tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42036026814531109102024-03-19T01:50:03.506-07:00Flying J'sTo Nunavut and the north!Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-1812271641079477122011-10-26T08:08:00.000-07:002011-10-26T08:08:12.681-07:00ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑎᑦ - tavvauvutit - good-bye<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It has been nearly a month since Josh and I flew out of Iqaluit. I have thought long and hard about what to write in this final blog entry. As I look back on our time there, I find myself at loss for words to sum up our experience.<br />
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Iqaluit is such a unique place, filled with one of a kind Canadian adventures. I've tried hard to capture what we have seen and done to share the beauty of Nunavut and the Inuit culture with our family and friends down south. What I love most about the Inuit people is that they still have an excellent grasp of their identity and history.There are individuals and groups working very hard to maintain this and pass it on to future generations. It is exciting to see the benefits of this work. My hope for the people of Nunavut is that they can overcome their challenges and continue to develop as a distinct part of the Canadian culture mosaic.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joshua and I are now in Yellowknife, reunited with our morkie, Teeka. Josh continues to work at Summit and build flight time. I'm hoping and waiting for a nursing job at the hospital here. We are looking forward to getting involved in a church and the community here. We are enjoying the small town feel in this city. We are surrounded by trees, rocks, lakes and wildlife! The northern lights are beautiful, and it is so nice to pay only $4 for milk. We are not sure what else the Lord has for us in the NWT, but we are always up for an adventure! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, until next time ... ... ... Taima. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loving all the trees on the drive from Edmonton to Yellowknife</td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><span id="goog_1119198278"></span><span id="goog_1119198279"></span>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-12904434558331662942011-09-23T08:47:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:47:57.015-07:00ᐊᐱᔪᖅ - apijuq - snow (falls and covers)<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It snowed! The first Iqaluit snow that I saw was on September 4, but it didn't stick around for long. This second snow on Sunday almost lasted for 24 hours...and we were happy to see it gone. We're not quite ready for winter yet, so Josh and I are happy to be Yellowknife bound to enjoy some warm fall weather. </span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over an inch of snow...fortunately it melted the next afternoon</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-43566981780067444152011-09-19T07:56:00.000-07:002011-09-19T07:59:03.858-07:00ᐅᑭᐊᖅ - ukiaq - autumn<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As summer ended, the fall season has turned the tundra into a mix of browns, yellows, oranges and reds. I did not expect these vibrant fall colors. The flowers seeded into various shapes of fluff balls so the wind can spread them across rocky ground. The ocean seemed to change colors from blue to a steely grey. The wind carries an icy reminder, sending us scrambling for our toques. The berries have softened and sweetened. Berry pickers go out for hours a day and are selling their produce for about $50 per large ziploc bag. Yum yum yum! Our first snow was September 4, but the snowflakes melted almost as fast as they hit the ground. It has been a quiet and beautiful transition from summer to fall and winter is fast approaching. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-52265708710929330502011-09-16T04:53:00.000-07:002011-09-16T06:28:41.265-07:00ᓱᓕᕆᕙ? - suliriva? - What is he up to?<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last I wrote, I had just finished training on the Dornier at the end of June and the snow on Baffin Island had for the most part melted. Now as of August 30<sup>th</sup> we have received our first snow. The summer has been full of new experiences and I have had some incredible opportunities. Airports like Pond Inlet, Clyde River and Arctic Bay are home to some of the most amazing scenery I’ve ever seen. Scenery I have not been able to capture on my 8MPEG camera. Flying into Pond Inlet your surroundings change from tundra, to rolling hills, to plateaus and valleys that speak volumes to the beauty of God’s creation. </span></div><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ship bringing in the summer's sea lift to Milne</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pond itself sits on the northern edge of Baffin Island overlooking a span of the ocean. Across this span is a range of Mountains as threatening as the Rockies with two glacier passes. Through the valleys of Baffin are many ice bergs that last the summer. Their brilliance of white and blue is incredible. The portion sticking out of the water on many of these ice bergs is bigger than the Dornier itself. The cenrtal to north eastern end of Baffin is home to the Barnes Ice Cap. This ice is over 20 000 years old covering 6000 square km. It is here where we have followed polar bear tracks from above </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Milne Inlet is another privately owned gravel strip we fly into regularly. This inlet of water has a narwhal breeding ground nearby. Flying here, I can now attest to having seen many narwhal; mothers with their young as well as whales with the tooth. Something that before seemed so foreign to me now seems natural as dozens of narwhal call this home. </span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Terrain surrounding many of the airports on Baffin requires special consideration when taking off or landing. Attention is given to surrounding valleys or high ridges that you must consider before picking up the runway centerline. A standard approach for passenger comfort is a great challenge in a non-standard environment. On freight runs we can truly take advantage of the short field take-off and landing performance of the Dornier. Flying into Mary River’s mining camp has also been a great experience. The contract is ideal at this stage in my career. Mary River has contracted two of our Dorniers, 7 days a week, for around 8 hours of flying a day as well as four helicopters. A typical day starts around 0800 in the morning and finishes around 