A Monday night walk under the northern lights, in early February.

A raven enjoys the sunset around 5:30 in the afternoon, before flying away.

The days are now getting longer.

The day after the house fire, the house was covered in icicles: This is the water pumped by firefighters.

No heat left here.

A house caught fire this week. It was -35 degrees and the firefighters had to struggle with frozen pipes for a few minutes.

Thankfully there was no wind, the fire was contained to one building.

Inuvik has volunteer firefighters. They keep cell-phones or radios on them during their day jobs, and can rush out in case of emergency.

The dry climate makes buildings prone to fires.

These two flags at the Inuvik Regional Hospital whipped so fast they tore.

One hundred kilometre-an-hour wind causes damage!

Visibility gets very poor when the temperature gets cold. The ice fog tends to stay low to the ground at minus 40 celcius or colder.

Front rack and bungee cords allow for the carrying of groceries. Frozen foods arrive still frozen, of course…

Here’s a shot of workers shoveling snow after the blizzard.

Strong winds continue today, with gusts about 50km/hour.

This shot also gives you an idea of the darkness in the morning just before 9am.

Here is the keyhole at the office. Cold temperatures outside.

Inuvik is one of many communities hit by a blizzard today.

Winds were gusting to more than 90 kilometres an hour. Many people who tried to drive were getting stuck on the roads, and both the schools and government offices shut down.

These photos were taken today around 6pm