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Bathurst Inlet and Umingmaktok

With a population of only 19, Bathurst Inlet is best known for the Bathurst Inlet Lodge, a naturalist lodge situated in an old trading post/mission. Visitors to the area usually come to see the spectacular views of the Wilberforce Falls, the highest circumpolar waterfall, as well as the rolling hills, tremendous gorges, beautiful wildflowers and variant wildlife.

Most of the people of Umingmaktok have moved to neighbouring communities, leaving a current population of around ten. However, the area is still visited regularly by hunting groups, naturalists and former residents nostalgic for earlier days.

Northern Infrastructure Standardization Initiative

Infrastructure in the Canadian Arctic is being affected by climate change impacts such as permafrost thaw, coastal erosion, and changing temperatures and precipitation patterns.  With this in mind, the Standards Council of Canada established the Northern Infrastructure Standardization Initiative (NISI), which creates standards that are specific to infrastructure in the north

A Summary of MethylMercury and Climate Change Research in Nunavut

What is Mercury/Methylmercury and what are its properties and potential harmful effects on the arctic?

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that changes into various chemical forms through geochemical processes.  It is an element that occurs naturally in the environment but with industrialization, humans have altered itc cycle by adding more mercury in the water, air and soil.

Nunavut Climate Change Partnership

The Nunavut Climate Change Partnership (NCCP) was a collaborative partnership between the Government of Nunavut, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and Natural Reosurces Canada to build capacity for community-level adaptation planning.

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