1800, five to six days of the week. It logs flight hours in a hurry. Did I mention the food in camp is amazing? Throughout the week the camp spares no expense serving steak, prime rib, prawns, crab, turkey, pasta, char, halibut, salmon, chicken, all varieties of potatoes or rice, fresh salad bars, cheese platters, dessert bars and the list goes on. Mary river camp itself is a testament to the plethora of untouched minerals on Baffin Island. Geologists from around the world have come to study the varieties of minerals in this area. It’s literally a playground for geologists as usually they find one or two separate minerals. However, up in Mary they are finding groups of minerals all together. This is a phenomenon that is rare and unheard of. With the initial deposit discovered in the 1960’s, Mary River Camp is now in a preparing phase to excavate over ten deposits of iron with more to be discovered. These deposits are mountains composed almost completely of ore with some of the rock having 78-80% pure iron. Although the scale of this project is massive with an even bigger price tag being in the high arctic it is said the project will pay for itself in five years with the excavation producing for over 100 years. </span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Joshua's "office"</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge cracks in the earth's surface</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Arctic hare (in the middle of the shot)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On one occasion this summer we were done the day quite early in the afternoon and hiked to the top of Deposit 1. The trek to the top took about an hour and a half at a good pace. Along the way we found a wolf skull, arctic hare and some pretty cool water falls. Upon reaching the top the Captain I was hiking with jokingly radioed back for a helicopter to come pick us up. To our surprise an A-Star landed moments later and we had the opportunity to explore the landscape from about 20 feet above the ground and 120 knots (~222km/h). More recently we hiked through Deposit 2 and 3. Here we saw falcons, owls, sand cranes, Canada geese and more arctic hares. Experiences like these are opportunities truly unique to the North. Something I would say a large percentage of the world has no idea is up here. I truly wish more people had the chance to see how our Creator’s beauty extends north. Joc and I wouldn’t trade this experience for the world.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Begining of Barnes Ice Cap</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20 000 year old ice being crushed and pounded together as the seasons change</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-86722861526313081312011-09-13T23:26:00.000-07:002011-09-15T08:18:46.158-07:00ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ - Nunatsiaq - Northwest Territories<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I’m currently sitting on my Canadian North flight en route to Iqaluit after a relaxing and productive weekend in Yellowknife. I had to go meet with our realor, lawyer and see the house we've purchased in Yellowknife. My mom flew up for the weekend to explore with me. It has been very interesting visiting a true city – with roads, streetlights, traffic laws (that you have to obey), and people. The differences between Yellowknife and Iqaluit have me smiling and thankful for our time in the north. </span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I first landed in Yellowknife, my first impression was “look at all the green trees!” I had to laugh when my mom landed and she was astounded at all the rock and lakes. Rock and water is something that I’m very accustomed to now. The nature in this part of the north is very different than Baffin. Each territory has its own beauty and uniqueness that I love. Yellowknife has cleverly built itself around, within and through the natural rock faces, hills, lakes and forests. The entire city is connected by walking trails that remind me of Edmonton’s river valley. We enjoyed exploring the lakes in town and venturing down the Ingraham trail to see the Cameron falls. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One thing Josh and I have come to love about Iqaluit is the relaxed pace of life, the lack of hustle and bustle. We call it “living simply.” Our adjustment to this has been an easy one, since we left everything behind in Edmonton and came to Iqaluit with the bare minimum. It has been an experience we wouldn’t trade for anything. And I would dare say that my husband has even learned to relax after an intense six years of school and flying. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Compared to Edmonton, Yellowknife is a small city. Compared to Iqaluit, it's huge! </span>As I drove to explore it, I had to remind myself to keep my eyes on the road despite the fact there was so much to see! I even got mild car sickness at driving “so fast” (45km/hr). But having lived a pedestrian lifestyle this summer, it felt like highway speeds. <span style="font-size: small;">Driving downtown made me feel claustrophobic due to all the people, cars, signs and streetlights. I know I’ll miss the quiet of Iqaluit.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I expected the Northwest Territories to have more Inuit people. What I did not expect was the large number of different types of indigenous people here! This sign at the airport made my eyes grow wide at all the different people groups that are represented in this territory. I suppose the climate is (slightly) less extreme and the environment lends itself to more animals, which in turn supports more human life. At least, that’s what I think….I’ll have lots to learn about the culture here and I'll miss being saturated in the Inuit culture.</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When Josh first moved here, I remember him telling me that Yellowknife is the perfect place for him because it is centered around flying. He then quickly assured me that it was the perfect for me too, because it is surrounded by water. Mom and I so enjoyed watching all the float planes come and go from the lake. The sound of airplane engines brings back childhood memories of my Dad flying in Botswana and now it makes me think of my airborne husband. Yellowknife is a city built for aviation, and we intend to enjoy it to the fullest.</span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Float planes were everywhere...we love watching them take off and land</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Walking" the dogs across the lake - one in the canoe and one in the water</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guess who's arm is who's! I don't think I've ever been so pale. Sigh.