Event inspired by Tour de France drew cyclists from across the hamlet for prizes and celebratory barbecue
Kinngait residents closed out the summer Monday with their first-ever Tour de Kinngait. About 200 people lined up to cheer cyclists along the more than two-kilometre-long route through the middle of Kinngait.
Some say it’s too far from hamlet; others ask where else would it go?
Annual mass registration event brings residents, groups together to register for upcoming season
Event scheduled to run Oct. 16 to 19 in Kuujjuaraapik
Kaneena Netser of Rankin Inlet carries Nunavut’s flag during the closing ceremony for the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, N.L., on Aug. 24. (Photo courtesy of Eric Bartlett/Canada Summer Games)
Nunavut men’s team erupts after first of two victories at Canada Summer Games
Soccer association’s cost sharing regime is now ‘at least’ 70-30, up from 50-50
Nunavut men’s wrestling team tops N.W.T. for first victory of games
Team Nunavut wrestler Gail Kuksuk, centre, from Arviat, announces upcoming matches in Inuktitut on Wednesday at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, N.L. In addition to wrestling, Nunavut’s indoor volleyball teams are also competing this week. Pictured with Kuksuk is Nunavut wrestling team manager Paula Cziranka, left, and an unidentified Summer Games volunteer. (Photo courtesy of Penny Rogers/Canada Summer Games)
Territory’s team sees wins in wrestling, men’s volleyball Wednesday
Team Nunavut indoor volleyball teams play it close but fall in first matches; wrestlers open on Wednesday
Team Nunavut’s wrestlers and volleyball players prepare to face competition from across Canada
Team Nunavut indoor volleyball player Khaylle Sarte, facing the camera, gets a hug from Sonja Lonsdale, the team’s assistant chef de mission for Week 2, after arriving in St. John’s, N.L., Sunday to compete at the Canada Summer Games. Indoor volleyball matches begin Tuesday for the men’s and women’s teams, while the wrestling competition opens Wednesday. Last week, Nunavut’s men’s and women’s basketball and beach volleyball teams competed at the Games. (Photo courtesy of Volodymyr Steliha/Canada Summer Games)
Held every 2 years, Masters meet showcases diversity of sports and cultures from Indigenous people
Fans show appreciation for men’s and women’s teams effort on the court
Organizers looking into Nunavut athletes’ travel itineraries
Nunavut players use time off to explore other sports and the festivities
Paddlers push their way to the finish line Tuesday in the Aqpik Jam week canoe race. The event is organized by Kuujjuaq Pinguatitsijingiit, the village’s recreation committee. The first-place crew of eight completed the nearly eight-kilometre route from Kuujjuaq’s beach to the marina in about one hour and 10 minutes. The winning participants each took home a $300 prize. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Men’s and women’s teams prepare for evening matches at Canada Summer Games
Basketball, beach volleyball teams face tough competition in matches Sunday, Monday
Saturday’s opening ceremony, competitions can be watched live online
Beach volleyball player Benjamin Alivaktuk to wave territorial flag during opening ceremony Saturday
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᕗᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 100−ᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂ, ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓂ; ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ
14 young people from five Nunavut communities selected to represent the territory
No timeline yet for when youths under 18 can access facility for free; pool still closed until Aug. 13
