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Nunavut Supports Available
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Pope Francis' upcoming visit is arriving and I wanted to announce that Supports are available in Nunavut if you or your loved ones are distressed.

Available in Inuktitut:

Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Helpline 1-800-265-3333

Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310

Multilingual support:

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 1-866-925-4419

Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 Text CONNECT to: 686868

Community Supports:

Arctic Bay Health Centre 439-8816 Social Services 439-8812 RCMP 439-1111

Arviat Health Centre 857-3100 Social Services 857-3102 RCMP 857-1111

Baker Lake Health Centre 793-2816 Social Services 793-2839 RCMP 793-1111

Cambridge Bay Health Centre 893-4500 Social Services 983-4071 RCMP 983-1111

Cape Dorset Health Centre 897-8820 Social Services 897-8937 RCMP 897-1111

Chesterfield Inlet Health Centre 898-9968 Social Services 898-9131 RCMP 898-1111

Clyde River Health Centre 924-6377 Social Services 924-6014 RCMP 924-1111

Coral Harbour Health Centre 925-9916 Social Services 925-8431 RCMP 925-1111

Gjoa Haven Health Centre 360-7441 Social Services 360-6406/360-6407 RCMP 360-1111

Grise Fjord Health Centre 980-9923 Social Services 980-4020 RCMP 252-1111

Hall Beach Health Centre 928-8827 Social Services 928-8938 RCMP 928-1111

Igloolik Health Centre 934-2100 Social Services 934-2120 RCMP 934-1111

Iqaluit Hospital 975-8600 Mental health 975-5999 Social Services 975-5777 RCMP 979-1111

Kimmirut Health Centre 939-2217 Social Services 939-2226 RCMP 939-1111

Kuugarut Health Centre 679-6441 Social Services 769-7999 RCMP 769-1111

Kugluktuk Health Centre 982-4531 Social Services 892-7411/982-3465 RCMP 982-1111

Naujaat Health Centre 462-9916 Social Services 462-4020 RCMP 462-1111

Pangnirtung Health Centre 473-8977 Social Services 473-8944 RCMP 473-1111

Pond Inlet Health Centre 899-7500 Social Services 899-7502 RCMP 899-1111

Qikiqtarjuaq Health Centre 927-8916 Social Services 927-8863 RCMP 927-1111

Rankin Inlet Health Centre 645-8300 Social Services 645-5064 RCMP 645-1111

Resolute Bay Health Centre 252-3844 Social Services 252-3113 RCMP 252-1111

Sanikiluaq Health Centre 266-8965 Social Services 266-8738 RCMP 266-8233

Taloyoaq Health Centre 561-5111 Social Services 561-5625 RCMP 561-1111

Whale Cove Health Centre 896-9916 Social Services 896-9062 RCMP 896-1111





Trip Report: Iqaluit in July Trip Report: Iqaluit in July

I posted a while back about visiting Iqaluit this July in order to hike and take some photos around town. I got mixed responses with some people giving useful advice and others recommending against visiting. So I thought I'd post a little trip report from my time in Nunavut! I'm American and this was my first time visiting Canada. I visited Montreal, Ottawa and Iqaluit over a 2 week period.

Day 1: Arrival

I got into Iqaluit around 11am and walked into town from the airport. I probably should have taken a taxi to my hotel but I couldn’t check-in until 1pm and I wanted to see some of the town while I waited. It was cold when I arrived, in the single digits Celsius. The first thing I noticed aside from the cold was how much litter there was everywhere. It seemed like there was zero effort being made to keep the town clean and there was trash absolutely everywhere. There are a lot of artists who will approach you and try to sell you trinkets they have carved from bone or soapstone. I took some photos and checked into the hotel at 1pm. I was planning to see the visitor’s center and Inuit art museum before they closed, but I ended up crashing for several hours because I had been going for like 30 hours without sleep. That evening I went out to check out some of the shops around town and I was invited to Royal Canadian Legion by someone with a membership, so I didn’t have to pay $50 for entry. There wasn’t much to choose from as far as vegetarian options so I got a Caesar salad and onion rings. I was surprised by the large portions, I couldn’t finish everything. We talked about life in Iqaluit and what he was doing for work and such. Then I went to talk with another group who invited me over and they ended up showing me around town and introducing me to some people. Overall I had a great first evening and was really impressed by how friendly and inviting everyone was! I got a bunch of offers from people to go out hunting, fishing, ect that weekend.

