GN announces new prices as a result of federal pause on carbon tax for home heating
A pause in the federal carbon tax on home heating fuel is now in place in Nunavut. The Government of Nunavut announced last week that a price reduction on the product would come into effect Nov. 12. The price of home heating fuel is now $1.
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)
Ontario taxidermist must forfeit a polar bear mount and 2 hides or rugs under court ruling
‘We wanted to spark the interest of taking action in moving towards clean energy in the communities,’ says Tarquti Energy manager
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Accepted materials include batteries, cleaners, fuel and corrosive materials
Seasonal closure to last 2 months, federal department announces
Rhoda Ungalaq, centre, leads a group of people on an educational Arctic plant walk through sunny Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park in Iqaluit on Tuesday afternoon. Ungalaq showed participants how to identify some of the many plants and berries found at the park, such as crowberries, saxifrage and Labrador tea, and shared how Inuit use them for different medicinal and culinary purposes. The plant walk was one of the park’s “Learn To…” events, a series of cultural activities hosted at Nunavut’s territorial parks in Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet and Kugluktuk throughout the summer. Thursday’s event at Sylvia Grinnell park, called How to Light a Qulliq, starts at 1:30 p.m. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
After a rainy and cloudy week, a double rainbow could be seen over Iqaluit from the pavilion area of Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park late Friday afternoon. The bright weather carried into the weekend with blue skies over the Nunavut capital on Saturday. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
University offering support to students, faculty; circumstances unclear
Tundra fire burns approximately 1.5 square kilometres
Federal government allocating resources to assist in emergency response as territory battles 236 active fires
CCGS Des Groseilliers makes scheduled crew change
Organization’s freezers remain open while office works from separate temporary site
Provincial government commits $10M overall to Indigenous groups; no word yet on how funding for Nunavik will be spent
70-year-old man and his daughter treated for injuries; son kills bear and escapes unharmed
Anglers in Iqaluit cast their fishing lines from the rocky shoreline of Sylvia Grinnell River on Sunday evening. After a week of clouds and rain, residents of the Nunavut capital were blessed with sunny weather over the weekend. The beautiful weather is set to stick around for most of the coming week, according to an Environment and Climate Change Canada forecast, with the exception of Tuesday which is calling for a 60 per cent chance of rain. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Airline’s cargo hubs were impacted, causing travel and cargo shipment delays in Nunavik communities
Randy Ryan Innukshuk, from Rankin Inlet, poses with a narwhal he caught off Marble Island roughly 40 kilometres southeast of the hamlet on Sunday. Innukshuk, 20, said it was his first-ever narwhal catch. “I was so happy I couldn’t stop smiling,” he said. He added “this is special, because Rankin rarely has narwhals around here.” The young hunter said he gave all of it out to the community to celebrate. (Photo courtesy of Randy Ryan Innukshuk)
Some community members opposed previous design and location
Canadian Rangers called up over weekend, sent to Eeyou Itschee to help evacuation of some Cree communities
