit but warmer temperatures are coming
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)