Sgt. Matto Michael, of the 1st Canadian Rangers patrol group, fires a C19 rifle supervised by a member of Land Task Force Nunakput. The training took place on a range during Operation Nanook-Nunakput in Pond Inlet on Tuesday. The domestic security and sovereignty operation involving the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Rangers is being conducted from Aug. 29 to Sept. 14. (Photo courtesy of Master Cpl. Antoine Brochu, Canadian Armed Forces Combat Camera)
Cruise ship passengers Laura Ringer from Nelson, B.C., left, and Kate Butler from Toronto, set out in search of an automatic teller machine Tuesday in Iqaluit. The duo embarked on their first day of an Adventure Canada trip to Greenland aboard the cruise ship Ocean Endeavour. Butler said she hopes to spot a polar bear on the journey. (Photo by Daron Letts)
There was a celebration Saturday after whalers from Pangnirtung harvested a 14-metre bowhead near Kekerten Island. More than 20 people participated in the hunt, said Mark Kilabuk, office manager with the Pangnirtung Hunters and Trappers Organization. The hunters were still butchering the whale on Kekerten Island Monday afternoon. The meat will be shared with surrounding communities, Kilabuk said. (Photo courtesy of Laura Nauyuq)
Researcher Patricia Rokitnicki bands and measures a young snow bunting Sunday morning in Iqaluit. Rokitnicki is part of a research group that has located and studied 115 snow bunting nests across Iqaluit this year. The young bird in this image came from a nest of four located near the old graveyard, and was returned after briefly being studied. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
