Chuck and Becky's going away party :(

Our good friends Chuck and Becky (also managers of the Northern) have been relocated to another village. These our some photos from their going away party.

Becky and I. We have become good friends and work-out buddies during these past few months. It will be sad to see them go. Marion, Hugo and Shona are in the background.

Dancing the night away with Hugo, Shona, Marion, Chuck, Isabelle, Sophie and James.

I love this picture. Kitchen parties are always where it's at, even in the North.

Some good ol' chit chat. Lizzie, the only Inuit at the table, works with Chuck and Becky. She is a legend around these parts as she has been working at the Northern for 12 years now.

The two bearded men enjoying their drinks.

Becky and I decided to hit the dance floor one last time.

A walk to the airport

A couple of week-ends ago Neil, Isabelle and I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and hiked up to the airport.

Kangiqsujuaq Airport. Though small, it's quite the busy place. This is our only connection to the outside world, so when it shuts down the town pretty much does too.

Isabelle, Aliana and myself at the airport. It's quite the view from way up here.

The sign here reads Heaven in Inuktitut.

Looking down at the village I couldn't agree more.

Neil's Hike

Sometime in mid-november I went for a little hike upstream, to see what I could see, but the terrain proved so hard that I only got about three kilometers out of town. No wonder everyone has ATV's and ski-doos! Anyway, here are some of the photos from that day.


This camp belongs to Annie and Mark Tertiluk, who both work at the school. Only after the fact did people tell me that polar bears have been sited in this area before. Mental note, do not go on the land without a gun or a getaway vehicle!!!


Obviously a cemetery would have never existed up here until missionaries made their way up here about 100 years ago. Now the Inuit are quite fervent believers. Our town of 550 has Baptist, Catholic and Anglican churches.


Da beach. Anyone up for a dip. Yesterday (Dec 8th) there was a Right Whale mother and child in this area. The bay is freezing over quickly now.




Arctic dude.