I’m told there is only one place in Nunavut where trees grow. Except, now I forget and all the information I have found states otherwise. The land is treeless tundra that covers endless ground over mountains and around communities, only taking a break to give way to lakes and the ocean. Life is just different [...]

I stood looking out across the Sylvia Grinnell River in the park of the same name. I was about one kilometre from Iqaluit, Nunavut on my last night in the arctic. The tide was high at 7:30 pm, the sun shining just as brightly as it did at noon, and the mountain ranges still painted [...]

It’s expensive to make the trip up to Canada’s arctic, but when an annul event like the Alianait Arts Festival happens, I do my best to be there. This year, with the help of Nunavut Tourism, the Canadian Tourism Commission, Canadian North airline and the festival itself, I was able to spend almost a week [...]

Although the scenery is breathtaking up north, it’s the children in Iqaluit, Nunavut who made the most lasting impression on me. I’ve travelled across the country from Vancouver to Iqaluit for the Alianait Arts Festival, which the local kids are a big part of. I first met Inuit children in Clyde River two years ago [...]