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The Iqaluit Airport is often affectionately known as the yellow submarine, Iqaluit's busy canary yellow air terminal built in 1990 is positioned almost exactly halfway between Hollywood and Europe. Its runway has seen more movie stars than any other patch of real estate in the North.
The runway is also 3000 metres and an alternate landing point for space shuttles. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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There are regular flights into Iqaluit and there are competing airlines. The two main airlines are Canadian North and First Air.
The main gateway for Canadian North to Iqaluit is the city of Ottawa. Leave a Comment
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There are regular flights into Iqaluit and there are competing airlines. The two main airlines are Canadian North and First Air.
The main gateway for First Air to Iqaluit is the city of Ottawa and Montreal. Leave a Comment
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Ok, so there are only 2 real ways to get to Nunavut. By air and by sea. There are no roads into Nunavut and in fact there is only one road between 2 communities in Nunavut which is between Arctic Bay and Nanisivik. Seeing as how Nanisivik is getting bulldozed to the ground due to the mine closure, we won't even have that accolade anymore.
To get To Iqaluit by air, you have 2 choices. First Air and Canadian North. Both are pretty expensive. You leave from either Montreal or Ottawa, Both cost roughly the same. Depending when you book, you should expect to pay about $730 each way. the flight takes about 3 hours from Ottawa. Because of the price, I would suggest that you spend at least 2 weeks up here to make the trip up worth it.
To get here by sea is pretty tricky, but people do it just the same. Most people take ships or boats from Newfoundland. That takes about 2 weeks through rough seas and it's probably more expensive than flying, considering you find someone willing to take you. so personally I wouldn't suggest it.
Once you're in Iqaluit you have a little bit more choice to get to the communities. The most popular destination from Iqaluit is to Pangnirtung, just north of Iqaluit. Just outside Pang is Auyuittuq National Park. I haven't been to the Pang side of the park, but I spent a summer with Environment Canada on the Qikitarjuaq side, it's very beautiful, definetely worth checking out. You can get to Pangnirtung or Qikitarjuaq (Broughton Island) with Ken Borek Airlines, it takes about an hour. and it'll set you back a couple hundred dollars. Leave a Comment
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In Iqaluit Taxis are very popular and convenient. The cost is $4.50 CDN per person for anywhere within the city which is cheap. So if you are alone you are getting a steal, if your in a group of four or five the drive gets a steal.
It is also common for people throughout the city to share cabs. Don't be surprised if along the way you pick up some locals on the way.
The number I provided is to Pai-Pa Taxi Company. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherPhone: 979-6528
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The City of Iqaluit has done a good job providing these monuments with city maps on them, so occassionaly I found it helpful when walking around the city to read the map, find out where you are to and then decide were to go next.
There was also one of these on the beach over in Apex which was also helpful. Leave a Comment
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Iqaluit doesn't have a transit service anymore. What we do have (in great abundance) are taxis. There is a fixed rate in place for taxis in Iqaluit. for normal destinations the charge is $5.00 per person. from Apex is $5.50. Normally they're pretty fast, but don't be surprised if the cabbie picks up several other people. This is common practice up here, you get used to it. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor HomePhone: 979-5222 is the main one: Paipa
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There are plenty of different birds to find in and around Iqaluit. All I was able to find where some small snow birds, sea gulls and ravens.
The rock ptarmigan or aqiggiq is a truly Arctic bird that winters in and around Iqaluit, its plumage changing to match the seasons.
I did take a picture of a display in the local legislature just to show what one looks like. Leave a Comment
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Nunavut Arctic College is a modern facility and another great place to see lots of stone carvings.
In 1968, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) established the Adult Vocational Training Centre (AVTC) in Fort Smith, offering trades training and one of the first teacher education programs for aboriginal peoples in North America.
Some post-secondary programs were offered in the eastern Arctic during the 1970s, but never on a regular basis, and eastern Arctic Inuit were forced to seek education in the western NWT. The distance from home, and linguistic and cultural differences, contributed to low completion rates, and Inuit, in what is now Nunavut, began to demand educational opportunities closer to home. The first such opportunities, the Eastern Arctic Teacher Education Program (EATEP) and the Sanavik Housing Maintainer Program, opened their doors in Iqaluit, known then as Frobisher Bay, in 1979. Leave a Comment
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If you go off the beaten path and visit Apex go to the far end of this small community and on the side of the mountain you will find dozens of Inukshuks everywhere on the mountain.
It is a great place to get some great pictures and I recommend you taking the time to go over to Apex and enjoy these sights. Leave a Comment Directions: Apex
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on May 9, 2004
on March 23, 2005
