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Training Camp Begins
Hey There Everyone, Well, my team and I have officially started training here @ Discover Lodge (VTI Training Centre), and I am excited. Our training started yesterday (Tuesday, September 4th) @ 1:00pm and we immidiately met each other and started off with some ice breaker games. There are 4 guys and 3 ladies on my team (Friends and Followers) and …
Welcome to Iqaluit Your Excellency!!!
... the grocery store) the other day and happened to catch sight of a sign for a community feast today in honour of the Governor General of Canada, who was doing a tour of Nunavut. There was a ceremony for the presentation of the Governor General's Northern Medal, which was being presented to the filmmaker Zackarias Kunak whose first film was "Atanajuat." The film actually won at Cannes ...
Idling around Iqaluit
... and covering the area around the Peterhead Inlet. We’ve upgraded the 'keen’ wind of yesterday to ‘raw’ and with the temperature 2 deg Celsius lower than yesterday, the wind chill factor made it feel a lot cooler. We have not been able to carry suitable cold-weather gear so are having to ‘layer’ what we have and leave the flip-flops for use around the Lodge only!
The gravel roads led ...
At last in Iqaluit
... about a dozen or so people in the check-in and waiting area at any time, so we always have 'people watching’ to help us pass the time. A tiny gift shop cum café has kept us fed and has been a place to visit in times of quiet, however it is only open when the larger aircraft arrive and depart; the water fountain supplies our drink.
It has amazed us just how busy a hub this airport is! A travel review we read before coming here, concluded ...
No more puppies
... the community has changed.
We also walked quickly through the Inuksuk High School. Typical high school, but it was pretty crazy looking at some of the school photos. Classes are from grade 7 to grade 12 but it is so interesting looking at how the numbers of the classes changes as the students get older. Grade 7 and 8 classes are pretty regular sizes of about 20 or so kids, but by the time you get to grade 12 the numbers drop to about 8.
Home in 8 days!!!
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