Sealskins for sale

The monthly country food market featured sealskins  which were extremely popular. the market was scheduled to start at noon but it was already busy by 11:30 when I arrived. I was told that the skins came from the Department of  Environment who sell them off annually.

Shoppers braved the icy winds to check out the goods

There were both tanned and untanned skins

The untanned skins were traditionally prepared: cleaned, stretched and dried.

Tanned skins were around $100 each, traditionally prepared ones were around $60 each

Flying from Iqaluit to Vancouver

Air Canada used to operate a direct flight from Ottawa to Vancouver at 18:35. Recently they changed the schedule and it now leaves at 17:35. We usually fly between Iqaluit and Ottawa on First Air, however they depart Iqaluit at 13:45 and arrive in Ottawa at 16:50 whereas Canadian North departs  at 13:15 and arrives at 16:20.  With this in mind Blaine booked his flight out with Canadian North. Today the Canadian North flight was running late. It is supposed to arrive in Iqaluit at 12:15 but when we got to the airport there were no jets to be seen. Blaine went inside to find out what was going on and was told that it would land at 12:58 and depart at 13:30.

We took the dogs for a walk then went home for a sandwich. The plane came in to land as we were driving back to the airport at  exactly12:58. I came back home and got changed then headed out skiing with the dogs I heard a jet take off at 13:40 and looked up to see the First Air plane climbing skyward. The Canadian North flight left at 13:54, happily they were able to make up time in the air and landed at 16:34 so Blaine made his connection.

Random Job Advert

Just inside the entrance to Northmart there is a noticeboard where people post all kinds of adverts and notices. Here is a particularly unusual example.

Bizzare.

February already?

Yesterday lunchtime I took the dogs for a quick walk beside the breakwater. It had been very windy the night before which had blown most of the snow off the ice. I was OK because I walked on the skidoo tracks, taking advantage of the traction offered. The dogs couldn't figure this out so I was entertained by them slipping and sliding around. I quickly snapped this picture as the Canadian North flight came in but didn't look at it until just now. For the past few days I have been noticing a sort of halo around the sun and the moon and I am rather pleased with how well it shows up in this shot.

On another note, yesterday was Groundhog day. I didn't pay any attention as I am confident that we have another 5 months of winter to come.