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If I am to talk about my trip out of Iqaluit, then I am obliged to talk about food. I have never been so excited to go grocery shopping in my life! The rows and rows of vibrant fruits and veggies, the rich cuts of meat, the endless selection of any type of product you can imagine. I bought 74 kilograms of groceries for less than $300. In Iqaluit, a basket of groceries will easily cost over $100. Oh, and the freshness of the food made my mouth tingle. I could individually taste each layer of my Tim Horton's B.E.L.T. breakfast sandwich - the bacon so crisp, the tomato so sweet, the lettuce so crisp. Food tasted like food again...without the heavy price tag. My definition of "expensive" has been forever altered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nature never ceases to amaze me. From the rugged beauty of Iqaluit's tundra to the luscious forests of Yellowknife, I can't help but agree with the Psalmist that "the heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands" (Psalm 19). Each terrain is unique and stunning in its own way. To say I like one more than the other would be a lie. I'm learning to be content and enjoy what the Lord has in front of me one day at a time, rather than wishing for something different. As I do so, I feel content in the place God has me. Whether it be here, there or somewhere else. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Before coming to Iqaluit, God was teaching me to REST - rely, exalt, surrender and trust. <a href="http://joshandjoc.blogspot.com/2011/04/iqqanaijariaqtuq-she-goes-to-work.html">(Learn more...)</a>This summer has served to refine that lesson. In lonely, fun, anxious, exciting, peaceful or boring times, I am learning to place my focus on my Lord and claim His promise in Jeremiah 29: 11-14. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you." </span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</a></div>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-76730838710851431962011-09-04T22:01:00.000-07:002011-09-13T21:16:02.438-07:00ᓄᓂᕙᑦᑐᖅ - nunivattuq - berry-picking<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Josh, Darlene and I decided to join the fall tradition of berry picking. As usual our qallunaat ways led us to choose a windy, cold Sunday afternoon for our trek. But when you're working shift work, you take what you can get. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Crowberry, blueberry and cranberry plants can be found nearly everywhere on the hilly tundra. We climbed the hill that overlooks Iqaluit and picked the ground loving berries as we walked. The cranberries were rather tart and firm. The blackberries taste a bit bittersweet and contain a seed. The blueberries taste sweeter than southern blueberries. What a relaxing way to spend our Sunday afternoon, in good company.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-74824730544398824702011-09-04T10:43:00.000-07:002011-09-04T11:45:23.462-07:00ᐋᒡᒑ ᓱᓕ - aaggaa suli - not yet<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Apparently, it s@#w*d last night. The town's surrounding hills are covered with the dreaded white ice crystals. I am in denial and refuse to go out and see this "appalling" sight. Hopefully it will melt before I have to go to Northmart this afternoon. I'm not quite ready for winter yet. </span><br />
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Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-79617400149873105842011-09-03T17:46:00.000-07:002011-09-17T17:33:36.911-07:00ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ - umiakkut - by boat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had the opportunity to spend a day exploring out on a boat, thanks to Alex Flaherty and Lucassie Metuq. We were bundled up in our winter gear, in addition to our survival float suits. Depsite the air temperature being around 8 degrees Celsius, we definitely needed all the layers to stay warm out on that icy water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our first stop was at the Qaummaarviit Territorial Park.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;">"Archaeologists believe that the Thule settled at Qaummaarviit at least 250 years before Christopher Columbus discovered America. Over 3,000 tools and 20,000 bones dug from the tundra by archaeologists stir our imagination of what life may have been like at Qaummaarviit. Far from the bleak existence many people might envisage, Qaummaarviit's inhabitants thrived. Sled runners and a variety of dog harness equipment suggest that Qaummaarviit's hunters were capable of travelling great distances over sea ice in search of game. Though evidence of skin boats is less abundant, thousands of sea mammal bones tell us that qayaks and umiaks were used repeatedly to hunt a variety of seals and whales. Artifacts used closer to home, such as hide scrapers, awls, needles, ulus, and soapstone lamps remind us of the vital roles woman played, while toy weapons, tools and dolls recall the central importance of children in Inuit culture. Summer found Qaummarviit's inhabitants at rivers fishing for char, and along coasts hyunting seals, walrus and toothed whales. As the weather worsened, they began to stockpile food and provisions for freezeup in the fall – a time when ocean travel and sea mammal hunting were impossible"</span></i> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.nunavutparks.com/english/parks-special-places/qaummaarviit-territorial-park/features.html">Source</a></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As we explored this ancient site, I found in amazing to think that 200 years ago, those people saw the same site I was seeing today. That is one of the things I love about Nunavut, it is so untouched. After learning about their homes, their tools and enjoying the scenery, we continued on between the islands. We stopped for lunch at a scenic spot as the tide was going out. We dug clams, ate raw caribou, hiked the multi-colored rocks, practiced our shooting and fished as we waited for the tide to return. We enjoyed Alex's delicious caribou stew as we enjoyed the scenery. After lunch, we navigated through the bay. It was perfectly serene as the sun came out and the wind calmed down. During our tour through the inlets, we all were very relaxed and soaking up the sights of rocky islands, talls rugged cliffs, sea gulls rising in the wind and the water splashing up against the terrain. All in all, we deemed it an excellent day and are thankful to Alex and Lucassie for the chance to experience life on the water.