Day 2: Inuit Art & Sylvia Grinnell Park

The next morning I went to the visitor’s center and got a summer hiking map along with some advice from them. Then I headed to the Inuit art museum. I was surprised to see so many buildings had security guards in a small town. I visited the Sylvia Grinnell park on the western end of town and walked some of the road to nowhere. The scenery can be a bit repetitive, but it looks very ‘arctic’ and if you are someone interested in the tundra it will be really interesting to hike through. I was really impressed by the variety of the terrain around Iqaluit, there were sandy beaches, rocky areas, fields of flowers and even crunchy dried seaweed fields. There were also a lot of really pretty wildflowers growing in the grasses. I helped a drunk guy get down a rocky hill after he tripped and smashed his face into a rock. I recommend getting low with a wide angle lens and trying to emphasize some of the beautiful details on the ground if you are taking photos here. It got pretty warm in the afternoon and the mosquitos came out in droves. They made it pretty unpleasant to linger in one place to rest or take pictures. Later in the day I got some food and went on a Tinder date which was interesting. There were like 5 profiles in the entire town. It was a fun day and I got some nice shots. I thought about going out on the town again but I was tired and decided to head to bed so I could get up early to go out boating the next morning.

Day 3: Boating Around Iqaluit

Some of the offers to get out on the water fell through, but thankfully I was able to find someone to take me out on the bay for my third day. They were hunting for harp seals and I was able to photograph some of them with my telephoto lens. I flew my drone from the boat and got some awesome footage of the tundra and ice. We landed for a bit on Qaummaarviit Territorial Park and I got to hike and photograph the island, which was cool. I have never seen so many mosquitos in my life! They followed up back to the boat and it took them a while to disperse. We went by an iceberg and I almost lost my drone in the water nearby but thankfully I got it back to the boat. And then they spotted a pod of harp seals which they decided was good for hunting, so I filmed them shooting at some seals and hauling them into the boat which was really cool. We headed back and I went with them to hang up the seals. They told me these ones would be turned into dog food for sled dogs. I got to see the dog yards which was a bit depressing, a whole lot of doghouses out in the tundra with chained up sled dogs waiting for winter.

Day 4: Apex & Tar Innlet

On this day I followed the Apex trail down to Apex and saw the town and small park there. I got to meet some friendly locals who I was familiar with from my first day and it was cool to learn more about the town. I hiked out to Tar Innlet and took some cool photos. It was really cool to hike out onto the beach at low tide among all the seaweed and look at how the waves make patterns in the sand. In some areas you get to hike on crunchy dried seaweed which is fun. The mosquitos were really bad and I was getting a lot of bites. The Apex River was really beautiful and I got some nice photos and videos around it. I bargained with some locals who were trying to sell me stuff and got a relatively good deal on a cute Inukshuk and a Beluga whale carving. A woman tried to sell me polar bear teeth for $60 and I declined because I thought the price was too high. Apparently that was a relatively low price for the teeth but they are illegal to export from Canada so just as well I didn’t buy. They were huge! I got some food and headed to The Chartroom for my final evening before I left. I got to meet a ton of really friendly folks including some Canadian Rangers who told me about working in the arctic which was cool. A random drunk guy smacked me in the back of the head and said “fuck you, man!” to me. I said something like “you seem like a fun guy” and proceeded to ignore him. A while later he tapped me on the shoulder and then sucker punched me in the face when I turned to him. I was a bit taken aback and he got thrown out of the bar. The bartender was really sweet and apologized to me and shook my hand haha. And then I headed to the airport and flew back to Ottawa!

Final Thoughts:

So would I recommend visiting Iqaluit? Not really! Did I have fun visiting Iqaluit? Yep! I think if you want to see life in the Canadian arctic and do some tundra hiking like I did it can be a really cool place to visit, especially if you pair it up with other cities like Ottawa/Montreal as I did. My roundtrip flight from Ottawa was about $700 USD and the hotel was about $800 USD so I was able to do this for $1500 not including drinks, food, and souvenirs. I did not see much wildlife aside from some hawks and harp seals. I did get some cool photos of the sled dogs and locals. Not the cheapest place to visit, but a far cry from the estimations of thousands for a single-way flight some people warned me about.


Question about Baker Lake Question about Baker Lake

Hey friends. As a person who lives MUCH further south, I was looking to write something based around Baker Lake. While writing, I came across something I thought it would be best to ask for clarification around.

  1. Does Baker Lake freeze over entirely in the Winter?

  2. Could someone conceivably take a snowmobile across the width of the lake in the late December? Is this ever possible at any point of the year?

Thank you all so much!



