Life in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Hello everyone!

(Photo taken December 2007 at CBC office)

I am glad to announce that I will be moving back to Inuvik in early January. A temporary post has become available at CBC Radio and I will once again be working on Northwind.

Thanks to everyone who has been reading over the past year, and watch for the return of Inuvikphotos.ca.

I am now looking for a place to live, so please let me know if there’s anything available. (Anywhere I can play music without bothering anyone would be appreciated.)

See you all on January 4…

-Philippe Morin

(Also: here’s a quick update — new books have been posted in the photo book sections.

Instead of browsing backwards through 1,000 posts, you can see the books and see photos in a more organized form.

Thanks!)

Hi there — welcome to Inuvikphotos.ca, a site with more than 1,000 photos of Inuvik, NWT, Canada.

I lived in Inuvik for a bit more than two years, and posted at least a photo a day during that time.

If you’re looking to move here, I hope this site helps you learn about the town.

It presents images of everyday life, as well as scenery and wildlife in this beautiful town, population 3,500, in Canada’s western Arctic.

I am living in Ontario for the time being, but feel free to send me a message or leave a comment as I check back now and then.

-Philippe Morin

Students at Samuel Hearne secondary had a special guest today, as George Chuvalo came to visit. 

Click here for an audio interview!

The heavyweight champion boxer spoke about drugs and how much they had cost him in life; his wife and boys. It was a terribly tragic story, told honestly and for no other reason than George trying to steer young people on the right track.

Unfortunately….

I wish some students had shown more respect!

Photo by Roy Goose /CBC

CBC’s Roy Goose has created a very interesting photo gallery, which explores the Muslim celebration of Ramadan in Inuvik.

Roy was welcomed by members of Inuvik’s mosque, and even fasted on the day of the interview to appreciate the evening food in the right state of mind.

There is also a radio interview on CBC.ca/northwind, which answers some questions I had about Ramadan.

He even finds similarity between Inuvialuit culture and Muslim dietary restrictions! This is cross-cultural radio at its finest.

Here are four RCMP officers responding to a call at Parkview apartments on Saturday night. 

They left about one minute after arriving with no one in custody, so it must have been a false alarm.

There is snow on the ground today.

Sept. 22, looks like it’s here to stay.

Here’s a face from the Roost’s dining room.

Here’s a mechanic and repair yard on the industrial side of town. A lot of old cars here!

Here’s a newspaper seen on the ground, which has arabic writing.

Inuvik has many Muslim people, who come from all over the world.

Could anyone help me read this? It looks like a track list.