</span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stopping at the Qaummaarviit Territorial Historic Park</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joc and Lucassie, our boat driver </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic cotton blowing in the breeze</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh showing off a bowhead whale vertebrae</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I found part of a rib!</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remains of ancient Inuit summer home, no bigger than your bathroom. </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joc sitting in a meat cache.</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our guides uncovered the gravesite of a 200 year old Inuk man</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim, Katie, Ryan, Darlene, Jocelyn and Joshua</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the lookout for any signs of whales....which proved to be elusive</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darlene enjoying the peace of this rugged and unique land</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally! I caught a clam worth eating!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucassie caught some more for supper</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh, raw clam...salty, chewy, cold and a bit sandy</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped off here for lunch as the tide fell and then rose again</td></tr>
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</a></div>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-30479237268555668452011-08-18T15:27:00.000-07:002011-08-18T15:27:53.495-07:00ᐸᑎᐅᔭᖅ - patiujaq - candle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewQV5L26A9PZlPX0mbSdzEAzY0EkOXOnV2nrSjbvfCDmXoyjwl5s4q85C3qcUOSPH62MJfMYq7OGKX-SXQpW8v7TRnZ25dXxpdxY1fNBbSXa3tO3M_TIIoJAVykdCsbXM9nSLpEwhK80/s1600/IMG_5175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewQV5L26A9PZlPX0mbSdzEAzY0EkOXOnV2nrSjbvfCDmXoyjwl5s4q85C3qcUOSPH62MJfMYq7OGKX-SXQpW8v7TRnZ25dXxpdxY1fNBbSXa3tO3M_TIIoJAVykdCsbXM9nSLpEwhK80/s320/IMG_5175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Josh's birthday found him flying all over Baffin, but we made a delicious chocolate cake anyways. He enjoyed when he finally got his head out of the clouds. </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-50657772908050146502011-08-17T15:59:00.000-07:002011-08-19T16:39:36.157-07:00ᐊᒻᒨᒪᔪᖅ - ammuumajuq - clam<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The first three days of August were the lowest tides of the month. Every one was excited to go clam digging. And most people did go stock their freezers with this free souce of food. But thanks to shift work, we were only able to get out on the tail end of that low tide. <br />
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August 3 saw Claire, Charolette and I digging through cutlery drawers trying to find any utensil that we could use as a shovel. I chose a large serving spoon - I wanted big clams. Charolette chose a cake spreader - she wanted to dig deep. Claire kept her fingers warm and wondered what foolishness us Canadians were dragging her into.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After consulting Emma's <a href="http://kabloonak.blogspot.com/2011/08/clam-digging-101-guide-for-qallunaat.html">Clam Digging 101 - A guide for qallunaat</a>, we were inspired and figured we would come home with buckets of large juicy clams. Not that we were overly inspired to eat them, it was the thrill of the hunt that intrigued us.</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our location of choice was Tar Inlet, near Apex. We were a tiny bit late, as the tide was just starting to come back in. Although sunny, the wind was almost icy as it blew off the open water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our trek along the seashore allowed us to see a few tiny sea creatures; barnacles, snails and tiny sea anenomes. We didn't see any crabs nor starfish in the bay. I guess it's too cold for the 'stereotypical' sea animal life I was expecting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Aha! An usuk! This is a long muscle that peaks out of the sand. The red usuk's are female clams (and apparently they taste better than males). When the clam feels threatened, it squirts water out of its usuk and quickly burrows deep into the sand. Pretty impressive for a mollusc without hands (or a shovel). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To catch the usuk, you grab it with your fingers (scream when a suprising amount of water squirts in your face) and then use your serving spoon to dig the rest out. Please note my qallunaat form of squatting while clamming. The Inuit ladies next to us just bent over at the waist and walked from usuk to usuk. I blame my poor form on my height. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The very first clam I ever caught in my life was smaller than a nickel. The nine other clams I caught weren't much bigger! I took a couple home to show Josh, but left the rest in the bay so they could grow for next summer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had so much fun exploring the low tide waters and digging up all sorts of innocent creatures that we decided to bring Darlene, Katie and Ryan and their boys out with us the next day. We knew that the "prime" clamming days were done, but how much different could the tide be one day from the next. Boy, were we wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">August 4 (the day <i>after</i> lowest tide) was cool and blustery. We all came underdressed and determined to tough it out. We were amazed at how much water there was in the bay. Our attempts to walk were hindered by huge deep puddles. We walked and waited a long time for low tide to get lower! But to no avail, August 4 was not a good clamming day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the mean time, we did find a couple of cool sea creatures, more sea anemones, huge pieces of kelp and this little shrimp like creature. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just when we were beginning to think this trip would be a complete bust, we saw an Inuit family gathering fish from their nets. We learned how they lay their nets and wait until low tide to collect their catch. With an ulu (a woman's cutting tool), they gut the fish, rinse it in a nearby puddle and then gather up the char to take home. This particular catch was going in the freezer to be used for dog food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Charolette introduced Davin and Justus to the smooth slippery feel of the fish, while Katie and Ryan took a fish home for supper. It doesn't get much more fresh than this folks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, although our clam digging efforts didn't go quite as planned, we still had a blast exploring and learning a little about ocean life. </span><br />
