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> Springtime in Arviat
By: Keith Collier | May 21, 2012
First there were the snow buntings. Small brown and white birds with a call like a robin’s. Then there was the day when I looked out my front window and wo... Read More
> The traditional economy
By: Keith Collier | May 7, 2012
Much of the economic activity taking place in Nunavut right now revolves around the mining industry. With multi-million – if not billion – dollar budgets,... Read More
> The Arviat Diamond Driller’s Training Program
By: Keith Collier | April 23, 2012
When I started my new job as Community Economic Development Officer in Arviat at the end of January, one of the files I inherited was the Arviat Diamond Driller... Read More
> What’s a CEDO, anyway?
By: Keith Collier | April 9, 2012
Since I’ve started my new job as Community Economic Development Officer for Arviat, people have often asked me what exactly my job entails, and I’ve spent m... Read More
> To the 69th Parallel (Part 2): On the DEW Line
By: Keith Collier | March 26, 2012
On the day I was scheduled to leave Cambridge Bay, I got up early and went for a walk. I was anticipating another long couple of travel days (see my last column... Read More
> To the 69th Parallel (Part 1): There and back
By: Keith Collier | March 12, 2012
A few weeks after I started my new job as Community Economic Development Officer (CEDO), I had the chance to travel from Arviat to Cambridge Bay for a conferenc... Read More
> Growing in the North
By: Keith Collier | February 27, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, Stats Canada released their most recent census data. Arviat has officially become the second largest community in Nunavut, surpassing Ran... Read More
> Some thoughts on winter
By: Keith Collier | February 13, 2012
Last week, the temperature in Arviat rose to -5 degrees Celsius, and I walked across the street to get the mail without bothering to put my jacket on. After sev... Read More
> From Bay D’Espoir to Hudson Bay
By: Keith Collier | January 30, 2012
This week's edition of 61st Parallel features a guest column from Charlene Paterson. Charlene is from Bay D'Espoir and grew up in Torbay. She moved to Arviat to... Read More
> Protecting the wilderness: parks in Nunavut
By: Keith Collier | January 16, 2012
Over Christmas, my wife and I spent a few days in Banff National Park. Most of that was in Banff itself, where we did some shopping downtown, ate in a lot of go... Read More
> Christmas in the North
By: Keith Collier | January 2, 2012
The first winter I lived in St. John's, the city had something like 22 feet of snow. In the ten years since however, it seems like every winter has been nothing... Read More
> Life in a northern town
By: Keith Collier | December 12, 2011
A few days ago I was on the phone with family back in Newfoundland, and they asked me a question. How are you adjusting to life in Arviat? It’s a questi... Read More
> 8 lessons from a land trip (part 2)
By: Keith Collier | November 28, 2011
About a month after our first land trip to Marvin’s cabin, my wife and I got the opportunity to go on another. This one was a school land trip, part of the la... Read More
> Eight lessons from a land trip
By: Keith Collier | November 14, 2011
Our first month in Arviat went well. We had made new friends, we were getting used to the isolation and food prices (neither of which was as bad as we had feare... Read More
> No, we’re not in Labrador
By: Keith Collier | October 31, 2011
Soon after our move to Arviat, Nunavut, my wife was on the phone to our insurance company back in Newfoundland. Before our move, they had assured us that it wou... Read More
> A much bigger bay
By: Keith Collier | October 17, 2011
There we were, surrounded by unpacked boxes and about to climb into our new, unfamiliar bed. It was difficult to believe that less than two months ago, we were ... Read More
