Life in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

I’ve moved to Whitehorse: But the blog continues…

Posted on August 17, 2013 | 2 comments

Hello to everyone reading. After five years in Inuvik, I have relocated to Whitehorse, Yukon.

Updating this blog has been wonderful fun over the years. I plan to keep it online as long as possible.

One project for the long-term: I am tagging all posts with categories. It will mean going through 1,300+ posts so it’s not complete yet but watch the categories to your right. It should make it easier to navigate the site and look for photos of specific things rather than browse chronologically.

I should point out I’ve decided to start an identical blog showcasing Yukon and its many communities.

I hope you’ll keep reading into the future. The address is www.yukonphotos.wordpress.com

Thanks for the great comments and your letters from around the world,

-Philippe Morin
Phil.Morin1@gmail.com

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Campfire at minus 20c

Posted on December 31, 2012 | 5 comments

Sometimes you need to get out of the house. A campfire in winter is a good idea. The dry conditions make wood burn easily.

Inuvik has campfire pits by the river, where it is legal to hold a small fire like this.

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Posted in Campfires, Winter

Christmas concert at the Igloo Church

Posted on December 19, 2012 | 2 comments

Every year Inuvik’s largest church hosts a Christmas concert. This year’s event featured four lanuages: English, Gwich’in, Inuvialuktun and also the Filipino Choir.

Many proud parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, classmates, neighbours, co-workers, here. This type of event really makes a person feel like a welcome member of a community.

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Posted in Christmas, Churches, Igloo Church, Music

Watchful raven

Posted on December 17, 2012 | 5 comments

I really wonder about the daily life of ravens. How do they survive in the -30 temperatures? How do their stomachs process frozen food, and their feet withstand perching on ice?

Amazing birds.

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Full moon over the “moon base”

Posted on December 1, 2012 | 5 comments

A very bright full moon was visible this week. Here it is shown illuminating the New North Networks dome building which is a store, adapted from an old “dewline” radar system. The place looks like something in science-fiction.