Monthly Archives: September 2008

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.

It’s so nice when people do creative things with their houses. 

Looks like we have some hockey fans living here.

Here’s a big truck, which came all the way from Manitoba.

It’s a common sight to see antlers decorating houses.

This is what a dogsledder’s yard looks like. They must not get a lot of sleep!

Here’s another application of “photo stitching.”

A picture where both the ravens and the far background are in focus. You take two pictures and combine.

It’s getting darker and darker outside in the evenings…

The Northern lights have returned! This was taken with a slow shutter speed around 3am last night, through a fish-eye lens.

Here’s an older photo of a young boy, who used my skateboard for a while outside the Greenhouse.

It’s got stickers from the NWT, Yukon, Quebec, Ontario, and other places.

Inuvik has all sorts of dogs.

Some big, and some…less so.

This one was keeping watch over a house…ready to roar at any intruder.

For some strange reason, there are at least two swastikas written around town. One at the bank (keyed into the ATM machine) and one on the industrial side of town.

Is this an act of racist provocation?

Or (I believe more likely) some ignorant young people who only recognize the symbol from Indiana Jones?

Here’s the Inuvik Youth Centre and the Roost eastery, which recently repainted its front steps and porch.

This bridge was painted red, then blue, then yellow…nothing seems to last.

This is a very nice design for a house, no?

Here’s the Northwind Industries logo. He’s got a rifle, sunglasses, a wrench, a hammer, a whip, and is also a living tornado.

This guy just seems to yell “EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEME!”

Here’s another raven, foraging through the long grass for something to eat.

Sunlight is receding incrementally these days.

If you go for a late walk, you’ll notice cars using their headlights in the evening.

These houses are right on the edge of town, near the industrial side.

Looks exactly like some neighbourhoods in Ontario!

Here’s a raven showing off its winter feathers.

The birds will get a thick coat of extra fat and down, to survive the arctic winter.

This machine was on the industrial side of the town.

Does anyone know what it does?

This sure screams “Inuvik” doesn’t it!

The edge of town, near Raven street.

You know it’s a cold morning when the ravens have frost on their backs!

These gas pumps at Eagle Plains are the only ones between Fort McPherson and Dawson City…about a seven-hour drive!

Here’s a gopher, called Sik Sik in Gwich’in or Marmotte in French.

They are also called Siffleux (whistlers) in French.

It’s a long road to Fort McPherson from the Peel River…

People are picking berries throughout the delta these days.

The leaves are falling and good ones are getting harder to find.

(Traditional knowledge note: I have no idea if these are edible.) 

Natural camouflage at its best…

There’s a new pay-what-you-can Yoga class in town, taught by Jason Petkau.

He even built a website, which has the class schedule and more information.

Now there’s something interesting and new for Inuvik!

These kinds of vehicles are a common sight around town.

In a few weeks they’ll be covered in snow for the long winter.

 Here are some images from Samuel Hearne school, which was vandalized earlier this year. 

I sure hope this new, $10,000 music studio at the Youth Centre isn’t attacked!

Please kids, don’t disappoint the whole town.

This window was replaced by duct tape. It really can do anything!

Here’s note on prices in Inuvik: I recently needed a pair of shoes and found white sneakers. They cost $100!

Usually, I think a pair like this would cost $60 in the south.

They better last two years, like my previous pair of $11.99 Canadian Tire sneakers.