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Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-80380970971413817912011-08-04T08:30:00.000-07:002011-08-04T19:42:11.539-07:00ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖅ - sanannguagaq - carving<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nunavut has the highest number of artists per capita in the world. Carving, sewing, painting and drawing are full time careers that the Inuit cherish and pursue. The Arctic College has courses in carving, fur making and other traditional art practices to train the younger generations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Inuit art is internationally renowned. We consider it a privilege to be able to meet the artists and see a wide variety of art on a daily basis. Eating out at any of the resturants in town is also a way to meet artists and view their work. The artists come around to each table, humbly presenting their work in hopes of a sale. Buying direct from the artist is much more affordable than buying from a gallery. Meeting the artist gives us an insight as to how much work went into the art and where the stone/antler/bone/baleen is from. One of my favorite things to buy is little boots and mitts. They can be used as wall hangings, zipper pulls, Christmas tree ornaments ect. Josh just laughs whenever I come home with another one, but they're so cute and unique. The following pictures are samples of the art we've bought as well as other types of art around Iqaluit.</span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little booties made by an elderly patient (who had one eye)</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stencil print made by Gyta and sold to us by salesman "Smiley"</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful mural by Johnny (an ex-gangster who turned his life around)</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A real inukshuk out on the tundra</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outdoor carving of two beluga whales</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-86336760098873323882011-08-03T07:35:00.000-07:002011-08-03T07:38:23.706-07:00ᓂᒃᓯᒃ - niksik - fishing hook<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We were advised that the next two weeks is prime fishing due to some kind of change with the tide. In fact, we were practically guaranteed that we'd catch a fish. Since our last two attempts at fishing left us hookless and emptyhanded, we were eager to try again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We went near the causeway, where the tide was rising quite quickly. The dry rocks that we initially stood on soon became submerged under the icy, crystal clear water. A stiff cool breeze made us wish we'd worn toques and gloves, but who really wants to put those on in August?! A beautiful sunset accompanied our efforts and we were soon rewarded with two small char. </span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charolette showing us good fishing fashion and form!</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She caught the first fish - an itty bitty Arctic char</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh and Char trying to pull out that barbed hook ... ouch</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sunset begins around 9 pm these days</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh and his catch - which he insists is bigger than Charolette's fish</td></tr>
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</a></div>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-70237358542135909522011-08-01T13:58:00.000-07:002011-08-02T19:15:03.198-07:00ᐅᖅᑰᕖᑦ? - uqquuviit? - Are you hot?<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Hot sunny day = head to the beach! Our definition of hot has changed. It's a good thing we're not coming back to Edmonton until late fall because we may melt if we have sit under the sun at 20 degrees Celsius! Pretty amazing how quickly the body adapts to a new climate. We have enjoyed several warm, clear, sunny days. When I look back to our pictures from March, I find it hard to believe what a difference I see from the frozen ice to crystal blue water. </div><br />
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<tr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The disc from a sea animal's spinal column...we found the vertebrae farther down the beach</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sculpin: the ugliest fish we've ever seen...found it lying on some rocks</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-63469283664633611622011-08-01T12:57:00.000-07:002011-08-03T11:05:50.711-07:00ᓄᓇᕋᐃᑦ - nunarait - flowers<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Flowers are everywhere! They're tiny and resolute, determined to bloom beautiful as long as the weather is warm. Apparently, there are hundreds of different flowers, lichen, berries, moss and even a ground loving "tree" in Nunavut. When the snow first melted, everything was brown and dusty. The transformation from white to brown to green has been breathtaking. These little flowers are everywhere; the side of a rocky hill, muddy puddles behind old buildings, rolling across the tundra's vast distance, poking out beside the river, squeezing between cracked cement. It's a short lived season, but one that does not go unnoticed. The berry plants are starting to grow lime green berries that will soon turn into arctic versions of blue/black/cranberries. I'm not exactly sure how long these little plants will be around, but we'll enjoy them as long as we can! I was going to figure out what each flower was called for the blog....but google is not very forthcoming regarding arctic flora. Feel free to make up your own names for the ones I don't know. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-64832155003882958832011-07-28T11:49:00.000-07:002011-07-28T14:39:59.897-07:00ᐃᓚᒌᑦ - ilagiit - family<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had our very first visitor come visit us in Iqaluit! Josh's mom, Valerie, made the trek to the north and spent a week with us. We had such a fun time exploring Iqaluit together and sharing our experiences with family from home. It was great to see her and it makes us wish everyone could come visit. </span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We tried fishing...it didn't go well and we lost both our hooks</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-3461531040891926062011-07-24T15:19:00.000-07:002011-07-25T05:10:17.671-07:00ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᐸᑉᐱᑦ? - iqqanaijaakkut aullapappit?