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Iqaluit

Iqaluit, formerly known as Frobisher Bay, is the business and government centre for the Baffin region and the capital of the territory of Nunavut. Located on the southern portion of Baffin Island on Koojesse Inlet and home to over 7.060 people, Iqaluit is the largest community in Nunavut and the gateway to the Arctic from Eastern Canada.

Iqaluit has experienced remarkable growth since the creation of Nunavut. Residents have witnessed a surge of new building construction such as the new legislative building and office buildings, as well as new residences to house the growing population. Many new companies and government offices have opened their doors to meet the demands of expansion. For more information about Iqaluit and its attractions, please visit the City of Iqaluit website at: http://www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca/.

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

The People, Animals, Water and Sustenance Program

What is PAWS?

The People, Animals, Water, and Sustenance (PAWS) Project is interested in gaining a better understanding of the relationships Iqaluit Inuit have with dogs, water, and food. Currently there are gaps in our understanding of the interactions between dogs, water, and food in a Northern context.

Transnational Climate Change Mobilisationg: The Impact of the 2005 Inuit Petition

In 2005, Sheila Watt-Cloutier and 62 Inuit elders and hunters from Canada and the United States joined forces with environmental lawyers in the US and submitted a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In the petition, they argued that the United States of America was violating the human rights of the Inuit through its contribution to global warming.

Increase energy efficiency in the Arnaitok arena in Iqaluit

Energy efficiency measure:
Mid 60's boiler replaced with a modern high efficiency system

DHS on QEC power plants in Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

EcoENERGY provided funding for District Heating Systems installed on QEC power plants in Iqaluit, Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

Energy Audits in Iqaluit

Audits performed:
10 residential assessments
1 commercial assessments
1 Community Energy Public Presentation

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

DHS connection to the Iqaluit Aquatic Center

The Iqaluit Aquatic Center is connected to District heting system by QEC

LED lights conversion on Arctic College campus in Iqaluit

LED lights conversion at existing Arctic College campus in Iqaluit

DHS on QEC power plants in Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

EcoENERGY provided funding for District Heating Systems installed on QEC power plants in Iqaluit, Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

Energy Audits in Iqaluit

Audits performed:
10 residential assessments
1 commercial assessments
1 Community Energy Public Presentation

Increase energy efficiency in the Arnaitok arena in Iqaluit

Energy efficiency measure:
Mid 60's boiler replaced with a modern high efficiency system

DHS connection to the Iqaluit Aquatic Center

The Iqaluit Aquatic Center is connected to District heting system by QEC

LED lights conversion on Arctic College campus in Iqaluit

LED lights conversion at existing Arctic College campus in Iqaluit

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

Energy Audits in Iqaluit

Audits performed:
10 residential assessments
1 commercial assessments
1 Community Energy Public Presentation

Increase energy efficiency in the Arnaitok arena in Iqaluit

Energy efficiency measure:
Mid 60's boiler replaced with a modern high efficiency system

DHS on QEC power plants in Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

EcoENERGY provided funding for District Heating Systems installed on QEC power plants in Iqaluit, Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

LED lights conversion on Arctic College campus in Iqaluit

LED lights conversion at existing Arctic College campus in Iqaluit

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

DHS connection to the Iqaluit Aquatic Center

The Iqaluit Aquatic Center is connected to District heting system by QEC

Increase energy efficiency in the Arnaitok arena in Iqaluit

Energy efficiency measure:
Mid 60's boiler replaced with a modern high efficiency system

DHS on QEC power plants in Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

EcoENERGY provided funding for District Heating Systems installed on QEC power plants in Iqaluit, Arviat, Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet.

Energy Audits in Iqaluit

Audits performed:
10 residential assessments
1 commercial assessments
1 Community Energy Public Presentation

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

Improve fuel efficiency by replace aging fuel generators in Iqaluit

DHS connection to the Iqaluit Aquatic Center

The Iqaluit Aquatic Center is connected to District heting system by QEC

LED lights conversion on Arctic College campus in Iqaluit

LED lights conversion at existing Arctic College campus in Iqaluit