Every July 9th, Nunavut celebrates its anniversary as Canada’s youngest territory. In honour of Nunavut Day, here is a list of 15 Inuktitut words travellers or newcomers should know before…
Highlights from Iqaluit’s Toonik Tyme Festival
Celebrate spring in the Arctic! Image courtesy of Toonik Tyme. People often ask me, “When should I visit Iqaluit?” and I always answer, “During Toonik Tyme“. First, the spring festival…
Isolation and Opportunism: Price Gouging in Rural Canada
After months of nose-to-the-grindstone, no-me-time work obligations, this past weekend I packed my bags and road tripped it to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with my beautiful bride-to-be besty, Heather…
Got Milk Run? Why I Love Flying in the Canadian Arctic
What’s the reward for long layovers? A beautiful view. Photo by Anubha. Travelling within Nunavut is not easy: We have over 1.8 million kilometres squared of land, three time zones,…
Where We’re From: Take a Peek with Google Inside Iqaluit in Canada’s Arctic Territory
The most common questions I am asked when I tell people I live in Iqaluit, Nunavut are, “Where is that?” and “What does it look like?”. Like most questions in…
That Awkward Moment When Your Life is a Canadian Stereotype
This is Canada. Apex, Nunavut, to be exact. This summer I went on my first transatlantic flight since moving to Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Like…