- Do you travel with your work?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Josh's career allows him to explore all of Baffin Island. Right now he's flying mostly to Mary River predominately a mining camp but there are also archeologists, geologists, enviromentalists and other researchers interested in the area there. He also travels into surrounding communities like Igloolik, Pond Inlet, Miline, Kimmirut and Clyde River. Future tours involve visiting old DND DEW line sites. The topography of Baffin is very rocky and mountainous. But the mountains are nothing like the Rockies. From the air, Baffin Island looks like a stippled ceiling, with rugged peaks and valleys with the highest terrain on the Eastern edge of the Island. Large rivers cut in between mountain passes and plateaus while glaciers cling to the basins of hollowed out rock. The reality that it is impossible to drive from community to community is made visible by the impassable land 10 000 feet below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A few weekends ago, I got to tag along on a flight to Goose Bay, Labrador. The pilots had to drop off a mechanic and parts to some company planes there. We left Iqaluit at 6 pm in broad daylight. The sky was quite clear, revealing how desolate we are up here. There was no signs of life for miles and miles. As we crossed the ocean between Baffin and northern Quebec, icebergs were floating along the strait. Hard to believe that in the winter, it is frozen ice. Northern Quebec proved to be just as dramatic, with exquisite peaks, valleys, rivers and glaciers. As we flew south, darkness surrounded us. We landed in Goose Bay to the pitch black night and humid warm air. What a change from Iqaluit. This is the first time we've been in such a dark night for months. After dropping off our load, we headed north again and left the dark behind. As we were leaving northern Quebec, an unwavering pinky-orange smoulder began to grow on the horizon as we flew closer and closer to Baffin. It wasn't a true sunrise, because the sun had never set in Nunavut. The reflection of the light off the clouds was beautiful and peaceful and my camera really doesn't do it justice. We arrived back into Iqaluit at 3:30 a.m. in broad daylight. </span><br />
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</a></div>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-37633050226257175772011-07-21T18:32:00.000-07:002011-07-21T18:34:30.998-07:00ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᓯᓈ - imaup sinaa - seashore<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think of new things to share every time I look at these pictures. This set of photos is a brief random collection of my walk along the ocean shore...the Apex trail (which is my favorite) and the causeway. These were taken the beginning of July when the sun was warm and the bugs were few. The rugged aloneness and peace of observing this untouched piece of earth was relaxing and refreshing. I'm neither a writer nor a photographer, but I want to try and remember every aspect of life here. To forget the value of this simple, slowed down lifestyle would be the loss of an important lesson as we start to think about re-entering southern life.</span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My pale, chilly toes. The first and only day I've worn flip flops in the summer of 2011. </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh checking out the melting sea ice after his return from Yellowknife.</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iqaluit graveyard. Faded cloth flowers accent the wooden crosses. For the first time in my nursing career, I can visit the gravesite of patients who I have cared for. I appreciate this honor to return my respects to the Inuit elders who struggled to maintain their culture and to reflect on the effects of change on the younger generations of Inuit. The future is daunting for these people. </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This caught my eye after a week of admitting several teenagers with suicide attempts. It seems that the first reaction to a fight with mom, a break up with a boyfriend or grieving the loss of a family member is "I want to kill myself." Sadly, too many succeed. I'm sure our emergency personnel can attest to the violent, abusive homes that the majority of Nunavut lives in. Somehow, coping skills have not been developed within this culture. Or perhaps they have become too broken, too destroyed, too dysfunctional to be effective. I wish I could find the person who wrote this sentence, and share what they learned with the other hopeless, hurting kids here. To encourage someone when they have no hope, no help and no predictable future is so difficult. </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have a thing for Inukshuks. It's not just that they're a cool northern stereotype. It's what they symbolize; that you're not alone, that someone else has passed this way before. It's a sign of friendship and hope, that someone took the time to build this rocky greeting to direct and encourage you. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-63892509321369760002011-07-20T06:09:00.000-07:002011-07-20T06:09:36.157-07:00ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓃᑦᑐᖓ - uvattiniittunga - my place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;">The sea ice melted early this year. Normally it doesn't leave until the end of July. This year, it disappeared in June. Eager boaters had to hurry to get their boats sea worthy. One day, the bay was full of miniature ice bergs and the next morning they'd all been blown away by a strong north wind. The more the ice melts, the more obvious it is that we live at the ocean's shore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inlet where the ocean meets the river. Fishermen are already testing the waters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another ocean shot of retreating sea ice</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ocean kayaking...looks like fun, but oh the cold if you fall in!