There have been numerous encounters with bears this year, says Alex Ishalook
Updated on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 at 6:10 p.m. ET Polar bear harvest quotas are compromising food security and making hamlets more dangerous places, says the chair of Arviat’s hunters and trappers organization.
Yellowish tinge, white spots in ribcage almost definitely caused by benign parasite, says biologist
Workers remove Iqaluit’s floating docks from the harbour on Thursday morning. Nunavut’s Department of Transportation advised boaters last week to remove their vessels from the docks by Oct. 20 so dock-removal work could begin the following day. However, the work was later postponed due to weather. The docks are being removed for the season as temperatures in Iqaluit begin to drop below freezing. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
One lonely iceberg floats on the water near Iqaluit. It was visible west of Long Island in Frobisher Bay for much of a cloudy and windy Thursday in the Nunavut capital. Iqaluit could be in for rain on Oct. 19 as the temperature is expected to rise to 3 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Sun is at its maximum activity so aurora borealis is extending to more areas
ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᒡᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑑᑉ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᖏᓐᓂ
Caleb Fretter, a nurse in Naujaat, photographed this bowhead whale skull a few hundred metres from the hamlet after hunters told him where to look. Residents told him the skull was from one of four whales whose meat had been harvested and the carcasses sent back to sea to prevent the scent of blood from attracting polar bears. “I had seen the skulls via photograph in a museum in Pangnirtung last fall, and at the time I had wondered at how incredible it would be to see them in person,” Fretter said. (Photo courtesy of Caleb Fretter)
Nunavik Parks looking to create 2 more protected areas in region
Severe storm bought down powerlines and uprooted power poles in the community
In notice to hunters, federal department announces new lines drawn
Halloween to be held indoors as creatures encroach on the community
SevenGen Indigenous Youth Energy Summit assembles over 100 attendees for keynotes, on-the-land activities
Residents can dispose of unwanted or unusable items such as automotive batteries, spray cans and anti-freeze
Work started Sept. 5 on the Ikayuut Solar and Energy Project; completion expected in spring 2026
Inuit Circumpolar Council representantives meet with Nunavut, Greenland counterparts to discuss protection of Pikialasorsuaq polynya
Nunavik Parks is not only a tourist attraction, but also a hub of research
Energy developer brought 30 Nunavik community leaders to learn more about clean energy
Total allowable limit reached; additional harvesting will be investigated, Environment Department says
Communities from Ivujivik to Quaqtaq cannot harvest until Oct. 31: federal government
Deferred for a week, program now scheduled to run until Nov. 7.
Local non-profit sets first harvest season for spring 2025
HTO authorized killing of bear but animal has not been sighted in community since first reports
CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk to be used for ocean research, search and rescue, and environmental response
First ship expected to go into service by 2030; research crew leaving Iqaluit next week to gather ocean data
Health board issues advisory about air quality in Kangirsuk, Aupaluk, Tasiujaq, Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Inukjuak, Puvirnituq and Akulivik
