“We also have to think about our future Inuit … we have to do a balancing act so we can give Nunavummiut what they need and also future Nunavummiut”
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq, who is also the territory’s environment minister, got an earful from regional Inuit leaders about his government’s handling of caribou at the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. annual general meeting in Cambridge Bay.
Propylene glycol leak was discovered at the community’s district heating system in November 2019
Fluorinated compounds can damage immune system, may increase COVID-19 severity
Narwhals lack “key gene” to fight off viruses
Fluorinated compounds can damage immune system, may increase COVID-19 severity
“Now we’re trying to turn it around where it’s more Inuit-led”
The oceanographer, who was instrumental in securing the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen and founding ArcticNet, was 66
“We never have killer whales in our bay. This is something new”
Qulliq Energy Corp. restores power to all customers in Sanirajak
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman took this photo while picking berries on Sept. 27 in Quurngualuk, a hunting camp about an hour from Kuujjuaq. The berries are known as lingonberries, partridgeberries, mountain cranberries, or in Inuktitut, kimminait. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
New satellite may shed light on phenomenon
Kivalliq community now has five polar bear monitors, who ensure there is a community patrol 24 hours a day
“I would love to have done this stuff”
Isabelle Dubois of Kuujjuaq took this photo while berry-picking on Sept. 15. “They are crowberries, or what we like to call just black berries,” she writes. “They’re really easy to pick, especially with the homemade tool I was using, which is like a comb.” (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Isabelle Dubois took this photo of the autumn landscape near Kuujjuaq while out berry-picking on Sept. 15. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Isabelle Dubois took this photo of her two huskies while out berry picking on Sept. 15. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
“Kuujjuamiut woke up to snow this morning!” writes Malaya Qaunirq Chapman today. “Before lunchtime, Annie Sequaluk’s excited Kindergarten class made a snowman to welcome the snow that seems to be staying for the rest of the year.” (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
David Kakuktinniq of Rankin Inlet took this photo of the night sky on Sept. 18. “It was a dark night in #Nunavut, check out the Milky Way! With a hint of northern lights,” he writes.
Blaine Heffernan captured this image of the northern lights above Iqaluit on Monday, Sept. 21. “It was a clear, crisp night to enjoy the magic of the Aurora!” (Photo by Blaine Heffernan)
Aim is to gather baseline data in the eastern Arctic marine protected area
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman took this photo outside Kuujjuaq on Sunday, Sept. 20. “In the distance is Etua Snowball’s beautiful log cabin, surrounded by the beautiful changing season,” she writes. “Fall is here, and the colours are so pleasing to the eyes, in every direction you look. The air is deliciously crisp and refreshing. Change of season is here, and we are eager for winter to come. Now, we prep for winter!” (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Consultations with hunters could lead to increased total allowable harvests
“When these fish are too hot, they can get lethargic, slow down, and possibly turn back during their migration”
Autumn has arrived in Kuujjuaq, as evident in this photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman taken on Sunday, Sept. 20. “September in Kuujjuaq is a beautiful time,” she writes. “The trees and bushes are changing colour as far as the eye can see. The familiar September crisp air in here, and people are prepping for winter.” (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
The Government of Nunavut is creating a youth advisory committee on climate change for Nunavummiut between the ages of 18 and 29 years. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