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-90655874438440650642011-07-15T15:27:00.000-07:002011-07-15T22:52:03.346-07:00ᐱᖃᓗᔭᖅ - piqalujaq - iceberg<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Some time in the middle of June, Darlene and I went for a long walk upriver. It was a "hot" day that resulted in a sunburn for me. We enjoyed the sound of the rushing river as the water crashed around the large chunks of ice along the shore and in the shallows. Every now and again a large piece of ice would break off and float down river to the ocean. Tents were starting to pop up all over the tundra and we watched as families drove to their sites with vehicles full of camping equipment, fishing gear and excited kids. </span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caribou skull on the tundra</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge chunks of ice along the Sylvia Grinnell River</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darlene breaking apart the candle ice...wearing a highly fashionable safety vest. It sounds like breaking wine glasses tinkling when you pull it apart. </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candle Ice: A form of rotten ice; disintegrating sea ice (or lake ice) consisting of ice prisms or cylinders oriented perpendicular to the original ice<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> surface</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning remnants of a frozen winter along the river's shore</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-58045342175209901452011-07-15T14:43:00.000-07:002011-07-16T05:09:33.102-07:00ᐊᐅᔭᖅ - aujaq - summer<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My goal in blogging is to be able to create one of those digital scrapbooks with our pictures and stories in it, to preserve our unique time here. It also serves as a way to keep in touch with family and friends, while revealing an unknown part of Canada to the southern provinces. In the past four weeks, my blogging has been severely lacking...not for lack of want, but simply because Josh had the computer up island and then we had a special guest for a week. Now I have much to catch up on! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The landscape has changed dramatically since I lasted wrote. Normally July is a time of melting, spring run off and sea ice disappearing. Well, the ice has left early this year, leaving the green grass, moss and colorful flowers to appear. Although the temperature has not passed 15 degrees Celsius, the sun is hot and feels wonderful on bare skin. I've worn flip flops once thus far, and am hoping for more opportunities to do so. However, it's been cool and rainy here the past few days. </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">While Josh was away, the landscape changed dramatically in Iqaluit. The ice on the ocean is now melted, save for a few huge chunks along the shore. Miniature flowers have blossomed everywhere, adding to the delicate and rugged beauty that I find so captivating about the north. The mosquitoes, flies, ground spiders and giant bumblebees abound. Thank goodness Josh returned with two large cans of bug spray. There is a certain joy in the faces of everyone you meet...that summer is here. Summer is a happy time full of fishing, boating, hunting, clamming and tenting by the river. Large white canvas tents have popped up all over the tundra as families’ stake their claim of paradise. The char are swimming upriver to feed, and hundreds of fishing lures tantalize them on their journey as the Inuit and qallunat try to catch supper. We are so enjoying the warmer weather, the delight of soaking up the sun, the beautiful ocean views and exploring the river rocks.<br />
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</span>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-79592259037091457862011-07-02T08:23:00.000-07:002011-07-03T06:41:43.352-07:00ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎ - qangatasuuqti - pilot<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a pilot.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eight years after starting my flight training between the summers of engineering, the dream is in full swing. In addition, I have an amazing and supportive wife who is every bit as excited on our journey as I am. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After reviewing the books and numbers for the Dornier over the last few months, the training came as a nice progression when dealing with a much larger aircraft that fly with more inertia and responsiveness. However, working full time on the ramp for 12 or more hours a day, everyday, while training made it somewhat more challenging. Management's methodology of pushing you beyond limits stems from an interesting idea; that the training Captains can observe how a new trainee will respond in the cockpit when fatigue or stress sets in at the end of a rotation. Two weeks of being in Yellowknife was hectic and exhausting, but I am now licensed to fly the Dornier. It is great to be done and heading back to Iqaluit. Strangely enough, I now refer to Iqaluit as home. For home is where my better half is. Can you tell that I miss her? </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I’ll have the opportunity to fly for nearly 3 weeks this coming month on the three Dornier’s we have stationed in Iqaluit. Now that I’m on the flight line I will also have scheduled off days to reset flight duty times. The rest of the time I will continue to manage the Iqaluit base.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We are truly blessed for this opportunity. Thank you to our family and friends who have prayed diligently for us and continue to do so. Truly a testament to the power of prayer. Looking towards the fall I would suspect we will take a couple weeks off at the end of October or beginning of November to head back to Edmonton and do some moving to the NWT. As for the time here on Baffin Island, the snow has melted/is melting, “summer” is here with all its wonderful daylight, and the logging of flight time will begin.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Regards,<br />
Joshua </div><br />
