Quaqtaq's Hot Spots

Below: The Kindergarten to Grade 2 entry.

Below: The rest of the old wing of the school.
Below: Boys' culture building.
Below: Girls' culture building.Below: Two bedroom duplex located right beside the school.

Below: Three bedroom duplex, newly built in 2002-03.

Below: The quad. 4 one bedroom apartments.
Below: Police Station.

Below: Municiple office (also called the N.V.). It also houses the radio, hunter support, and the unemployment office.
Below: Newer two bedroom duplex.

Below: The Anglican Church.

Below: The indoor pool.
Below: The yellow building beside the telephone pole in this picture is the Full Gospel Church.

Below: The old Anglican church has been converted into a fitness centre. It has a variety of cardiovascular equipment for community use.
Below: The Coop store has a bit of everything. You can buy fresh fruit and veggies or a ski doo; when they are available. It has bits of this and that when you are in a pinch. It also has a post office outlet.

Below: The youth centre.
Below: The 3 bedroom single family home by the bay. This house overelooks the ocean.

Below: The nursing station.
Below: The ocean today. The black speck out on the ice is a hunter on his ski doo. He is towing a quamutik (sled).

Igloo

While it is true that Inuit don't live in igloos anymore, some men still practice making them. My friend made this one. I share these pictures with you as one example of a living heritage of bygone days. By the way, those two handsome boys are my sons! :-) They get their stunning good looks from their mom!

April 16, 2007

These pictures were taken of the village from the opposite side of town relative to the last set. Etienne, they are from the same set I sent you; they may even be the same pictures. I took them two days ago while walking my dog. The snow has been receeding fast since I came back from hiring in Montreal.

By the way, in case you don't know, you can enlarge the photo by clicking on it.

February 10, 2007

Greetings everyone. I decided to make a little blog project following a request by Etienne and his family for some pictures of Quaqtaq. I will update this little project whenever time allows. Tonight, after work, I will take a walk about the town and photograph all the buildings that will be of primary interest to you. I will upload them over the course of the next couple of days. Once again, I would like to welcome you all on board and express how happy I am that you all accepted a post with Isummasaqvik School. I am open to any questions you have and will do my best to help you get oriented to a new life, immersed in a new culture, inside your own native land!