The Town of Arviat, Nunavut, Canada

Here is a list of business information with photos in Arviat: I will be updating this post all the time…

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Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

Here are a few photos of my last trip to Iqaluit:

Iqaluit Tides

Here is a photo of the tides in Iqaluit, Nunavut: They are some of the largest in the world.

Arctic Flowers - Part II

Here are some more photos I took in Iqaluit:

Nunavut Summer Time (Flowers)

I took my 9 months old out yesterday for a walk on the land and what did we find? Signes of Summer

Here are some tundra flowers that we came upon:

Nunavut Winter Time

Here are a few photos I took this past winter.

Nunavut Communities (FYI)

Nunavut is divided into three regions:

* Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin)
* Kivalliq (Keewatin)
* Kitikmeot

The capital of Nunavut is Iqaluit, located in the Qikiqtaaluk region.

Weather for May 10, 2007 (-27)

Living up north is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. For the last 2 week the weather has been very good temperature wise.

Travel Northern Canada $$$

Two months ago I moved to Nunavut, Canada. Living for the past 5 years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I am very use to very, very, very low cost of travel.

Temperature at -64 Warnings

I recently moved to a land where the Temperature can get to a bombing -64 with the Wind Chill. I had experienced this crazy Temperature for 4 days in a row in Iqaluit back in March. You could not let any of your skin be exposed to the wind, if so it will freeze in lest than a minute. There is always someone out there that thinks that they can handle this temperature and end up dying. Today’s Temperature is -40.

You are not advised to go outside during this time but if you must then 1.) let someone now you are coming or going. 2.) Always wear reflective materials on your jacket so ski-doo’s can see you and automobiles. 3.) If you have a thermos, then take it with you incase you have to ride out the storm somewhere. 4.) Make sure you have something to cover up your entire face and where ski goggles. 5.) Never take of your gloves unless it’s to drink some hot tea or hot cocoa from your thermos. 6.) Always check or call the local weather center first to get your forcast before going outside. You can also check online at http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca 7.) Make sure your zippers on your jacket and snow pants are done up before you leave your house. 8.) Always where good snow pants.

I hope some of these ideas can save your life if you ever get stuck in this situation. I have been there and I almost never made it, but that’s another story for another post.