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</div>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-71491711565910817682011-06-15T11:41:00.000-07:002011-06-16T16:39:40.819-07:00ᐊᓯᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ - asingattauq - and another thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A little update on us: </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After three weeks of being home sick with mono, Josh is feeling much better. Thanks for praying for him. Along with that good news comes more good news! He is starting his flight training this week. Yay! He'll be going to Yellowknife on Friday to do the training on the Dornier. He says it's going to be a lot of hard work, but is really looking forward to getting in the air! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As for me, I'll stay in Iqaluit while he's away. The staffing situation at the hospital is horrendous. (Read: We have NO staff)......and so there is no way I can get time off. That being said, if you're a registered nurse and want lots of work, then come to Nunavut! Interestingly enough, the two weeks while he is gone happen to be my two busiest weeks of work so far this summer. That will help the time apart pass by quickly. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since Josh is taking the computer to Yellowknife, I won't be blogging until he's back. But I had a bunch of pictures to share, so here they are......a brief collection of what our world looks like up here, right now. </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-10418771546670970332011-06-15T10:52:00.000-07:002011-06-15T10:52:28.609-07:00ᑰᒃ - kuuk - river<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joshua and I hiked around the Sylvia Grinnell River last weekend. It was an overcast, kind of rainy day, but we still enjoyed ourselves. It is amazing how different the land looks without snow! The cool wind continues to blow, but it is complimented by an ever shining warm sun. Although it is only +5, it feels hot! The river is flowing into the ocean, taking chunks of ice with it. The water is a murky light green, similar to that green color they used to paint operating rooms with. We think this color is caused by the amount of copper in the water. As big chunks of ice break apart, they pile up and create raging rapids. The rocky shore reveals hundreds of colors and shapes of rocks, green, pink, black, grey, brown, coral. Small patches of green moss and little clusters of flowers reveal that the brown meadows are on the verge of bursting into life. These tiny plants look so delicate, and yet they are very tough to survive in this terrain. </span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mini ice chunk on top, large ice chunk under the water. </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everywhere we walked, we could hear water dripping</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> The Nunavummuit call this plant aupilaktunnguat, which means something like bold spots or blood spots in Inuktitut. In Inuit culture, the purple saxifrage has a number of important uses. First, the sweet tasting flowers are a favorite treat. But, like candy, eating too many too fast can produce a belly ache. The plant can produce both a green and a gold dye. The dried stems and leaves had two common uses: to make tea, and as a supplement to store-bought tobacco. Purple saxifrage also provides an important time-keeping function: when the plant blooms, the Inuit know that the caribou herds are calving out on the land.<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> <a href="http://www.lawrenceparkgardencare.com/FlowerOfMonth/purple_saxifrage.htm">Source</a></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2viLwDdCO3BeazzQya0wYh6ww1dsKb4RKvcvPmQJdJjjXKAu8EXUOtKKZLOxVYJKURxolyQqFreyY5ESjiaWsYu3gZzFXX6-Tpbbj993XMf_lxj7GKxpmuhiiPUhMZ-kFx1OFwvQHbM/s1600/DSC02749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</span>Joc Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368684626550108780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203602681453110910.post-56983883859284421522011-06-11T07:53:00.000-07:002011-06-14T04:00:43.598-07:00ᒪᕐᕋᖅ - marraq - mud<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The roads are dry here. The rivers of muddy sidewalks have disappeared. Kids are wearing shorts and t-shirts. Even saw a pair of stiletto sandals the other day...worn with thick black socks. But they still count as sandals! It looks like spring has done its job and melted all the snow up the hill. The view from our apartment building overlooks the whole bay. Instead of seeing a blinding white reflection of ice and snow, we now see the dry, sandy town; a very muddy and churned up ocean shore, and white frozen ocean bay. All this surrounded by snow covered rolling hills. The view still looks like outer space, like we're at the top of the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The amount of garbage the melting snow has left behind is unbelievable. The town is having a garbage pick up day soon, where all GN employees get the afternoon off to clean up the great outdoors. And with good reason. This place is a mess. It is interesting to walk along the shore and see all the boating equipment that has been uncovered by the warm sun. Big ocean faring fishing boats precariously perched on wooden blocks sit next to snowmobiles and qamituks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The sea ice that we have been fascinated with has churned up against the ocean floor in its thaw and is a frozen muddy wasteland. It is interesting to walk on, because it is still 3 to five feet thick and yet there are huge cracks running through it that reveal a river of rushing water underneath. The hunters and fishermen are still going out on the bay with their snowmobiles and equipment. I wonder how long that will last. Apparently this has been a warm spring in Iqaluit and normally May and June are peak snowmobiling season. But this year, the snow is almost completely melted off the land. </span><br />
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A<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">s the snow receeds, we are finding meadows of brown grass lie waiting to turn green. Rock fields of silver grey stones scattered across hillsides, giving us stepping stones as we climb to the top. Rough sandy streams burst with spring run off water, sparkling against the snow that remains on their shores. Tiny beet-purple sprouts of arctic flowers peek out from the leeward side of rocks. Kids dressed in bright rubber boots play and laugh for hours in the sunshine and sandy playgrounds. I think the beauty of Nunavut will continue to reveal itself in a rugged, natural way as spring progressess and summer brings the land to life. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joc sitting on the ocean floor</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ice waves are melting</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hunters with their snowmobile and qamituk</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boats scattered everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out onto the frozen ocean</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melting rivers cut through the sea ice</td></tr>
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