Camping necessities in Iqaluit Camping necessities in Iqaluit

Good afternoon,

I'm visiting Iqaluit in the beginning of August to camp for several days.

I'd appreciate some tips:

  1. Where to buy some propane/butane/any other fuel for cooking.

  2. Is there a place in town to store my stuff for the day not to haul it around trails?

  3. Having quite a baggage allowance I wonder if someone may need smth from Alberta? I'd hate to waste kgs I won't use and may simply bring stuff free of charge.

  4. Any fishing tips (from shore)? What lures to take?

  5. Any other tips, useful info is highly appreciated.

Thank you very much!


Popular songs/ shanties? Popular songs/ shanties?

Hey! So I work as a marketing associate and I’ve been tasked with coming up with marketing ideas for an offering we’re releasing soon for each Canadian province/ territory. (I can’t tell you what it is, unfortunately)

The idea I have involves using typical songs or shanties that are well known in each province. For example, I’m from Nova Scotia. Here, everyone knows the sea shanty, “The Night Pat Murphy Died” is there an equivalent for Nunavut? A song that everyone would easily recognize and want to dance/sing along to?

Any suggestions would help me greatly! Thank you, and I appreciate your guys’ time!



Seeking Advice for Outdoor Activities in Iqaluit Seeking Advice for Outdoor Activities in Iqaluit

Hi everyone,

My parents have recently flown to Iqaluit (not Inuvik as I posted earlier) for ten days without any specific plans. They’re both really into the outdoors and are looking to make the most of their trip.

Are there any tour operators in the area that they should connect with for outdoor activities? They’re open to anything from hiking and wildlife tours to cultural experiences and more.

Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!



Engineering Opportunities Engineering Opportunities

Hello!

I have a couple of questions about living and working in Nunavut one day! I’m currently a student in Industrial engineering at a English university in Montreal, Quebec. I’m trying to plan my options ahead of time and I was always interested in either working in the Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut someday. I was wondering if there are any engineers working there (or previously) who could tell me about the opportunities there and their experiences.

Thanks!



Is Starlink the best internet option? Is Starlink the best internet option?

I’m going to work in Nunavut. I checked the internet plans provided by Northwestel and QINIQ, and I noticed that the download and upload speeds are very slow, and they even have usage caps. I don’t think these are good options for me. Is Starlink the only option available in this case? I called Starlink to understand their speeds, and the representative said the upload speed is 16-29 Mbps while the download speed is 68-172 Mbps. Can you use Starlink to stream videos and do video chats with these speeds in Nunavut?




Small language research survey! Contribute to a regional Canadian "dictionary" Small language research survey! Contribute to a regional Canadian "dictionary"

https://forms.gle/Xm4shN2HD3xH56gC6

I'm trying to kickstart a kind of dictionary to document language usage in different Canadian regions, subcultures, ages etc.

The survey has around 25 prompts where you would input what you would say for a particular situation. Responses to not have to be in english and should represent whatever you would naturally say in your friendgroup, household, workplace or whatever you would like to represent.

You can submit multiple times if you think it's worthwhile!

Let me know if you have any issues with the survey, or any other ideas/thoughts on the project.

Share with your friends!


Locally made parka - recommendations? Locally made parka - recommendations?

I am looking to purchase a locally made women’s parka in Iqaluit! I’m looking for a warm winter parka with a fur hood — something stylish but also functional to wear around the city from November-March. I am also open to recommendations of any other parka makers in the territory who are willing to ship to Iqaluit. The parka can be one that is already constructed or someone who makes them to your specifications. If they have a Facebook page please comment their name below! Thanks!


We can no longer ignore the North - The North represents more than two-thirds of Canada’s land mass, and is of huge importance to our future. We can no longer ignore the North - The North represents more than two-thirds of Canada’s land mass, and is of huge importance to our future.
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We can no longer ignore the North - The North represents more than two-thirds of Canada’s land mass, and is of huge importance to our future.
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is there any other way to get to nunavut that isnt by plane? is there any other way to get to nunavut that isnt by plane?

so I understand that flying in and out is considered the only way in and out and that there isn't really any roads connecting settlements but I've heard legend of a man who drove up there in a damn mini van and we have q pickup truck so I'm wondering if there is actually like any unkempt dirt roads that may be used from either NWT or manitoba? my bucket list is to visit every provence and territory in Canada and I've been to all the provences and now my partner anf I will be overlanding from Edmonton to Yukon and NWT next year for about a month and Nunavut will be the last territory on my list.

thank you so much